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Animals lack the right to file lawsuits, Oregon Court of Appeals says

SALEM — The Oregon Court of Appeals has ruled that animals can’t file lawsuits, a relief to farm…

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La Grande Main Street Downtown seeks executive director

LA GRANDE — La Grande Main Street Downtown is seeking an executive director. The local pro-business nonprofit in…

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Economists say Oregon’s financial good times may be ending

SALEM — Oregon state economists on Wednesday, Aug. 31, delivered their most serious warning in years: The state’s…

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Environmental, public health groups want state to regulate air pollution from large dairies

SALEM — Two dozen environmental, farming and public health groups are asking the state to regulate air pollution…

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New owner takes over at Countryside Kennels

By ISABELLA CROWLEY • The Observer LA GRANDE — As cars and trucks pull up the long driveway…

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Happy Walrus Farm Stand brings fresh produce, flowers to downtown Imbler

IMBLER — For those driving through downtown Imbler, the last thing they might expect to see is a…

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Lumber prices soar, then abruptly fade: ‘I’d hesitate to say it was a windfall for anybody’

PORTLAND — Oregon forest products companies have endured a wild stretch over the past two years, with lumber…

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Rosenblum, who nearly falls for bank scam, warns others to beware

SALEM — Last week, Attorney General Ellen Rosenblum received a text from her bank asking if she’d recently…

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Two sides of dorm decorating

NEW YORK — Bohemian or cottagecore? Indie or industrial? Retro or preppy? And, does it match what your…

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La Grande Main Street Downtown expands monthly networking, resource series

LA GRANDE — La Grande Main Street Downtown is relaunching its monthly networking series, Business-Resource Connection, for local…

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