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- Physics Problems (University of Oregon)
Provides problems, organized by subject and color coded by difficulty level. Also provides indictation of amount of effort required.
- Pioneers - Historic Sights on the Oregon Trail
Provides articles. 10-09
- Mathematics Standards (Oregon)
Provides standards by grarde level, topic, and keyword. 01-07
- Tibetan Fonts (University of Oregon)
- Listening Skills (University of Oregon)
Provides activities for children to improve listening skills.
- Listening Skills - Inventory of Sounds (University of Oregon)
Provides a chart for children to record sounds to improve listening skills.
- Listening Skills - Sounds Around the World (University of Oregon)
Provides sounds from around the world to improve listening skills and enjoyment.
- Listening Skills - Things to Read (University of Oregon)
Provides opportunities to improve listening skills and enjoyment.
- Pollution Control (Stop Oregon Litter and Vandalism)
Provides volunteer programs to clean up Oregon.
- Maps - Territorial Expansion of the United States from 1783 - 1898 (University of Oregon)
Provides maps depicting the expansion of the territory of the United States. Many require a Shockwave plug-in for the browser.
- Cherokee Fonts (University of Oregon)
Provides fonts for typing the language. 7-00
- Ancient Africa (Central Oregon Community College - Agatucci)
Provides information about the ancient African culture.
- Energy Saving - Eight Tips (Oregon Office of Energy)
Provides no cost or low cost tips. Uses PDF format. 1-01
- Volcanoes - Mount Hood of Oregon (Volcano World)
Provides pictures and information on the active volcano. 7-01
- Write to Men and Women in the Armed Forces (OregonLive.com)
Provides a way to write to write to men and women in the armed forces and give them support. 11-01
- Recipes for a Year (OregonLive.com)
Provides enough recipes to last a year. 11-01
- Muslim Rage and Europe (Oregonian - Friedman)
Provides an essay arguing that it is the loss of dignity that has caused young middle-class men from the Middle East to turn to leaders who turn them from Islam to violence. 12-01
- Anthrax Source Found (Oregonian - Recer)
Describes the discovery of the source of the anthrax that was used in bioterrorism in Florida and Washington DC. the strain, called Ames, was believed to have come from Ames, Idaho, but it actually came from Texas. 12-01
- Reducing the Use of Gasoline (Oregonian - Yaden and Durning)
Suggests ways that the use of gasoline can be reduced. "Feebates are point-of-purchase incentives. Consumers pay a fee when buying vehicles with low gas mileage and collect rebates for buying more efficient ones. Such a program could quickly push the market toward more economic designs. With the nation's automobile fuel efficiency at a 20-year low, this is an especially important step." 2-02
- Oregon - MacKenzie River Gathering Foundation (Foundation Center)
"The Foundation's grantmaking focuses on human and civil rights, racial justice, economic justice, environmental protection, peace, and international solidarity." 10-02
- Helping Programs for Families in Need in Oregon (OregonHelps.org)
Provides assistance with Food Stamps, Oregon Health Plan, Employment Related Day Care (ERDC), Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF), Federal Housing Assistance, Low-Income Home Energy Assistance Program (LIHEAP), Federal Earned Income Tax Credit and Oregon's Earned Income Credit, Oregon's Working Family Tax Credit, Individual Development Accounts (IDAs), National School Lunch Program, Women, Infants, and Children Nutrition Program(WIC), and Emergency Food. Provides information in English, Spanish, Russian, and Vietnamese. 5-03
- Oregon Marriage Law (Oregon Legislature)
Provides the laws of Oregon governing marriage. "Marriage is a civil contract entered into in person by males at least 17 years of age and females at least 17 years of age, who are otherwise capable, and solemnized in accordance with ORS 106.150."
ORS 106.50 states "In the solemnization of a marriage no particular form is required except that the parties thereto shall assent or declare in the presence of the clergyperson, county clerk or judicial officer solemnizing the marriage and in the presence of at least two witnesses, that they take each other to be husband and wife." 3-04
- Oregon Forest to be "Salvaged" (OregonLive.com - Kitzhaber)
"After a yearlong study, the U.S. Forest Service has concluded that the Siskiyou National Forest land burned by last year's Biscuit Fire needs a massive restoration effort including reforestation, road and stream rehabilitation and timber salvage. If implemented, this will be one of the largest timber sales in Oregon history, more timber than has been produced from all the public lands in the Northwest in some years."
"Unfortunately, the Forest Service's plan is misguided at its very foundation, and we will likely never see these benefits." 12-03
- Help America Vote Act (Oregon Elections)
Provides the full text of the Help America Vote Act (HAVA), Public Law 107-252 of 2002. 1-05
- Help America Vote Act - Summary (Oregon Elections)
Provides a summary of the Help America Vote Act (HAVA), Public Law 107-252 of 2002. 1-05
- Oregon Implementation of the Help America Vote Act (Oregon Elections)
Provides information on the Oregon implementation of HAVA. Oregon is the first state to implement a mail-in voting system. The Oregon system reduces opportunities for voter suppression (no long lines or queries at the polling stations), provides a paper ballot, and provides an opportunity for the individual voter and each political party to confirm if an individual's vote was received. Individuals and each political party can also determine which individuals are registered to vote well before the voting deadline.
Oregon also conducts a county by county assessment of accessibility to the elections office for persons with disabilities.1-05
- Oregon - Mail-In Voting System Questions and Answers (Oregon Elections)
Provides questions and answers regarding the Oregon mail-in voting system. Oregon is the first state to implement a mail-in voting system. The Oregon system reduces opportunities for voter suppression (no long lines or queries at the polling stations), provides a paper ballot, provides public access to observe each step in the process, and provides an opportunity for the individual voter and each political party to confirm if an individual's vote was received. Individuals and each political party can also determine which individuals are registered to vote well before the voting deadline.
