Do you feel stressed out living in Portland?

A new ranking says Portland is the 28th most stressful city in the US -- way ahead of Seattle.
www.kgw.com/news/Portland-more-stressful-than-Seat....html

If Cigarette Taxes Discourage Cigarette Use.....

Flash Back Friday! Name The People in this Picture and Win a Free Trip!!

Especially the little guy behind me giving the photographer the finger!

One in five young adults in Oregon Still Living with their Parents!!

I May Not Be A Smart Man, Jenny, But I Did Not Loose Two Years of Emails!!

https://chumly.com/n/26fb5b9

Sick Teen Ordered Into Foster Care Defends Mom on Facebook

A Kansas City teenager suffering from a painful disease posted a Facebook video expressing support for his mother after he was placed into protective custody.
www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/sick-teen-ordered-fos...40966

Northwest Armory Who Will Be The Lucky Winner of the Ruger SR9C ??

Only 3 Days Left to Enter and Share our Northwest Armory Ruger SR9C Carbon Fiber Grips 9mm Contest! Who Will be the Lucky Winner? Enter and Share at this Link >> woobox.com/w4tub5

Driver cards’ business-union alliance harms law-abiding employers, low-skilled Oregonians

Oregonians face wage depression fueled by SEIU and OAN's efforts to keep a large cheap labor force filled with many illegal aliens. Other businesses who use E-verify and obey the law and are disadvantaged by OAN and SEIU's advocacy for illegal aliens. If the members of unions were decent, they would reject leaders who promote the destruction of their State. Two trade-association executives head the PAC: Bill Perry of the Oregon Restaurant and Lodging Association and Jeff Stone of the Oregon Association of Nurseries. Among the PAC’s first donors: the political arm of the Service Employees International Union, which has contributed $20,000. The PAC will work to garner"yes” votes for the November ballot measure via which Oregon voters will approve or reject driving privileges for illegal immigrants.
www.bendbulletin.com/home/2184660-151/letter-drive...yers#

Dr. Monica Wehby for Senate - "Drive"

Dr. Monica Wehby is going to the US Senate to try to change things, to make things better, to stop this gridlock and get back to the work of the people, what the senators are supposed to be doing. Please help us SHARE our new ad!

Portland Development Commission to offer $1.5 million to buy Right 2 Dream Too Site

On Wednesday the Portland Development Commission's board will consider signing off on a plan to buy Michael Wright's property at the base of the Chinatown Gate in a deal worth up to $1.5 million. The deal also includes a provision that would open the door for Right 2 Dream Too to remain in Old Town Chinatown until late 2016 or early 2017, four months after the City Council authorized directing $846,000 to help fund the entrenched community a new home as soon as possible.
www.oregonlive.com/portland/index.ssf/2014/06/port...river

Oregon state employees to receive early cost-of-living increases this year!!

SALEM — Oregon state employees are getting their cost-of-living pay increases a little early this year, based on the way benefits are calculated under the contract with the American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees Council 75 contract. Union spokesman Don Loving told the Statesman Journal that the state has agreed to give all state workers a 2 percent raise, likely starting in September rather than December.
www.oregonlive.com/pacific-northwest-news/index.ss....html

Novick floats idea of Portland Sales Tax!!

PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN 6) — Commissioner Steve Novick, one of the main proponents of a street fee for Portland, floated the idea of a sales tax in the area that would raise more money than the revenue from the street fee.
KOIN 6 News will continue to follow this story.
koin.com/2014/06/03/novick-floats-idea-of-portland...s-tax

Hales, Novick get earful at raucous street fee meeting!!

Public meeting for individuals set for Wednesday night. Hey, Multnomah County Business' Clackamas County is looking Better All the time.
koin.com/2014/06/24/businesses-fill-room-over-port...-fees

Pietro's Pizza 10th Annual Cruise-In To Benefit Milwaukie Wrestling Programs!!

Last Year Dave Worsley was Happy To See Me! This Year Will Be Even Bigger and Better!!
Milwaukie Mustang Youth Wrestling and Wrestling Programs. Sunday June 29, 2014 from11 AM to 3 PM. Trophies, Dash Plaques, and Tons of Raffle Items. Special Teen Class for 16-19 year olds. Pietro's Pizza Restaurant
10300 S.E. Main Street. Milwaukie, Oregon. Open Event. Spectators Free!
The Pharaohs. The Multnomah Hot Rod Council. I Look forward to seeing everyone including Rod Hale!
All We Need is Some Live Rock-n-Roll or The KISN Good Guys and We Have A Party!!

