Category Archives: Oregon

Portland Police Pass Out Booklet About Sodomy To Schoolchildren

It’s great to teach kids about the law. However, Portland’s Police Bureau went a bit overboard when it included a section in a 24-page comic book on Measure 11. Measure 11 means that certain serious crimes committed by 15-year-olds and … Continue reading

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Oregon County Sets Wrong Election Date For Commissioner’s Race; Candidates Must Campaign Another 6 Months

How would you like to campaign for an election on May 18, and then find it has been moved to November? Two candidates in Clackamas County, Oregon, are facing that dilemma. County Commissioner Ann Lininger was appointed to a vacancy … Continue reading

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Oregon Teachers Fight For Their Junk Food

Oregon teachers are a step closer to getting their junk food back. The Oregon House passed a bill exempting teachers from the requirement that only healthy food be served in schools. Many teachers felt that while the law is good for … Continue reading

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Oregon Town Elects First Transgendered Mayor

Here is a first. I guess I thought it might have happened already, but an Oregon town has elected the country’s first transgender mayor. Stu Rasmussen was elected Silverton, Oregon’s mayor. Wait, Stu was the mayor in the early 1990′s. … Continue reading

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When Not Voting Is The Same As Voting No

Oregon is the only state in the nation where local tax increase measures require both a majority of the voters to vote and a majority to approve the measure. The double majority requirement has resulted in 169 local tax increases that … Continue reading

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Secessionist Movement In California-Oregon Wants State Of Jefferson

In Northern California and Southern Oregon, a long-hibernated movement for secession is growing. In the small, rural counties of those two states, strong support exists for creating a new state – Jefferson. This is a serious political effort. It initially … Continue reading

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Nader Supporters Use Secret Plan To Get On Oregon Ballot

Ralph Nader has finally found a way to get onto the Oregon ballot. Nader, who pulled 5% in Oregon during his 2000 race for the Presidency, was denied ballot access in 2004. He blamed Democrats for preventing him from getting … Continue reading

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Election Officials Approve Candidate To Run In Wrong District

Local election officials in Oregon assured Jeff Duyck that he lived within the legislative district he sought wanted to run as a candidate. He had lived at the same residence for the last 16 years and had voted at the same polling … Continue reading

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Republican Senator Runs Ad Touting Work With Obama

Oregon Republican Senator Gordon Smith, the only Republican holding statewide office in Oregon, is putting out a new campaign ad for his re-election.   Naturally, he draws on his experience working with fellow Republican Senator and Presidential candidate John McCain, right? … Continue reading

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For Voting Assistance…Go Live One On One With Hot Girls

No, the Oregon Secretary of State office does not have a new program for encouraging voter turnout. Secretary of State Bill Bradbury apologized that an 866 number for voter help was accidentally printed in a voter pamphlet numerous times as … Continue reading

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Oregon Candidate’s Copy and Paste Answers For Online Questionnaire

  Portland, Oregon–The Oregonian–The Oregonian sent out questionnaires to candidates for an online voting guide and some came back with the same answers, word for word. Representative Bruce Hanna sent his answers to fellow Republican candidates to show them how … Continue reading

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