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Obama Threats
Lands Man in Jail
(AP) - A Portland man has been arrested on
charges of threatening to kill President Barack Obama
and his family.
Darryl James Swanson, 45, made his first court
appearance Tuesday and was detained for a mental
health evaluation. He did not enter a plea.
The Secret Service arrested Swanson Friday in
connection with the threats.
Court documents show he admitted calling The
Associated Press on May 2 and leaving a message
that used a racial epithet and said he would seek
weapons from al-Qaida to shoot the president and his
family.
The documents show that a Secret Service agent
warned Swanson against threatening the president
but he continued to leave messages with govern
ment and law enforcement agencies in Florida, Or
egon and Washington.
A family friend says Swanson is "harmless."
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Fireworks Caused Are
Damaging Alberta Shops
Illegal fireworks landed on the roof of an
Alberta Street building during July 4
celebrations late Monday night caus
ing a fast-moving fire that damaged the
roofs at Barista coffee shop and Aviary
restaurant near Northeast 17th and
Alberta. Although no one was injured,
damages were estim ated at around
$100,000.
Weather Worries NASA
As NASA’s
last space
shuttle crew
arrive at the
K ennedy
Space Center
for the countdown of Friday’s sched-
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July 6, 2011
uled liftoff, weather conditions may delay
the launch. There was a 60 percent chance
rain or thunderstorms that would post
pone the liftoff of Atlantis, which is the
last shuttle to be retired.
Lee and Skyline K-8 schools. Although
hiring is still necessary for vacant assistant
principal positions, the district says all of
its principal positions are filled for the
coming year.
Fernandez Considers Offer
Weed Killing Plan Ready
FormerTrail Blazer Rudy Fernandez could
be headed back to Spain. The Blazers
traded Fernandez to Dallas last month,
but he might not
stay
th ere.
Fernandez has
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according to a
Spanish newspaper. The deal would make
him the highest paid player in the history
of the Spanish league.
New Principals Named
New principals were named last week to
oversee Markham Elementary School,
Lane Middle School and Astor, Bridger,
Make a night of it.
The U.S. Bureau of Land Management has
finalized an environmental-impact study to
use herbicides to kill acres of weeds on
public lands around Eugene, a practiced
banned since a 1984 lawsuit by environ
mentalists. Conservation groups still worry
the herbicides could do more damage to
native species than the weeds they target.
Heart Health and Happiness
Feeling satisfied with your life may be
good for your heart. A new study finds
that a person’s satisfaction with their
job, fam ily, sex life and with them selves
was associated with their risk o f coro
nary heart disease. The higher their sat
isfaction, the greater the risk reduction,
the researchers said.
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