Christians need to act like true citizens!

Are you registered to vote? Some studies show that 1/2 of Oregon's Christians are not even registered to vote. David Crowe for Restore America says that number is actually 59% of Oregon christians who are not even registered to vote. Many fewer of those vote. Nationwide this ads up to a lot of potential power that is just wasted every election. If the Christian folks would be responsible citizens we might not be in the fix we find ourselves! Time to register and encourage other's to be registered to vote! Vote responsibly!

Christians need to act like true citizens!

Are you registered to vote? Some studies show that 1/2 of Oregon's Christians are not even registered to vote. David Crowe for Restore America says that number is actually 59% of Oregon christians who are not even registered to vote. Many fewer of those vote. Nationwide this ads up to a lot of potential power that is just wasted every election. If the Christian folks would be responsible citizens we might not be in the fix we find ourselves! Time to register and encourage other's to be registered to vote! Vote responsibly!

The Oregon Higher Education Coordinating Commission is considering a proposal called"Pay-It-Forward.”

"Pay-It-Forward” Is a Step Back: By Joel Grey of The Cascade Policy Institute. The Oregon Higher Education Coordinating Commission is considering a proposal called"Pay-It-Forward.” This pilot program would give free tuition at a state university to one thousand high school graduates each year, beginning in 2016. In exchange for free tuition, students would cede 3-5% of their paychecks over a twenty-year period. Although the program is intended to become self-sustaining, it would cost between $6.5 and $20 million each year for the first twenty years until that happened. This is an example of a government proposal that is not well thought out. Yale tried a similar experiment in the 1970s and eventually forgave much of the debt years later. Many students overpaid for their education, while 20% defaulted. Oregon shouldn’t repeat Yale’s mistake.
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Oracle Cover Oregon website worked, but plug pulled for political reasons Why??

Software vendor Oracle provided information last week to the U.S. House and Energy Committee claiming the website was operational in February, but that the state of Oregon pulled the plug on it for political reasons. The On Your Side Investigators obtained a copy of the Power Point presentation, which alleges the state deliberately distorted the case for abandoning the Cover Oregon website in favor of transitioning to the federal exchange. Kitzhaber blamed Oracle for missing deadlines and for what he called fundamental flaws in the portal’s architecture and for thousands of bugs in the system. The On Your Side Investigators reported in December that the decision not to hire a Systems Integrator was the first major wrong turn for the project. The Investigators unearthed reports from independent quality-assessment contractor Maximus that reached the same conclusion. Oracle says it tried to keep the project in line even in the months after it missed its go-live date of Oct. 1, but Cover Oregon officials continued to circumvent normal procedures and attempt to expand the scope of work beyond what was necessary to make the website functional.
www.katu.com/news/investigators/Oracle-Cover-Orego....html

Clackamas County's forest dilemma - chainsaws or Uncle Sam?

If you ever doubted that governing is a lot more difficult and nuanced than campaigning, consider Clackamas County's attempt to sell timber on county-owned forestland near Brightwood. The proposal has been somewhat controversial, and one possible resolution might come as a surprise given commissioners' focus on employment and the strongly stated frustration of one commissioner, Tootie Smith, with the management of federally owned forestland. First, some background. The so-called Boulder sale covers about 180 acres of a 340-acre parcel the county acquired decades ago through tax foreclosure. It's been forestland – and subject to harvest – for a long, long time, though the timber in question is well over the county's 55-year rotation age. In all, about 6.4 million board-feet would be cut, and the revenue would be used to support county parks. The county manages a portfolio of roughly 3,000 acres of timberland for this purpose....
www.oregonlive.com/opinion/index.ssf/2014/06/post_...river

More than half of Department of Administrative Services (DAS) performance reviews not completed

