Online Claim System is fastest way to file

What's the fastest way to file your Oregon Unemployment Claim? Filing online is the fastest method for most people, especially if all your work was performed in Oregon.

Oregon's Online Claim System is easy, fast and secure. The system leads you through each question, step by step, and it even advises you if you have made a mistake. Most of the questions have YES or NO answers, plus easily understood HELP information is available with the click of your mouse.

Oregon will celebrate its 150th birthday in the year 2009. Planning for this big event has already begun. Check out the Oregon 150 Web site. You can share your thoughts and ideas with the planning team, sign up to receive e-newsletters, and learn how you can get involved.

Governor Ted Kulongoski has ordered all flags at public institutions be flown at half-staff as of Aug. 26, 2009, through Sunday, Aug. 30, 2009, at sunset, in memory of Senator Ted Kennedy, who passed away on Tuesday, Aug. 25.

"Senator Kennedy's legacy will live on for generations and serves as a model for all of us in public and private service to emulate. In his own words 'the hope still lives and the dream shall never die.'"

Oregon is focused on accelerating our state's economic recovery by creating jobs and economic stability for communities throughout the state during this volatile time. Governor Ted Kulongoski's approach is comprehensive, leveraging state and federal dollars and private investment to maximize efforts that deliver short-term stimulus and long-term economic prosperity.

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Ever dreamt of being a vintner, a chef, a chocolatier or other culinary genius? Travel Oregon is calling all food and drink enthusiasts to fulfill their dreams by applying for a cuisine internship, or "Cuisinternship" (pronounced: quiz-een-turn-ship). Seven winners will be selected to win all-expenses paid trips (airfare, lodging and $1,000 meal stipend) to spend one week shadowing an Oregon expert in his or her field of culinary crafts.

The contest runs now through September 18 as part of Travel Oregon's largest statewide tourism promotion, Oregon Bounty, celebrating the state's culinary products and the artisans who make them.