Hi there - so this is a fun posting. Just wanted to report a great place we just stayed at: Harborview Inn.
Since we are all on more of a budget this summer I wanted to pass on my findings.
Here was a GREAT place to stay while out on the [...]
Does anyone know where we can reach Tyra and/or Dane Grouell. They left California and moved to Oregon and we need to find them. It's very very important if you have a phone mumber. Dane left his job at Core without notice and they left their Mesa CA rental home [...]
Released: Thursday, March 26, 2009 BURLINGTON, VT – Howard Dean launched a new campaign yesterday evening on a Democracy for America conference call with thousands of supporters across the country. The former chair of the DNC called on Congress to pass healthcare reform which includes a universally available public option, [...]
I'm looking forward to celebrating Democracy for America's 5th Birthday on Wednesday. Over the last week, we've been flooded with DFA success stories and it's great to read about all the incredible accomplishments DFA members have achieved.
And of course, there [...]
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For the past eight years, we've seen tax cut after tax cut. We've seen cuts to government programs all over he place (except to Bush's pet projects like the Iraq War). And where has this gotten us? Into one of the worst economic situations this country has seen in a [...]
TriMet, which in my opinion is badly run and constantly running after minor problems instead of the major ones, is once again looking at changing Fairless Square. Proposals include removing Lloyd Center from the Fairless Square (because of problems there and people using the theater parking lot), removing buses entirely [...]
The U.S. Postmaster General just announced that in order to cut loses, the postal service may need to go to delivering mail only five days a week instead of six.
The day they're looking at cutting is Tuesday since that is the lowest volume mail day of the week. They've also [...]
By Jo Ann Bowman
Everybody knows that small businesses in Oregon and across the country are struggling with health care. As rates continue to skyrocket, small businesses are paying an arm and a leg for questionable coverage that often doesn’t meet their needs. At the same time, lots of people (including [...]
Sorry that I have not blogged in a while. I had to deal with several weeks of downtime after getting very ill.
I have some information in notes that I hope to write up into some posts in the coming days.
I also plan to blog from Salem on Monday as I [...]
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LAST SEEN AT THE PORTLAND MISSION AT 111 W BURNSIDE STREET,PORTLAND OREGON.
BRYAN HAD MENTIONED TO THE NIGHT SUPER AT THE MISSION THAT IN OCT HE WORKED AT THE HOWLOWEEN HAUNTED SCREAM. PLEASE IF ANY ONE KNOWS HIM OR HAS SEEN HIM [...]
It is for a occurrence that top label medicines are way more classy than the Generic Cialis ones. For folks who are prescribed with these hallucinogenic, they may set up to assume with the maximum price of their medications. Extent, there are some poorly people who cannot [...]
I almost forgot...
I was reading over election news from my home state and came across something interesting. It appears that for the first time in many years, Democrats may actually control the state house.
My former state representative, Craig Eiland, is the first to state publicly he intends to seek the [...]
Last night, it became obvious to me after looking at the numbers that Gordon Smith just couldn't win. A number of people at Grand Central Bowl and the Convention Center probably heard me say so.
I've been pretty good with numbers [...]
Abby and I headed into Portland earlier this evening to the Obama/Merkley headquarters for a rally with Senator Ron Wyden, Jeff Merkley, and Governor Howard Dean.
As a Deaniac from 03/04, I try to attend any event where Governor Dean is speaking. And when Abby [...]
One thing I want to advocate for if I win my position on the Gresham City Council is increasing the number of official ballot drop locations in eastern Multnomah County.
Did you know that according to the listing on the county elections' web site, there are only four locations for voters [...]
I know a lot of political activists like myself were out doing campaign work tonight and weren't able to see Obama's primetime commercial.
After a quick search, I found it online:
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While on the topic of ballot measures...
One ballot measure that isn't on the Defend Oregon guide is Measure 65, which would remove the political parties' nomination system and create a general election in May and a top-two race in November.
I am 100% against this ballot measure, as it would [...]
This ballot measure seems simple, but it's simply a trick. The other side wants you to think you're voting on campaign finance reform or for making government more accountable. But that's not what Measure 64 is all about. [...]
Do you know what you're doing for Halloween? Felt that energy around? That buzzing? Thus starts the countdown to election season -- and it's time to get involved!
