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Department of Foresty begins preparing for wildfire season (Statesman Journal)
9th Circuit Court upholds panel ruling, Title X rule goes into effect (Life News)
Senate Republicans get $3,500 bill for walkout (OPB)
Boy invents the “El Paso Challenge” encouraging acts of kindness
An 11-year-old boy from El Paso responded to the recent shooting on Aug. 3 by starting the “El Paso Challenge,” with the help of his mother. The goal of the social media campaign is to encourage people to give back and spread kindness, in order to bring about healing....
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Army soldier’s first impulse during the El Paso shooting was to save children
Army Pfc. Glendon Oakley was shopping for a jersey Aug. 3 at a store in El Paso, Texas, when a child entered and said there was a shooter at the Walmart close by. Oakley told CNN no one in the store, including him, paid attention because they didn’t understand what...
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Over five million Polish signatures adorn a birthday card given to the U.S. in 1926
“We, the people of Poland, send to you, citizens of the great American union, fraternal greetings, together with the assurance of our deepest admiration and esteem for the institutions which have been created by you, in them liberty, equality, and justice have found...
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Heroic uncle rescues niece and nephews from house fire
Derrick Byrd from Aberdeen, Washington, is dealing with the pain of serious burns because he rushed back into a burning building to rescue his niece. Byrd said from his hospital bed that he’d do it again, as reported by KOMO News. Byrd, who is 20 years old, has 2nd...
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Canby high school trap shooter shoots a perfect 100 at nationals
Issabella Berge, a Canby High School senior, has been named one of the top female trap shooters in the country. Canby did something different three years ago when they formed a trap team. However, Issabella’s accomplishment almost didn’t become reality after an...
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Prosthetic leg lost by Ariel Rigney found by Eric Gantner—under the river
A Portland woman has been reunited with her prosthetic leg after it was lost in the Clackamas River. On July 27, Ariel Rigney and several friends came to McIver State Park to float the river in celebration of her 32nd birthday. “Every year, I like to do a birthday...
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Moosic in McMinnville: Father entertains herd of cows with saxophone
An Oregon dad from McMinnville was captured by video, entertaining cows with his saxophone music. The video has been spread all over social media and is making people smile worldwide. Rick Herrmann serenaded the cows with Stevie Wonder’s “Isn’t She Lovely” and the...
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24-year-old who died in a race crash leaves behind a legacy of service
Peter Lutz was hesitant about riding his son’s motorcycle. Not even a week had passed since 24-year-old Pearce Lutz passed away in a Seattle hospital June 16 from injuries received in a racing crash. After the crash, his friends added neon green fairings bearing No....
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Shirley Radecki, age 90, wins gold in the National Senior Games
Do you see yourself skydiving, bungee jumping, or hiking 14,000 feet up Mount Kilimanjaro when you are 90 years old? That’s exactly what Shirley Radecki has done. Radecki, who lives in Eugene, most recently traveled to Albuquerque, New Mexico. There she participated...
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Life throws a curve ball at fifth grader, but his team fights back
The Central Youth Sports baseball team recently combined their efforts to provide a new bike for their teammate, fifth grader Asher Baker, after his bike was stolen. In just two days, the baseball team members raised $230 by gathering cans around selected parts of...
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17-year-old hero saves toddler who fell from second-floor window in Turkey
A 17-year-old Algerian citizen, Feuzi Zabaat, is being pronounced a hero. Footage has gone viral that shows him catching a young girl when she fell from the second-floor window of a Turkish building. Zabaat was walking on a street in the Fatih district of Istanbul...
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House votes in support of continued funding for 9/11 worker compensation fund
The House of Representatives voted by a large margin on July 12 to put billions of dollars into a waning compensation fund for 9/11 workers. The legislation honored a former New York City police detective who had urged Congress to aid those sick or dying after working...
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16-year-old Bend runner headed to the Youth Skyrunning World Championships in Italy
Dan Simoneau uses multiple activities to increase the fitness of his Nordic skiers during the summer and fall. Simoneau, the Nordic director for the Mt. Bachelor Sports Education Foundation, said that running uphill is the purest measure of fitness. One of his...
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