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October 2016 OP–ED The Southwest Portland Post • 3 Still can’t decide? Here are two great opportunities to see local candidates live and in person FROM THE EDITOR’S DESK By Don Snedecor The Southwest Portland Post Election Day is right around the corner—November 8, to be exact. But we all know that ballots will be in the mail much earlier. Who are you going to vote for locally? If you’re not sure, there are a couple of opportunities to see the candidates and hear their positions, up front and personal. The Westside Voters Forum will be held on Monday, Oct. 10 at the Multnomah Arts Center auditorium, 7688 SW Capitol Hwy. This year’s forum will first feature Steve Novick and Chloe Eudaly, who are running against each other for Portland City Commissioner. Second will be Sharon Meiran and Eric Zimmerman who are running against each other for Multnomah County Commissioner. There will be a meet-and-greet with candidates from 6:15—7 p.m. and the forum will take place from 7—8:30 p.m. It’s free. Hosted by Courtenay Hameister, Portland writer, director and former host of Live Wire! Radio, Candidates Gone Wild is a fun and offbeat version of the traditional political debate, Study reveals advertising with newspapers triples ad campaign effectiveness Advertisers who are cutting back on newspaper advertising are missing a beat. This is the message of a new study, conducted by effectiveness consultancy Benchmarketing for Newsworks, which claims that advertising with newspapers increases overall revenue return on investment by three times. Contact The Post and let us show you how effective your newspaper ad campaign can be. A complete media kit including back issues, ad specs, demographics and current rates is available online now at www.SWPortlandPost.com. Call Don Snedecor at 503-244-6933 today or email ads@multnomahpost.com for more information or to place your ad. Deadline for November is Oct. 25. sponsored by the folks at Willamette Week. Candidates Novick and Eudaly will face each other at this event as well, so it will be interesting to see how they manage to be in two political debates in one night at the same time on opposite sides of the Willamette River. Rumor has it that there will also be lively discussions centering on the presidential race, the statewide corporate tax, the technical education measure, and much more. Crazy antics including comedy and arm-wrestling are guaranteed at this one! It all takes place on Monday, October 10, 7:00 – 8:30 p.m. at Revolution Hall (1300 SE Stark Street). All ages. $5 ticket in advance. $10 ticket at the door. Much ado about a proposed amphitheater in Spring Garden Park The Portland City Commissioner Amanda Fritz, the commissioner in charge of the Bureau of Parks and Recreation, made opening remarks at a public meeting in Spring Garden Park on Sept. 20. The meeting was an opportunity for Multnomah neighbors to vote for their favorite gathering space options. Option 1 included a concrete pad and seating wall (with electric outlet). Option 2 was no concrete pad, keeps the seating wall. Multnomah neighbors discuss options for a gathering space at Spring Garden Park on Sept. 20. (Post photo by Don Snedecor) Option 3 called for boulders and trees instead. Some 100 folks filled out the yellow sheets, including pros and cons, and stuffed them in the ballot box to be counted later behind closed doors at City Hall. Commissioner Fritz and other bigwigs will make the final decision. Everyone was quite earnest and serious at this event except for observer Mike Roche of Multnomah, a veteran of the Southwest Community Plan, and two college-age audiophiles named Ray and Alex who host a comedy podcast called “Everything About It Is A Podcast” on Soundcloud. If everything is in order, by the time you read this you can listen to Commissioner Fritz’s opening remarks as well as Ray and Alex’s lively take on free ice cream, Spring Garden Park and investigative journalism by clicking on a link on the Southwest Portland Post website (www.SWPortlandPost.com) entitled, “A Four Dollar Word for a Fifty Cent Park.”
