http://www.examiner.com/x-6323-Portland-Top-News-Examiner?cid=exrss-Portland-Top-News-Examiner en-us Mon, 23 Nov 2009 10:45:42 -0700 Fri, 23 Oct 2009 17:43:50 -0700 BlogCFC http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss http://www.examiner.com/x-6323-Portland-Top-News-Examiner~y2009m10d23-H1N1-vaccine-has-arrived-in-Portland-but-those-who-need-it-most-cannot-get-it?cid=exrss-Portland-Top-News-Examiner The first clinic offering the H1N1 vaccine opened Thursday and despite officials telling the public that only those in the “high risk” group could be administered it, no one screened people to make sure of this. The clinic doors opened... Portland top news breaking news updates Epidemics Fri, 23 Oct 2009 17:43:50 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-6323-Portland-Top-News-Examiner~y2009m10d23-H1N1-vaccine-has-arrived-in-Portland-but-those-who-need-it-most-cannot-get-it?cid=exrss-Portland-Top-News-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-6323-Portland-Top-News-Examiner~y2009m10d5-The-Recall-Campaign-for-Mayor-Adams-is-OverOr-is-it?cid=exrss-Portland-Top-News-Examiner  After a long and grueling battle over the effort to recall Portland Mayor Sam Adams, the fight is finally over and the mayor has come out on top. The recall campaign had until 5pm on Monday, October 5th to turn in just over 32,000 signatures to... Portland top news breaking news updates Recalls Mon, 05 Oct 2009 19:13:44 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-6323-Portland-Top-News-Examiner~y2009m10d5-The-Recall-Campaign-for-Mayor-Adams-is-OverOr-is-it?cid=exrss-Portland-Top-News-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-6323-Portland-Top-News-Examiner~y2009m9d16-Sigg-Aftermath-Customers-Flock-to-Return-Water-Bottles?cid=exrss-Portland-Top-News-Examiner Photo from triplepundit.comSigg CEO Steve Wasik admitted last week that until August 2008, the lining in their popular water bottles did contain trace amounts of bisphenol A (BPA), and despite claims that rigorous testing in Switzerland and the US ob... Portland top news breaking news Recalls Wed, 16 Sep 2009 12:39:06 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-6323-Portland-Top-News-Examiner~y2009m9d16-Sigg-Aftermath-Customers-Flock-to-Return-Water-Bottles?cid=exrss-Portland-Top-News-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-6323-Portland-Top-News-Examiner~y2009m9d1-Is-this-your-child?cid=exrss-Portland-Top-News-Examiner A picture of Andrew taken in foster care, courtesy of KATU.comAccording to a press release from the Vancouver Police Department, a 3 year old boy was found wandering aimlessly on Fourth Plain Boulevard and Norris Road at 5 a.m. on September 1, 2009. ... Portland top news breaking news Tue, 01 Sep 2009 14:55:34 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-6323-Portland-Top-News-Examiner~y2009m9d1-Is-this-your-child?cid=exrss-Portland-Top-News-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-6323-Portland-Top-News-Examiner~y2009m8d14-Are-we-really-on-our-way-out-of-the-recession?cid=exrss-Portland-Top-News-Examiner For weeks, many national economists have been saying that the worst of the recession is over. Oregon economists are hoping that this will be proved next week when the new monthly unemployment figures are released. As previously reported, for months O... Portland top news breaking news The economy Fri, 14 Aug 2009 20:51:35 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-6323-Portland-Top-News-Examiner~y2009m8d14-Are-we-really-on-our-way-out-of-the-recession?cid=exrss-Portland-Top-News-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-6323-Portland-Top-News-Examiner~y2009m8d5-Oregon-to-be-a-test-market-for-the-new-electric-car-Nissan-Leaf-in-2010?cid=exrss-Portland-Top-News-Examiner Photo courtesy of Nissan North AmericaAccording to a press release from Governor Ted Kulongoski’s office, Oregon has accepted an offer from the Electric Transportation Engineering Corporation (eTec) to be one of 5 test markets for electric cars... Portland top news breaking news Wed, 05 Aug 2009 19:53:21 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-6323-Portland-Top-News-Examiner~y2009m8d5-Oregon-to-be-a-test-market-for-the-new-electric-car-Nissan-Leaf-in-2010?cid=exrss-Portland-Top-News-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-6323-Portland-Top-News-Examiner~y2009m8d1-You-know-its-hot-in-the-NW-when-high-80s-to-low-90s-are-dubbed-a-cool-down?cid=exrss-Portland-Top-News-Examiner Photo courtesy of KATU 7 Day Storm TrackerAfter a record-breaking heat wave causes at least two known deaths in Seattle, unprecedented level of wildfire danger and smog warnings, the Pacific Northwest has begun a