Oregon also conducts a county by county assessment of accessibility to the elections office for persons with disabilities.1-05
- Oregon - Transparency in Voting System (Oregon Elections)
"All steps of the process are open to observation by the public. The major steps include:
-Preparation for mailing (about one month before the election).
-Ballot reception and signature verification (during the two weeks before the election).
-Opening envelopes and preparing ballots to be counted (usually starts 5 days before the election date).
-Counting ballots (election day)."
Oregon also conducts a county by county assessment of accessibility to the elections office for persons with disabilities.1-05
- Oregon - Mail-In Voting Guide (Oregon Elections)
Provides a voter's guide to the Oregon mail-in system.1-05
- Oregon - Comparison of Undervotes by Ballot Type (Oregon Elections)
Compares the percent of undervotes by punch card, paper, and optical scan ballots, county by county.1-05
- Oregon - Mail-In Voting Manual (Oregon Elections)
Provides a manual for elections workers for following Oregon statutes and administrative rules in implementing vote by mail. 2-05
- Voter Owned Elections (OregonFollowtheMoney.org)
Provides resources for voter owned elections campaigns. 3-05
- -06-30-05 U.S. Representative Discusses Hack of Florida Voting Machine (OregonVRC.org)
"Rep. McKinney, along with Rep. Corrine Brown (D-FL), had been on hand for a hack demonstration in the Leon County Elections Office, in Florida, in May 2005. The demo was one of three meetings that had been organized by Bev Harris and the team at Black Box Voting. Diebold has since issued a vitriolic letter to Mr. Ion Sancho, Leon County Elections Supervisor, for allowing Black Box Voting to conduct the hack demo on site."
"Mr. Sancho defended his actions in a phone interview and explained his concerns regarding electronic voting." 6-05
- -07-30-05 Oregon Passses Anti-Meth Bill (MSNBC News)
"A bill passed by lawmakers Saturday would make Oregon the first state to require a doctor’s prescription for cold medicines containing an ingredient that can be used to make the illegal drug methamphetamine." 7-05
- -Election Reform News (OregonVRC.org)
Provides national news on election reform. "The mission of the Oregon Voter Rights Coalition is to restore public ownership and oversight of elections, and to ensure the fundamental right of every American citizen to vote and to have each vote counted as intended in a secure, transparent, impartial, and independently audited election process." 8-05
- Election Standards (Oregon Voter Rights Coalition)
Provides standards for open and secure elections. 8-05
- Assessment of Vote by Mail in Oregon (Oregon Secretary of State - Southwell)
Provides the results of a survey to determine the impact of a mail-in voting system of voting patterns. 8-05
- Vote by Mail in Oregon (Oregon Secretary of State)
Provides resources on the Oregon system of mail-in voting. This system is not the same as absentee voting. 8-05
- H.B. 811: Voter Confidence and Increased Accessibility Act of 2007 (Oregon Voter Rights Coalition)
Provides the text of a bill introduced into the House of Representatives to correct current problems with machine counts of votes. 02-07
- Editorial: The (Ugly) Secret of Oregon's Elections (The Oregonian - Ross)
"With each election, Oregon voters can celebrate the flexibility and convenience of casting their votes by mail-in paper ballots. We can toast the fact that those ballots can be hand counted to confirm the outcome. But before breaking out the microbrew, we should ask ourselves: 'Are they?' Hand counted for confirmation, that is."
"Well, the answer is 'no.' The truth is, all of our paper ballots are counted exclusively by optical scanners. And while that fact alone shouldn't dampen the festivities too much, this fact should: All ballots in Oregon are counted using proprietary software whose specifications are considered trade secrets and are not disclosed to officials or the public. So, as in other states, Oregon outsources to private corporations such as ES&S, Sequoia and Diebold the most crucial public function in our democracy -- the counting of our votes."
Editor's Note: Staff of the Awesome Library participated in drafting the bill, HB 3270, discussed in this editorial that is designed to ensure competent audits of election outcomes. 05-07
- -02-02-08 Domestic Partnerships Approved in Oregon (Time.com)
"A state law allowing gay couples to register as domestic partners belatedly took effect Friday after a federal judge ruled the state's process of disqualifying petition signatures was consistent enough to be valid." 02-08
- Costs of Biomass for Fuel (Oregon.gov)
"Using conventional combustion technology without cogeneration, the estimated cost to generate electricity from biomass ranges from 5.2 to 6.7 cents per kilowatt-hour in Oregon and the Pacific Northwest."
"Naturally-occurring anaerobic digestion in solid waste landfills produces methane, which can be used to generate electricity. In Oregon, generating electricity from landfill gas is cost-competitive with natural gas power generation. The estimated cost is 2.9 to 3.6 cents per kilowatt-hour. Sale of power generated from landfill gas can offset the cost of equipment needed otherwise to collect and flare methane produced in landfills."
"The estimated cost of producing electric power from anaerobic digestion of animal manure is 3.7 to 5.4 cents per kilowatt-hour. Digester technology can be part of an integrated facility that produces electricity and heat, eliminates waste disposal and odor problems and helps to protect the environment." 06-09
- Oregon Rentals (RentNet)
Providesa listing of places to rent. 9-05
- Oregon (Yahoo)
Provides a listing of cities in the state. 11-01
- Oregon Schools on the Net (Yahoo)
Provides a listing of schools that have a Web page. 11-01
- Oregon - Skiing Page
Provides sources of information on skiing locations and conditions. 11-01
- Oregon Online
Provides news about the state. 10-09
- Oregon - Local News (US West)
- Oregon - Vacation Planner
Provides information about Oregon for planning vacations. Try the Web Site Index to start.
- Oregon Data Center
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