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Saturday, June 6, 2015
First fire of the season
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white. Then turned gray and dark. It was
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not me!
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Pendleton school district
releases boundary proposal
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used to walking to school will have to be
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back on the new proposed boundary lines.
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their opinions and I believe they did the best
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public education in Oregon. The lottery
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quality education with an indirect tax like
that. I would gladly pay a 5 or 6 percent
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public education.
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com, and keep them to 140 characters.
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housing is a problem. Additionally,
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kept up with the rise in home prices.
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problem.
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agreement.
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housing has never been a top tier concern.
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as big a concern as other problems.
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it to something Oregonians
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governments should
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housing because it creates
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percent are unsure. So
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working in partnership with the community
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sector these days than in the public sector.
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across the state and you have the jobs angle
covered.
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necessities.
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about beating
second string.
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closest competitor.
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acknowledgment,
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are a necessary evil,
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back to its roots, they would have
enough! The bond is bondage. Just
look at your home mortgage, when
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government?
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money they have, and human nature.
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you ignore it and hope it will go away,
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registered voters. Sixty-seven percent
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do, because they are going to do what
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levy is repeatedly
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pass and only with
a mere 33 percent
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indecisiveness, which in turn results
in the 33 percent voter turnout that we
witnessed during the election process
last month.
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party member who is anti-community
and compassionateness as the
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down the pike and alerts voters to
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decisions.
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but taxes continue to increase. Maybe
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Affordable housing key to attracting jobs
Quick takes
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our next earthquake. I am likewise
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high priority and somewhat daunting
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Oregonians, without a doubt.
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housing will be able to
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as school buildings, water
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advocates need to be sure the program
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justice among hard-working Oregonians.
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an interim or permanent
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the Heppner library
scheduled meeting on May
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more unscheduled closures,
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meeting was canceled with
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in Boardman, Heppner, and
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a new board member
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directors elected at large
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has announced he will be
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unnecessary dispute with
priorities. The board has
an important community
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partner over the Irrigon
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library. Although the library
committee meeting was also
did eventually open, most
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on June 10 at the Heppner
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library. The board apparently
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applications and decide on
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a new director at a special
room, and no display
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cases or chairs in the
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urge everyone in the district
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to come to both meetings on
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great many people across
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years have severely damaged months. It was very sad to
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relationships that are vital
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such a high cost — money
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wasted on lawyers, angry
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patrons, annoyed community
local governing bodies are
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employees, and an exhausted
with the district.
director and board. It is
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time to take a deep breath
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the board your thoughts at
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part time in June. Although
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