The Oregon Museum of Science and Industry (OMSI) is Oregon's largest center of informal science education. Consisting of five exhibit halls, eight science labs, a …

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Oregon is unusual. In 2009, the musical ensemble named Oregon is approaching its fortieth year of concertizing, primarily in Europe. When trying to account for …

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Oregon’s state song, “Oregon, My Oregon,” was composed by Henry B. Murtagh with lyrics by John Andrew Buchanan. Published in December 1920, it is a …

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Oregon myrtle (Umbellularia californica)—also known as California laurel and California bay—is an evergreen tree native to southwestern Oregon and California. This hardy tree …

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In December 1983, the Oregon Natural Resources Council (now called Oregon Wild) sued the U.S. Forest Service over its allocation of roadless areas in Oregon …

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The Oregon Nurses Association (ONA) serves as a professional organization of registered nurses and as a collective bargaining agent for its members. ONA is part …

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The Oregon Old Time Fiddlers Association Inc. (OOTFA) is a nonprofit organization established "to promote, preserve and perpetuate Old Time Fiddling and Old Time music." …

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The Oregon Plan, implemented in May 1942, led to the organization of the first Japanese American farm labor camp during World War II. The camp, …

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In the twentieth century, women and minorities made modest gains in Oregon’s elective politics. Nan Wood Honeyman, a Democrat and the daughter of C.E.S. Wood, …

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The first steam locomotive in the Pacific Northwest—the "Oregon Pony"—was used in the early 1860s to portage steamboat passengers and goods past the Cascade Rapids, …

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