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ELGL Forum with Charlie Hales, Portland Mayoral Candidate - Please join us on Thursday, September 13 at noon for an ELGL forum with Charlie Hales, Portland mayoral candidate.

Poll: Clint Eastwood’s Empty Chair

Poll: A Side of Fluoride with Your Glass of Water? Do you favor adding fluoride to drinking water?

RSVP: ELGL Forum with Clackamas County Administrators Steve Wheeler, Nancy Newton and Laurel Butman - Please join us on Wednesday, September 19^th at noon for an ELGL forum with Steve Wheeler, Clackamas County Administrator and his two Deputy County Administrators, Nancy Newton and Laurel Butman.  The forum will be held in Clackamas County Development Services Building, 150 Beavercreek Road, Oregon City, OR 97045.

Spotlight

America’s workers: A year of ups and downs - At a time when unemployment has remained stubbornly high for America, it’s worth wondering whether what kind of role unions could and should be playing in the U.S. today.

Firefighters hold the line on wildfires across Oregon - A lack of wind, dry but stable atmospheric conditions and burnout operations helped keep fires in check, officials said Thursday.

Career

Job hunting? How to spot the right (or wrong) cultural ‘fit’ - It’s not always easy to get a clear picture of a company’s culture in a job interview, but thoughtful preparation can help you ask the right questions.

Management by walking around: 6 tips to make it work - Management by walking around, popularized back in the ’80s, may be making a comeback. One reason: For building rapport among team members, it beats emailing from behind closed doors.

Inside the UGB

Outside the UGB

• Solar power paying off
• Airport manager deals to keep tenants
• BP fined $81,500 for safety violations at Washington refinery
• Cost for Deschutes County jail expansion coming next week
• Court affirms land use decision
• Eagle Point reluctantly approves regional plan
• Proposal to open The Grove to city’s homeless youths is met with alarm
• Imbler moves into its new school

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