Oregon News: 3/8/05

Oregon Republicans’ straw poll snubs Mannix
Lawmakers propose bill to tighten ballot-counting procedure
Immigration debate stirs emotions
Gay spouses' future uncertain a year after marriages began
Pear is pitched as an Oregon symbol
School speed zone laws face changes again
Today's statehouse schedule
Business turns less tolerant of affairs
Oregon Senate Takes On Childhood Obesity
Religious groups rally for social services
Tribes press case on gaming
Arrests curb Biscuit protest
Rep. Hass & Sen. Westlund: Chalkboard's retreat leaves hard choices
Author lectures on moral values and the religious right
Seven arrested in Oregon timber protest