Blog Profile / BlueOregon
| URL : | http://www.blueoregon.com/ | |
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| Filed Under: | US Politics / Liberal | |
| Posts on Regator: | 5325 | |
| Posts / Week: | 19.6 | |
| Archived Since: | March 4, 2008 | |
Blog Post Archive
A Brief Tutorial on Sampling Error for KATU
A colleague saw me in the hallway recently and quipped "I love standard errors!" He was referring to a report we'd both recently read that cited survey data but didn't provide any standard errors. We were both good enough at math toShow More Summary
Discouraging News About Homelessness
Last week Multnomah County and Street Roots released their second annual report on homeless deaths in Multnomah County. The report found that 56 Portlanders died last year while experiencing homelessness. 2012 yielded nine more deaths than the 47 reported deaths from 2011. Show More Summary
The Oregon GOP don't want to win elections in Oregon ever again.
I don't know when this happened, but apparently the Republican caucus in the Oregon Legislature decided that Oregonians were really hoping they'd act exactly like Republicans at the federal level. Because really, the federal level style...Show More Summary
In name of "jobs", another giveaway to big business?!
By Jody Wiser of Portland, Oregon. Jody runs the citizen watchdog group, Tax Fairness Oregon. Previously, she contributed "The enormous tax break for the rich hidden in Measure 84". Yet again, in the name of “jobs,” legislators have an idea for how to take personal income taxes and give them to business. Show More Summary
Meet Maggie: Clear eyes. Full heart. And a walking medical time bomb
By Frank Erickson, MD, of Pendleton, Oregon. Frank is a Radiologist from Pendleton, who toured with the Mad As Hell Doctors in 2011 through eastern Oregon. He has served as a Radiation Safety Officer in the Navy and practiced as a Board Certified Diagnostic Radiologist since 1986. Show More Summary
Why Oregon's non-casino poker rooms should stay safe and legal
By Roey Thorpe of Portland, Oregon. Roey is a longtime Oregon activist currently working in the national LGBT equality movement. In a few minutes, I’ll be testifying against House Bill 3518, which would shut down the growing number of poker rooms operating in Portland and in small communities across Oregon. Show More Summary
Martin Gonzalez: Why I'm Running for Portland School Board
By Martin Gonzalez. Martin is co-chair of the Portland School Board and is running for re-election. He works as TriMet's Multicultural Programs Manager, was Executive Director of the Portland Schools Alliance, and worked for 18 years...Show More Summary
Where to begin reining in wage theft? Regulate construction labor brokers
By D. Michael Dale of Cornelius, Oregon. Michael is executive director of the Northwest Workers’ Justice Project, a member of the Oregon Coalition to Stop Wage Theft In recent years, many Oregonians have walked into my law office with a common story of hardship: Someone hired them to work in construction, promising decent pay. Show More Summary
On gun safety, the BlueOregon community is being heard loud and clear
Oh BlueOregon community, you really are an awesome bunch.
We were able to deliver the gun safety petition to the Oregon Senate with 2731 signatures. Thank you for standing up for reasonable, common sense legislation.
The best part?
Signatures to the petition came from ALL OVER THE STATE - from over 230 zip codes. Show More Summary
Michele Bachmann loves you, Eugene.
UpdateSATIRE ALERT: I was snookered by this satire. I guess the best stuff is the kind that has the ring of truth, right? Poor Michele Bachmann. Her state is poised to pass marriage equality soon and well, Michele is angsty. The Daily...Show More Summary
Will large national mortgage servicers get a free pass on Oregon’s foreclosure mediation law?
By Erik Kancler of Bend, Oregon. Erik works in government and media relations and is writing on behalf of Economic Fairness Oregon. A former BlueOregon contributor, Erik has previously worked as a scientist, journalist, nonprofit director, and as policy adviser to the Oregon Senate Democrats. Show More Summary
Celebrating another day of gun violence in America
Earlier this week, I met Jenna Passalacqua for the first time. I’ve heard Jenna speak several times but had not gotten the chance to introduce myself and let her know how much I admire what she is doing. I got that opportunity this week...Show More Summary
It's Election Time: Vote Now!
Odd-year elections (especially the May election) provide voters an unusually potent power: your vote counts - and it counts more than even-year elections. In general, most people participate in even-year elections because of so-called...Show More Summary
The Flouride Debate: Is this Really Portland?
Portland has a reputation, earned or not, of being full of just really nice people. You know, the Portlandia episode where all of the Subaru station wagons are parked at a four way stop, but no one wants to go first? This niceness has been occasionally ruffled by contentious political fights, and I’ve been involved in some of them. Show More Summary
Privatize and outsource the library?!
By Bev Anslow of Gladstone, Oregon. Bev is a retired real estate investment counselor and writer, who now works as a community activist and consumer advocate. One can’t help but notice the gradual diminishing sense of community as local services are outsourced to distant corporations. Show More Summary
Steve Buel: Why I'm Running for Portland School Board
By Steve Buel of Portland, Oregon. Steve Buel is a candidate for Portland School Board, Position 4. He taught school for over 40 years, is a founder of Oregon Save Our Schools, and served on the Portland School Board from 1979-1983.Show More Summary
The public deserves to know whether tax subsidies are actually creating jobs
By Celeste Meiffren of Portland, Oregon. Celeste is a consumer and taxpayer advocate with OSPIRG. Previously, Celeste contributed "Department of Justice orders release of hidden tax subsidy data" Would you ever pay someone to fix your roof and then never check and make sure that he actually did the job you hired him to do? Of course not. Show More Summary
The Oregon Senate and Gun Safety- Let's Have A Vote
Since right now it's looking like we're not going to get a brave Republican and Senate President Peter Courtney says that the votes for the very common sense gun legislation aren't there for passage, the bills are held up in the Senate...Show More Summary
Hallelujah: Mark Sanford and the Abolition of GOP “Family Values” Trojan Horse
Mark Sanford, David Vitter, and George W. Bush – proofs in support of a startling, surprising, and significant evolution in modern politics: The Republican Party has now officially, undeniably, and forever forfeited the “Family Values”...Show More Summary
Gun Violence Control: An Argument for a Comprehensive Strategy
Sometimes the "perfect" really is the enemy of the "good." In these instances advocates for change realize, often too late, that incremental progress was possible - if only for a moment, if only for a small tweak to the plan. There was...Show More Summary