What's New in the Blue Book?
We called and faxed hundreds of government offices, television and radio stations, newspapers, cultural institutions, and others in an effort to gather the most up-to-date information. Here is a quick overview of the changes by section:
Oregon people to know, Native American legends, and selected state symbols are all part of new resources designed to help younger students learn about the state. Pictured above are women's rights pioneer Abigail Scott Duniway; a student drawing of a coyote from an Indian legend; and the Western Meadowlark, Oregon's state bird.
Kids Corner
The new State Symbols, Legends, and People to Know learning resource offers useful information for teachers and students alike.
The Oregon Coloring Book has images of new political leaders.
Facts section
The Scenic Images and Exhibits gallery features a new exhibit about Century Farms and Ranches that are over 150 years old. It also includes many new scenic county images.
The Notable Oregonians Guide has added descriptions for 12 new entries. More names are also on the Other Notable Oregonians list. All of the descriptions have been updated.
The Oregon Almanac has updated text and is illustrated with more images.
The Economy essay is revised and has new statistics.
The entire section includes up-to-date contact information and program descriptions.
Most of the State Agency pages now include a image of the office building housing an agency's central offices.
The Government Finance essay is revised and features all new tables and graphs.
Local section
The entire section includes up-to-date contact information, descriptions, and population statistics.
Most of the cities in the City Government section have an image of the city or a nearby feature.
The City Government section includes populations with each city listing in addition to the separate population tables.
Cultural section
The entire section includes up-to-date contact information, descriptions, and Web links.
The History section now has more links to related resources such as the Crafting the Oregon Constitution Web exhibit.
Oregon Topics section
All of the links and descriptions have been updated.