Homeowners unite to repair senior property tax program

Alliance of Vulnerable Homeowners fights for reinstatement of low-income residents who were disqualified by changes in the program

Boom! Thu, Jan 26, 2012
Updated Jan 26, 2012

A group of Oregon homeowners — alarmed over changes in the state’s Senior Property Tax Deferral program that were adopted last year …

February 2012 calendar

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Mon, Jan 30, 2012

Calendar items for March are due by 5 p.m. Wednesday, Feb. 15. Email listings to editor@boomnw.com. Photos also may be e-mailed in jpg …

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Legacy’s senior walks promote better health

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Thu, Jan 5, 2012

Legacy Health will begin its series of Neighborhood Nature Walks for seniors in January. The free monthly walks will be held Tuesdays from 10 to …

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Milwaukie Center’s ukulele jam sessions string together musicians By Ellen Spitaleri / Boom! Mon, Jan 30, 2012 They call themselves McTug, which stands for the Milwaukie Center Thursday Ukulele Group. But they might as well call themselves McFun, because the …

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News briefs: February 2012

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Thu, Feb 2, 2012

Elders in Action, Tokyo Electron install shelves for community center Volunteers from the local nonprofit Elders in Action and Tokyo Electron …

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Providence St. Vincent hospital volunteer creates ‘craft kits’ for moms-to-be on bed rest By Janie Nafsinger / Boom! Thu, Feb 2, 2012 Expectant mothers restricted to bed rest, sometimes for weeks, can find themselves with lots of time on their hands. But in the maternity ward at …

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Social Security news: a valentine's tip

By Alan Edwards, Social Security Public Affairs /
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Mon, Jan 30, 2012

If you happen to be a newlywed who is head over heels in love, you may not be focused on things such as taxes or Social Security, but you should be. …

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- Retirement goals for 2012

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- Diabetes the leading cause of new cases of blindness in adults

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- January 2012 calendar

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- Social Security News: January 2012

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- Computer classes: January 2012

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- News Briefs: January 2012

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- Some electricity rates will decrease this year

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- More rain and wind storms coming

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- Oregon’s electric vehicle industry revving up

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Chuck Amato, personal trainer and former competitive bodybuilder, helps disabled and elderly clients become more fit

By Janie Nafsinger / Boom!
Thu, Jan 5, 2012
Updated Jan 5, 2012

Chuck Amato was a scrawny eighth-grader growing up in Portland in the 1950s when he first saw Charles Atlas on TV. Amato’s mother was watching …

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But Lewis, ‘the Mayor of the MAC’ By Candy Puterbaugh / Boom! Thu, Feb 2, 2012 At the Multnomah Athletic Club, to ease stress and the winter doldrums, you can exercise, and you can run into Bud Lewis. The exercise may lift your …

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