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Get cash for your old fridge or freezer

Get cash for your old fridge or freezer

There's now a Cash-for-Clunkers-style program for your old fridge or freeze. The best part is that you don’t have to get a new appliance to get the cash. Schedule a pickup for refrigerators and freezers.

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Senate passes unemployment, homebuyer extensions

Senate passes unemployment, homebuyer extensions

The U.S. Senate has unanimously voted to extend federally-paid unemployment benefits to 20-weeks for states with unemployment rates 8.5 percent or higher. Oregon and Washington both meet that mark. Read more »

OSHU is hiring again

OSHU is hiring again

Oregon Health & Sciences University is hiring again, thanks to $51 million in federal stimulus funds. More than 100 new workers have been hired so far, with more openings to fill.

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Under Discussion

  • Phone books: Useful or a complete waste of paper? Phone books: Useful or a complete waste of paper?

    No matter where you live, we all get them - phone books - and the latest ones are making their way around the Metro area. But do you really need phone books when so many of us have computers and cell phones? Do you just throw yours in the recycle bin?

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Could Facebook help you land a job?

  • Maybe, if used carefully
  • Probably not. Those people aren't your real friends.
  • No way! Facebook is for losers!
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