Posted on July 14, 2009 by brandibratrude
photo credit Sightline Daily | Northwest News That Matters Top Picks of the Day 1. Oregon’s job loss levels off After steep increases, Oregon’s seasonally adjusted jobless rate — initially reported as 12.4 percent for May — leveled out at a revised 12.2 percent for that month and June. A separate employment survey also released [...]
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Posted on March 2, 2009 by brandibratrude
photo credit Sightline Daily | Northwest News That Matters Top Picks of the Day 1. Local Green Energy Projects Get Stimulus Boost President Barack Obama’s $787 billion economic stimulus package could help California counties and cities comply with pending mandates to cut greenhouse gas emissions. A handful of programs in the federal spending plan set [...]
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Posted on February 25, 2009 by brandibratrude
photo credit Sightline Daily | Northwest News That Matters Top Picks of the Day 1. Obama Speech: Candor, Can-do, and Cap and Trade President Barack Obama summoned politicians and public alike Tuesday night to forge a path out of the worst economic disaster in a quarter-century by embracing shared sacrifice and costly new endeavors to [...]
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Posted on January 27, 2009 by brandibratrude
photo credit Sightline Daily | Northwest News That Matters Top Picks of the Day 1. Obama Signals Sea Change in Climate Policy Obama is quickly fulfilling his pledge to make energy and global warming two of his top priorities. His economic stimulus plan is jammed with $54 billion in incentives for renewable energy and efficiency [...]
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Posted on November 18, 2008 by brandibratrude
photo credit Sightline Daily | Northwest News That Matters Top Picks of the Day 1. Portland’s Low-Income Areas Are ‘Food Deserts’ Where we live determines where we buy food, which influences what we eat, factors into whether we’re fat and can seal whether, someday, we get diabetes or have a heart attack. Low-income and minority [...]
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Posted on October 29, 2008 by brandibratrude
photo credit Sightline Daily | Northwest News That Matters Top Picks of the Day 1. Bus vs. Light Rail: Which Ticket to Ride in Seattle? As the crowds grow inside Seattle-area buses and trains, there’s no longer much debate about whether the region needs more transit. The big argument is about how to do it. [...]
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Posted on October 29, 2008 by brandibratrude
photo credit Sightline Daily | Northwest News That Matters Top Picks of the Day 1. Oregon Governor Reveals Climate Change Agenda Gov. Ted Kulongoski on Monday introduced a wide-ranging climate change agenda led by a contentious cap-and-trade program to curb carbon emissions and incentives for growing the nascent electric car industry in Oregon. The governor’s [...]
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Posted on October 27, 2008 by brandibratrude
photo credit Sightline Daily | Northwest News That Matters Top Picks of the Day 1. Oregon Premiums Rise Five Times Faster Than Wages A new report from Families U-S-A says Oregon health care premiums rose almost five times faster than wages since 2000. The national non-profit looked at average family coverage costs, and median earnings, [...]
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