gradual cool down. Though temperature... Portland top news breaking news updates Sat, 01 Aug 2009 23:54:58 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-6323-Portland-Top-News-Examiner~y2009m8d1-You-know-its-hot-in-the-NW-when-high-80s-to-low-90s-are-dubbed-a-cool-down?cid=exrss-Portland-Top-News-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-6323-Portland-Top-News-Examiner~y2009m7d6-No-more-Lufthansa-nonstop-flights-from-Portland-to-Frankfurt?cid=exrss-Portland-Top-News-Examiner Just in time for Oktoberfest, Lufthansa will be ending their service in Portland on September 12 of this year. Lufthansa has been operating this important PDX service since 2003, but because of the economy and decreased demand, the German-based compa... Portland top news breaking news The economy Travel Mon, 06 Jul 2009 19:51:54 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-6323-Portland-Top-News-Examiner~y2009m7d6-No-more-Lufthansa-nonstop-flights-from-Portland-to-Frankfurt?cid=exrss-Portland-Top-News-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-6323-Portland-Top-News-Examiner~y2009m7d1-July-4th-activities-and-fireworks-for-free-or-cheap-Part-2?cid=exrss-Portland-Top-News-Examiner Earlier this week, we wrote about what to do on the 4th and where to go for fireworks this year without spending a lot. You can find that article here. And to give you even more options, here are a couple more:Pepsi Fireworks Spectacular, Oaks Park &... Portland top news breaking news updates The economy Festivals Wed, 01 Jul 2009 12:25:40 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-6323-Portland-Top-News-Examiner~y2009m7d1-July-4th-activities-and-fireworks-for-free-or-cheap-Part-2?cid=exrss-Portland-Top-News-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-6323-Portland-Top-News-Examiner~y2009m6d29-What-to-do-on-the-4th-and-where-to-go-for-fireworks-this-year-for-free-or-cheap?cid=exrss-Portland-Top-News-Examiner The “largest fireworks show west of the Mississippi” at Fort Vancouver, Washington has been cancelled for 2009 as have many other annual small-town displays, due to lack of funding. So, short of lighting off the only-legal and somewhat bo... Portland top news The economy Festivals Mon, 29 Jun 2009 11:02:00 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-6323-Portland-Top-News-Examiner~y2009m6d29-What-to-do-on-the-4th-and-where-to-go-for-fireworks-this-year-for-free-or-cheap?cid=exrss-Portland-Top-News-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-6323-Portland-Top-News-Examiner~y2009m6d18-CashforClunkers-Your-own-personal-auto-bailout-or-an-unrealistic-notion?cid=exrss-Portland-Top-News-Examiner Today the House and Senate reached a tentative agreement on a $1 billion automotive stimulus bill. The Consumer Assistance to Recycle and Save Program or “Cash-for-Clunkers,” as it has been dubbed, is designed to give each American u... Portland top news breaking news The economy Thu, 18 Jun 2009 15:38:10 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-6323-Portland-Top-News-Examiner~y2009m6d18-CashforClunkers-Your-own-personal-auto-bailout-or-an-unrealistic-notion?cid=exrss-Portland-Top-News-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-6323-Portland-Top-News-Examiner~y2009m6d15-How-do-you-find-a-job-in-a-state-with-an-unemployment-rate-of-124?cid=exrss-Portland-Top-News-Examiner Last month, we reported Oregon's jump to an unbelievable unemployment rate of 12.1%. Well, May's results are in, and while the increase is not as large as it was from April to May, it does show that joblessness is only getting worse. Last m... Portland top news breaking news updates The economy Mon, 15 Jun 2009 16:00:10 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-6323-Portland-Top-News-Examiner~y2009m6d15-How-do-you-find-a-job-in-a-state-with-an-unemployment-rate-of-124?cid=exrss-Portland-Top-News-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-6323-Portland-Top-News-Examiner~y2009m5d29-Its-Rose-Festival-time-again-in-the-Rose-City?cid=exrss-Portland-Top-News-Examiner  And this year it is even better! Three fun-filled weeks make up the 2009 Portland Rose Festival in the downtown waterfront village, beginning Memorial Day Weekend and running through Sunday June 7th. The annual fireworks show kicked off the fes... Portland top news breaking news The economy Festivals Fri, 29 May 2009 14:59:28 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-6323-Portland-Top-News-Examiner~y2009m5d29-Its-Rose-Festival-time-again-in-the-Rose-City?cid=exrss-Portland-Top-News-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-6323-Portland-Top-News-Examiner~y2009m5d1-The-PC-term-is-N1H1?cid=exrss-Portland-Top-News-Examiner The CDC's