The state's Department of Administrative Services has not completed the majority of its employees' performance reviews over the past 18 months, according to data obtained by the Statesman Journal. The department has failed to complete 469 of the 746 reviews that have come due since January 2013, a failure rate of 63 percent. It's numbers were better in 2013, when the department completed 41 percent of reviews. This year, it has completed just 32 percent. Most of the missing reviews belong to managers and executive service employees, spokesman Matt Shelby said. Union employees are under contracts that specifically require their annual reviews. There is no legal requirement reviews be done for higher-level employees, although state policy requires all employees have a review annually. Some divisions of DAS have done none at all this year. DAS Executive Director Michael Jordan said the department needs to improve.
www.statesmanjournal.com/story/news/politics/state...03929

Lawsuit claims Regence BlueCross BlueShield no longer acting like nonprofit

Lawyers have filed a class-action lawsuit against Oregon nonprofit health insurer Regence BlueCross BlueShield, saying it is acting like a for-profit company by stockpiling excess funds that support large salaries rather than health care for policyholders. The suit lists Regence policyholder Tanya March and her two children as plaintiffs as well as Dischinger Orthodontics of Lake Oswego. Cambia Health Solutions, the parent company for Regence and its sister companies in Washington, Utah and Idaho, does not report total executive compensation that includes income from for-profit subsidiaries, making those figures difficult to ascertain. However, in 2012, Cambia CEO Mark Ganz told The Oregonian he earned $1.94 million.
www.oregonlive.com/health/index.ssf/2014/06/lawsui...river

Mental health providers upset over state's funding formula

Lawmakers allocated $65.1 million to the Oregon Health Authority (OHA) in the 2013 session for investments in mental health services. Then, they came back and added an additional $20 million during the September 2013 special session through an increase in the state's cigarette tax. The OHA decided to eschew its traditional funding formula. Instead, the agency used a grant application process designed to give smaller counties and mental health providers a chance at larger awards. And it frustrated rural communities that lacked the time and resources to apply. "We are a very tiny, rural county," said Chris Siegner, who runs Harney County's private mental health provider called Symmetry Care. "We don't have grant writers who manage all the documentation that go along with it." Symmetry Care didn't apply for any of the 12 grants OHA made available. "The frustrating part is we have to provide the crisis services anyway," Siegner said.
www.statesmanjournal.com/story/news/politics/2014/...00243

Siltronic plant in Portland dumps the most toxins into Oregon rivers

Judged by the amount of toxic chemicals discharged by industry, Oregon’s waterways rank the 33rd worst in the nation, an environmental group says. Oregon industry in 2012 dumped 1.3 million pounds of toxic chemicals into rivers, streams and lakes, Environment Oregon said in a report released Thursday. The environmental group said Siltronic Corp., a semiconductor-related manufacturer in Portland, released 350,562 pounds of chemicals into the Willamette River in 2012, making it the top discharging plant in the state."With facilities dumping so much pollution, no one should be surprised that more than half of our waterways are unsafe for swimming and fishing,” said Alexa Pettinari of Environment Oregon.
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Earl Blumenauer says GOP assaults wrecking IRS Seriously??

Oregon Rep. Earl Blumenauer joined in the verbal histrionics Friday as IRS Commissioner John Koskinen was hauled up to Capitol Hill to explain why the agency has lost thousands of emails sought by investigators. While Koskinen was angrily berated by Republican lawmakers who questioned his integrity, Blumenauer got his own share of the spotlight by fervently defending a tax agency he charged is under constant assault from the GOP. The House Ways and Means Committee is looking into the missing emails involving seven employees at the center of the investigation into charges that the agency mistreated conservative groups seeking tax-exempt status. Blumenauer defends this outrageous behavior by the IRS? Give Us a Break Earl. Vote James Buchal For US Representative!! Time for a change!
www.oregonlive.com/mapes/index.ssf/2014/06/earl_bl...river

Common Core; your children will not survive in the global economy. Wake up folks...

It's been called "Satan's handiwork," and if you thought grade-school math was easy -- think again. Thanks to national Common Core standards, simple arithmetic isn't so simple anymore: bit.ly/1qFvtqX CHIME IN: Parents, do you agree?

***ATTENTION*** FACEBOOK has recently changed its rules for Pages again

So, here's the deal; A person has to be 'active' on your page a minimum of 3 times within any calendar month period. This means clicking 'like' on one of our pictures and/or posts or just leaving a short comment. If a
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Are you happy with what your kids are eating at school?

