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Archive Home > 2009 > February > 15 > Birthday bash draws thousands

Birthday bash draws thousands

Difficult economy fails to dampen the celebration

By Brad Cain / The Bulletin
February 15, 2009

SALEM — Despite the sagging economy, thousands of people were in a mood to celebrate as they jammed into the state Capitol on Saturday for a birthday celebration marking Oregon’s 150 years of statehood.

The celebrants, many of them families with small children, enjoyed free....

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