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Legal filed the suit Tuesday on behalf
o f Alec Esquivel, 42, an Oregon Court
o f A ppeals clerk.
Transgender Sues State
New Cigarette Warnings
A national civil rights group has filed
a law suit against the state o f Oregon,
claim ing it denied insurance cover­
age o f a medical procedure for a
transgender state worker. Lam bda
The Food and D rug A dm inistration
announced the first change to cig a­
rette p a c k ’s health w arnings in 25
years on T uesday w hen they u n ­
veiled nine graphic w arning labels,
w hich cigarette com panies w ill be
required to print by the fall o f 2012
on the top h alf o f every cigarette
pack, and 20 percent o f every poster
o r advertisem ent.
Timbers Win
A second-half goal by forw ard Eddie
Johnson helped the Portland T im ­
bers gain a 2-1 win over the San Jose
lu n é '22, 2011
E arthquakes R eserves in an M LS
R eserve L eague m atch at JE L D -
W EN Field in Portland on T uesday
afternoon.
State Promotes College
T he O regon H ouse voted 46-14
T uesday in favor o f a pro p o sed law
that adopts the goal to have 40
percent o f O regonians w ith a co l­
lege degree by the year 2025. T he
bill goes next to Gov. John Kitzhaber,
w ho plans to sign it into law.
Urine in City Water
The Portland W ater B ureau sent eight
million gallons o f drinking water do wn
the drain alter a 21 -year-old man was
caught on a security cam era urinat­
ing into Mt. T abor Reservoir.
uce
plywood and
paychecks
in Rogue River.
The plywood mill has always been the biggest employer In this
tight-knit southern Oregon community. When it shut down two
years ago, a lo tu f families fe lt the impact.
Now, thanks to funding from the Oregon Lottery, the plant
is up and running again, employing more than 100 workers.
“I t just brings stability to a lot of people’s lives,”
says local resident and mill employee Joshua Mize. “Rogue River is a really
nice place to live, and having jobs keeps the town alive.” A business - and - - '
a community - brought back to life. I t ’s just one more example
of how Lottery dollars work to keep Oregon working.
OREGON
LOTTERY
It does good things*