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WASHINGTON, DC - APRIL 22: U.S. President Barack Obama speaks with American Natural History Museum Young Naturalist Award winner Meghana Rao from Portland Oregon in the East garden of the White House during the White House Science Fair April 22, 2013 in Washington, DC. The White House Science Fair celebrates the student winners of a broad range of science, technology, engineering and math (STEM) competitions from across the country. The first White House Science Fair was held in late 2010.
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5 free things in Portland, from parks to markets
fire lanes and the simple stillness of the Oregon wild are within city limits, less than a 10-minute drive from downtown Portland. Sure, you'll see committed joggers pounding up hills, rain or shine, but the park is best enjoyed by a slow amble up the Wildwood Read more »
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Skagit collapse brings attention to CRC
-- The Interstate 5 bridge spanning the Skagit river that collapsed Thursday evening and the Interstate bridge connecting Vancouver and Portland share many similarities. Both are I-5 river crossings with the same general design, and both are rated as functionally 12:43 PM from KGW.com Read more »
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Dunfield to serve as municipal judge
A group of students from Oregon State University’s Newman Center Catholic Campus Ministry is making a Memorial Weekend pilgrimage to Portland … ADAIR VILLAGE — Hannah Yelas and Carly Davison combined for 12 strikeouts and no walks in the circle on Friday as 11:21 AM from Corvallis Gazette-Times Read more »
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Outdoor calendar: Week of May 26
of Division 7, U.S. Coast Guard Auxiliary. 9:30 a.m.-4 p.m. June 29. Columbia River Yacht Club, 37 N.E. Tomahawk Island Drive, Portland. Cost: yacht club members $18; non-members $35 in advance, $40 at the door. webgal26@gmail.com or 971-285-6081 Columbia 9:07 AM from Oregon Live Read more »
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Paulann Petersen, Oregon's poet laureate, spreads the word
gathered to talk poetry, Petersen will be there if she can. Petersen lives in a Victorian cottage near the Sellwood Bridge, at Portland's southern edge. Her house is tastefully quirky, not crammed with books but unmistakably the home of a writer. A large photo 9:05 AM from Oregon Live Read more »
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'Off the Plain' at Pioneer Place
his final curatorial project in Portland before he shifts focus to a monograph of photographic work, multidisciplinary artist T.J. Norris presents a group show of contemporary Northwest photography, drawing together a group show that explores the activating 9:04 AM from Oregon Live Read more »
