N.R.A. video attacks Obama
New York Times: The National Rifle Association published a web video calling President Obama an “elitist” and a “hypocrite.”
Verizon brings LTE to Coos Bay, Pendleton
Verizon plans to offer fast LTE wireless data service in Pendleton and Coos Bay.
Oregon officials against new gun control laws
Linn County Sheriff Tim Mueller wrote a letter to Vice President Biden saying his department won’t enforce new gun laws that it considers unconstitutional.
Eugene Airport has record year
The Eugene Airport had its second record year in a row in 2012, due to new routes, the Fiesta Bowl and an improving economy.
Racial disparity in Oregon unemployment
New data from the Oregon Employment Department indicates a major racial disparity in the state’s unemployment rates.
Housing supply still low
Portland-area home listings dropped by 29% in the first two weeks of 2013 compared to 2012.
Microsoft to open downtown Portland store
Microsoft has submitted plans to develop a downtown Portland site just one block away from Apple’s planned big new retail store.
Portland home to five of 100 best beer bars
Draft Magazine’s annual America’s 100 Best Beer Bars includes five Portland watering holes.
Corvallis man still working at 100
Chuck Wilson continues to work six days a week at his family’s Corvallis Ford dealership despite being 100 years old.
An oil town where men are many, and women are hounded
The New York Times: The rich shale oil formation deep below the rolling pastures in Williston, N.D., has attracted droves of young men to work the labor-intensive jobs that get the wells flowing and often generate six-figure salaries. What the oil boom has not brought, however, are enough single women. It has made for an unsafe environment for women.