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Media clips
Daily clips from the department in the news
A daily selection of online clippings from the Statesman Journal, The Oregonian and other sources, compiled by the Office of Communications. Clips are posted on this page for one week. (Mondays include Saturday and Sunday.)
Monday  Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday
Friday, Aug. 29
Lead 'unacceptably high' on turf (Statesman Journal)
http://www.statesmanjournal.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20080829/NEWS/808290359/1001/NEWS
Fiscal woes will linger for Oregon (Statesman Journal)
http://www.statesmanjournal.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20080829/STATE/808290348/1042/ENT0
Nation's economic downturn is mirrored in Oregon (Statesman Journal)
http://www.statesmanjournal.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20080829/STATE/808290347/1042/ENT0
State economist forecasts recession's end (The Oregonian)
http://www.oregonlive.com/news/index.ssf/2008/08/economists_say_downturn_to_con.html
Thursday, Aug. 28
Founder of post-prison service dies (Statesman Journal)
http://www.statesmanjournal.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20080828/STATE/808280347/1042/OUTDOORS
There is help for families, friends of the mentally ill (Debra Orman McHugh guest opinion, Statesman Journal)
http://www.statesmanjournal.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20080828/OPINION/808280328/1049/west_salem
Government becomes the insurer of last resort (Marie Cocco column, Statesman Journal)
http://www.statesmanjournal.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20080828/OPINION/808280330/1049/west_salem
Health advisory is lifted at Lemolo Lake (Statesman Journal)
http://www.statesmanjournal.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20080827/OUTDOORS/80827006/1034/SPORTS
Driver admits using inhalants (Statesman Journal)
http://www.statesmanjournal.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20080828/NEWS/808280352/1001
Oregon tooth taxi headed your way (The Oregonian)
http://www.oregonlive.com/news/index.ssf/2008/08/oregon_tooth_taxi_headed_your.html
Marc "Ted" Winters dead at 84 (The Oregonian)
http://www.oregonlive.com/news/index.ssf/2008/08/marc_ted_winters_dead_at_84.html
Other sources
Search Continues For Cause Of Columbia's 'Rivernose' (OPB)
http://news.opb.org/article/2923-search-continues-cause-columbias-rivernose/
Program aims to free up jail space (Corvallis Gazette-Times)
http://www.gazettetimes.com/articles/2008/08/28/news/community/4aaa01_jailspace.txt
No winners in Luke-Dorf saga (The Forest Grove News-Times)
http://www.forestgrovenewstimes.com/opinion/story.php?story_id=121986130371990200
Walgreens Allegedly Defrauded Medicaid by Secretly Switching Drugs (NaturalNews.com)
http://www.naturalnews.com/024003.html
Medicare overpaid on drugs with new generics, report says (Los Angeles Times)
http://www.latimes.com/business/la-fi-medicare28-2008aug28,0,5072664.story
The Real Census Story (editorial, The Wall Street Journal)
http://online.wsj.com/article/SB121979631879074825.html?mod=googlenews_wsj
Wednesday, Aug. 27
Census report mixed, shows fewer uninsured (AP story, Statesman Journal)
http://www.statesmanjournal.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20080827/NEWS/808270406/1001/NEWS
Number of uninsured in Oregon holds steady (The Oregonian)
http://www.oregonlive.com/news/index.ssf/2008/08/number_of_uninsured_in_oregon.html
Oregon's low vaccination rate in spots causes health concerns (The Oregonian)
http://www.oregonlive.com/health/oregonian/index.ssf?/base/news/1219787711233320.xml&coll=7
Secretary of State Bill Bradbury likely to run for governor in 2010 (The Oregonian)
http://www.oregonlive.com/politics/oregonian/index.ssf?/base/news/1219800328177610.xml&coll=7
Healthy Oregon, Healthy Neighbors (The Oregonian blog)
http://blog.oregonlive.com/foster-powell/2008/08/healthy_oregon_healthy_neighbo.html
Ore. man guilty but insane in dad's death (The Oregonian)
http://www.oregonlive.com/newsflash/index.ssf?/base/news-26/121973934319760.xml&storylist=orlocal
Other sources
Number of uninsured drops; Poverty holds steady (The Washington Post)
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2008/08/26/AR2008082600863.html?hpid=moreheadlines
U.S. praises AZ food stamp program for improvement (Nogales International)
http://www.nogalesinternational.com/articles/2008/08/26/news/news11.txt
Man "guilty except for insanity" in stabbing death of father (The Register-Guard)
