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The Long-Term Funding Task Force on Wednesday, March 19 began taking on the difficult task of finding ideas and strategies to locate monies for Josephine County public safety operations including the sheriff’s office, Juvenile Justice Dept., district attorney and jail.
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Cigarette and marijuana smoking are down among Oregon middle and high school students, and alcohol use remains the same for 11th-graders, but has increased 28 percent for eighth-graders.
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Reducing dangerous fire fuels to protect Oregon’s federal forestland and spotted owl habitat from rampant wildfire is urged by Sen. Gordon Smith (R-Ore).
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Raising cigarette taxes to fund health care for children is among plans Gov. Kulongoski proposed last week during his sixth annual State-of-the-State address.
Carl & Lori LaFlamme at Southern Oregon Real Estate: Real Estate in Southern Oregon, Grants Pass & Rogue River
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Tucked deep in a corner of Western Plaza in north Cave Junction, The Back Street Salon has opened its doors.
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Baby Boomers today are seeking adventures more suited to their aging abilities.
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The first part of its $4.2 million budget, approved by the 2007 Oregon Legislature, has been received by The Oregon Wave Energy Trust (OWET), and it is moving ahead with “to make Oregon a global leader in this emerging industry.”
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