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... that as of 2009, Liz Shuler (pictured) is the first woman and youngest person to hold the position of AFL–CIO Secretary-Treasurer, and the highest-ranking woman in the labor federation's history?
... that the land for 53rd Avenue Park in Hillsboro, Oregon, was purchased from exercise equipment maker Soloflex?
... that Alphonso Boone, grandson of Daniel Boone, started a ferry in Oregon that ran from 1847 until 1954?
... that Australian 1500 metre runner Zoe Buckman is one of ten University of Oregon alumni selected to compete at the 2012 Summer Olympics?

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