Local Non-Profit Establishes Urban Farm on a Schoolyard. At Candy Lane Elementary in Milwaukie, Schoolyard Farms is growing fruits and vegetables for the community and hosting one hell of a summer camp. Portlanders looking to support Schoolyard Farms directly can do so by: 1) Sending their kids to summer camp: Help Schoolyard Farms grow while simultaneously educating your kids on urban farming. Schoolyard Farms Summer Camp runs 1-week camp sessions for incoming 1st through 6th graders from June 23 to August 22, teaching them about farming, cooking healthy snacks, and leading them in arts, crafts, and active play. Tuition for the weekly session is $250 and Schoolyard offers scholarships to low-income children. 2) Purchasing a CSA share of the farm: 3) Volunteering on the farm: and 4) Donating directly:
www.portlandmonthlymag.com/eat-and-drink/eat-beat/...-2014

Friends of Ledding Library Book Sale

This Friday through Sunday, 9am to 4pm get the best deals in town on used books at the Friends of the Ledding Library Annual Book Sale. Location: Portland Waldorf School gymnasium, 2300 SE Harrison St., Milwaukie, OR 97222
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Our State will Pay Cover Oregon Officials' Legal Bills!!

Wait a minute. I thought Cover Oregon was a "Public Corporation" and not a state agency.
www.oregonlive.com/politics/index.ssf/2014/06/stat....html

Cartels, illegal growers exploit medical marijuana program!!

Oregonians legalized medical marijuana in 1998. The program was sold to voters as a modest one with plans to add about 500 patients per year. But today's Oregon Medical Marijuana Program has more than 60,000 patients who carry permission to own double the number of plants and more than five times the amount of smokeable product than was originally envisioned. Loopholes in Oregon's medical marijuana program coupled with Mexican drug cartels continue to make black market cannabis a lucrative and pervasive business in Oregon, according to a new report from the Department of Justice. Oregon ranked fourth in the nation for indoor seizures in 2012. In Marion County, officials have seized 951 indoor marijuana plants since 2008. A major loophole cited by the report centered around caregivers, who are allowed to grow and carry medical cannabis for an unlimited number of patients.
www.statesmanjournal.com/story/news/2014/06/16/sta...43165

Shame on You, Basic Rights Oregon!!

By James Owens: Co-Founder Freedom Oregon; Log Cabin Republicans of Oregon; Leadership Committee member, Young Conservatives for the Freedom to Marry. I ran for a legislative seat here in Oregon and lost. But during the endorsement process I gained an interesting insight into politics: In the eyes of most LGBT groups, regardless of whether you're an avid supporter of LGBT rights, an "R" by your name is a scarlet letter. Although I am a registered Republican, I have been on the front line of the fight for equality. So when I learned that Basic Rights Oregon (BRO) Equality PAC would not be endorsing my campaign, I was shocked. Then I saw the endorsements . It became clear to me that BRO was not interested in pro-equality candidates at all. Every -- and I mean every -- single endorsement was for a Democrat. BRO Equality PAC should be ashamed of themselves. Pretending to be pro-equality when in fact they are not is egregious. It is incredibly offensive to me, as a member of the LGBT community, and it should be offensive to every pro-equality human being.
www.huffingtonpost.com/james-owens/shame-on-you-ba....html

KATU Oregon hires lawyers, issues demands for potential Cover Oregon Suit

After $250 Million How Much More Do You Think Oregon Will Spend on Lawyers and How Long Will It Take? Portland law firm Markowitz Herbold Glade & Mehlhaf PC has been paid $352,000 so far to prepare for a potential lawsuit and their contract now allows them to bill the state up to $2.5 million. The state has retained two Washington, D.C., lawyers to help Oregon with an investigation by a U.S. House committee. A Portland criminal defense attorney also was hired in response to an investigation by the FBI and U.S. Attorney's Office, according to the documents, which include contracts and billing summaries obtained under Oregon's public records law. The state also turned to Portland attorney Robert Weaver, a former federal prosecutor who has defended a number of high-profile criminal defendants, including figure skater Tonya Harding. Weaver is representing the state and its current and former employees in a federal criminal investigation. The U.S. Attorney's Office has issued subpoenas to state agencies seeking, among other things, communications between 10 officials involved in developing and overseeing the Cover Oregon website.
www.katu.com/politics/Oregon-hires-lawyers-issues-....html