Join me (and a bunch of others)! Find your inner Frankenstein, knock on some doors in costume, then [...]
A few days ago I received a phone call that made my day - it was Democracy for America calling to let me know that they were endorsing my campaign for the Gresham City Council.
After almost two decades of community activism - almost a decade [...]
Even with a majority in both branches of Congress, we haven't been able to get much done. Many of the things we'd like to see passed like extending health care access to more people (and don't even get me started on finally getting universal health care), [...]
I'm surfing around Oregon Live to see the day's Portland news, and I find this headline:
Oregon climber rescued from Mount Adams 'a tough bugger'
Why is it that it's against the rules to say f*cker in a headline, but you can use the word bugger? Does it really matter that it's [...]
Ballots hit the post offices at 12:01 a.m. this morning, and they're on their way to your mailbox.
Most ballots should arrive by Monday. If you registered late, changed an address, etc., yours may have a slight delay.
With millions of ballots hitting the postal system, don't be surprised if some take [...]
Time and time again, members of the news media like to complain about how uneducated voters are, that they don't know the issues, etc. The most recent example is John Stossel and a report on 20/20 entitled "Maybe it's your civic duty not to vote." (see the report here)
The [...]
Well, our voter registration deadline is only days away. Are you sure you're registered to vote?
I can't tell you how many people I turned away at Multnomah County Elections in 2004 because they were not registered to vote, even though they thought they were.
Some had filled out voter registration forms [...]
Hi everybody! I am a Texan born and raised. And obviously so are my children. We will be moving to Oregon very soon. We are very excited about the move, but a little torn at the same time. We will be leaving all of our friends and family and the [...]
This past weekend, Democrats from around the state got together in Central Oregon for a day at the gun range. As a member of the Democratic Party of Oregon's Gun Owners Caucus, I wish I'd been there. But between being sick lately and running a campaign for Gresham City Council, [...]
There is a Bond Measure going on right now for PCC (Portland Community College).
If you have never been to their campuses, or have never seen anyone around town with shirts and or bags from there, I wonder if you are blind. I just started my second year at PCC's Cascade [...]
I've had a lot of people ask me why we should care what is happening along the Gulf Coast - it doesn't affect us. But those people couldn't be further from the truth. When FEMA and the federal government messes up elsewhere, it affects us all.
Imagine that a month from [...]
The U.S. Geological Society today released before and after pictures of Bolivar, Galveston, and other areas.
Here's one example from Bolivar:
(click above images for larger versions)
You can see the rest of the images from Bolivar here. There are [...]
With the devastation Hurricane Ike brought to the Houston area, it will be weeks before people can go back to work. Many people aren't allowed back into their communities, and a lot of those people will find they do not have a home or business to go back to.
As such, [...]
Media has finally been allowed into the hardest hit areas along the Peninsula, including Port Bolivar, Gilcrest, and Crystal Beach.
The devastation there is astounding. In many places you can turn and look all ways around you and not see a single structure standing. The bridge there [...]
Just after 2 a.m. on September 13th, Hurricane Ike's eye crossed over land, making official landfall. Less than 12 hours later, the bulk of the storm was out of the area, leaving behind some rain bands.
Well, here it is, almost 7 p.m. (Central Time) on the 15th, and Galveston County [...]
While many people have probably visited Houston and/or Galveston, you might not know where the other areas that are being talked about. Here's a quick overview.
(click to enlarge)
Bolivar Peninsula
Bolivar Peninsula
Bolivar Peninsula is located across from Galveston Island. It is reachable via ferry from [...]
The area above that you see as nothing but a pile of debris are the
buildings you see above, which [...]
During my twenty-two years in Texas, I was thankful that we only took one direct hit from a hurricane - 1983's Hurricane Alisha. The situation was so frightening and so memorable that even though I was five, I still remember huge parts of it. I [...]
I received this email from an anonymous sender. It claims to give the truth about Gov. Palin. I remember these types of email were used very effectively by the Republicans to cast doubt and spread rumors about Kerry and now Obama. So look at this email through that lens. Now, [...]
Today I headed out to the picket lines in front of Gresham's largest employer - Boeing. Although I've never had the opportunity to work for a place that had a union, I do support their work. Thanks to them, we have worker protections, the 40-hour [...]
