Local Plight, Federal Bite: Portland Community Budget Forum 4-11-2013
Local Plight, Federal Bite: Portland Community Budget Forum 4-11-2013The City of Portland held its Community Budget Forum yesterday evening with Mayor Charlie Hales, Commissioner Nick Fish,...
View ArticleA Bold Earth Day
Portland celebrated Earth Day with high volunteer turnout as the Johnson Creek Watershed Council (“JCWC”) tilled the soil, putting down Ash tree, native grasses and shrub roots at the mouth of the...
View ArticleOld Growth, New Voice
Why do we pay the highest taxes to a government that is furthest away from our homes and communities yet our local governments are struggling to keep our neighborhood pools afloat, our parks enriched,...
View ArticleTaking the Lead on Water
Image by www.oregonlive.comWhen it comes to water, Portland should be the leader, not the follower. Oregon is renowned for its mountain waters that melt from clean winter snows off of the peaks of the...
View ArticleHigher Education: The American Dream
Image Courtesy of: fwdnation.comOnly one quarter of Americans believe they are living the American Dream. The American Dream is the essence and tranquility of freedom to pursue one’s happiness. We are...
View ArticleThe Accountability of Banks
Dodd-Frank and the Too-Big-To-Fail regulations of the Great Recession have done nothing to curb the growth and expansiveness of multinational banking institutions here in the United States. Our...
View ArticleVictory for Democracy: The Death of the Fluoride Measure in Portland
Portland voters voted against adding fuorosilicic acid to their water supply, despite overwhelming odds, and continue to maintain their status as the largest city without fluoridated water....
View ArticleJosephine County: The Governing Conundrum
Josephine County Sheriff’s officer — Photo courtesy Josephine CountyLast week residents of Josephine County, Oregon rejected a levy that would increase property taxes in order to provide more funding...
View ArticleMonsanto Thunder, Merkley Blunder
President Obama signed into law H.R. 5973, the Consolidated and Further Continuing Appropriations Act on March 26, 2013. The nationwide controversy that followed its passage was the result of section...
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