Nonpartisan primaries campaign picks up $114,000 from business interests Oregon campaign finance

What do You Think Portland, Milwaukie, and Oak Grove? I am all for an open primary where the top two candidates move to the general but is this true representation? My Opponents for State Representative HD 41 spent over $300,000 in Big Union Money almost half of which came from out of State. If we had an open primary my two opponents would have surely been the two front runners leaving You, the voter, with No Real Choice at All. Is this how we want to conduct Our Elections here in Oregon? Letting Out-Of State Big Union Money Buying Your Vote? Does it really matter what "party" a candidate is as long as they move Oregon Forward with Common Sence Legislation?
Over 5,000 Bills were introduced in this last regular session. That could be 5,000 New Laws Governing Your Life. Giving You more regulations, business taxes, increased fees, more agencies, higher taxes, and pet projects.
www.oregonlive.com/politics/index.ssf/2014/06/nonp....html

One Oregon marijuana initiative appears near to qualifying, another embroiled in labor fight

Why is it that the controversial "issuess' always get funded with "out of state money" and pay people to gather signatures? Could it be that We The People of Oregon Do Not Support These Measures? What do you think makes a State "Business Friendly"? One answer is the availability of a skilled, educated work force. Does legalizing marijuana and making it unable for employers to do a drug screen for marijuana help that cause? What do You think Portland?
There's divergent news from two different marijuana legalization campaigns in Oregon. New Approach Oregon, which has raised about $1 million from major out-of-state donors, said Monday that it has passed the 100,000-mark in signatures and is well on its way to qualifying for the November ballot.
www.oregonlive.com/mapes/index.ssf/2014/06/one_ore....html

Former Representative Jane Lokan originally secured funding to create Sabin-Schellenberg Tech. Center

Talked with Former Rep. Jane Lokan (R-HD41) she originally secured funding to create the Sabin-Schellenberg Tech. Education Center in North Clackamas School District. Sabin is a great example of an efficient delivery model for career and technical education. College isn't the right path for every kid, it wasn't in my family, that is why Rep. Lokan sponsored Bills for millions in new grants specifically targeted at career and technical ed. programs all across the state. That is why I am proud to have the Endorsement of former Representative Jane Lokan.

Leading Women For Shared Parenting Celebrates its One-Year Anniversary on Father’s Day

LW4SP has invested time in building relationships with other prominent shared parenting advocacy groups, including the American Coalition for Fathers and Children, Stand Up for Gus, Divorce Corp, Lawyers for Shared Parenting, National Parents Organization and others. It has built credibility with some of the best researchers in the world on timesharing arrangements for children of divorce, with some having joined the organization and others serving as keynote speakers at LW4SP events. Further, a listing of groundbreaking research on shared parenting has been compiled on the LW4SP site, including Dr. Richard Warshak’s recent paper which received the endorsement of 110 of the world’s most prominent child development experts, and Dr. Sara McClanahan’s paper proving the social problems experienced by children of divorce is caused by (and not just correlated with) father absence. LW4SP is also building a growing network with many in the media.
townhall.com/columnists/rachelalexander/2014/06/15...full#!

Pot shop bummer State says go, locals say NO!!

But at least 10 state-approved dispensaries currently blocked by moratoriums appear to be keeping their licenses, at least for now.
"We kinda gotta just hang on and see what happens," said Tammy Brown, who owns Westside Wellness in Aloha. She said she invested more than $70,000 in the facility before Washington County imposed its yearlong moratorium.
Licenses are tied to locations, so relocating would require an owner to re-apply with the state. Brown worries it would be difficult to find another location with a landlord who would be comfortable leasing property for a dispensary. Steve Geiger, owner of Highway420 in Seaside, also is holding on. "The problem with getting our money back is we lose our spot, and spots are like gold now," said Geiger.
Geiger said he's leasing a space more than three times larger than he needs for what is, at the moment, just a smoke shop. He said he hoped to open the other two-thirds of the shop as a dispensary, and he plans to keep pushing the City Council to lift the moratorium.
www.katu.com/politics/Pot-shop-bummer-State-says-g....html

