-Number of Oregonians annually diagnosed with HIV: 280
-Percentage of Oregonians living with HIV/AIDS living in Multnomah County: 55
-Total number of weekly boarding passes for TriMet Buses and MAX in July 2014: 1,955,000
-Complaints against public officials filed with the Oregon Ethics Commission in 2014 to date: 75
-Number of registered lobbyists in Oregon: 678
-Money spent on lobbying the state legislature by the City of Portland in 2013: $348,048.75
-Number of Oktoberfest events happening in Oregon this year: 8
-Percentage of Oregonians who claim German ancestry: 20
-Number of apple varieties produced in Oregon: 21
-Tons of apples that were produced in Oregon in 2012: 64,000
-Number of GMO apples currently approved by the USDA: 0
-Number of GMO apple varieties undergoing approval by the USDA and opposed by the U.S. Apple Association: 1
Sources: Cascade AIDS Project 2013 Annual Report; Trimet; Oregon Government Ethics Commission; Portland City Auditor; Guide to Oregon; Oregon Department of Agriculture; Moveon.org
This article appears in 2014-09-26.