http://www.registerguard.com/rg/Home/story.csp?cid=128227&sid=1&fid=7
As Private Insurance Declines, Medicare and Medicaid Pick Up the Slack (The Wall Street Journal health blog)
http://blogs.wsj.com/health/2008/08/26/as-private-insurance-declines-medicare-and-medicaid-pick-up-the-slack/
Tuesday, Aug. 26
Growth strategy costs Oregon's largest retirement home provider (The Oregonian)
http://www.oregonlive.com/news/index.ssf/2008/08/growth_strategy_costs_oregons.html
The values behind state health decisions (John Kitzhaber and Somnath Saha guest opinion, The Oregonian)
http://www.oregonlive.com/commentary/oregonian/index.ssf?/base/editorial/121970851368250.xml&coll=7
Other sources
Man "guilty except for insanity" in stabbing death of father (The Register-Guard)
http://www.registerguard.com/rg/Home/story.csp?cid=128227&sid=1&fid=7
New CMS document to aid states in integrating Medicare, Medicaid for dual eligibles (McKnight's)
http://www.mcknights.com/New-CMS-document-to-aid-states-in-integrating-Medicare-Medicaid-for-dual-eligibles/article/115882/
Medicare officials underestimated improper payments: report (Reuters)
http://www.reuters.com/article/rbssFinancialServicesAndRealEstateNews/idUSBNG16783420080826
Can a troubled economy actually improve public health? (Los Angeles Times)
http://www.latimes.com/features/health/la-he-workingworried25-2008aug25,0,1459223.story
Monday, Aug. 25
No Statesman Journal or The Oregonian clips today
Sunday, Aug. 24
Public invited to health-care meeting (Statesman Journal)
http://www.statesmanjournal.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20080824/NEWS/808240343/1001/ARCHIVE
Nurse assistant admits taking drug patches (Statesman Journal)
http://www.statesmanjournal.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20080824/NEWS/808240335/1001/ARCHIVE
How to keep your health insurance, even if you lose your job (Anthony Stinton guest opinion, Statesman Journal)
http://www.statesmanjournal.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20080824/OPINION/808240303/1049/ARCHIVE
Saturday, Aug. 23
Governor will not attend convention (Statesman Journal)
http://www.statesmanjournal.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20080823/NEWS/808230348/1001/ARCHIVE
Recommendations about turf coming (Statesman Journal)
http://www.statesmanjournal.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20080823/NEWS/808230355/1001/ARCHIVE
Dorena Reservoir algae spurs warning (Statesman Journal)
http://www.statesmanjournal.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20080823/OUTDOORS/808230325/1034/SPORTS
Safe haven law goes beyond babies (AP story, The Oregonian)--not available online
Nurse's aide held in pain-patch thefts in Portland area (The Oregonian)
http://www.oregonlive.com/washingtoncounty/index.ssf/2008/08/nursing_assistant_accused_of_s.html
Other sources
Oregon Coast Beach Warnings Lifted After 24 Hours (BeachConnection.net)
http://www.beachconnection.net/news/bwarn082508_407.php
Pendleton Academies board fires director (East Oregonian)
http://www.eastoregonian.info/main.asp?SectionID=13&SubSectionID=48&ArticleID=81839&TM=46780.03
Grandpa was one of 3,500 who didn't fly over the Cuckoo's Nest (Mail Tribune)
http://www.mailtribune.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20080824/NEWS/808240306
Insect pest problem? Pesticides not the only solution (Baker City Herald)
http://www.bakercityherald.com/news/story.cfm?story_no=7192
Locals step up to help out (Argus Observer)
http://www.argusobserver.com/articles/2008/08/21/news/doc48ade28f3f25d141973059.txt
Precautionary health advisory issued for Nye Beach (ClubYachats.com)
http://www.clubyachats.com/news/26/68/Precautionary-health-advisory-issued-for-Nye-Beach.html
Health services schedules two immunization clinics (Newport News-Times)
http://www.newportnewstimes.com/articles/2008/08/22/community/community04.txt
Officials shut down adult foster care home (Mail Tribune)
http://www.mailtribune.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20080823/NEWS/808230315
Audits of Medicare drug plans lacking (Associated Press)
http://ap.google.com/article/ALeqM5h2eKMiE7__HaqKbzthwEL-UrqEJwD92NHSJ00
Measles cases at 12-year high (The Baltimore Sun)
http://www.baltimoresun.com/news/health/bal-te.md.measles22aug22,0,1839773.story
Montana meth ads winning drug battle (BBC)
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/americas/7576275.stm
Uninsured to Spend $30 Billion, Study Says (The Wall Street Journal)
http://online.wsj.com/article/SB121963245880668193.html?mod=rss_whats_news_us
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