Healthy Americans Act Reintroduced In The House
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The Healthy Americans Act would mandate health coverage for all Americans and put an end to employer-based health insurance. Instead, employees would get extra pay to spend on a health plan.
The government would subsidize care for the poor.
Oregon Representatives Earl Blumenauer, Darlene Hooley, and David Wu were on hand to reintroduce the measure in Washington DC.
Remembering a public servant, journalist
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A lot of men and women make the Mid-Valley a special place. Timm O'Cobhthaigh, who died Friday morning of a heart attack at age 44, was one of them.
Love of nature and love of photography combined in one of his great passions, nature photography — a talent that shone through his many photographs for the Oregon Garden and Oregon State Parks.
He freelanced photos to the Statesman Journal for years. And he faithfully chronicled the lives of East Valley residents from about 2000 to 2004, when he worked as a reporter and photographer for the Silverton Appeal Tribune and the Stayton Mail.
House OKs Elk River protection
WASHINGTON -- The House moved Oregon 's Elk River watershed to the edge of permanent protection Tuesday by unanimously approving the Copper Salmon Wilderness Act.
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Former photographer remembered fondly
Through the years, many men and women have become part of East Valley life as reporters, photographers and editors for the Silverton Appeal Tribune and the Stayton Mail. Timm O’Cobhthaigh, who died Friday morning of a heart attack at age 44, was special.
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He may have taken your photo or covered your sports event while he worked for the East Valley papers from about 2000 to 2004.
Oregon delegation seeks to protect Portland's transpacific air service
WASHINGTON, D.C. - In light of the proposed merger between Northwest Airlines Inc. and Delta Air Lines Inc., the five members of the Oregon House delegation have sent a joint letter to both airlines requesting that the post-merger entity continues to offer transpacific air service from Portland International Airport (PDX).
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