Protecting the Metolius: Democracy at work
There goes Evan, thinking about democracy again--this time on BlueOregon.Over the past few weeks, I’ve been thinking about democracy, and how messed up the debate about health insurance reform is. I...
View ArticleAnd the OLCV Scorecard reveals . . .
OLCV's 2009 Scorecard is headed to the printers any day now.Sorry folks, scores aren't public yet!But it's going to be an interesting read: You'll learn:Which legislator earned our Innovator of the...
View ArticleAs usual, the Daily Astorian nails it on LNG
As usual, the Daily Astorian editorial page is willing to look at the motives behind LNG.And the article reminds me about how happy I am to have Jeff Merkley as one of my US Senators. It's a short...
View ArticleCRC MegaBridge Railroads Bikes
The Bicycle Transportation Alliance has an excellent summary of what's happened to the proposed bicycle and pedestrian facilities in the design of the region's largest-ever infrastructure project, the...
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Bend community rallies for the environment
The OLCV Deschutes County Chapter’s Second Annual Summer BBQ fundraiser took Bend, Oregon by storm two weeks ago. August 22nd marked the culmination of more than a month’s worth of work done by the...
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How I Fell in Love with Wallowa Lake
For four weeks this summer, I was fortunate to have a sabbatical from my job as Development Director with OLCV. I decided to spend most of my time off in a part of the state I’d been eager to visit,...
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Find a water polluter near you
The New York Times has created a database for the public to look up water pollution violations by state. Check it out here.The database accompanied an in-depth article called Toxic Waters, which...
View ArticleSen. Merkley Profiled in Washington Spectator
Oregon's freshman Senator Jeff Merkley, who had a lifetime 96% rating from OLCV, is profiled in today's Washington Spectator. An excerpt:Asked about his position on the cap and trade bill, Merkley...
View ArticleSenate District 22 Candidates' OLCV Scores
Tonight, Democratic Party precinct committee people will gather in North Portland to select three to five candidates for the Senate District 22 seat, which was recently vacated by Senator Margaret...
View ArticleThe OLCV Blog has moved
The good news: The OLCV Blog is better than ever on our newly designed website.The bad news: You need to sign up again for the RSS feed.Thanks for following the OLCV Blog!
View ArticleProtecting the Metolius: Democracy at work
There goes Evan, thinking about democracy again--this time on BlueOregon.Over the past few weeks, I’ve been thinking about democracy, and how messed up the debate about health insurance reform is. I...
View ArticleAnd the OLCV Scorecard reveals . . .
OLCV's 2009 Scorecard is headed to the printers any day now.Sorry folks, scores aren't public yet!But it's going to be an interesting read: You'll learn:Which legislator earned our Innovator of the...
View ArticleAs usual, the Daily Astorian nails it on LNG
As usual, the Daily Astorian editorial page is willing to look at the motives behind LNG.And the article reminds me about how happy I am to have Jeff Merkley as one of my US Senators. It's a short...
View ArticleCRC MegaBridge Railroads Bikes
The Bicycle Transportation Alliance has an excellent summary of what's happened to the proposed bicycle and pedestrian facilities in the design of the region's largest-ever infrastructure project, the...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Bend community rallies for the environment
The OLCV Deschutes County Chapter’s Second Annual Summer BBQ fundraiser took Bend, Oregon by storm two weeks ago. August 22nd marked the culmination of more than a month’s worth of work done by the...
View ArticleClik here to view.
How I Fell in Love with Wallowa Lake
For four weeks this summer, I was fortunate to have a sabbatical from my job as Development Director with OLCV. I decided to spend most of my time off in a part of the state I’d been eager to visit,...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Find a water polluter near you
The New York Times has created a database for the public to look up water pollution violations by state. Check it out here.The database accompanied an in-depth article called Toxic Waters, which...
View ArticleSen. Merkley Profiled in Washington Spectator
Oregon's freshman Senator Jeff Merkley, who had a lifetime 96% rating from OLCV, is profiled in today's Washington Spectator. An excerpt:Asked about his position on the cap and trade bill, Merkley...
View ArticleSenate District 22 Candidates' OLCV Scores
Tonight, Democratic Party precinct committee people will gather in North Portland to select three to five candidates for the Senate District 22 seat, which was recently vacated by Senator Margaret...
View ArticleThe OLCV Blog has moved
The good news: The OLCV Blog is better than ever on our newly designed website.The bad news: You need to sign up again for the RSS feed.Thanks for following the OLCV Blog!
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