The Daily Astorian: Former Port Leader Gearin Pleas To Felony

For Details Click On Link Below

http://www.dailyastorian.com/main.asp?FromHome=1&TypeID=1&ArticleID=58447&SectionID=2&SubSectionID=398

The Daily "A" Opinion: Gearin Action Costly To Taxpayers

Statesman Journal: Oregon Budget Writers Outline Possible Cuts

State Budget Writers Outline Possible Spending Cuts
Oregon schools stand to lose $167.1 million under proposals
By Peter Wong and Tracy Loew • Statesman Journal
February 19, 2009
The Oregon Legislature's chief budget writers Wednesday laid out proposed spending cuts that would make up a potential shortfall of $800 million by June 30 — but also could cut five days or more from the current school year.....Click On Link Below For Full Article

http://www.statesmanjournal.com/article/20090219/LEGISLATURE/902190346&referrer=FRONTPAGECAROUSEL

Time Business And Tech:How To Fix The Housing Market

Thursday, Feb. 12, 2009
How to Fix the Housing Market
By Barbara Kiviat

Here's a thought: let's have the government do something to fix the housing market. Now what would that be?
Ideas are flying around Washington. They include tax credits and cheaper mortgages for home buyers as well as leaning on lenders to rewrite mortgage terms for struggling borrowers. But maybe we should ask what, exactly, fixing the housing market means--and prepare ourselves for the limits of what these policies can actually accomplish.
Consider our recent track record. Last July, Congress passed a bill to help the housing market. In an effort to churn demand and stabilize home prices, the bill created a $7,500 tax break for first-time home buyers. It also created a program to prevent...Click On Link Below For Complete Article

http://www.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,1879184,00.html

House Buying Fees Increase Under New Bill Aimed At Affordable Housing? Has Salem Gone Insane?

House-Buying Fees Increase Under Bill
Paper filing - Three-quarters of recording charges would go to low income housing
Wednesday, February 18, 2009
HARRY ESTEVE - The Oregonian Staff

SALEM -- Paperwork for Oregon homebuyers would get more expensive, and the extra money would pay for affordable housing under a bill approved Tuesday by the House.
Recording fees -- money charged to file papers during the sale of a house -- would rise by $15 per document, from $11 to $26. The extra fees would bring in an estimated $44 million over the next four years.....Click On Link Below For Full Story

http://www.oregonlive.com/politics/oregonian/index.ssf?/base/news/123492930925370.xml&coll=7

Sportfishing Led Coalition Says Stop The Gill Netters!!!

Sportfishing-led group suggests restrictions on Columbia gill-netters
By: Scott Learn - The Oregonian
Tuesday February 17, 2009, 11:22 AM

An angler-led coalition thinks it has a solution to the perpetual battle between sportfishermen and commercial gill-netters on the Columbia.

Bump the gill-netters into the river's side channels and bays, SAFE for Salmon suggests, but stock those fishing grounds with more hatchery salmon and steelhead....Click Link Below For Complete Story

http://www.oregonlive.com/environment/index.ssf/2009/02/legislature_may_move_columbia.html

"THE CHANGE"!!! You Ready?

The date when television goes all digital has changed.
By law, full-power television stations nationwide must begin broadcasting exclusively in a digital format by June 12, 2009. The U.S. Congress approved an extension of the deadline, which was originally set for February 17. For Details Click On Link Below

http://www.dtvanswers.com/

Democrat-Herald:Ban Gillnets For Hook And Line? What Do You Think?

February 13, 2009

GRP: If there ever were an icon to epitomize the Lower Columbia it would be "The Gillnetter" and now, ban "Gillnetting" in favor of "Hook And Line"?
Adding more controls to our historic livelyhood by making all Commercial Salmon Fishermen in essence, Sport Fishermen?
What do you think about this?

From: Democrat- Herald.com
Sen. Girod proposes plan to ban gillnetting
State Sen. Fred Girod, R-Lyons, has proposed a plan to help salmon and steelhead runs by banning gillnetting on the Columbia River along with other measures.He announced his proposal this week and said the gillnetting ban would be introduced as SB 524....Click On Link Below For The Rest

www.dhonline.com/articles/2009/02/13/news/local/3loc06_gillnetting.txt

Clatsop Democrats To Hold Candidates Town Hall Feb. 18th

Candidate's Town Hall-Astoria
Start: Feb 18 2009 - 6:00pm
End: Feb 18 2009 - 8:00pm
What: Information sharing on the 123 positions in the May 2009 election
Where: Astoria Event Center, 9th & Commercial in Astoria (map)
When: February 18, 2009 600 pm on
Details: Act on President Obama's call to service. There are 123 positions to fill in the May Election - everything from Port of Astoria Commissioner to Soil and Conservation Boards to school boards. Get information on what positions are open and how the process works. Sitting members of boards will be in attendance to talk about their experience.

Hate To Be Critical Of My Own Party's Website But,...

You people do know that the election is over don't you?

It is and Obama won, what you going to do wait for the next National election to get busy?

Moreso than ever the old adage, "All politics is local" is in play here, now!

For those interesested in getting involved in the local Recpublicam Party, wouldn't it be wise to have a local email adress to contact somebody?

Who is it manages your website?

What a lousy representation of the party with a dead, do nothing site that appears to just be there only, a shell.