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Oregon
Tuesday, August 20
Salem - Visitors to the Oregon State Fair this week will be able
to touch debris from the World Trade Center and Pentagon at a
memorial organized by local fire districts. A mass of metal
gnarled by heat and destruction is the memorial's centerpiece.
Lt. Bill O'Neil of the Marion County Fire District raised about
$10,000 for the memorial, officials said. The fair opens
Thursday.
Monday, August 19
Portland - Portland is one of 20 FBI field offices in the USA
that will create a squad of agents and support staff whose main
mission will be to investigate cybercrimes, said Special Agent
Charlie Mathews.
Thursday, August 15
Salem - A Marion County judge said he expects to rule next week
on whether the state can bar candidates from displaying U.S.
flag symbols in their pictures for the state Voters' Pamphlet.
Two candidates and the state Republican Party brought suit after
election officials blacked out a flag tie worn by one candidate.
The officials claimed that a state law prohibiting insignia of
organizations includes the flag.
Wednesday, August 14
Cannon Beach - The National Weather Service declared the Cannon
Beach Fire District tsunami ready. It's the first community in
Oregon to receive the recognition and only the fifth in the USA.
The weather service program helps emergency management officials
prepare their communities for tsunamis, or seismic waves, and
other severe weather conditions.
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