
Dirk VanderHart
State Politics Reporter at Oregon Public Broadcasting
Politics and things for @OPB. [email protected]
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3 days ago |
heraldandnews.com | Dirk VanderHart
State Sen. Aaron Woods, a former tech executive serving his first term in the Oregon Legislature, died Saturday. He was 75. Two Democratic lawmakers told OPB that Woods died due to complications with cancer that had recently reemerged. The Wilsonville Democrat recently took a leave from this year’s legislative session to undergo treatment. He was in Colorado receiving chemotherapy when he died. kAm(@@5D H2D DFCC@F?565 3J 9:D 72>:=J H96?
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3 days ago |
ncwlife.com | Dirk VanderHart
State Sen. Aaron Woods, a former tech executive serving his first term in the Oregon Legislature, died Saturday. He was 75. Two Democratic lawmakers told OPB that Woods died due to complications with cancer that had recently reemerged. The Wilsonville Democrat recently took a leave from this yearâs legislative session to undergo treatment. He was in Colorado receiving chemotherapy when he died. Woods was surrounded by his family when he died. He had five adult children.
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3 days ago |
columbiagorgenews.com | Dirk VanderHart
State Sen. Aaron Woods, a former tech executive serving his first term in the Oregon Legislature, died Saturday. He was 75. Two Democratic lawmakers told OPB that Woods died due to complications with cancer that had recently reemerged. The Wilsonville Democrat recently took a leave from this year’s legislative session to undergo treatment. He was in Colorado receiving chemotherapy when he died. Woods was surrounded by his family when he died. He had five adult children.
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3 days ago |
fox26medford.com | Dirk VanderHart
State Sen. Aaron Woods, a former tech executive serving his first term in the Oregon Legislature, died Saturday. He was 75. Two Democratic lawmakers told OPB that Woods died due to complications with cancer that had recently reemerged. The Wilsonville Democrat recently took a leave from this year’s legislative session to undergo treatment. He was in Colorado receiving chemotherapy when he died. Woods was surrounded by his family when he died. He had five adult children.
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1 week ago |
heraldandnews.com | Dirk VanderHart
The newly minted chair of the Oregon Republican Party stepped down Wednesday, amid revelations of ongoing personal financial woes and troubling allegations from a 16-year-old divorce. Jerry Cummings, a pastor from Columbia County, said in a letter to party members Wednesday that the negative publicity from those matters would undercut his ability to help his party win back ground in the state. kAm“|J A@D:E:@? 2D 492:C>2? :D ?@E >@C6 :>A@CE2?E E92? >J A@D:E:@? 2D 2 525[” rF>>:?8D HC@E6] “v:G6?
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