http://www.mail.com/locations/62914-salem.html Mail.com - the best personalized free web-based Email en en http://sec-s.uicdn.com/mail.com/2.28/img/mailcom_logo_rss.png http://www.mail.com/locations/62914-salem.html http://www.mail.com/news/politics/2067846-gun-control-forces-struggle-to-issue-alive.html WASHINGTON (AP) — Gun control forces are targeting Sens. Kelly Ayotte, Max Baucus and others as they struggle to persuade five senators to switch their votes and revive the rejected effort to expand background checks to more firearms buyers. With Congress back from a weeklong recess, the bottom line remains familiar: Advocates of broadened checks lack the... Tue, 07 May 2013 14:15:17 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/politics/2067846-gun-control-forces-struggle-to-issue-alive.html 2013-05-07T14:15:17Z http://www.mail.com/news/politics/2057996-day-activists-cheer-immigration-laws.html SALEM, Ore. (AP) — As Congress debates the first national immigration overhaul in decades, a state-level push advancing rights for people in the U.S. illegally has picked up momentum across the country. Among the patchwork changes to state law taking effect from Maryland to Oregon are provisions that lower tuition rates, advance employment opportunities a... Thu, 02 May 2013 16:41:56 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/politics/2057996-day-activists-cheer-immigration-laws.html 2013-05-02T16:41:56Z http://www.mail.com/news/us/2030014-oregon-juror-jailed-texting-trial.html SALEM, Ore. (AP) — A judge in Oregon noticed an unexpected glow on a juror's chest while the courtroom lights were dimmed during video evidence in an armed-robbery trial. The juror, it seemed, was texting. Marion County Circuit Judge Dennis Graves cleared the courtroom and excused all jurors except 26-year-old Benjamin Kohler. According to a news release ... Fri, 19 Apr 2013 02:48:11 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/us/2030014-oregon-juror-jailed-texting-trial.html 2013-04-19T02:48:11Z http://www.mail.com/news/politics/1964150-colo-victories-gun-control-backers.html DENVER (AP) — After a no-holds-barred White House push for sweeping gun control legislation across the country, Democrats have racked up only one victory outside the ideologically friendly confines of the northeast. It is a big one: Colorado's moderate Democratic governor Wednesday will sign landmark bills to require universal background checks and limit ... Tue, 19 Mar 2013 21:38:23 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/politics/1964150-colo-victories-gun-control-backers.html 2013-03-19T21:38:23Z http://www.mail.com/entertainment/lifestyle/1939114-oregon-lawmakers-advance-ban-young-teen-tanning.html SALEM, Ore. (AP) — Across the nation, lawmakers are debating where to draw the line on young teen tanning, considering proposals that would make it illegal to expose minors to ultraviolet rays from sunlamps. Those who support such a ban say the need is obvious. "Tanning booths, like cigarettes, cause cancer and should be off-limits to teenagers," said Dr.... Thu, 07 Mar 2013 21:24:16 GMT http://www.mail.com/entertainment/lifestyle/1939114-oregon-lawmakers-advance-ban-young-teen-tanning.html 2013-03-07T21:24:16Z http://www.mail.com/news/politics/1844508-prostitution-sting-lures-woman-straight-to-police.html SALEM, Ore. (AP) — Authorities say a 20-year-old Portland woman drove 50 miles to reach the man she thought was her client after being solicited for prostitution through phone and text messages. But there was something unusual about the destination: It was the Salem Police Department. Stranger still, police say the woman walked past several uniformed offi... Thu, 24 Jan 2013 22:12:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/politics/1844508-prostitution-sting-lures-woman-straight-to-police.html 2013-01-24T22:12:00Z http://www.mail.com/scitech/health/1815058-correction-transgender-health-insurance-story.html SALEM, Ore. (AP) — In a story Jan. 11 about health coverage for transgender people, The Associated Press misidentified the company that Kathy Born speaks for. Born is a spokeswoman for PacificSource Health Plans, not LifeWise. A corrected version of the story is below: Ore., Calif., require transgender health coverage Oregon, California tell insurance com... Wed, 16 Jan 2013 14:39:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/scitech/health/1815058-correction-transgender-health-insurance-story.html 2013-01-16T14:39:00Z http://www.mail.com/business/finance/1768114-oregon-lawmakers-tax-deal-nike-expansion.html SALEM, Ore. (AP) — A deal proposed by Nike Inc. to create hundreds of jobs in Oregon in exchange for a guarantee that the state won't change a favorable corporate tax structure has prompted state lawmakers to approve emergency legislation. Critics have questioned the timing and purpose of the special session. But rather than head out on holiday vacations,... Sat, 15 Dec 2012 06:37:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/business/finance/1768114-oregon-lawmakers-tax-deal-nike-expansion.html 2012-12-15T06:37:00Z http://www.mail.com/business/finance/1766646-oregon-approves-tax-deal-nike-expansion.html SALEM, Ore. (AP) — A deal proposed by Nike Inc. to create hundreds of jobs in Oregon in exchange for a guarantee that the state won't change a favorable corporate tax structure prompted state lawmakers to approve emergency legislation Friday. Critics have questioned the timing and purpose of the special session, but rather than head out on holiday vacatio... 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