BRIEFLY.Byline: The Register-Guard METRO Signal work planned at Franklin and 11th Motorists and others will want to use caution near the intersection of East 11th Avenue and Franklin Boulevard on Wednesday as workers upgrade the traffic light at that intersection. The work will take place from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. as part of the Lane Transit District's EmX line upgrades. The signals will be turned off during those hours and police will direct traffic at the intersection during the work. LTD LTD 1 Laron-type dwarfism 2 Leukotriene D 3 Long-term depression, see there 4. Long-term disability officials said traffic should go smoothly except for when new signal poles are put in place, when there may be delays. NORTHWEST Survey praises Oregon for online services SALEM - Oregon state government is getting better - at least in cyberspace. In an annual survey of the 50 states, Oregon ranked third for the quality and quantity of its online services. Last year, it finished outside the top 10 in the e-government study conducted by researchers from Brown University in Rhode Island Rhode Island, island, United States Rhode Island, island, 15 mi (24 km) long and 5 mi (8 km) wide, S R.I., at the entrance to Narragansett Bay. It is the largest island in the state, with steep cliffs and excellent beaches. . The study praised Oregon for adapting a consistent look and feel for most of its Web pages, and for increasing the number of permits and licenses that can be obtained online. The study does criticize the state's audio and video services and for charging user fees in some cases. Texas and New Jersey are the only states that topped Oregon in the study. Washington state ranked 12th, up from 25th last year. The full report is available at www.insidepolitics.org/egovt06us.pdf. WSU WSU Washington State University WSU Wayne State University WSU Wichita State University WSU Wright State University WSU Weber State University WSU Western State University College of Law WSU Winona State University WSU Walter Sisulu University ends police patrols of dormitory halls PULLMAN, Wash. - Washington State University Washington State University, at Pullman; land-grant and state supported; chartered 1890, opened 1892 as an agriculture college. From 1905 to 1959 it was the State College of Washington. campus police will not patrol dormitory halls this fall. The decision comes after two cases in the spring in which criminal charges were dismissed when a judge ruled that dorm hallways were like the hallways of a home, and police couldn't just walk in and search for crimes. Prosecutors have appealed the decision in one case. Police officers at the University of Washington conduct scheduled nightly patrols through dorm hallways, and officers at Eastern Washington University Eastern Washington University - A university 20 miles southwest of Spokane, WA on the edge of the rolling Palouse Prairie. http://ewu.edu/. Address: Cheney, Washington, USA. and the University of Idaho The university was formed by the territorial legislature of Idaho on January 30, 1889, and opened its doors on October 3, 1892 with an initial class of 40 students. The first graduating class in 1896 contained two men and two women. sometimes patrol dorms. Seattle Seafair reels in nearly 100 BUI BUI Boating Under the Influence BUI Browser User Interface BUI Bristol Urological Institute BUI Build Up Index BUI Bicycling Under the Influence BUI Badminton Union of Ireland BUI Bus Unit Interface BUI Business User Interface BUI Button User Interface arrests SEATTLE - Drinking and driving don't mix on the water any better than on land, law enforcement officials said after making nearly 100 BUI - boating under the influence - arrests over Seafair weekend. More than 50 police officers, troopers, Coast Guard personnel and U.S. Customs agents were on Lake Washington Lake Washington is the second largest natural lake in state of Washington (after Lake Chelan) and the largest lake in King County. It is bordered by the cities of Seattle on the west, Bellevue and Kirkland on the east, Renton on the south and Kenmore on the north, and surrounds to check waterborne revelers at the Chevrolet Cup unlimited hydroplane hydroplane, small, high-powered racing boat designed to skim along the surface of the water. Its hull is so shaped that at high speeds the bow is tilted up out of the water, reducing the effect of frictional drag. Hydroplanes are commonly powered by outboard motors. time trials and races. More than 60 BUI arrests were made Saturday and 33 Sunday, compared with 49 over the Seafair weekend last year and 12 in 2004. Washington seeks to end sex-change funding OLYMPIA - Washington Medicaid officials are taking steps to end publicly funded sex-change surgery. However, the state is required to pay for at least two more operations and will continue to cover hormone treatment and psychotherapy for low-income people diagnosed with gender-identity disorders. A state appeals board ordered Medicaid last month to pay for two people to travel out of state to undergo sex-change operations. The estimated cost is $50,000 to $60,000 each. The Department of Social and Health Services health services Managed care The benefits covered under a health contract wants to halt the practice in favor of cheaper and less controversial treatment. - From Register-Guard and news service reports |
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