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    Kim Jackson
    Kim Jackson
    Kim Jackson: News Editor
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    Carrie Petersen
    Carrie Petersen
    Carrie Petersen: Crime Reporter
      My last posting

      Well folks, this is the last posting on my Democrat-Herald blog. The time has come for me to move on, and this is my final day in the newsroom.
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    Jessica Coudare
    Jessica Coudare
    Jessica Coudare: Motorsports Musings
      Off to a fast start

      Well the NASCAR season is off and running and Roush Racing is off to a fast start and Matt Kenseth looks ready to challenge Hendrick Motorsports’ Jimmie Johnson for the title. Kenseth, in his 10th year racing full-time with Roush Racing, won the rain-shortened Daytona 500 and last weekend’s race in California. And he’d probably me [...]
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    Steve Lundeberg
    Steve Lundeberg
    Steve Lundeberg: Associate Editor
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    Mike Henneke
    Mike Henneke
    Is This Mike On?
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    Jennifer Moody
    Jennifer Moody
    Jennifer Moody: Education Reporter
      Fireworks rant, 2009

      Happy birthday, United States! In true patriotic spirit, I will be spending the day working in defense of the First Amendment. In the meantime, here's my annual fireworks rant, reprinted from July 2008, detailing this particular self-evident truth: that all men are created equal and are endowed by their Creator with the unalienable right to blow their fingers off if they so choose. Ignition!
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    Graham Kislingbury
    Graham Kislingbury
    Graham Kislingbury: Online Editor
      The greatest American of all time

      “Whom do you consider the greatest American of all time?” The annual East Albany Lions Club Lumberjack Breakfast seemed like a perfect place to ask that question yesterday for a video I was putting together. But I quickly found that it’s a tough question for people to answer on the spot. At least five people turned [...]
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    Les Gehrett
    Les Gehrett
    Les Gehrett: Sports Editor
      Unintended consequences for Portland

      It didn’t take long last night for Portland’s management to reveal that the team was interested in acquiring Orlando forward Hedo Turkoglu. GM Kevin Pritchard called Turkoglu as soon as it was allowed and it looks like a trip to Portland is in Turkoglu’s immediate future. Now we’ll have to wait and see if Portland [...]
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    Nancy Raskauskas
    Nancy Raskauskas
    Nancy Raskauskas: Local Knowledge
      Video: Gumbo photoshoot

      CHECK IT OUT WHO: Gumbo. UPCOMING SHOWS: • 11 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. Saturday, July 4, at the Red, White and Blue Festival on the Corvallis riverfront. • CD release show at 7 p.m. Saturday, July 4, at River Bend Resort, 23650 Peoria Road, Harrisburg. FREEBIES: The group is currently giving away free CDs of their single ‘Money.’ INFO: www.gumboband.biz or [...]
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    Cliff Kirkpatrick
    Cliff Kirkpatrick
    Cliff Kirkpatrick: OSU Sports Writer
      GT at 100

      The GT celebrated its 100th birthday this week. There was a special section put out Thursday with all sorts of historical stuff, including sports. The staff put together the top 10 Oregon State and Benton County events that were covered. I wanted to link the OSU list, but couldn’t find it on our site. So here it [...]
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    Brooks Hatch
    Brooks Hatch
    Brooks Hatch: GT Sports Writer
      Friday, updated 11 p.m.

      The  Corvallis Knights clobbered Bend 9-2 on Friday night at Goss Stadium to extend their winning streak to 18 games in a row. They were 16-0 on a long homestand in which they played 16 nights in a row. The crowd was massive, announced at 3,506, which was a West Coast League record. Almost everyone appeared [...]
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