Cover Oregon's Aaron Patnode is 4th director in 6 months

How About Hiring A Native Oregonian and a Republican just as a Good Will Measure! DURHAM — The Cover Oregon board unanimously voted to hire a Kaiser Permanente official to become the state health exchange's permanent executive director Thursday.
Pending contract negotiations, Aaron Patnode, who is responsible for Kaiser Permanente's implementation of the Affordable Care Act in Oregon and Washington, will take over an organization under immense scrutiny, turbulence and uncertainty. Patnode has worked for Kaiser Permanente since 2009, in various roles. He also has experience in public relations and hospital administration. He has a bachelor's degree in communications from Boston College and a Master of Business Administration and Master of Healthcare Administration from the University of Minnesota.
www.statesmanjournal.com/story/news/health/2014/06...80187

Shared parenting could be new divorce outcome

Advocates say children are better served when spending equal time with both parents. A growing number of state lawmakers are examining child custody laws amid a push from advocates who argue that divorcing parents should share equal custody. There are three major reasons for the increasing interest in shared parenting laws, said Ned Holstein, the founder of the National Parents Organization, a group that supports shared parenting. First, gender roles have converged, and more men are caretakers. Second, polls show that large majorities of Americans support the concept of shared custody. Third, the movement has, in part, been fueled by the fact that over the last 30 years, courts have given custodial parents more powers, Holstein said, leaving non-custodial parents frustrated and energizing a backlash.
www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2014/01/27/shar...50111

The High Cost of Liberalism

Portland’s SoloPower Systems has missed another monthly payment on a $10 million public loan that’s been in arrears since February. A state Energy Department spokesperson confirmed Monday the agency had not received $119,000, as required, for June. SoloPower had some cash — it wired $124,950 to the state in late May — but is now behind by a total of $238,000. State officials in charge of the loan have said they are hopeful SoloPower will soon bring the loan current. Company executives, though, have declined to comment on financials."It received millions of dollars in state and local tax breaks and subsidies to start up. Yet it closed in mid-2013, months after turning on its first production line. Documents show executives sought upwards of $50 million to turn the factory back on. Oregon is dominated by the Democrat Party which in turn is dominated by Portland’s uber liberal faction. One wonders where Oregon might be today if Oregon’s liberals had focused on the real problems of Oregon – high unemployment, deteriorating roads and infrastructure, declining academic achievement in the public schools, and an ailing economy drifting towards tourism and away from production. In Portland those who vote do not necessarily pay for the waste. And increasingly in Oregon, the same can be said to be true.
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Oregon bucks national trend with rising repossessions

The number of properties being repossessed rose for the sixth consecutive month in Oregon, bucking a national trend in the opposite direction. The number of foreclosure auctions in Oregon rose in May for the 11th consecutive month, up 157 percent from May of last year. Nationwide, foreclosure auctions fell to the lowest level since December 2006 — down 4 percent from the previous month and down 22 percent from a year ago.
www.bizjournals.com/portland/blog/real-estate-dail....html

OBAMACORE BAD TO THE CORE

Common Core was invented by a handful of Washington-based education"experts” five years ago and bankrolled by the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation. But it took off when the Obama administration put $4.3 billion in state education grants called Race to the Top in the stimulus bill. President Barack Obama’s Education Secretary Arne Duncan made it clear the surest way for states to qualify was to adopt Common Core. Some states took it unseen, since the first grant applications were due in January 2010, and the standards were not written until months later. New York adopted Common Core in July 2010, in return for $697 million. All in all, 45 states signed on to a program that had never been tested in even one school. Contrary to what the public is told, Common Core is not about standards. It’s about content — what school kids are taught. In the social studies framework approved on April 29 by New York State’s education authorities (but not parents), American history is presented as four centuries of racism, economic oppression and gender discrimination. Teachers are encouraged to help students identify their differences instead of their common American identity. Gone are heroes, ideals and American exceptionalism.
www.humanevents.com/2014/06/11/obamacore-bad-to-th...-core

Stop Parental Alienation. Children Need Both Parents!!

It's easy and more convenient to label is as misogynists or angry and bitter men rather than take a look at who we really are. We are the man who just spent hours crying himself to sleep because he misses and loves his children so much. We are the grandmother who hasn't seen her grand kids in months and cries upon waking in the morning. We are the aunts and uncles who miss those children just as much as we do, knowing full well huge chunks of the lives of young children will never be spent with half of that child's family. We are a young girl who misses her sister so much that she carries a framed photo around her neck to keep her sister close to her heart. We are the friends and coworkers of struggling fathers who see daily the pain and agony that comes with not seeing your children or only seeing them 4 days a month. We are the young father who couldn't take the pain of missing his kids anymore so he chose suicide instead. We are that fathers family who now must suffer years of heartache because of parental alienation and its deadly effects.

