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Baby Names-Emma

Wednesday, December 2nd, 2009

The most popular girl’s name in Oregon is Emma. \EH muh\ Alternate spellings: • Ema • Emmah Nicknames: • Em...
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Baby Names-Sophia

Wednesday, December 2nd, 2009

The second most popular girl’s name in Oregon is Sophia. \so FEE uh\ Alternate spellings: Sofia Sofeea Sofea...
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Baby Names-Isabella

Wednesday, December 2nd, 2009

The third most popular girl’s name in Oregon is Isabella. \is uh BEL luh\ Nicknames: Bella Bells Izzy Isabelle...
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Baby Names-Emily

Wednesday, December 2nd, 2009

The fourth most popular girl’s name in Oregon is Emily. \E mi lee\ Alternate spellings: Emilee, Emilie Emily is Latin in origin and...
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Even Tiger Woods has lost role model status

Tuesday, December 1st, 2009 · 3 comments

"Mom, Charlie said that Tiger Woods got attacked by his wife with a golf club for cheating on her." Since he first hit the green, Tiger...
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Teen Corner-Nick Jonas & The Administration kick off U.S. tour

Tuesday, December 1st, 2009

If you're looking for the perfect stocking stuffer for your teen, tween, or Jonas loving grown-up, you've just hit the jackpot. Nick...
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Hanukkah 101-The dreidel

Sunday, November 29th, 2009

The dreidel is one of the most well known symbols of Hanukkah. A dreidel is a four-sided top that has a Hebrew letter on each side. They are used to...
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E.coli questions answered

Saturday, November 28th, 2009

The boiling water notice in Portland has a lot of people scared about whether or not they may have ingested water containing the E.coli found in...
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Portland on a boil water notice

Saturday, November 28th, 2009

About 50,000 people in Portland have been given a boil water notice by the Portland Water Bureau due to E.coli found in samples from a Washington Park...
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Frugal Fridays-learning to live frugally

Saturday, November 28th, 2009

Things are changing. You see it everywhere, from people tilling up their front yards and planting gardens to learning how to process their own food...
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