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State college fund’s losses upset parents (The World)
PORTLAND (AP) — Some parents who invested in a state-run college savings plan in Oregon are unhappy about losses they took when a bond fund that’s part of the portfolio bought mortgage-backed securities that continued to sink in value.

Record number in Oregon get food stamps (Corvallis Gazette-Times)
PORTLAND — More than a half-million Oregon residents — roughly one of every seven people — received food stamps last month, according to the state Department of Human Services.

Clackamas County government's four-day workweek draws protests (The Oregonian)
Real estate professionals say Fridays are an important business day in their industry

With one 'improbable journey' over, an even tougher one begins (Sydney Morning Herald)
AS THE Obama children hugged their father and Michelle Obama gazed into her husband's eyes to reassure herself that this moment was real, a wave of emotion rolled over Grant Park in Chicago.

Parents unhappy about losses in Oregon college fund (KMTR Eugene)
PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) - Some parents who invested in a state-run college savings plan in Oregon are unhappy about losses they took when a bond fund that's part of the...

Oregon College Savings Plan fund loses 38 percent (KGW NewsChannel 8 Portland)
PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) -- A conservative fund that is part of the Oregon College Savings Plan has lost 38 percent of its value this year even as comparable funds posted 4 percent gains.

Historic Building Year on High Desert in 2008 (Cascade Business News)
Despite a gloomy economy 2008 still proved to be a banner year for commercial, retail, medical and civic building on the high desert .

The Clanton Advertiser (Clanton Advertiser)
CAMDEN, N.J. (AP) — Five Muslim immigrants accused of scheming to massacre U.S. soldiers at Fort Dix were convicted of conspiracy Monday in a case that tested the FBI's post-Sept. 11 strategy of infiltrating and breaking up terrorist plots in their earliest stages.

More than a half-million Oregon residents receive food stamps (FOX Eugene)
More than a half-million Oregon residents - roughly one of every seven people - received food stamps last month, according the state Department of Human Services. Click for the full story