http://www.mail.com/people/2876-john-kitzhaber.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/people/2876-john-kitzhaber.html 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/politics/2058104-violence-mars-day-rally-seattle.html LOS ANGELES (AP) — Supporters of immigration reform rallied across the nation on May Day in lively gatherings that were marred by a burst of violence in Seattle, where police fired pepper spray at rock-throwing protesters in clashes that left 17 people arrested. Thousands joined May Day rallies in dozens of cities from Concord, N.H., to Bozeman, Mont., ma... Thu, 02 May 2013 12:51:36 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/politics/2058104-violence-mars-day-rally-seattle.html 2013-05-02T12:51:36Z http://www.mail.com/business/finance/2055400-immigration-debate-life-to-annual-rallies.html LOS ANGELES (AP) — Demonstrators demanded an overhaul of immigration laws Wednesday in an annual, nationwide ritual that carried a special sense of urgency as Congress considers sweeping legislation that would bring many of the estimated 11 million people living in the U.S. illegally out of the shadows. Thousands joined May Day rallies in dozens of cities... Thu, 02 May 2013 06:54:46 GMT http://www.mail.com/business/finance/2055400-immigration-debate-life-to-annual-rallies.html 2013-05-02T06:54:46Z http://www.mail.com/scitech/news/1909928-6-leaking-tanks-hanford-nuke-sites-latest-woe.html YAKIMA, Wash. (AP) — Federal and state officials say six underground tanks holding a brew of radioactive and toxic waste are leaking at the country's most contaminated nuclear site in south-central Washington, raising concerns about delays for emptying the aging tanks. The leaking materials at Hanford Nuclear Reservation pose no immediate risk to public s... Sat, 23 Feb 2013 18:15:01 GMT http://www.mail.com/scitech/news/1909928-6-leaking-tanks-hanford-nuke-sites-latest-woe.html 2013-02-23T18:15:01Z http://www.mail.com/scitech/news/1909596-6-tanks-hanford-nuclear-site-wash-leaking.html YAKIMA, Wash. (AP) — Six underground tanks that hold a brew of radioactive and toxic waste at the nation's most contaminated nuclear site are leaking, federal and state officials said Friday, prompting calls for an investigation from a key senator. Washington Gov. Jay Inslee said the leaking material poses no immediate risk to public safety or the environ... Sat, 23 Feb 2013 02:34:02 GMT http://www.mail.com/scitech/news/1909596-6-tanks-hanford-nuclear-site-wash-leaking.html 2013-02-23T02:34:02Z http://www.mail.com/scitech/health/1907748-govs-to-hear-oregon-health-care-plan.html SALEM, Ore. (AP) — Oregon Gov. John Kitzhaber will brief other state leaders this weekend on his plan to lower Medicaid costs, touting an overhaul that President Barack Obama highlighted in his State of the Union address for its potential to lower the deficit even as health care expenses climb. The Oregon Democrat leaves for Washington, D.C., on Friday to... Fri, 22 Feb 2013 09:01:08 GMT http://www.mail.com/scitech/health/1907748-govs-to-hear-oregon-health-care-plan.html 2013-02-22T09:01:08Z http://www.mail.com/news/politics/1886998-wounded-wis-policeman-to-attend-union.html WASHINGTON (AP) — A police lieutenant wounded last summer during a deadly mass shooting at a Sikh temple in Oak Creek, Wis., is among two dozen guests the White House has invited to sit with the first lady during President Barack Obama's State of the Union address Tuesday night. The White House historically extends invitations to ordinary people to join t... Tue, 12 Feb 2013 19:57:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/politics/1886998-wounded-wis-policeman-to-attend-union.html 2013-02-12T19:57:00Z http://www.mail.com/scitech/news/1870886-report-warming-bringing-big-changes-to-forests.html GRANTS PASS, Ore. (AP) — Big changes are in store for the nation's forests as global warming increases wildfires and insect infestations, and generates more frequent floods and droughts, the U.S. Department of Agriculture warns in a report released Tuesday. The compilation of more than 1,000 scientific studies is part of the National Climate Assessment an... Tue, 05 Feb 2013 23:51:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/scitech/news/1870886-report-warming-bringing-big-changes-to-forests.html 2013-02-05T23:51:00Z 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... Sat, 15 Dec 2012 01:35:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/business/finance/1766646-oregon-approves-tax-deal-nike-expansion.html 2012-12-15T01:35:00Z