Tuesday Tailgate: Ranking some of the most questionable calls

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An Oregon player touched the ball before it traveled the required 10 yards and Oklahoma recovered the football. Somehow, officials didn't pick up on either of those things, awarding the ball to Oregon. It even went to instant replay to determine …
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Cornelius man sentenced to prison for sex with minors

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Sentence: Pineda-Casarez was sentenced to one year and three months in prison, followed by five years of post-prison supervision. Pineda-Casarez must register as a sex offender for life and undergo treatment for drug abuse and must pay $ 807 in fines …
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Federal marijuana decision clears way for Oregon hemp production, advocates …

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But Oregon agriculture officials have held off implementing the 2009 law, saying they would wait until the federal government reclassified marijuana from a substance prone to abuse and lacking medicinal value. floyd-prozanski.JPG View full sizeSen.
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In Central Ore., drug thefts in long-term care

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"In our legal definition, it is elder abuse to steal anything from a person living in a nursing home," said Paul Greenman, legal counsel for the Oregon Health Care Association, a trade organization with almost 600 long-term care facilities as members …
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