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Currently Oregon is the only state that allows doctors to prescribe a lethal dose of medication to terminally ill patients. This is the Death With Dignity Act, which was enacted in Oregon on Oct. 27, 1997. Washington is trying to be the next state to enact a similar bill and is using Oregon's Death With Dignity act as a model, according to an article in The Oregonian.

With the 2004 decision to amend the constitution to define marriage as between one man and one woman and the recent halting of the domestic partnership bill, I can't help but feel that this is a sad time for Oregon. Starting Jan. 2, Oregon would have joined California, D.

Have you ever been mistaken for someone you're not? Growing up as kid, if you were Hmong, you were always questioned on your race. "Are you Chinese? Are you from Mongolia since you're 'Hmong?'" "No, I'm not Chinese - I'm Hmong," is a repeated answer all Hmong people reply.

MIP Regulations Use what you pay for The recent articles over the new MIP regulations have caught my interest, so I thought I'd throw my oar into the water. I agree that a 90-day suspension is probably too long to be appropriate. For those like Place and Castle who have had their licenses suspended, the world hasn't ended.