FEBRUARY 1, 2019, KEIZERTIMES, PAGE A9
HILL,
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CHAMBER,
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happen to one of my friends
and I won’t be able to save
them.”
Hill had already experienced
the loss of three friends during
his months abroad. The fi rst to
a sniper attack, the second to
another IED and the third was
killed while throwing himself
on a grenade.
“I have never cried this
much in my entire life,” wrote
in a blog post after the fi rst two
deaths. “Two men got taken
from us way too soon. I wonder
why it was them and not me.”
His strong desire to pro-
tect friends and allies led him
to volunteer to drive the lead
• Increases to the corporate
minimum tax and excise taxes
on goods like alcohol, tobacco
and cannabis.
• A subsidizing tax on busi-
nesses with more than 50 em-
ployees enrolled in the Ore-
gon Health Plan (OHP).
Dresler said the cap-and-
trade discussions often appear
to affect large manufacturing,
but legislation could reach
much further down the line.
“The Oregon Farm Bureau
File
Ryan Hill (right) mugs for the camera with friends.
vehicle in a caravan on the day
he was killed, according to his
commanding offi cer.
In the years since his death,
Hill’s death has been recounted
in a book, They Fought for Each
Other by Kelly Kennedy, and a
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This program allows students to witness the legislative pro-
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Applications for both Senate and House programs can be
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Keizer city park in Keizer Sta-
tion was dedicated to him in
2013.
Hill was posthumously
awarded the Bronze Star, a Pur-
ple Heart and the Combat In-
fantry Badge.
LEE: ‘These experiences make
me ... the best candidate’
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Robert J.
Thomas
July 4, 1932-
Jan. 28, 2019
Services will be held at St.
Edward Catholic Church Feb.
7, at 10:30 a.m.
Virgil T. Golden is assisting
the family.
is concerned about fuel pric-
es, natural gas and electric. If
you are an energy-intensive
business, through something
like refrigeration, it could be a
signifi cant policy,” Dresler said.
Dresler said the state cham-
ber of commerce is sending
out newsletters every Monday
with calls to action on specif-
ic proposals. Business owners
can sign up for the newsletter
at www.oregonchamber.org.
She also suggested using a new
service called Voter Voice, info.
votervoice.net, to track legis-
lation as it moves through the
Capitol.
million bond measure to ex-
pand capacity in the district’s
existing high schools among
other projects; and designing
and launching the Career and
Technical Education Center
(CTEC).
“These experiences, and
my years as a stable, consis-
tent leader in the community
make me the legitimate and
best candidate for this posi-
tion,” he said.
Lee and his wife, Krina, live
in Keizer. In 2015, they were
awarded the Service to Edu-
cation Award from the Keizer
Chamber of Commerce for
their commitment to youth in
the school district. They have
six children and 11 grandchil-
dren.
To learn more, visit www.
c h u c k l e e f o r s a l e m ke i z e r -
schoolboard.com
Regardless of how business
owners choose to get involved,
she said, messages should be
crafted around personal stories.
“Go [to a legislator] and tell
a personal story. Tell the stories
to your representatives and
senators and they will talk to
colleagues,” Dresler said.
She urged constituents to
personalize form letters when-
ever possible.
“You are all playing an out-
sized role in your community.
Testimony is incredibly ef-
fective, either in person or in
a letter, but keep it personal,”
she said.
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Times were dropped in ex-
change for Herriges’ guilty
plea.
Herriges was originally ar-
rested in December 2017 in
connection with burglary in-
cidents in and outside of Keiz-
er. After being released due
to overcrowding at the Mari-
on County Jail, Herriges was
arrested again in September
2018 in connection with the
incidents at Good Times Grill
and Love Love Teriyaki.
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