BRIEFLY.Byline: The Register-Guard Fire seriously damages mill's warehouse SPRINGFIELD - A fire in a warehouse at the Sierra Pine mill caused about $80,000 in damages Wednesday, fire officials said. Springfield Fire and Life Safety responded to a report of an explosion and fire at the mill, located at 800 48th St., at 8:09 a.m. Crews arrived to find fine sawdust sawdust used as litter for chickens and bedding for horses. Sawdust made from treated timber may cause pentachlorophenol and other wood preservative poisoning. Fungi growing in sawdust litter in poultry houses may cause poisoning in the birds. burning inside the building. It took firefighters about 45 minutes to bring the blaze under control. No one was injured. The cause of the fire had yet to be determined, but officials said such blazes are not uncommon in the wood products industry. Stray dog found on road has new home A male German shepherd German shepherd, breed of large, muscular working dog perfected in Germany at the turn of the 20th cent. It stands about 25 in. (64 cm) high at the shoulder and weighs from 60 to 85 lb (27.2–38.5 kg). mix that was found running on the McKenzie Highway earlier this month has found a new home. The dog has been adopted by a Springfield family, said Mike Wellington, manager of Lane County Animal Regulation Authority. The 4-year-old dog had bloody paws and showed signs of neglect when it was discovered two weeks ago. OREGON Supreme Court to hear Oregon suicide law case The U.S. Supreme Court will hear arguments in the matter of Oregon vs. Gonzales - better known as the physician-assisted suicide Noun 1. physician-assisted suicide - assisted suicide where the assistant is a physician assisted suicide - suicide of a terminally ill person that involves an assistant who serves to make dying as painless and dignified as possible case - at 10 a.m. Oct. 5. At issue is whether assisted suicide assisted suicide: see euthanasia. is a legitimate medical practice over which the federal government has no authority, or an abuse of federal drug laws by doctors who are upending the 2,000-year medical tradition to "first do no harm." The Supreme Court agreed in February to hear the case. The court starts its fall term Oct. 3, so Oregon vs. Gonzales would be one of the first cases heard by John Roberts if the Senate confirms him as a justice to replace the retiring Sandra Day O'Conner. The case stems from a directive issued by then-Attorney General John Ashcroft John David Ashcroft (born May 9 1942) is an American politician who was the 79th United States Attorney General. He served during the first term of President George W. Bush from 2001 until 2005. Ashcroft was previously the Governor of Missouri (1985 – 1993) and a U.S. in 2001, which authorized federal drug agents to investigate - and to revoke the license to prescribe narcotics narcotics n. 1) techinically, drugs which dull the senses. 2) a popular generic term for drugs which cannot be legally possessed, sold, or transported except for medicinal uses for which a physician or dentist's prescription is required. - of doctors who participated in the law. U.S. District Judge Robert Jones Robert Jones may refer to
The case number is 04-623. Chief's report explains mill fire decision SUTHERLIN - A July 5 mill fire already had burned through the roof in several places when Fire Chief Barry Hutchings ordered city and plant firefighters out of the Murphy Plywood plant, according to according to prep. 1. As stated or indicated by; on the authority of: according to historians. 2. In keeping with: according to instructions. 3. his incident report released Wednesday. Hutchings's account will be part of a State Fire Marshal's Office report on the blaze, which destroyed the mill, causing $40 million in damage and throwing 300 people out of work. That report is expected by the end of this week or early next week. Mill officials have criticized the Sutherlin Fire Department's tactics at the fire, saying the plant might have been saved had the department not shifted so soon into a defensive mode in which they battled the fire from outside the structure. According to Hutchings' report, the decision to evacuate e·vac·u·ate v. 1. To empty or remove the contents of. 2. To excrete or discharge waste matter, especially of the bowels. the building came after Lt. Ray Argo of Douglas County Douglas County is the name of twelve counties in the United States:
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