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Latest blog posts from Blue Oregon

Remembering Uncle Bennie
By Jesse Cornett of Portland, Oregon. Jesse is a candidate for Portland City Council. Today is Ben Westlund Day in my household. However, one day will never suffice to pay respects to this Oregon statesman. I grew to admire Ben Westlund, the Republican, during the 2001 Legislative Session...
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Published 8 hours ago

The OEA endorsement: a member’s perspective
By Tony Crawford of Canby, Oregon. Tony is a 30-year classroom teacher. He is currently at Ackerman Middle School in Canby. The purpose of the Oregon Education Association is to assure a quality public education for every student in Oregon by providing a strong, positive voice for school...
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Published a day ago

Education Policy: What John Kitzhaber Needs to Learn from OEA
Warning: This post is really long. Only read if you’re obsessed with K-12 policy and/or are especially concerned with OEA / Kitzhaber relations.In 2008, the Oregon Education Association and John Kitzhaber were among my more important supporters. (Heck, all of them were important! - but you know...
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Published a day ago

Stand Firm on Financial Reform
By Jon Bartholomew of Portland, Oregon. Jon is a policy advocate for OSPIRG. It’s been about a year and a half since the crash of the global financial system that was brought on by deregulation and what have we done to prevent the next crash? No significant financial system reforms have yet...
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Published a day ago

A great way to spend 16 minutes on a Friday afternoon.
I don't know about you, but I barely pay attention to the more obscure categories in the Academy Awards show. (You see, I'm no Jeff Alworth, with his impressive high-brow appreciation of international film. I'm more of a mainstream Hollywood popcorn movie guy.) But with a big hat tip to the...
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Published 2 days ago

Can I hitch a ride to Bend NEVER MIND - ISSUE RESOLVED - THANKS!
I acknowledge this is an unusual use of BlueOregon but - I have a speaking engagement Saturday in Portland during Ben's Salem memorial service. I was going to drive down to Bend and back tomorrow (Friday) for the 2 pm Bend memorial but I am not good at all at driving in snow and both passes look...
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Published 2 days ago

Breaking: Jim Hill withdraws from State Treasurer's race
Minutes ago, former state treasurer Jim Hill filed the paperwork to withdraw from the State Treasurer's race. I got the tip from a friend who happened to be in the state capitol - and I've confirmed this with the elections division directly. More updates shortly.
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Published 2 days ago

What Would Ben (Want Us To) Do?
By Ashley Henry of Portland, Oregon. Ashley describes herself as a "desert protection activist turned fish habitat restoration organizer turned campaign manager turned renewable energy and sustainability consultant." While there are a lot of changes afoot -- including the recent announcement...
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Published 2 days ago

OR-SEN: Marc Delphine really, really loves hockey - and Ohio.
Many political candidates dream of going viral on the internet - with people all over the country taking note of what they're up to. Even more so for long-shot minor-party candidates. But this isn't the attention that Marc Delphine wanted. Delphine is the libertarian candidate running for U.S....
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Published 2 days ago

OLCV endorses Cogen, Collymore
After Tuesday's flurry of office filings in Multnomah County (and the looming voter's pamphlet deadline), the Oregon League of Conservation Voters held early endorsement interviews for the May Primary. This morning, OLCV announced that they are endorsing Jeff Cogen for Multnomah County Chair and...
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Published 2 days ago

GOP State Rep. Jim Weidner violating House ethics rules?
A few years ago, the Oregon House set a rule for itself that members would not take campaign contributions during a legislative session. The rule is 19.20 and it states: Campaign Contributions During Session. No member of the House, during session, shall accept and/or solicit a contribution to...
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Published 3 days ago

In Damascus, Oregon, it was Election Day on Tuesday. And the teabaggers lost!
On Tuesday, while most of us were focused on the statewide filing day, there was a special election in the town of Damascus, Oregon in Clackamas County. There were four measures on the ballot, each of which were sponsored by a group calling themselves "Ask Damascus". And all four measures lost....
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Published 3 days ago