education
When Selling Good Karma Goes Bad
RIVERSIDE, Calif — When you’re paid to sell things, it doesn’t hurt to be able to stretch the truth or prey on people’s emotions once in a while. Most advertisers probably don’t spend too much […]
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economics
Medical Marijuana Tax Deadline Inches Closer
Medical marijuana dispensaries selling recreational products only have a few days left to register with the Department of Revenue and remit the taxes they collected from customers in January. The deadline is February 29. Dispensaries […]
health
State confirms first travel-associated Zika case of 2016
The Oregon Health Authority Public Health Division is confirming that a person in Oregon has been diagnosed with a travel-associated Zika virus infection. The adult woman contracted the virus in an affected country outside the […]
health
New Salem Health Rehabilitation Center inspires healing
Salem Health officially opened its new Rehabilitation Center at 755 Mission St., Building M in Salem. The two-story, 35,000 square foot space is designed to meet the rehabilitation needs of the community–and tailored for specialized […]
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Oregon State Police Announces New Forensics Services Director
Superintendent Rich Evans is welcoming current Lane County District Attorney, Alex Gardner, as the new Director of the Forensic Services Division of the Oregon State Police. Mr. Gardner will begin his career with OSP on […]
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Survey finds risky opioid use among college-age youth
A survey of almost 1,200 college-age youth from around the country found that almost 16 percent report having used pain pills not prescribed to them at some point in their life, while over 37 percent […]
Federal Court
FTC-Oregon Senate Bill 231A Could Harm Competition
In a letter to Oregon State Senator Chip Shields, Federal Trade Commission staff expressed concern that a broad antitrust exemption proposed in Oregon Senate Bill 231A for health care collaborations is unnecessary because antitrust law […]
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Oregon’s vaccine exemption rate drops 17 percent
Fewer Oregon parents or guardians sought nonmedical exemptions to the state’s school immunization requirements over the last year, according to new data published by the Oregon Public Health Division. The division’s Oregon Immunization Program found […]
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Longview Fire Expands Use of Overdose Antidote
Opioids include prescription medications like morphine, oxycodone, Vicodin, fentanyl, other painkillers, as well as some illegal drugs like heroin. Between 2011 and 2013, Cowlitz County was identified as having the highest rate of opioid related […]
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Public’s Help Sought to Locate a Stolen Trailer Containing Dental and Medical Equipment for Non-Profit Organization
On Tuesday afternoon, March 31, 2015, East Precinct officers responded to the report of a stolen trailer at Portland Adventist Medical Center. Officers contacted the reporting party who told police that the trailer belongs to […]