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A Taste For His Own Medicine Dr. William Newton admits he took drugs from his own patient. He s still in business. Updated January 24, 2017 Here are links to excerpts from the deposition of Dr. William Newton that were played at his trial. www.wweek.com/media/7250-1.wmv www.wweek.com/media/7250-2.wmv www.wweek.com/media/7250-3.wmv www.wweek.com/media/7250-4.wmv Joan Thomas is several hundred thousand dollars richer today than she was last year. The money will make a huge difference for the small grandmother, who has depended on about $400 a month from her late husband s pension for the past 20 years.
Group has ambitious plan for Portland Botanical Gardens
Founders Sean Hogan, Paige Witte and Dan Pogust envision all-encompassing campus for plants and flowers.
It s a fun time for gardeners, as the American Public Gardens Association hopes to inspire the public to visit, value and volunteer during Go Public Garden Days! May 7-16.
So, the organizers behind the Portland Botanical Gardens figured it would be a perfect time to announce their grand plans for a multiconservatory and multigarden campus to be constructed in the metropolitan area at some time in the future at a cost of millions of dollars.
The logistics, partnerships, communications, website and more are being worked out, and a team has been finding and evaluating land for an acquisition. It could be in Portland, could be in the suburbs. Either way, it s a go for founders Sean Hogan, Paige Witte and Dan Pogust and their roster of some 40 volunteers. Kate Bodin serves as executive director.
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We’ll wrap up the last weekend of February with another day of showers, some of which may include hail, and then two mostly dry days. The National Weather Service says an unstable air mass over northwestern Oregon will continue to bring showers, some with hail through the metro area Friday. There’s also a slight possibility of thunderstorms along the foothills of the Cascades. The high will be .