OLCV ED

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Albert Kaufman Today I applied for the Executive Director position with OLCV.  Here is what I wrote to them: To the members of the OLCV Search Committee <EDsearchcommittee@olcv.org> : I am applying for the position of Executive Director … [Continue reading]

The Summer of 2009

Happy Summer 2009 Happy Summer - from AlbertIdeation! Hello, I wish for you a great summer, that life is treating you well, and that you, your … [Continue reading]

Billboards and Oregon Byways

Billboards and Oregon byways by Max Ashburn guest opinion Friday May 15, 2009 The Oregonian editorial board appropriately calls attention to a deceptive and weak-kneed bill currently making its way through the Legislature ("A weak makeover of … [Continue reading]

Some additional discussion of the phonebook issue

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More on getting rid of the phonebook. May 7, 2010: NYT: White Pages may go Way of Rotary Dialed Phone! https://pogue.blogs.nytimes.com/2009/03/24/rotary-dials-are-gone-why-not-phone-books/#comment-202569 and my post yesterday on … [Continue reading]

Phone book opt-in system for Oregon!

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After the Phone Book At Crema this morning, I attended a town-hall meeting that my state Rep. Jules Kopel-Bailey was holding.  I learned that he will introduce legislation for an opt-in system for phone books on Monday!  This is something I've been … [Continue reading]

The Tillamook Forest Slaughter

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Tillamook Dear Governor Kulongoski, I am writing to you today to talk about how we might better protect our Tillamook State Forest. I drove from Portland to Cannon Beach yesterday and what I saw really shocked me. The clear-cuts are gigantic and … [Continue reading]