Oregon on Wednesday October 28, 2009

OR: As sales tank, lottery and bars in Oregon locked in mutual dependence
By Brent Walth, The Oregonian (Portland)
The lottery's proposal to protect the cut of gambling profits paid to bars and taverns confirms a long-held suspicion about video gambling in Oregon: Many business need the lottery to prop them up, and state officials say they have no choice but to do so.
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OR: Most unfilled jobs are health-related
By Don Currie, Statesman Journal (Salem)
Oregon's unemployment rate may be sitting at11.5 percent, but there are plenty of unfilled jobs.
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OR: Oregon among 13 states increasing preschool spending
By Bill Graves, The Oregonian (Portland)
Oregon won kudos from Pre-K Now, an early education campaign of the Pew Center on the States, for increasing its investments in preschool education despite the tough economy.
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OR: Thousands of Oregon students miss aid deadline
By The Associated Press, The Oregonian (Portland)
EUGENE -- The state's primary need-based financial aid program stopped awarding grants two months ago, but that hasn't deterred students from continuing to apply for one.
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