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Delphian Jazz Choir Performs at Oregon Symphony

The Delphian School's award-winning Jazz Choir sang at the Oregon Symphony in Portland last Sunday as part of the Symphony's Prelude Program.  This program offers music groups from the area a chance to perform as the ...READ»

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Kirkland Dodge Dealer Retains #1 Status in Washington, Oregon, Montana

Seattle dealer, Rairdon’s Dodge Chrysler Jeep of Kirkland, remains in the #1 position for 2010 after finishing #1 in sales among Washington, Oregon, and Montana dealers.READ»

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Brian J Sunderland Oregon

Brian J Sunderland Oregon The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) is alerting approximately 50 flood victims in Gary, Hammond, Highland, Griffith and Munster, Indiana that a laptop containing their personal information has been stolen from a housing inspector's car. READ»

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Portland, Oregon Giving "Feebates" to Green Builders

Portland, Oregon officials think they can entice green builders with a new "feebate" program. Under the proposal, developers of commercial buildings that measure 20,000 square feet or larger will be charged up to $3.46 ...READ»

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Delphian Senior has Article Published in Statesman Journal

An essay written by Delphian School senior and Academic All-Star, Joseph Kim, was recently published by Salem's Statesman Journal. The article discusses what Joseph would do if elected Governor of Oregon. Here's the article:If I were ...READ»

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Delphian School Presented with "Oregon Green School" Award

This article is an excerpt from the McMinnville News-Register, By Yvette SaarinenWestern Oregon Waste recently presented an Oregon Green School award to the Delphian School, a private school located in Sheridan. Delphian’s ...READ»

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Online Retailers Leak New Garmin GPS Handhelds

For those outdoor enthusiasts who haven't found a GPS to their liking, Amazon [NASDAQ:AMZN] and Buy.com may have come to your rescue. The two sites simultaneously leaked the existence of a new line of Garmin [NASDAQ:GRMN] GPS devices ...READ»

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Agri-Plas Develops Crude Oil from Recycled Plastic

Many companies manufacture synthetic crude oil--the entire Canadian oil shale industry comes to mind--but Oregon-based Agri-Plas is the first US company to convert hard-to-recycle agricultural plastics into crude oil. The ...READ»

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GE Scores Turbine Contract for World's Biggest Wind Farm

Hot on the heels of an announcement that a group of European countries are planning to build an offshore wind power supergrid, GE has announced that it is the lucky winner of a $1.4 billion contract to supply 338 turbines to what ...READ»

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Oregon Shakespeare Festival

On Saturday morning, ten energetic Upper School students met in the school dining room as the sun was rising to have a quick breakfast and then head south to enjoy the weekend in Ashland, Oregon. They were off to the Oregon Shakespeare Festival to see two stage plays plus receive a backstage tour.READ»

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DREAM JOB: $70k to use Twitter and Facebook!

I was reading this article…http://mashable.com/2009/05/09/twitter-facebook-job/And, honestly, I’m not really surprised. A county in Oregon wants to pay someone $60k-$70k a year for a job that requires using facebook and twitter. ...READ»

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Kirkland Dodge Dealer Retains #1 Status in Washington, Oregon, Montana

Seattle dealer, Rairdon’s Dodge Chrysler Jeep of Kirkland, remains in the #1 position for 2010 after finishing #1 in sales among Washington, Oregon, and Montana dealers.READ»

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A Mushroom in Your Tank?

Taking stock of the latest in alternative-fuel strategies.READ»

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Standing Stone Brewery Offers Free Bikes to Pedal-Powered Commuters

Would you bike to work more often if your employer subsidized the cost of a brand new bike? The Standing Stone Brewing Company, in Ashland, Oregon, is betting the answer is yes. On August 26th the brewery launched "RPM ...READ»

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Search Engine Marketing Report

Sustainable Virtual Services, LLC - Reports revenue growth over 80%, a privately funded firm employing workers headquarters in Oregon, USA offers innovative Copywriting, SEO, Blog, Click Ads, Web Content, Social Media, Sales ...READ»

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Leader and High Earner

Not too long ago I participated in Cycle Oregon, a weeklong bicycle tour. Seventeen hundred riders pedaled an average of 75 miles each day through remote eastern Oregon. At night we camped in ad hoc tent cities planted at various ...READ»

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Delphian Students Selected for Honor Choir

On Feb. 5th and 6th, nine Delphian School Varsity Choir members went to St. Helens, Oregon to participate in the Oregon Music Educator's Association District 3 Honor Choir. About 120 students participated from 14 High Schools in ...READ»

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Work/Life: This post is not about the iPhone (really)

I've just spent a week riding my bike 80-100 miles a day with 2000 customers and other folks on Cycle Oregon. I was looking forward to impressively blogging last week from the saddle using my new, all-singing-all-dancing iPhone, but ...READ»

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Delphian Arts Director voted Teacher of the Year

Delphian School Arts Director, Craig Bader, was named 2008-09 Teacher of the Year by colleagues in the Oregon Music Educators Association District 3. This district includes schools in the Northwest portion of Oregon.  Mr. ...READ»

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Business Cost Controls Increase Revenues

By using the virtual enterprise model that increases work-flow efficiency reducing client costs by over 45% and workforce carbon footprint by more than 25% resulting in sustainable clean technology for cleaner air and reduced commuter oil consumption.READ»

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Coffee Break Survey: Executive Toys 2010

VIDEO: Gal at ComicCon, the place where toy lovers collideThank Buddha it's Friday. A playful day, when meetings should be light 'n' easy, decisions fully reversible Monday and it's okay to occasionally flip back and forth between ...READ»

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Individual Health Insurance Reform Weekly : EasyToInsureME : 9/06/09

As mightily as it has tried over the last week, Congress has only marginally moved the needle on health care reform. The Finance Committee will go home for the recess without a deal but with a promise to continue negotiating during the break, and with a target date of September 15 for Committee action. In the House, the Blue Dog Coalition of 52 conservative Democrats put a halt to the Energy & Commerce Committee's process for 10 days when seven coalition members refused to proceed READ»

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Intel Invests Billions In Building Super-Tiny Chips

Get ready for the next generation of computer guts. In practical terms, that means we can expect lightning-fast, extended-battery laptops that don't burn your crotch quite so quickly. READ»

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Directors of First Impressions

Cathleen Jivoin's title at Florida-based telecom developer Teltronics is director of first impressions. But instead of working solely as a glorified receptionist, her job is to set the right mood for everyone who walks into the ...READ»