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News Tipoffs - Oregon Editors Newsletter for Saturday July 20, 2024 ( 4 items )  

42-Years of Service - Master Sgt. Tom Krob
ST. PAUL, Minnesota, July 20 -- The Minnesota National Guard issued the following news: DULUTH, Minn. -- In May 1982, Joan's Jett's 'I Love Rock 'N Roll' was number one on the radio, and Superior-native, Master Sgt. Tom Krob enlisted at the Duluth-based 148th Fighter Wing, Minnesota Air National Guard, as an Aircraft Fuel Systems Specialist. Early in his career, Krob worked on the Wing's F-4 Phantom II aircraft. He was amongst the Bulldogs who conducted air sovereignty alert duties in Western   more

Contracts for July 18, 2024
WASHINGTON, July 19 -- The U.S. Department of Defense issued the following news release: U.S. SPECIAL OPERATIONS COMMAND Ultimate Ammunition LLC, Las Vegas, Nevada; Canadian Commercial Corp., Ottawa, Canada; Blane International Group Inc., Cumming, Georgia; and Olin Winchester LLC, Oxford, Mississippi, is being awarded a multiple award, indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity contract (H9240323R00020001) with a maximum total ceiling of $750,000,000 and a separate $2,500 minimum ordering guaran  more

EEOC Sues Fred Meyer Stores, Inc. for Sexual Harassment
WASHINGTON, July 16 -- The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission issued the following news release: RICHLAND, Wash. Fred Meyer Stores, Inc., a subsidiary of national supermarket chain Kroger, violated federal law when it allowed a male employee to sexually harass multiple female employees over a period of years despite repeated complaints about his unlawful behavior, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) charged in a lawsuit filed today. According to the lawsuit, since at l  more

Washington Health Dept. Disciplines Health Care Providers
OLYMPIA, Washington, July 20 -- The Washington State Department of Health issued the following agency statement on July 19, 2024: * * * The Washington State Department of Health has taken disciplinary actions or withdrawn charges against the following health care providers in our state. The department's Health Systems Quality Assurance Division works with boards, commissions, and advisory committees to set licensing standards for more than 80 health care professions (e.g., dentists, nurses, c  more