WASHINGTON, June 26 -- Sen. Ron Wyden issued the following press release:
Oregon's U.S. Senate and House members this week submitted for a congressional time capsule to celebrate America's 250th birthday multiple items that sample from the state's natural treasures, history, culture, sports, music and more.
Among the items included in the Semiquincentennial Congressional Time Capsule to be sealed at the Capitol Visitor Center and opened on July 4, 2276 are the following:
* A ballot and envelope, to celebrate Oregon's status as America's first vote-by-mail state.
* Printed images of iconic Oregon landscapes.
* An illustration depicting Oregon's agriculture.
* A photo of the late Avel Gordly, the first African-American woman elected to Ore...