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The Oregonian - Fri Dec 18
The Colton Fire District found itself on thin ice this week when three board members resigned under pressure and the embattled fire chief -- the district's only paid firefighter -- went on sick leave.
After climber deaths, Oregon faces beacon questionFort Worth Star-Telegram - Fri Dec 18
When a rescue team came on Luke Gullberg's body at the top of a Mount Hood glacier and tried to figure out what had become of his climbing partners, they looked up at a forbidding rise of ice and snow.
Weidner will seek a second termThe Newberg Graphic - Fri Dec 18
A A Jim Weidner wants a second crack at Salem. A A The freshman state representative filed for reelection last week.
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