Lee Medoff has left House Spirits, the Oregon craft distillery he co-founded in 2002, to start Bull Run Distillery, which will specialize in white and dark rum and Medoff's passion: creating the definitive Oregon whiskey.
"His work ethic," a coach says, "is second to none. ... And as a competitor, he's at the top of the charts. He absolutely hates to lose. He hates it when the other guys mess up. He wants things done the right way. He wants everybody to ...
The so-called "Smarter, Balanced" group of states plans to come up with online tests that customize themselves to each learner, plus classroom tests that teachers can give during the year to check whether students are on track.
Portland General Electric Co. will pay Jeff Ramp a premium for solar energy he produces and consumes. Checks will come monthly for 15 years and could exceed $600 a month.
One of the most innovative voices in the health care debate, Senator Ron Wyden (D-Ore.), is accelerating the process of exempting his state from some of the national reforms passed under President Barack Obama.
The TCU Horned Frogs and Oregon State Beavers are two teams that consistently outperform expectations. Year in and year out, these two clubs are at or near the top of their respective conference, the Mountain West and Pac 10. ...
Katz has been good in big debuts before, TCU knows they need to watch out for Stephen Paea and Jacquizz doesn't care about homecoming or hype, he just wants to take his team to the Rose Bowl.
EUGENE _ We're two days away from the most hyped Oregon season since 2001, when Joey Harrington led the Ducks to a runaway victory over Colorado in the Fiesta Bowl and onto the No. 2 national ranking at the season's end. ...
Nestle proposes to swap city of Cascade Locks well water for spring water that feeds an Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife hatchery now. That would free the city to sell the spring water to Nestlé to supply the company's first ...
Dear Mayor Doyle and Councilor Bode: I was pleased to hear that the city of Beaverton would be celebrating Mexico's bicentennial this month and disheartened to learn that Washington State resident Lars Larson has once again attacked an ...