ST. PAUL, Minn. - Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin and her Republican supporters held back little Wednesday as they issued dismissive attacks on Barack Obama and flattering praise on her credentials to be vice president. In some cases, the
Some examples:
PALIN: "I have protected the taxpayers by vetoing wasteful spending ... [...]
Much has been made about how people don't think Obama will do well among white voters, among rural voters, etc. Yet, more and more information is coming out to prove that wrong.
A new CNN/Time Magazine/ Opinion Research Corporation released yesterday shows that Obama is winning in Iowa. It's a state [...]
I'm getting so tired of how newspapers, sites for news stations, etc. using the headlines to editorialize in their news stories. It's been happening a lot during the campaign season, especially since Palin was named McCain's running mate.
Over the past few days there have [...]
Updated 9:15 p.m.
Ok, so I just walked into my office, and once again I forgot to turn off of local news before I left the [...]
The Republican Party is going through a mess right now. They have a pick for vice president who it turns out wasn't John McCain's first choice, a woman with very little experience, who it turns out wasn't even vetted until days after she was chosen. It wasn't until now that [...]
Early this morning, a fire broke out in the capitol building in Salem, damaging the governor's ceremonial office, offices for many of the governor's staff, first floor hearing rooms, and other surrounding areas.
Thanks to quick action from the fire department, the fire was put out and damage to the capitol [...]
Once again, a monster of a storm is closing in on the Gulf Coast of the United States. Mandatory evacuations have been issued for parts of Louisiana, and other parts of the state, as well as Texas, are preparing for mandatory evacuations as well. But many [...]
An update from the ACLU on changes to regulations regarding basic reproductive health services and the downloading of your information on laptops, PDAs, etc. when you enter the country.
Take Action: Proposed Bush Regulation Jeopardizes Women's Health
Late last week, the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) proposed
regulations that [...]
From what I've seen thus far, Senator Hillary Clinton did a pretty good job tonight of endorsing Obama and encouraging her supporters to do the same.
The line I agree with the most is when she said "we don't need four more years of the last eight years." That is exactly [...]
So a few moments ago I was reading a story about how Ralph Nader will be the Peace Party's candidate for president on Oregon's ballot this year.
At the end of the story was this paragraph:
Nader drew 10,000 people to a rally in Portland in 2000 and won 5 percent of [...]
This evening Abby, our six year-old daughter, and I attended Ignition, the Bus Project's graduation ceremony for its Politicorps fellows and the christening of a new bus.
The old bus, purchased in 2002, was "born" the same year I was. While in the grand [...]
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 I am new to this...although im going to give it a try.
I am a recent graduate from cleveland high school, and im seeking community help. I have been suffering wrongess in Oregon's law.
 And this is my story...
Few years back i fell in love with a guy who was at [...]
The Run for Congo Women is coming to Portland! Through this amazing run, you will be able to give hope and support to women of the Congo whose lives have been torn apart by the constant brutality of war. Today in the Democratic [...]
I've been too busy with summer vacation, getting Abby ready for first grade, and getting everything together for my campaign for city council to write as often as I should. However, I wanted to do some quick hits on some items going on in the news that I find important.
With [...]
I recently posted on my personal blog a commentary on a recent post at another local blog, LoadedOyrgun. Fomer senatorial candidate Steve Novick writes in support for allowing Senator Hillary Clinton's name in nomination at the upcoming Democratic National Convention. Please click here to read the post. [...]
The story now is that Bruce Ivins, a researcher at the U. S. government’s Fort Detrick Laboratory, mailed the deadly letters. Then when the FBI closed in, he took his own life.
Victims, relatives of a victim, or simply American citizens, ought to have a few questions about this case:
·       If [...]
The Democratic Party of Oregon today sent out an action item on the topic that I've been covering lately - women's reproductive health. As I wrote a few days ago, the Bush Administration is working on instituting new rules that will make it more difficult for women to have access [...]
I learned more today about the Department of Health and Human Services' proposal on reproductive health and pregnancy prevention.
For a long time the accepted definition of an established pregnancy (both by medical experts and HHS) was after implantation of the embryo into the uterus. Without implantation, [...]
The Bush Administration is about to release a rule that would take federal funding that is designated for women's reproductive health and to prevent unwanted pregnancies to be used for anything but those services.
