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Top pick Cole leads 2011 draft picks on fast track to majors Wednesday, June 8, 2011 @ 2:51PMOne of the primary problems major league baseball has with attracting attention for its draft is that, unlike their NFL and NBA counterparts, just-drafted baseball players are often years away from donning the uniforms of the teams that selected them, meaning fans aren't looking at players who can provide an immediate boost to their favorite clubs.
Nonprofit connects young farmers with land, leases Monday, May 16, 2011 @ 12:25AMManuel Gonzalez, who runs beef cattle on 50 leased acres, feels a little fenced in. He would like to add 20 to 30 acres soon so he can keep on track with his goal of becoming a full-time rancher someday.
Multnomah County creates 15-year food plan that aims to help young people farm Wednesday, January 26, 2011 @ 11:15PMThe "incubator" program will join thriving efforts in Southern Oregon and Forest Grove to connect would-be small-scale farmers with retiring farmers.
Back to back quarterback, Part II/Mark Jalkanen Tuesday, December 14, 2010 @ 10:56AMAs we continue our look at the efforts of Super Bowl winning teams to replace their championship quarterbacks in search of the rare back-to-back, successor is successful, phenomenon we move to the 1985 season and the dominant SBXX champion Chicago Bears and the not-so-dominant Jim McMahon.
Portland Tattoo Expo draws more than 4,500 to weekend of exhibits Sunday, October 24, 2010 @ 6:31PM"The past couple of years there's been a whole lot of new people tattooing in Portland," said Craig Brown, 31, an exhibiting artist from Portland. "It's a double-edged sword because you get a bigger audience along with over saturation."
Best entertainment bets for Sept. 17-23 Friday, September 17, 2010 @ 12:16AMThrough Oct. 10: The script — by Adam P. Kennedy and Adrienne Kennedy — is based on an autobiographical story: After a college student is brutally beaten by the police, his mother begins a campaign to protect her son from the officer who claims the boy struck first. The mother's fight for her son soon becomes a battle for her own sanity. Penumbra Theatre Company, 270 N. Kent St., St. Paul; $38 ...
Incoming Colorado Mountain College foundation CEO ‘inspired' by opportunity Wednesday, June 23, 2010 @ 2:18PMMatt Spencer, who has been a vice president at the Vail Valley Foundation, starts in July as the new chief executive officer of the Colorado Mountain College Foundation.
Tribal energy dollars increase with changes Monday, April 19, 2010 @ 6:18PMDENVER – Green energy can offer tribal nations self-sufficiency on their own terms, but only if they cease being “energy colonies to the U.S. economy” through industry agreements that pay tribes royalties at rates much lower than the fees and taxes industry pays to surrounding non-tribal jurisdictions.
Growth of unpaid internships may be illegal, officials say Tuesday, April 6, 2010 @ 10:04AMWith job openings scarce for young people, the number of unpaid internships has climbed in recent years, leading federal and state regulators to worry that more employers are illegally using such internships for free labor.
Do It the Bard Way Tuesday, March 2, 2010 @ 9:30PMTo most Americans, baseball is the sport of summer. But in the theater world, Shakespeare is the favored pastime. How else to explain the profusion of melancholy princes and merry wives at festivals across the country every summer?
Summer Training Listings Monday, March 1, 2010 @ 7:30PMCALIFORNIA La Jolla Playhouse P.O. Box 12039 La Jolla, CA 92039 (858) 550-1070, fax (858) 550-1075 information@ljp.org www.lajollaplayhouse.org Christopher Ashley, artistic director Equity LORT B contract Non-Equity Casting: Casts productions in-house and through independent casting directors by invitation only.
Education beyond high school is ticket to higher wages Sunday, February 21, 2010 @ 5:19AMPresident Obama said in national addresses that every American should have at least one year of postsecondary education. The U.S. will not be able to remain competitive in the world economy if our labor market cannot meet the demand for skilled workers.
Cheers and jeers together Monday, December 7, 2009 @ 11:43AM"Cheers to the hardy, brave souls headed to the region's shopping centers on this crazy day. Commercialism is over the top this time of year — and yet if holiday shoppers can stimulate the economy, that's a gift for retailers just trying to hold on."
At Our Best (Nov. 23) Monday, November 23, 2009 @ 1:19AMSierra Club honors Philomath man
Senate gives final approval to Oregon death fee hike Monday, May 11, 2009 @ 3:02PMSALEM -- The Senate agreed with the House on Monday and raised the cost of dying. House Bill 2244 increases the fee to record a death from $7 to $20. This is money paid by morticians to the state, and...
Ruck: Split diplomas between college-bound, vocational students Wednesday, April 29, 2009 @ 10:54AMJane Ruck is a big supporter of vocational education.