Oregon high school shooting likely to heighten debate over gun control in state

Well, that didn't take long. Burdick and Blumenauer already using the deaths of two RHS students today to push their gun-grabbing agenda. How about we bury the victims, graduate those students who deserved a better week and let the investigation unfold, first, eh? Ginny and Earl? Notably, the SROs (School Resource Officers) are licensed police officers (two sheriffs and a troutdale PD) who are all armed. They were first on the scene and likely prevented a much more widespread incident. I guess that whole "gun free zone" concept is conclusively proven false, right?
www.oregonlive.com/mapes/index.ssf/2014/06/oregon_....html

God Bless The Families of Reynolds High School

Thank God Joe Teeny and his daughter Jasmine Teeny along with All The Other Children and Parents are OK.

Do you think the Bomber looks like she needs HELP?

If everyone gave $10.00 from just one large city, B-17 Alliance would have the funds needed to get the"Lacey Lady” out of the weather and continue her preservation. Please pay it forward for this icon who has stood watch for 67 years! We are 1/3 there in our efforts to raise the needed $50,000. Please join the campaign. It is our goal to raise all the funds needed by August. Then begin the next steps of her preservation. REMOVE HER FROM THE OUTDOOR ELEMENTS and continue her preservation. With your help we are Bringing WWII History to Life. Fly-IN or Cruise-In Fathers Day Weekend June 13-15th, 2014 "WarBirds OVER the WEST" Auroa Aviation. Terry Scott Executive Director B-17 Alliance 13515 SE McLoughlin Blvd. Milwaukie, OR 97222 503-654-6491
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Parental Rights Amendment Returns to the U.S. Senate June 9th

The Parental Rights Amendment to the U.S. Constitution (PRA), which would preserve the longstanding traditional right of parents to direct the upbringing and education of their children, has again been introduced in the U.S. Senate. Senate Joint Resolution 37 (SJRes. 37) was introduced on Wednesday by South Carolina Senator Lindsey Graham to propose the amendment for consideration. Please take a moment to call your senators and ask them to cosponsor SJRes. 37, the Parental Rights Amendment. You can reach them through the Capitol Switchboard at (202)-224-3121, or find their information by clicking on your state at parentalrights.org/states.
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Currently more than a dozen states are considering a repeal or a delay in implementation

What’s the Common Core debate all about? In April, we spoke to two sides on the issue: Oklahoma state representatives, Republican Jason Nelson and Democrat Emily Virgin. Common Core was initiated in 2009 by the nation’s governors, seeking national standards for math and English literacy. U.S. Secretary of Education Arne Duncan supported the move, spending $350 million to develop Common Core tests. More than 40 states and the District of Columbia have adopted the Common Core State Standards.
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Portland ranked No. 9 for worst traffic in U.S.

PORTLAND, OR (KPTV) -A report from GPS manufacturer TomTom lists Portland as the ninth worst city in the country for traffic congestion. The study compared travel times during non-peak hours to times during rush hour, and found that Thursday evenings have the worst congestion is most U.S. cities. The study also claims that many common shortcuts that drivers take to avoid traffic actually add 50 percent more time to commuters' trips. The top 10 most congested cities in the U.S. are: 1)Los Angeles 2)San Francisco 3)Honolulu 4)Seattle 5)San Jose 6)New York 7)Miami 8)Washington, DC 9)Portland, OR 10)New Orleans, LA
www.kptv.com/story/25692818/portland-ranked-no-9-f...in-us

An act deliberately ensuring that more children will grow up motherless or fatherless is not an act of love

I am deeply grieved by Judge Michael McShane's ruling to redefine marriage. It is a travesty of justice that marriage, as the foundation of society, received no defense in the U.S. District Court. Attorney General, Ellen Rosenblum, in an extreme dereliction of her sworn duty to uphold the law, refused to represent the interests and the people of Oregon. It is a sad day for democracy when one federally appointed judge can overturn, without any representation, the express will of the people of Oregon.
www.oregonunitedformarriage.org/SCOTUS

Milwaukie's Bob's Red Mill Natural Products, Oregon International Business of The Year 2014

Loving this behind-the-scenes interview with Bob created by the Portland Development Commission today. Just a nice sneak-peak at what goes on here. "Trust, honesty and integrity. These are the three principles our business is built on. Our packaging is a great example of this commitment: our clear bags that let you see the high quality of every one of our products. By producing the very best in whole grain foods, we're able to fulfill our commitment to help look after more and more people through better nutrition. Bob simply wouldn't have it any other way."

