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Oregon and sustainabilityGovernor Kulongoski spent a week recruiting leaders of 'green' companies in Europe and Israel to build in Oregonby Jason ReedGov. Ted Kulongoski spent last week traveling through Europe and Israel shaking hands with renewable energy business leaders and handing out verbal invitations for companies to build in Oregon. The hook for these businesses: Joining the state's goal of becoming a worldwide leader in the clean technology workforce, and the more practical reason - the huge tax breaks the state offers to "green" businesses. |
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Lane County faces loss of federal fundingA renewal of funds would still not be enough to pull county out of deficit in coming yearsby Jason ReedLane County Sheriff Russ Burger may have to say good-bye to nearly 35 percent of his workforce if he is forced to hand pink slips to his employees by the middle of this summer because of looming county-wide budget cuts. County officials have come to grips with the very likely possibility of losing $47 million in federal money that has traditionally been used to subsidize county programs and departments such as Burger's sheriff's office. |
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Supply and demandUniversity economics professor's blog is attracting national attentionby Trevor DavisEconomics professor Mark Thoma's fourth-floor office in Prince Lucien Campbell isn't exactly the newsroom of The Wall Street Journal. But thousands turn to Thoma's blog, The Economist's View, for economics news every day, and it has unexpectedly become one of the most popular economics blogs on the Internet. |
Plan proposes increased graduate education fundsThe proposal, which would benefit all Oregon universities, is under University Senate's reviewby Eric FloripUniversity Provost Linda Brady on Wednesday unveiled a collaborative effort by Oregon's major universities to secure increased emphasis and financial support from the state for graduate education. The Graduate Education Policy Package, presented as a draft to the University Senate, will aim to improve the University's competitiveness in recruiting and retaining high-level graduate students, Brady said. |
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LTD may put the brakes on late busesOregon Action Team wants late night service, whether through private venue or LTDby Robert D'AndreaAn Oregon Action Team campaign pledge to increase late night Lane Transit District bus service may have to be offered to a private charter company under federal regulations, or could result in an increase in the amount the ASUO pays LTD. Executive candidates Sam Dotters-Katz and Johnny Delashaw have talked about increasing LTD bus service to areas where large numbers of students reside. |
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Student law group to host first Sustainable Business Symposiumby Allie GrasgreenThe green economy is coming. The first-ever Sustainable Business Symposium will take place all day tomorrow at the School of Law. Its purpose is to educate students on the link between successful business and sustainable practices. The symposium is an effort of the Law Students for Sustainable Business, an 80-member student group with the primary goal of training law students about how to support the rapidly growing "green economy. |
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