[Test7] May 14, 2015 (Supplemental Edition)

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State Library eClips  
  * Oregon hurting nation's drive to improve high school graduation rates, report says
  * Hales should let Legislature lead on helping ex-offenders in job market: Editorial Agenda 2015 -- Opinion
  * Concerns of the poor have a moment: E.J. Dionne -- Guest Opinion
  * Oregon Lawmakers Want Marijuana Delivery Services for "Dry" Counties that Ban Weed Sales-- Blog
  * New report, old story: Oregon grad rate lowest in U.S

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OREGON HURTING NATION'S DRIVE TO IMPROVE HIGH SCHOOL GRADUATION RATES, REPORT SAYS (Portland Oregonian)
http://www.oregonlive.com/education/index.ssf/2015/05/oregons_high_dropout_rate_impe.html

Solid, steady improvements in high school graduation rates around the country have put the United States on track to reach a 90 percent national graduation rate by 2020, a new report says.
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HALES SHOULD LET LEGISLATURE LEAD ON HELPING EX-OFFENDERS IN JOB MARKET: EDITORIAL AGENDA 2015 -- OPINION (Portland Oregonian)
http://www.oregonlive.com/opinion/index.ssf/2015/05/hales_should_let_legislature_l.html#incart_2box_opinion_index.ssf

It can be difficult at times to tell the difference between political leadership and political campaigning. But Mayor Charlie Hales' fast-tracked plans to help ex-offenders in the job market seem firmly planted in the latter category.
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CONCERNS OF THE POOR HAVE A MOMENT: E.J. DIONNE -- GUEST OPINION (Portland Oregonian)
http://www.oregonlive.com/opinion/index.ssf/2015/05/concerns_of_the_poor_have_a_mo.html#incart_river

Will we regard poverty as a haunting national problem, or will the focus groups continue to tell politicians of all stripes to talk only about the middle class because mentioning the poor is politically toxic?
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OREGON LAWMAKERS WANT MARIJUANA DELIVERY SERVICES FOR "DRY" COUNTIES THAT BAN WEED SALES-- BLOG (Willamette Week)
http://www.wweek.com/portland/blog-33209-oregon_lawmakers_want_marijuana_delivery_services_for_dry_counties_that_ban_weed_sales.html

State lawmakers are in the weeds sorry over how to fine tune the states voter-approved laws on legalized marijuana. 
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NEW REPORT, OLD STORY: OREGON GRAD RATE LOWEST IN U.S (KTVZ Bend)
http://www.ktvz.com/news/new-report-old-story-oregon-grad-rate-lowest-in-us/32966978

-State's adjusted graduation rate just 69 percent-

Oregon has the lowest graduation rate in the nation, according to a report released Tuesday that otherwise paints an improving picture of the nation moving toward a goal of a 90 percent graduation rate.
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