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Bosses Put Higher Insurance Tab On Workers' Shoulders
Employers keep shifting a larger share of health costs to their employees. Higher premiums, deductibles and copayments are making health insurance less affordable for people who get coverage at work.
Production Platform On Fire South Of Louisiana, U.S. Coast Guard Reports
An oil rig, 90 miles off the Gulf of Mexico, is on fire, the U.S. Coast Guard reports. Thirteen people on board the rig are accounted for. An explosion was reported shortly after 10:30 a.m. ET.
Oil Rig Explodes In Gulf Of Mexico
The rig, about 80 miles south of Vermillion Bay along the central Louisana coast, exploded about 9:30 am. CDT Thursday. Emergency crews are en route to the scene. All 13 people on the rig have been accounted for, with one injured.
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Arts & Culture
'White Wedding' Celebrates Love, South African-Style
Last year, the South African sci-fi film District Nine opened in the states to blockbuster grosses. Now another film from South Africa, the road-trip comedy White Wedding, is attracting international notice. The movie follows an engaged couple who weather a series of zany obstacles over the course of their wedding day.
Rapper T.I. And Wife Arrested On Drug Charges
The rapper and his wife, singer Tameka Cottle, were arrested in Los Angeles Wednesday night after police smelled what appeared to be marijuana coming from their car on Sunset Boulevard.
Overloaded From Your Garden? Just Can It
Canning -- the source of jams, pickles and relishes that seems tied to the last century -- is on the upswing. There is a debate whether the trend stems from the tight economy or the local food movement, but its fans say the results are delicious.
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Kitzhaber Ad Takes Aim At Dudley
SALEM, Ore. – Oregon Democratic gubernatorial candidate John Kitzhaber takes aim at his Republican opponent Chris Dudley in a new television ad that started airing Wednesday. In it, Kitzhaber accuses Dudley of dodging Oregon taxes by living in Washington state when he played for the Portland Trail Blazers.
Bear Center Researchers Investigate Grizzly Mauling
Biologists at Washington State University’s Bear Center are trying to solve a mystery that has shaken the staff there. Why did two adult bears at the center attack and kill a younger bear this week?
Oregon Standardizes Tsunami Warning Sound
The State of Oregon has settled on a standard siren sound that you’d hear in coastal towns when a tsunami warning goes out. Washington state has already done so. Oregon's Emergency Management Office described the previous array of tsunami warning sounds as a “mish mash.”
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Jefferson Monthly
One Man’s Peace Corps
Photographer Fred Stockwell was not equipped to save the life of a little girl. Or care for hundreds of other refugees barely existing in a Thai garbage dump. He left a relaxed life in Ashland to retire to a place where his nest egg would last longer. How could he know that his plans to take pretty pictures and drink tea with expats would be interrupted by endless tragedy and one tiny girl named Song?
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Broadcasting History in Our Own Backyard
Oregon’s Cast of Characters Told in Pioneer Mikes
If you were a fan of the old TV sitcom WKRP in Cincinnati, you may have wondered how the writers dreamt up such a cast of arcane characters. The answer is, they didn’t. They were all drawn on real people working in radio, which seems to have attracted flamboyant personalities from its beginning.
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A Week in American Journalism
Two major events occurred during the week before my deadline for this column. An articulate, plain speaking public servant in rural Georgia, Shirley Sherrod, was unjustifiably publicly vilified and NPR news analyst, Daniel Schorr, passed away.
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