From Cecile Richards, President of Planned Parenthood Federation of America:
“Planned Parenthood is [...]
As if soaring gas and food prices isn't enough, we've just learned about another way Oregonians are going to be hit in the pocketbook - heating your homes this winter.
NW Natural and other natural gas companies offered projections to the Oregon Public Utility Commission today, and the numbers aren't [...]
We need to contact every Democratic Senator to get them to STRIP TELECOM IMMUNITY for actions taken before 9/11/01 in the Senate version of the FISA bill. And if that move is to be taken, having Barack Obama introduce it would immediately bring the unity the party desires.
THIS ACTION REPRESENTS [...]
Sometimes the truth in humor hurts more than the pain in my side from laughing. continue reading this blog posting »
We all know about Gordon Smith and how he tries to make himself look like a Democrat. He's careful to never list himself as a Republican on his web site. He likes to tout in ads how Democrats support him, how he supports progressive issues like ending the war in [...]
From our friends over at Brave New Films:
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Joe Lieberman is a war hawk, plain and simple. He staunchly supports George Bush's War in Iraq and John McCain's plan to stay in Iraq for 100 years. But [...]
As I was telling people at Saturday's Oregon State Delegate Convention, my daughter Abby watched MSNBC with me the night that U.S. Senator Barack Obama clinched the nomination. She watched with me for hours as they counted down how many delegates Obama still needed.
She'd get very excited every time his [...]
Oregonians should watch the video and then call Greg Walden to remind him he works for Oregon, not Big Oil.
Portland – Thirty three of Oregon’s 36 counties rely on timber payments to fund schools, libraries, law enforcement and other community sustaining resources.
Two weeks ago U.S. Rep. Greg Walden (R-OR) [...]
Measure 53 was approved in the May Primary by a margin of 550 out of 978,634 votes; that's less than 0.06% of the total. The Director of Elections has filed an Official Notice of Automatic Recount. Their schedule has all counties finishing the recount by June 26th.
The Progressive Patriots Fund is holding a poll to see which of several candidates who are taking on Republican U.S. Senators around the country. The winner of that poll will receive $5,000 from the Fund, of which Russ Feingold is the Honorary Chair.
With all the commercials [...]
On Monday, June 9th, 2008, Congressman Dennis Kucinich presented 35 Articles of Impeachment against President George W. Bush in the United States House of Representatives. Congressman Robert Wexler of Florida, a member of the House Judiciary committee, has enthusiastically co-sponsored this vitally important bill.
On Wednesday, June 11, 2008, the House [...]
PORTLAND EVENT: SEATTLE TIMES/SF
CHRONICLE COLUMNIST TO DISCUSS "THE UPRISING" - NEW BOOK ON RISE OF POPULISM IN
2008
David Sirota's new book includes chapter on efforts to unionize tech workers in the Northwest
On June 13th, bestselling author and nationally syndicated columnist David Sirota [...]
Over the past few weeks, FOX News has shown its true side through comments and graphics used on the air. We've all known for some time that they were biased, but lately they've taken that to a new low.
The most recent comments, which are some of the worst thus far, [...]
Portland, OR - Moses Ross has been elected to represent the First Congressional District of Oregon as a national delegate to the 2008 Democratic National Convention.
Mr. Ross, a Portland businessman and Democratic Party activist, is the sole male delegate pledged for Hillary Clinton from the district. He will be joined [...]
Today is election certification day, which means that the "abstracts" for the primary election are now available. These are the numbers that show precinct by precinct how many votes came in for each race, what the turnout was, etc. It's also when you can find out if you were elected [...]
Now that the primary season truly is over, I'd like to hear from people on what their thoughts are regarding how we can go about unifying the party. This works mainly focuses on two areas - President and U.S. Senate - but there may be other more local races that [...]
Here's a letter I e-mailed earlier to those voting in this weekend's Third Congressional District Delegate Convention:
Fellow Democrats:
Thank you for signing up to participate in this weekend's Third Congressional District Delegate Convention. It's great to see so many people involved - especially those who have not been involved in the party until recently. [...]
Now, with the exception of counting up the last of the votes and finalizing the numbers on some close elections, it's all over. We know who has won, we know who has lost.
