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Drivers crossing the Yaquina Bay Bridge on Wednesday in Newport detour around a wind-toppled tractor-trailer rig.

Early winter storm sends winds through Oregon
PORTLAND - Several highways made treacherous by an icy Pacific Storm reopened today, but a series of smaller storms were expected to come ashore by week's end to deliver more rain and snow.

Suggested questions for foreign visitors
The following is the nearly complete text, obtained by The Oregonian, of the suggested questions for foreign visitors.

GOP contenders oppose tax increases
SALEM (AP) - Two Repub-lican candidates for governor said Wednesday that legislators should rule out raising taxes to deal with a state budget shortfall.

Coast Guard back on duty in Florence
FLORENCE (AP) - The U.S. Coast Guard has brought its local rescue crews back to the Siuslaw River station on the Oregon coast after they were pulled away Oct. 7 to help guard large ports against terrorist attack.

High court suggests ethics revision
SALEM (AP) - The state Supreme Court proposed Wednesday that any attorney - private lawyers as well as government prosecutors - be allowed to supervise covert investigations.

Fujitsu to close its semiconductor plant
PORTLAND (AP) - Fujitsu announced today it will close its semiconductor plant in Oregon and lay off 670 workers.