City/Region Digest.Byline: The Register-Guard LOCAL Wind damage keeps repair crews busy Many Lane County residents had something new to be thankful for Thursday: their faithful public works public works pl.n. Construction projects, such as highways or dams, financed by public funds and constructed by a government for the benefit or use of the general public. Noun 1. and utility workers. Wind and rain continued to cause trouble, particularly during the morning hours, knocking branches and entire trees into roads or across power lines. The National Weather Service measured 1.18 inches of rainfall in Eugene from 4 p.m. Wednesday to 4 p.m. Thursday. Springfield police reported downed trees, blocked roadways and some minor flooding, while some Veneta residents woke to a temporary blackout. Public works employees cleared the debris, and utility workers tried to restore power in time for the Thanksgiving feast. Meanwhile, the Oregon Department of Transportation asked that motorists carry chains or traction tires while crossing Willamette Pass Willamette Pass (el. 5128 ft.) is a mountain pass in the Cascade Mountains in the U.S. state of Oregon. The pass is traversed by Oregon Route 58. Willamette Pass ski area is located there. , and closed Highway 58 to oversized o·ver·size n. 1. A size that is larger than usual. 2. An oversize article or object. adj. o·ver·size also o·ver·sized Larger in size than usual or necessary. vehicles. At least 4 inches of new snow and patches of ice made for hazardous road conditions. Right-to-die group to fight federal ban DENVER - The Hemlock hemlock, any tree of the genus Tsuga, coniferous evergreens of the family Pinaceae (pine family) native to North America and Asia. The common hemlock of E North America is T. Society, a right-to-die group, said Wednesday that it will launch a national campaign urging President Bush to block a federal order undercutting 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 in Oregon. ``If this ruling were to take effect, every physician would have to factor in what would happen if their patient died, and whether the Drug Enforcement Agency would come knocking,'' said Ryan Ross, spokesman for the Denver-based society. Attorney General John Ashcroft issued a directive earlier this month that prohibited doctors from prescribing lethal doses of federally controlled drugs to terminally ill Terminally Ill When a person is not expected to live more than 12 months. Notes: Any gifts given out by the afflicted person at this time may be considered as a dispersion of the estate rather than a gift. patients. Ashcroft said doctors who use the drugs to help patients die, as permitted under the Oregon law, face suspension or revocation of their licenses to prescribe those drugs. The society has written letters to the House and Senate judiciary committees The U.S. Senate established the Committee on the Judiciary on December 10, 1816, as one of the original 11 standing committees. It is also one of the most powerful committees in Congress; among its wide range of jurisdictions is investigation of federal judicial nominees and oversight of , purchased newspaper ads, and created an online petition asking Bush to rescind the order. |
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