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Saturday, January 10, 2015
East Oregonian
Emails reveal how
Gov. Kitzhaber’s
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to her business.
On Jan. 17, 2012, Hayes ar
sented information about marine
By HILLARY BORRUD
Capital Bureau
to work.
But within 14 months, Hayes
sues. “It was fun to brainstorm with
you yesterday about the tsunami
Coastal States Organization meet
ing in Washington, D.C., followed
tential venues for you to lend your
gram manager for ODFW wrote in
Newly released emails reveal
how Hayes made the transition.
view that Hayes’ interest in work
as governor, Hayes began to work
ested in getting very involved, and I
sues, sought suggestions for events
she should attend and requested
emails released by the state.
Initially, Hayes said she would
Hiro Komae/Associated Press file photo
In this 2011 file photo, Oregon Gov. John Kitzhaber, right, and his companion, Cylvia Hayes, react to
a welcome from attendees at the awarding ceremony of the Enjoy Oregon Wine Fair in Tokyo. Emails thin, I would assume, doing all the
released by the state show how Hayes transitioned from a volunteer champion of ocean issues to a
paid policy advocate in her first year as first lady.
sustainable living, renewable ener
when Hayes quietly signed on as a
Willamette Week.
After Kitzhaber had been in of
The same day, Hayes emailed
Whitman and Bowles to request
Oregon’s high desert in 1997 and
initiative.
livability in Bend, organized a green
building and renewable energy fair,
sue. Please take a look and let me
know if you know of any key dates,
The
Bulletin
Former Gov. Ted Kulongoski
sider. I look forward to getting the
and Whitman referred questions to
months of work, from Feb. 19 to
At the time, Hayes also was re
was hired to work on marine issues
Hayes has a different view of
marine biology and at that time
the governor’s lawyer Liani Reeves
issues in general as a First Lady ini
to questions.
form the basis for state legislation.
riod of work.
University of California, Irvine, and
to emailed questions. “I have done
related to the land and water dam
and she forwarded the results to
Hayes. One Google news alert that
later, this time to request talking
randum of understanding with his
at the Coastal States Organization
meeting in Washington, D.C.
“I am sure you’re a bit busy, with
tists from the two states to inform
Hayes wrote in a Feb. 22, 2012 email
Coast.
Two days later, Bowles sent
when she forwarded the email to the
Bowles, Fish Division administra
Legislature in 2009.
Fish and Wildlife. “We need to tell
BRIEFLY
UO report: Taxpayers subsidize
companies that pay low wages
After 4 deportations,
man gets 6 years for
meth discovery
Deputies stop
wrong-way driver
on I-84 near
Multnomah Falls
The Mail Tribune
the bogus bills in early
20.
four times from the United
a.m. Friday on Interstate 84
near Corbett.
he was arrested in a south
was seen traveling eastbound
in the westbound lanes near
“So we look at that as another form of subsidy to
Interstate 5 in Douglas Coun
Oregon gets low grades in
national education report
downtown Portland.
Man accused of
using fake $50s to
buy potato wedges
in 2011.
A southern Oregon man
but two fake $50 bills in an
Oregon is ahead of neighboring California, Idaho and
Nevada.
in 2011.
the state’s few highlights.
ahead of Oregon and behind Washington. But everyone
highest overall rating outside the Northeast.
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