Some of my favorites of the night won or came out on top - Barack Obama, Kate Brown, [...]
So, the results have started pouring in, and in most cases I'm so happy I want to jump for joy. But I won't do that since I'm sure everyone here in the restaurant at Kennedy School already thinks I am crazy enough with all the clapping and shrieking I've been [...]
So I finally made it out of the house and to one of the parties - Nick Fish for City Council. As some may know, I was supporter of his a few years back when he ran and this time have run the web activities for the campaign.
A small crowd [...]
Happy Election Day everyone! And don't forget to drop off those ballots by 8 p.m.!!
There's been a few polls that have come out in the last few days, and they're looking good thus far for my preferred candidates. I'm hoping that things turn out even better.
I'll be taking my [...]
A lot of blogs are going on and on about Novick's "attack"mailer on Merkley. Thus far, none of the postings I've seen have given the actual context or even the content of the mailer. Since I received one, I thought I'd share.
Here's the full mailer, with the exception of the [...]
So, once again today we received correspondence from the Oregon Republican Party. Apparently they know that we haven't voted yet, but what they've failed to notice is the party affiliation change - there are no registered Republicans in this household.
Today we received this post card:
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Ambassador Joe Wilson interviewed by Moses Ross on April 28, 2008. The interview took place in the offices of the Hillary Clinton for President in downtown Portland, Oregon.
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As I've already said, I'm supporting Rob Milesnick for the District 3 seat on the Multnomah County Commission. Of all the candidates, he was the one who understands the strife that has been happening between the County and east county, and he has ideas on how to repair the broken [...]
I haven't seen anythingonline about this yet but I just got home from school and all morning there were guys in suits walking around our gym (robertson gym) with some black police cars.
My other firend also noticed a lot of SUVs from out of state with Obama bumper stickers parked [...]
OLMC opens doors to opportunity for minority candidates!
The Oregon League of Minority Candidates will host its kickoff gala on the evening of May 12, at the Oregon Convention Center.
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I was over at Wikipedia looking up the dates for the last remaining primary dates when I found some interesting maps looking at how Obama and Clinton have done state-by-state in regards to the popular vote and delegate count.
Pledged delegate map
Just a little while ago I went out to the mailbox to see if our mail had come. I open the box, and to my delight our ballots had arrived. Sometimes we're lucky enough to get ours on the first day, but more often than not they arrive on Saturday [...]
My picks for candidates on the Multnomah County ballot:
U.S. President
Barack Obama
You can read why I support Obama here and here
U.S. Senator
Steve Novick
You can read why I support Steve Novick here
U.S. Rep, Dist 1
David Wu
U.S. Rep, Dist 3*
Earl Blumenauer
U.S. Rep, Dist [...]
Early last year I began looking to see who was going to run for president and who I would support. I like making my decision early so I can get to work talking to voters and doing what I can to gather support for my candidate.
After looking at Al Gore [...]
Well, it's now past 5 p.m., which means if you haven't registered yet to vote in the May primary, you're out of luck unless you can get it to a post office and get it postmarked today. You're also out of luck if you wanted to change your party affiliation [...]
It was announced yesterday that Shell's profits were up 25% for the first quarter this year, hitting a record $9 billion.
From the AP article:
Europe's largest oil company said Tuesday its average selling price of crude oil leaped by 66 percent to over $90 per barrel from the first quarter a year [...]
For the first time since 2004, the number of registered voters in Oregon has topped 2 million. And this time we did it 6 months early - we didn't hit 2 million until September in 2004 - we hit it in April this time.
At the beginning of the year, there [...]
I keep hearing people say over and over that they are voting for Barack Obama because he has a vision for this country. I have read his views on the issues and the "Blueprint" for change. I have been stumped on the whole vision idea. I now have discovered that [...]
First off I have to say this is no joke and we pray that everyone will help us spread the word because the police can only do so much. As of yesterday a missing persons report was filed for a VERONIKA MARIE HAZLETT when she didn’t show up to court [...]
The Oregonian issued its Senate District 23 endorsement on Saturday, noting the dearth of races with more than one name on the ballot.
I received the news in an early-morning phone call from Avel Gordly herself, pleased by the Oregonian Editorial Board’s validation and affirmation of my qualifications to serve as [...]
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