Anne Schuchat, MDSwine flu, now referred mainly as N1H1 influenza is confirmed in multiple states with one confirmed American death. There is an investigation pending at Western Oregon University in Monmouth and the Willamina school di... Portland top news breaking news updates Epidemics Fri, 01 May 2009 11:06:59 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-6323-Portland-Top-News-Examiner~y2009m5d1-The-PC-term-is-N1H1?cid=exrss-Portland-Top-News-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-6323-Portland-Top-News-Examiner~y2009m4d27-Bird-flu-and-now-swine-flu-drama?cid=exrss-Portland-Top-News-Examiner A family taking no risks at an international airportThere is no need for Portlanders to dig out those face masks stashed away from the last epidemic craze, yet, says Oregon's public health director, Dr. Mel Kohn.While there have been over 20 con... Portland top news breaking news Epidemics Mon, 27 Apr 2009 11:12:39 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-6323-Portland-Top-News-Examiner~y2009m4d27-Bird-flu-and-now-swine-flu-drama?cid=exrss-Portland-Top-News-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-6323-Portland-Top-News-Examiner~y2009m4d21-Will-Oregon-be-the-next-state-to-ban-cell-phone-use-behind-the-wheel?cid=exrss-Portland-Top-News-Examiner Photo courtesy of geeksugar.comFirst California and then Washington, along with 3 other states (Connecticut, New Jersey and New York) no longer allow hand-held cell phone use while driving, and now it looks as though Salem lawmakers are taking bigger... Portland top news breaking news Tue, 21 Apr 2009 21:29:02 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-6323-Portland-Top-News-Examiner~y2009m4d21-Will-Oregon-be-the-next-state-to-ban-cell-phone-use-behind-the-wheel?cid=exrss-Portland-Top-News-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-6323-Portland-Top-News-Examiner~y2009m4d19-PGE-Park-pleas-for-public-support-of-Major-League-Soccer?cid=exrss-Portland-Top-News-Examiner Photo courtesy of oregonstadiumcampaign.comThe public hearings are over to hear testimonies for and against bringing MLS to Portland in 2011 along with the renovations to PGE Park and the Rose Quarter, possibly resulting in the razing of the Memorial... Portland top news breaking news updates Sports Sun, 19 Apr 2009 22:20:37 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-6323-Portland-Top-News-Examiner~y2009m4d19-PGE-Park-pleas-for-public-support-of-Major-League-Soccer?cid=exrss-Portland-Top-News-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-6323-Portland-Top-News-Examiner~y2009m4d16-Portland-man-dumps-bag-of-drug-and-sex-paraphernalia-in-front-of-city-council-meeting?cid=exrss-Portland-Top-News-Examiner It was intended as a wake-up call and it worked! Local man, Pete Colt, an activist for safety in his neighborhood, stunned Portland city commissioners on Wednesday when he poured dozens of used hypodermic needles, crack pipes and used condoms from a ... Portland top news breaking news Thu, 16 Apr 2009 19:04:34 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-6323-Portland-Top-News-Examiner~y2009m4d16-Portland-man-dumps-bag-of-drug-and-sex-paraphernalia-in-front-of-city-council-meeting?cid=exrss-Portland-Top-News-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-6323-Portland-Top-News-Examiner~y2009m4d14-Are-Portland-officials-saying-yes-to-big-league-soccer-while-citizens-say-no?cid=exrss-Portland-Top-News-Examiner Photo courtesy of Bruce Ely/The OregonianIn March Portland City Council members voted and passed (3 to 2) a plan to bring Major League Soccer to Portland with an opening season scheduled for 2011, but no concrete time line has been set for the comple... Portland top news breaking news updates Sports Tue, 14 Apr 2009 23:00:48 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-6323-Portland-Top-News-Examiner~y2009m4d14-Are-Portland-officials-saying-yes-to-big-league-soccer-while-citizens-say-no?cid=exrss-Portland-Top-News-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-6323-Portland-Top-News-Examiner~y2009m4d14-Pacific-Wonderland-Oregon-plates-may-return-in-honor-of-Oregons-150th-anniversary?cid=exrss-Portland-Top-News-Examiner Photo courtesy of the APSo, we have salmon, Crater Lake and Cultural Trust plates as well as college, non-profit and veteran plates. Now, to ring in Oregon’s sesquicentennial, the state is considering re-releasing the classic "Pacific Wond... Portland top news breaking news Tue, 14 Apr 2009 22:14:40 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-6323-Portland-Top-News-Examiner~y2009m4d14-Pacific-Wonderland-Oregon-plates-may-return-in-honor-of-Oregons-150th-anniversary?cid=exrss-Portland-Top-News-Examiner