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Plan ahead if you're heading out for the holiday....breeze. Consider: Road travel will bump up more than 2 percent nationwide and 9 percent in the Pacific states -- Oregon, Washington, California, Alaska and Hawaii -- over last year, according to AAA, the automobile club. Planes will be full... In this article: Amtrak, Portland, Recession, Seattle, Pacific, and Oregon |
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San Jose Mercury News | 4 days ago
Erickson, Thea
Thea was born in Hilo, Territory of Hawaii, February 6, 1927, to Ann and Anton Erickson, and loved to tell people that her parents had gone to Hawaii from Oregon on their honeymoon and loved the islands so much they stayed for five years. A...
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The Troy Messenger | November 06, 2009
Families pay more in income taxes
...works full-time at minimum wage, but seven do require them to pay. Alabama, Georgia, Hawaii, Illinois, Montana, Ohio and Oregon all impose this tax on these families. California has the nation's highest threshold. There is no income...
In this article: Alabama, Tax, Montana, California, Center on Budget and Policy Priorities, U.S. Census Bureau, Pike County, Missouri, and Georgia
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Honolulu Star Bulletin | November 15, 2009
Hawaii Beat
...ESPN and ABC Sports. UH's Forrester 113th at regional Hawaii senior Jessica Forrester placed 113th at yesterday's NCAA West Regional cross country championship in Springfield, Ore. Forrester, the lone Rainbow Wahine runner, was timed in...
In this article: Alexi Lalas, Hawaii, Hawaii football, and Greg McMackin
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San Francisco Chronicle | October 29, 2009
Bush Street and Grant Avenue, S.F.
...Francisco district of the Consulate General of France includes Northern California, Northern Nevada, Oregon, Washington, Idaho, Montana, Alaska, Utah, Wyoming, Hawaii, Guam and American Samoa. (415) 397-4330....
In this article: San Francisco, New Orleans, France, and 1906 Earthquake
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Anchorage Daily News | October 25, 2009
Anchorage architect wins Medal of Honor
...elevated building design in Alaska from shelter to architecture. Besides Alaska, the Region includes Washington, Oregon, Montana, Idaho, Hawaii, Guam, Hong Kong and Japan. • Gerard Farkas, a specialist in retirement, health and life...
In this article: Anchorage, Medal of Honor, Alaska, and Small business
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Winston-Salem Journal | October 31, 2009
States lower academic proficiency standards
...to our children." The 15 states that lowered one or more standards were Delaware, Georgia, Hawaii, Illinois, Kentucky, Maine, Michigan, Missouri, New York, Ohio, Oklahoma, Oregon, Virginia, West Virginia, and Wyoming. In addition to North...
In this article: Rigor, New York, Maine, North Carolina, Wyoming, Missouri, Oklahoma, Hawaii, and Virginia
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bizjournals: Local Business News | 5 days ago
AAA: More to travel for Thanksgiving
...37.8 million traveled. In the Pacific region (Washington, Oregon, California, Alaska and Hawaii), 4.6 million travelers are expected to hit the road for the holiday weekend, an increase of 8.3 percent from last year. Regional growth rates...
In this article: Pacific, Recession, New England, Washington, Alaska, California, and Hawaii
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UNLV Football | November 05, 2009
Another Award For Wolfe
...directors from across the nation. UNLV's district includes four-year institutions from the states of California, Arizona, Alaska, Hawaii, Oregon, Utah, Washington, Idaho and Nevada. 2009 ESPN The Magazine Academic All-District...
In this article: UNLV, BYU, Mountain West Conference, California, and Colorado State
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Courier-Journal | November 12, 2009
Budget: Code Red
...size of the budget gap, and unemployment and foreclosure rates, California topped the list, followed by Arizona, Rhode Island, Michigan, Nevada, Oregon, Florida, New Jersey, Illinois and Wisconsin. Kentucky was in the next tier of states, which...
In this article: Steve Beshear, Revenue, Kentucky, Tax, Unemployment, New York, and Colorado
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Oregon (pronounced: /en-us-Oregon.ogg/ ) is a state in the Pacific Northwest region of the United States. It is located on the Pacific coast, with Washington to the north, California to the south, Nevada on the southeast and Idaho to the east. The Columbia and Snake rivers delineate much of Oregon's northern and eastern boundaries respectively. The area was inhabited by many indigenous tribes before the arrival of traders, explorers and settlers; the Oregon Territory was created in 1848, and Oregon became the 33rd state on February 14, 1859. Salem is the state's capital and third-most-populous city; Portland is the most populous. Portland is the 30th-largest U.S. city, with a population of 575,930 (2008 estimate) and a metro population of 2,175,133 (2007 estimate), the 23rd-largest U.S. metro area.
The valley of the Willamette River in western Oregon is the most densely populated and agriculturally productive region of the state and is home to eight of the ten most populous cities. Oregon's 2000 population was about 3.5 million, a 20.3% increase over 1990; it is estimated to have reached 3.8 million by 2008. Oregon's largest for-profit private employer is Intel, located in the Silicon Forest area on Portland's west side. The state has 199 public school districts, with Portland Public Schools as the largest. There are 17 community colleges, and seven publicly financed colleges in the Oregon University System. Oregon State University in Corvallis and the University of Oregon in Eugene are the two flagship universities of the state, while Portland State University has the largest enrollment.
- Name:
- Oregon
- Also Known As:
- Beaver State
- Capital:
- Salem
- Motto:
- Alis volat propriis (Latin)
- Largest City:
- Portland
- Governor:
- Ted Kulongoski (D)
- Lieutenant Governor:
- None
- Total Area:
- 255,026
- Area of Land:
- 248,849
- Area of Inland Water:
- 6,177
- Latitude:
- 42° N to 46° 18′ N
- Longitude:
- 116° 28′ W to 124° 38′ W
- Elevation Lowest Point:
- 0
- Lowest Point:
- Pacific Ocean
- Elevation highest point:
- 3,425
- Highest Point:
- Mount Hood
- Borders:
- California, Idaho, Nevada
- Admittance Date:
- February 14, 1859
- Time Zone:
- Mountain: UTC-7/-6
- Demonym:
- Oregonian
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