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Critic says ODOT budget woes rooted in overspending on huge new projects
Joe Cortright says the state agency is misleading lawmakers and the public about its budget — and that is should be rethinking massive projects like the Columbia River Bridge.
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9mIn Oregon, big national corporations have highest number of workers on Medicaid
Multibillion-dollar grocers and retailers such as Walmart and Amazon were among the most listed employers on Oregonians’ applications for publicly funded health insurance last year, according to a Capital Chronicle analysis of Oregon Health Authority data. The data, taken from Medicaid income verification forms, shows that dozens of major national and multinational corporations that often […]
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3mEugene royal couple Madison Beer and Justin Herbert are engaged
Can Eugene handle a celebrity wedding? We might find out soon: Justin Herbert is engaged to Madison Beer after a whirlwind romance between the athlete and the pop star.
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3mYou're never too old to learn a new skill. Just look at me.
It’s OK to start from the bottom and work your way up, be it pickleball or playing an instrument. I’ve been doing it for decades.
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6mWith ‘In Depth,’ two artists turn a basement into a quirky neon ocean
Eugene artists Cindy Ingram and Sarah Breinig set up a Meow Wolf-inspired immersive art exhibit in a home near the University of Oregon, bringing whimsical, neon visions of marine life into a residential basement. (The laundry machines will be part of the exhibit, too, once the week’s washing is done.)
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15mUO physics professor talks about his advocacy for quantum technology, then and now
Michael Raymer, a semiretired University of Oregon physics professor, helped push to create the National Quantum Initiative. Now, he is among the scientists worried about how politics could interfere with scientific research in the United States.