Portlanders firmly saying heck NO to a "street fee"!

"(Commissioner Steve Novick's) plan unleashed a flood of opposition and vitriol—hundreds of comments to the City Council by everyone from business owners to social-service providers, running better than 20-to-1 against." "It doesn’t matter if I’m (Novick) a political idiot sometimes. What matters is we get to the end goal.”
Gee, that sounds like they're going to ram it thru by any means necessary! Not the kind of respect for the voters and taxpayers we expect from our elected officials.
www.wweek.com/portland/article-22640-fee_for_all.h....html

Supreme Court denies motion to stay marriages for same-sex couples in Oregon

June 4th, 2014 The U.S. Supreme Court has weighed in, and moments ago, the nation’s highest court just served NOM a flat out rejection of their motion to issue a stay and halt marriages for same-sex couples in Oregon. An act deliberately ensuring that more children will grow up motherless or fatherless is not an act of love. I am deeply grieved by Judge Michael McShane's ruling to redefine marriage. It is a travesty of justice that marriage, as the foundation of society, received no defense in the U.S. District Court. Attorney General, Ellen Rosenblum, in an extreme dereliction of her sworn duty to uphold the law, refused to represent the interests and the people of Oregon. It is a sad day for democracy when one federally appointed judge can overturn, without any representation, the express will of the people of Oregon.
www.oregonunitedformarriage.org/SCOTUS

Milwaukie's Bob's Red Mill Oregon International Business 2014 Winner Trade Leadership

Loving this behind-the-scenes interview with Bob created by the Portland Development Commission today. Just a nice sneak-peak at what goes on here.

Study Portland teachers among most absent in nation

The study found that Portland had 62% of teachers who were frequently absent. On average, Portland teachers miss 14 days each school year, according to the research. That did not count serious, long-term illnesses or pregnancies but it did include training days. According to the study, Portland has more than 600 teachers classified as "chronically absent" or missing more than 18 days of school each year.
www.kgw.com/news/Study-Many-Portland-teacher-absen....html

Event Friday June 13 Oregon State Capital National Parents Organization

Show your support in the reform of Parental Rights and Equal Shared Rights for Parents. There are too many parents that have been alienated from their children, Its time we make a change. Children Need Both Parents! Make Shared Parenting Happen Now in Oregon!! Show Your Support For Legislatures and Candidates That You Support Shared Parenting in Oregon. Send a message to Senator Floyd Prozanski (D-Eugene) That We Want Shared Parenting in the January 2015 session. No More Parental Alienation! Salem, Oregon Noon to 5 PM. Friday June 13th.

Portland mulls 'Late Night Activity Permit' for businesses open past 10 p.m.

Why Not A Curfew or Marshal Law Instead? Any Portland business open to the public past 10 p.m. may need to buy a new permit from the city, according to a concept headed to the City Council on Wednesday for discussion. The "Late Night Activity Permit" would be required citywide for any business open to the public past 10 p.m., from bars to movie theaters, Marchetti said. The cost of the permit hasn't been disclosed. Businesses would receive training about alcohol serving, crowd management and security when the permit is issued.
www.oregonlive.com/portland/index.ssf/2014/06/port....html

Oregon Fatherless Day Rally Friday the 13th June 2014 Oregon State Capital Salem

Show your support in the reform of Parental Rights and Equal Shared Rights for Parents. There are too many parents that have been alienated from their children, Its time we make a change. Children Need Both Parents! Make Shared Parenting Happen Now in Oregon!! Show Your Support For Legislatures and Candidates That You Support Shared Parenting in Oregon. Send a message to Senator Floyd Prozanski (D-Eugene) That We Want Shared Parenting in the January 2015 session. No More Parental Alienation! Salem, Oregon Noon to 5 PM. Friday June 13th.