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Gas Prices on Cruise Control, for Now

Oregon is one of 18 states to see prices increase in the last month.

(PORTLAND, Ore.) - "The national average for regular unleaded holds steady at $2.29 a gallon, while Oregon’s average slips half a cent to $2.68," says AAA Oregon/Idaho Public Affairs Director Marie Dodds.

"Oregon drivers got socked with the second-largest monthly increase in the nation of 15 cents, as the switch to more expensive summer blend fuels has already taken place in the Pacific Northwest."

Opportunities for Truck Drivers

Hitting the road as a career is a great choice for many.

(SALEM, Ore.) - At least thirteen trucking companies in the area are looking to hire men and women capable of handling the task of moving these items across the Pacific Highway and the lush Silicon Forest.

Driving next to the Pacific Ocean or across the forests of Portland and Oregon guarantee that you’ll never get bored of sightseeing. Nevertheless, these are not the only routes that a trucker is required to handle.

Back to School Advice for Parents

It's always a good time to make life more enjoyable.

(SALEM, Ore.) - Whether you’re the parent of a preschooler or a teenager, preparing for a brand new school year can be a struggle. And every new year brings different surprises with it, because your child will have different needs as he or she gets older.

However, by planning ahead of time, you can make sure you’ve got everything ready well before the first day arrives.

Ryan Lochte Turns Trouble into Humor and Profit

The Olympic swimmer stars in ads for PowerBar and Debt.com

(SALEM, Ore.) - When celebrities make mistakes, Americans forgive but they don’t forget. And that’s just what advertisers love about this country’s celebrity culture.

The latest example, and perhaps one of the cleverest, is Olympic swimmer Ryan Lochte. While he’s won 12 medals – placing him second to only Michael Phelps – the 32-year-old is perhaps best known for “Lochtegate.”

Things to Know Before Starting a WordPress Blog

Whichever option you choose, WordPress makes starting up your blog easy.

(SALEM, Ore.) - If you’ve ever considered starting a blog, you have probably been advised by friends and fellow bloggers to use WordPress to start your blog. That’s with good reason.

WordPress blogs are flexible, customizable, and easy to use – all great things when starting a blog, especially if you are a beginner. But there’s an important decision you’ll have to make if starting a WordPress blog, before you dive in.

FBI Exposes Multi-Million Dollar Romance Scams

Online Imposters Break Hearts and Bank Accounts

(HOUSTON, Texas) - They met online. He said he was a friend of a friend. The woman, in her 50s and struggling in her marriage, was happy to find someone to chat with. “He was saying all the right things,” she remembered.

That connection would end up costing the woman $2 million and an untold amount of heartache after the man she fell in love with—whom she never met in person—took her for every cent she had.

How to Set and Adjust the Spam Filter in Microsoft Outlook 2013

Find the optimum level of protection for yourself and your mailbox.

(SALEM, Ore.) - Protecting yourself from junk mail is not as easy as you might think. If you set the protection level too low, you risk allowing potentially harmful messages, some of them harboring viruses and other malware, into your inbox.

If you make the settings too stringent, you could find that legitimate emails are being flagged as spam and sent to the junk mail folder.

Massachusetts Moving Towards More Aye than Nay for Online Gambling?

Gamblers are a small sector in the large scheme of total voters.

(SALEM, Ore.) - US players have waited patiently for legalization and the fact that laws can be implemented state by state and not on a federal level have helped to open doors.

Technically speaking after dissecting the new law, gambling online is not illegal, what is, however, are financial institutions that allow the deposit/withdrawal transactions go through.

Following CFD Trading News to Get an Industry Edge

An educated trader is much more likely to succeed than one with no knowledge of the world or trading markets.

(SALEM, Ore.) - If you are an online trader, then you know that having a quality strategy is one of the most important steps to successfully trading.

Yet, given the volatility of the markets and their vulnerability to outside forces, it’s impossible to have a flawless strategy that will always perform.

Zillow Introduces New Networks Using the AWS Cloud

This technology is likely to advance the entire online real estate industry.

(SALEM, Ore.) - Zillow has long been an innovator and a leader in how the world sees and buys homes and a few years ago they even moved into the rental market, taking on a large-scale project to give future renters a better idea of what real life would in properties around the country.

The goal from Zillow with the announcement of this news is that it will usher in a new era, where buyers will be able to search for properties in a way that’s as efficient and streamlined as possible, without any sacrifice in accuracy or relevance.