How to fund free higher education
Interesting anonymous commentary on the Zero Hedge website: Continue reading
Ted Taylor
Author: Ted Taylor
UO Foundation backs out of EWEB deal
Below is a statement from Eugene Water& Electric Board General Manager Roger Gray today: The University of Oregon Foundation announced on Tuesday, May 19, that it was ending negotiations with Eugene Water & Electric Board for purchase of EWEB’s vacant riverfront property. Continue reading
Are There Better Options To The County Vehicle Fee?
Who came up with the vehicle registration fee (VRF) measure on the May 19 ballot and why were other, more palatable options not suggested? Judging by letters to the editor in EW and The Register-Guard, these questions remain unanswered in the minds of many voters as the Tuesday voting deadline approaches. “The proposal was not generated or authored by any one person,” says Lane County Administrator Steve Mokrohisky. “In fact, it was a citizen panel that recommended the fee to the board.” Continue reading
Letter to Congress regarding TPP
Rep. Peter DeFazio wrote a letter to the editor published May 9 that talked about problems with the proposed Trans-Pacific Partnership. In that letter he referenced a letter sent Congress last week from legal experts. Here is the text of that letter: Dear Majority Leader McConnell, Minority Leader Reid, Speaker Boehner, and Minority Leader Pelosi: Continue reading
‘Hobbit Houses’ Proposed To Keep Riverfront Cleaner
Four to seven of these river stations would be placed along each side of the Willamette River
An unusual idea to deal with trash along the Willamette River left by homeless campers is raising eyebrows and tempers, but the details are still being discussed and hashed out. Continue reading
Should we keep the mortgage interest deduction?
The Oregon Center for Public Policy this week takes a look at the state and federal mortage interest deduction, a tax break that benefits higher-income home owners. Should that money be better spent on education and social services in Oregon? Continue reading
Nepal event is Tuesday
Just heard a vigil will be held tomorrow (Tuesday) for Nepal earthquake victims. Here are the details as we know them: • Location is the EMU Amphitheater on the UO campus from 7 to 8:30 pm (set up will be at 6 pm, take down from 8:30 to 9 pm). Continue reading
A new May Day song
May Day is a traditional day to celebrate workers and unions. Continue reading
Why Oregon’s gun bill is needed
Below is the written testimony on SB 941 submitted to the Oregon House Committee on Rules April 22 by Dan Gross, president of the Brady Campaign to Prevent Gun Violence in Washington, D.C. Continue reading
WOW Hall Meeting Expected To Be ‘Lively’
Sparks could fly at the Community Center for the Performing Arts (CCPA), aka WOW Hall, annual membership meeting beginning at 6:30 pm Tuesday, April 28, at 291 W. 8th Ave. The agenda for the meeting includes board elections, a review of the year, the budget and likely a discussion of a SWOT (Strengths, Weaknesses, Opportunities and Threats) analysis that’s critical of the nonprofit’s organization and procedures. Continue reading