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Saturday, March 13th, 2010 — 6:00pm to 9:30pm
McMinnville Grand Ballroom: 325 N.E. Third Street, McMinvville, OR 97128
"Speaking Frankly" 2009-1015: Kathleen Blair
Submitted by Diana Van Pelt on Sun, 02/07/2010 - 9:17amKathleen Blair-Veteran
Guest Kathleen Blair joins Frank Nelson in a discussion of health care.
Part 1
File for election as Precinct Committee Persons
At the upcoming May Primary Election, Precinct Committee Persons (PCPs) will be elected for 2010 - 2012. Download the one-page filing form from the Oregon Secretary of State website by clicking here. Your completed form must be filed with the County Clerk by 5pm on March 9, 2010.
Member meeting: Chuck Sheketoff/OCPP on how M66/67 was successfully presented
At our February, 18, 2010 member meeting, Chuck Sheketoff of the Oregon Center for Public Policy (OCPP) will talk and lead a discussion on framing -- How did we talk differently about Measures 66 & 67 that helped them pass? What do we do next and how do we talk about it? What do we want to see happen and how do talk about them?
Chuck and the OCPP were vital parts of the communications about the importance and impact of Measures 66 & 67 and of rebutting the claims against them.
New website to open government, provide forum
As mentioned at the last central committee meeting, you can start following and contributing to Of, By and For: http://www.ofbyandfor.us/
See especially the section on Yamhill County: http://www.ofbyandfor.us/yamhill-county-or/
Resolution against 2010 Oregon SB 1020
The YCDCC at its January 21, 2010 meeting passed the following resolution against SB 1020 which would allow third parties to obtain wetland permits on private land prior to proof of public interest: http://www.ycdemocrats.org/sites/yamhill.oregondemocrats.org/files/2010%...
Sen. Merkley Town Hall in Newberg
Date: Sunday, January 17, 2010 - 2:00pm - 3:00pm
Chehalem Armory Center (map)
620 N. Morton St.
Newberg, OR
From the Senator's office:
Sen. Jeff Merkley will update his constituents on his work in DC and answer questions about challenges facing Oregon and America. In 2008, Merkley pledged to hold town halls in each of Oregon’s 36 counties every year. He upheld his pledge in 2009 and is quickly advancing it in 2010. Benton, Polk, Linn and Yamhill counties will be his fourth, fifth, sixth and seventh town halls of the year.
Private property rights, LNG and HR 3058 as resurrected as LC 85 in emergency session
Last year the Yamhill County Democrats passed a resolution opposing the LNG pipeline through Yamhill County.
Later we opposed HB 3058, based on that existing resolution, saying to our representatives that we believed the bill,
"inappropriately gives businesses the ability to begin permit applications for actions on third party private property for which they have no legal right or access. We should keep first things first: after they have obtained rights for property then they can apply for permits in connection with those rights."
HB 3058 is apparently being resurrected in the emergency legislative session as LC 85.
