Fairfield County Nonprofit Wins Telly Awards

06/24/11 A four-minute animated film produced by the Norwalk-based Fairfield County Community Foundation has received two Telly Awards.Founded in 1979, the Telly Awards honors outstanding local, regional and...

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2011 NBA Draft Results: Winners and Losers of the 2011 NBA Draft

06/24/11 Well ladies and gentlemen, the 2011 NBA draft started out like most of us expected, with Kyrie Irving going No. 1 to the Cleveland Cavaliers and Derrick Williams going second to the Minnesota Grizzlies.  From there, it degraded into a hodgepodge of madness, culminating with everyone swearing off mock drafts for the rest of their lives. When Utah picked Enes Kanter with the third pick, all bets ...

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Phelps Foundation Extends To Youth Clubs

06/24/11 The Michael Phelps Foundation today announced the expansion of its signature IM program through Boys & Girls Clubs of America, making it available to 16 Clubs across 14 states this summer

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Raney builds on her Celtic roots at Everett Historic; Grisman performs at the Moore; My Morning Jacket plays Paramount

06/24/11 With a bright bolt of red hair and freckles to match, Colleen Raney makes a striking impression. Raney, 35, is one of the best-known Celtic singers of her generation.

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Oregon Suspends CB Harris Indefinitely

06/16/11 PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) -- Oregon Ducks coach Chip Kelly has suspended Cliff Harris indefinitely after the cornerback was cited for speeding while driving with a suspended license.

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US man earns college degree at age 99

06/16/11 "It only took me 80 years to get it done," Leo Plass joked in an interview with Reuters.

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Bruins claim Stanley Cup

06/16/11 The Boston Bruins had waited 39 long years for another drink from the Stanley Cup, and Tim Thomas was awfully thirsty.

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Recent law school grads increasingly must make their own way

06/15/11 Todd Struble, a 2009 Lewis & Clark Law School graduate, has made the same decision that a growing number of recent law school grads are being forced into.

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Trustees reject payout for dismissed top SUNY aide

06/15/11 The trustees voted Wednesday to strip O'Connor of his roles as senior vice chancellor and secretary to the board, for which he was paid nearly $276,000, with the understanding he would also be relieved of his job as president of the SUNY Research Foundation. The trustees' action were conveyed in a tersely worded resolution released after a private meeting of the board. Zimpher and Chairman Carl ...

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Asiana comes to Oregon

06/10/11 Asiana Airlines will launch nonstop all-cargo service between Incheon International and Portland International Airport (PDX) on Sept. 2. The thrice-weekly service will use a Boeing 747 freighter. The flight to Asia is non-stop, but Asiana will return to PDX through Anchorage, Miami or Atlanta.

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GM calls Opel sale report speculation

06/10/11 General Motors Co.'s troubled European subsidiary, Adam Opel AG, firmly dismissed as "pure speculation" media reports that it's up for sale. Germany's Spiegel and Auto Bild publications said it could be sold to a Chinese firm or competitor Volkswagen AG.

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Celebrating 10 Years of Filmmaking, The Three-Minute Picture Show's Simple Mission Continues to Inspire Amateur ...

06/10/11 The Three-Minute Picture Show kicks off its 2011 season and celebrates a decade of creativity-inducing, community-based filmmaking. Screenings in San Francisco and Portland, Oregon, offer kids and adults the chance to see their work on the big screen in front of a live audience.

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UO Opens New Front Door to Campus

06/10/11 The University of Oregon today celebrated the unveiling of the four-story, $33.6 million Cheryl Ramberg Ford and Allyn Ford Alumni Center. Funded by private gifts and state bonds, the center will provide office space, welcome visitors to campus, and tell the stories of the university and its alumni.

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Groupon CEO done fretting over copycats

06/02/11 Andrew Mason wanted to show how he's grown since founding and leading Groupon.

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Stillwater Dwellings Continues to Deliver Exceptional Prefab Homes: Red Rocks Utah Prefabricated Home Completed.

06/02/11 Sustainable, contemporary prefab home designer and builder Stillwater Dwellings ( http://www.stillwaterdwellings.com ) today announced another addition to their list of completed homes: a 1 bedroom, 1 bath, 1,000 square foot prefabricated home with a signature soaring butterfly roofline in Southern Utah, near Capitol Reef National Park. This model sd111 was the perfect ...

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Rep. Peter DeFazio moves to strip anti-trust protection from health insurance companies

06/02/11 The Oregon Democrat renews effort that enjoyed broad support in previous years despite strong resistance from insurers.

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Electric Car Fast-Chargers Coming To I-5 In Oregon

06/02/11 A series of fast-charging stations for electric cars will be installed this year along Interstate 5 in Southern Oregon to become one of the first links in a Green Highway stretching down the West Coast from Canada to Mexico.

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Google Launches Groupon Clone Google Offers

06/02/11 As we reported in April, Google is launching a group-buying service similar to Groupon, and today is officially launching Google Offers in beta testing in Portland, Oregon. It will expand the service starting with New York City and the San Francisco Bay area.

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ProRehab Recognizes Physical Therapy As Best Choice For Musculoskeletal Pain Over Surgery

06/02/11 ProRehab recognizes the importance of physical therapy over surgery and prescriptions for musculoskeletal pain with the April 2011 report published in the Wall Street Journal, backed by the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgery.

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'Like a missile,' whale shatters Swiftsure boat off Oregon

05/25/11 Jerry Barnes's sailboat may be wrecked, but at least he has a good tale to tell after a whale "shot up just like a missile" and slammed into his boat off the coast of Astoria, Oregon.

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