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PROGRAM COORDINATOR -
GRANTS (Limited Duration)
Open: 01/28/13
Close: 02/11/13
Sal: $5,028.00 - $6,706.00 Mo
Takes the lead in coordination of UASI-grants for
regional projects, provide programmatic and adminis-
trative support to the Regional Disaster Preparedness
Organization (RDPO), and ensure grant compliance
with Federal, State and City requirements for all grant
programs administered by Portland Bureau of Emer-
gency Management (PBEM). For more information
and to apply online please go to www.portlandore-
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EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
The Oregon Liquor Control Commission (OLCC) has an
exceptional opportunity for an experienced leader to
serve as the Board's Executive Director. To access the
job posting and application instructions, please visit
www.oregonjobs.org and search Executive Director.
EEO/AA.
1-30-13
1-30-13
FARMERS IRRIGATION DISTRICT
REQUEST FOR PROPOSALS
LARGE PIPE FACILITIES PROJECT
FARMERS CANAL SCHEDULES
The Farmers Irrigation District is requesting proposals
from qualified firms and individuals to provide materials,
transportation, equipment, and other means to complete
the LARGE PIPE FACILITIES PROJECT – FARMERS
CANAL SCHEDULES in accord with the Contract Docu-
ments. A pre-proposal conference is scheduled for Febru-
ary 4, 2013 at 10:00 a.m. at the Farmers Irrigation District
Office at 1985 Country Club Road, Hood River, Oregon.
Attendance at this conference is mandatory. Proposals
submitted by parties that fail to attend the pre-proposal
conference will be rejected.
Sealed proposals will be received until February 13, 2013
at 3:00 p.m. at the Farmers Irrigation District Office. There
will be no formal opening of proposals. Facsimile and
electronic proposals will not be accepted. Farmers Irriga-
tion District may decline to consider proposals submitted
after the above stated deadline. Any statements made by
Farmers Irrigation District representatives, agents or
employees at the pre-proposal conference are not binding
on the District unless confirmed by written addendum to
the Contract Documents.
Copies of the Contract Documents can be obtained at the
office of Anderson-Perry & Associates, Inc., 1901 N. Fir
Street, P.O. Box 1107, La Grande, Oregon 97850, upon
non-refundable payment of $150.00 for each set. Alterna-
tively, the Proposer may request a paper copy of the Price
Proposal Form and a CD containing a printable pdf version
of the Contract Documents and Drawings for $25.00. Only
a Price Proposal Form obtained from the Engineer shall be
used for pricing purposes. The Proposer shall provide his
or her mailing address, telephone number, and fax num-
ber when Contract Documents are requested. The Con-
tract Documents are available after January 28, 2013.
Pre-qualification of proposers is not required. All pro-
posers are required to comply with the provisions of Fed-
eral law, Oregon Revised Statutes, and Farmers Irrigation
District Local Contract Review Board policies and proce-
dures. Proposers are required to certify non-discrimination
in employment practices as defined in ORS 279A.110.
Farmers Irrigation District expressly reserves the right to:
1. Reject any or all proposals not in compliance with pub-
lic contracting procedures or unacceptable to the Farmers
Irrigation District;
2. Waive informalities in the proposals;
3. Select the proposal which appears to be in the best
interest of the Farmers Irrigation District; and
4. Postpone or delay the award of the contract if such post-
ponement or delay is in the best interest of Farmers Irri-
gation District.
1-30-13
How To Petition the President at “We The People…”
T
he First Amendment gives all Americans the right to “petition the Government for a redress of grievances.” So in the age of the Internet, the Obama White House
has created a petition website to make it easy to exercise that right. The “We the People…” website:
https://petitions.whitehouse.gov/
It offers a place to post petitions and sign them if
you agree. Any petition that gets enough support,
currently 100,000 signatures, will automatically
receive a an official response. Petitions must be short
to meet the website guidelines.
decided to post the following petition: “A Marshall
Plan for Black America”
African Americans as a group remain enormously
disadvantaged in the United States of America.
The 2010 census showed that the median wealth
owned by White families was $110,000, yet an aver-
age Black family owns less than $5,000.
Black unemployment is generally twice that of
Whites. In fact, racial disparities, rooted in America’s
shameful history of slavery and discrimination, affect
every major economic indicator, as well as health and
education outcomes.
America has failed to live up to its promise of equal
opportunities for all. This wrong must be put right.
After WWII, the Marshall Plan rebuilt Europe. We
call on President Obama to create “A Marshall Plan for
Black America.”
We ask the president to fund a grassroots economic
development plan that will create true equality for all.
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