January 9, 2013... The Oregon Department of Agriculture is now accepting concept proposals for project ideas as part of US Department of Agriculture’s Specialty Crop Block Grant Program for 2013. Approximately $1 million is expected to be available to agriculture industry associations, producer groups, processors, commodity commissions, non-profits, for profits, and local government agencies in Oregon.
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Submitted by Anonymous on January 9, 2013 - 1:52pmJoin us on Wednesday, December 5
Submitted by Anonymous on December 3, 2012 - 12:03am
Democrats had much to celebrate when the votes were tallied on November 6. We won solidly across Oregon, gained seats in both the US House and Senate, and re-elected President Obama.
But the election is just the beginning. Despite being resoundingly repudiated at the polls, Republicans do not seem eager to abandon their strategy of obstructionism. That means a LOT of work needs to be done to enact Democratic priorities. We need your help!
Union County Democrats will gather this week on Wednesday, December 5, from 5 to 6 p.m. in the second floor conference room of the Sac Annex at 105 Fir street.
Here are some key items on our agenda:
Treasurer’s Report
Report on Highway Cleanup
Reorganization meeting January 9
Nominations for officers
State Central Committee Meeting
Slate Card – Our Recommendations for the 2012 Election
Submitted by Anonymous on October 26, 2012 - 1:49pmPlease remember to vote! Mail in your ballot today. Your ballot must be received at the county elections office or designated drop site by 8 pm on election night Tuesday, November 6, 2012. Postmarks do not count! If you would rather download and print these recommendations click here.
You can drop off your ballot at these locations:
| Cove City Hall 504 Alder St Cove, OR Elgin City Hall 100 N. 8th Ave Elgin, OR Imbler City Hall 180 Ruckman St Imbler, OR |
Island City Hall 10202 S. McAlister Rd Island City, OR La Grande City Hall 1000 Adams Ave La Grande, OR North Powder City Hall 635 Third ST North Powder, OR |
Union City Hall 342 South Main St Union,Or Union County Courthouse County Clerk's Office 1100 L Ave La Grande, OR |
Meet Antone Minthorn, Democratic candidate for Oregon State Senate
Submitted by Anonymous on October 19, 2012 - 12:08amAntone Minthorn, Democratic candidate for Oregon State Senate District 29, will be at our campaign office on Friday, October 19, from 5 pm to 6 pm.
Please come by the office at 1304 Adams Avenue to meet with Antone and support his bid for the Oregon State Senate!
You can learn more about Antone and his candidacy on his web page (www.antoneminthornforstatesenate.com) and his Facebook page (www.facebook.com/pages/Antone-Minthorn-For-State-Senate/286476844787026).
See you there!
Meet Antone Minthorn, Democratic candidate for Oregon State Sentate
Submitted by Anonymous on October 19, 2012 - 12:03amAntone Minthorn, Democratic candidate for Oregon State Senate District 29, will be at our campaign office on Friday, October 19, from 5 pm to 6 pm.
Please come by the office at 1304 Adams Avenue to meet with Antone and support his bid for the Oregon State Senate!
You can learn more about Antone and his candidacy on his web page (www.antoneminthornforstatesenate.com) and his Facebook page (www.facebook.com/pages/Antone-Minthorn-For-State-Senate/286476844787026).
See you there!
Meet Antone Minthorn, Democratic candidate for Oregon State Sentate
Submitted by Anonymous on October 18, 2012 - 11:59pmAntone Minthorn, Democratic candidate for Oregon State Senate District 29, will be at our campaign office on Friday, October 19, from 5 pm to 6 pm.
Please come by the office at 1304 Adams Avenue to meet with Antone and support his bid for the Oregon State Senate!
You can learn more about Antone and his candidacy on his web page (www.antoneminthornforstatesenate.com) and his Facebook page (www.facebook.com/pages/Antone-Minthorn-For-State-Senate/286476844787026).
See you there!
Oregon ballot measures etc...
Submitted by Anonymous on October 15, 2012 - 8:53amHappy Monday Everyone:
With the presidential election going around its final turn I'd thought I'd turn my attention to the Oregon election. We have some pretty important state initiatives/ballot measures to ponder. The measures range from marijuana to taxes to gambling. The DPO has recommended the following yes and no votes.
Democratic Party of Oregon Recommendations
Vote Yes
Measures 77, 78, and 85 have the endorsement of the state wide leadership.
That is a yes vote on giving the governor and the legislature additional authorities in case of disaster (77), a clean up of the language/grammar in the Oregon Constitution (78), and devoting the corporate kicker refunds to K-12 education (85).
Vote No
The leadership opposes a constitutional amendment to prohibit real estate transfer taxes (79), casinos (82 and 83), and the phasing out of estate/inheritance taxes (84).
You Decide
On the measures about marijuana and prohibiting commercial non-tribal gill netting there were no recommendations. There was no consensus on these two measures thus no recommendations.
From the Oregonian
Today's Oregonian had an editorial recommending a no vote on all three tax measures (79, 84 and 85) which did make sense to me. Essentially the tax structure in the state needs a review and overhaul and it should be left to the governor and legislature to to that. This would leave everything on the table for negotiations and compromise. There were two articles in this morning's Oregonian I found interesting. The first was the above editorial on taxes the other was an article about agriculture and Columbia River water. We in Union County don't use Columbia River water except for electrical power (somewhat) but the Columbia Basin is in our state legislative district and our state senate district. So the article isn't a moot point for us. Go to www.oregonlive.com to get the article.
Foreign affairs debate
Submitted by Anonymous on October 11, 2012 - 7:10amThe next debate is centered around foreign affairs. Mitt Romney made a major foreign affairs policy speech which his followers hailed as a new beginning. The truth is the Republican Party split over his speech. Despite much wailing and gnashing of teeth he echoed and confirmed much of what the President has been doing.
The Republican crazies in Congress however held hearings yesterday (while Congress is on vacation) that outed or advertised the activities of the CIA in Libya. The building where the American ambassador was killed was a CIA station. No one knew that until the Congressional hearings yesterday spilled the beans.
A great article from the economist about Gov. Romney's foreign policy speech can be found at www.economist.com/blog/lexington . It will give you some perspective for that debate.
Reading material
Submitted by Anonymous on October 6, 2012 - 8:29amI went to the Washington Post this moring and found a couple of articles you might be interested in. The first one was written by the U.S. economics editor for The Economist magazine. The Economist is a very respected news source. I read it weekly. The article by Greg Ip shows how little a president's economic policies influences his own term or reelection but can be felt in the next four to eight years or beyond. The next article is a response from Jim Leherer about his role in the Denver debate. I happen to be a fan of his and I have his book titled Tension City if anyone wants to read it. I will leave it at the Democratic Party's office downtown if you are interested.
Go to www.washingtonpost.com for the two articles.
Oregon elections
Submitted by Anonymous on October 5, 2012 - 9:26amThere are two articles in the Oregonian newspaper from 10/5/12 that focus on issues in our state. The first one reported on the state Supreme Court ruling concerning campaign finance limits. In Oregon there is no dollar limitations on what a candidate can spend. The article also brought the issue into the race for Secretary of State between Kate Brown and Knute Buehler. The second article I found this morning was a guest editorial that showed no relationship between tax rates and in particular capital gains rates and the Oregon economy nor people leaving the state because of capital gains. You can find the articles by going to: www.oregonlive.com .
Also, don't forget about our candidate running for state offices. Antone Minthorn is running for the state senate from our senate district and Heidi Van Schoenhoven is the Democratic candidate from our legislative district.
