Define The Term - "Port"

Port (pôrt, prt)
n.
1. Abbr. Pt.
a. A place on a waterway with facilities for loading and unloading ships.
b. A city or town on a waterway with such facilities.
c. The waterfront district of a city.
2. A place along a coast that gives ships and boats protection from storms and rough water; a harbor.
3. A port of entry.

Maybe the terms..."Business Park" and "Marine Service Center" were overlooked in developing the definition of a "Port" but, they don't seem to be a relevant part of that definition.

So, are we "The Port of Astoria, Oregon", doing what a "Port" is supposed to do or do we just want to limit ourselves to just being another "Business Park"?

And by the way, how is it The Mayor of Astoria, Oregon can make promises to anybody regarding "Port Business" and is it prudent business practice for any wise business owner to use that kind of judgement in relocating his/her business?

And another question would be....How many new, family wage jobs did those business moves provide to our community workforce?

And now Westerlund wants to move in a long-term Log Export operation with 50 new jobs, jobs that we can damned well qualify for and I still believe these are non-longshoreman jobs and the biggest issue is Housekeeping and we cannot work out a solution to this?

Governor Kulongoski's March 25, 2010 Letter To FERC Over Appropriate Jurisdiction And Lack Of Accurate Pipeline Information For Bradwood Landing

(Excerpt) "The NMFS fails to acknowledge, however, that the Coast Guard has specifically advised FERC and NMFS that it has exclusive jurisdiction over the screening issue and that, at present, it would not allow the use of the screening required by the FERC order or proposed by the applicant. See attached letter from J.G. Lance, US Coast Guard to Kimberly D. Bose, FERC, dated May 1, 2009.

If the Biological Opinion is to be useful, consistent with NMFS's assessment of the relative roles of the FERC and the Coast Guard, and comply with the Endangered Species Act, NMFS's Biological Opinion must consider the impact on the Columbia River fisheries of unscreened ballast and cooling water withdrawals on LNG tankers. The Draft Description should be revised accordingly.

The State of Oregon also notes that the project description does not clearly identify the final pipeline route. The Bradwood Landing EIS and FERC's order approving the project generally identify the route of the pipeline, but appear to also leave room for alternations to the route due to facts on the ground. The project description should identify the final pipeline route with sufficient detail to identify the locations that pipeline construction and maintenance will impact specific waterbodies."

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KMUN - "The Last D.J." - Presents: A Conversation With Clatsop County D.A. Josh Marquis & Paul Logli

Sunday, March 28, 2010

7:00-8:00pm, on "The Last DJ"
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* How communities can have good jails and good schools.

* How non-profits contribute to healthy communities.

* Prosecutorial ethics.

* The media and the law.

* Your questions and comments.

Join Clatsop County District Attorney Josh Marquis and Paul Logli, former president of the National District Attorneys Association, in a lively and wide-ranging conversation about public safety.

Bio: Paul Logli
Currently: Chief Executive Officer , United Way of Rock River Valley, Rockford, IL

In 2008 Paul Logli took on the position as CEO of the United Way of Rock River Valley after having been actively involved with many human service and professional organizations. He has over 30 years of legal experience serving as an assistant state's attorney, state's attorney, judge and an attorney in private practice. He is the longest serving State's Attorney in Winnebago County (Rockford, IL) history, holding the position for five terms from 1986 to 2007. Logli also held several judicial appointments. First, in 1981, as Associate Judge of the Seventeenth Judicial Circuit serving Winnebago and Boone Counties, and later in 2007 by appointment of the Illinois Supreme Court to the 17th Judicial Court as Circuit Judge presiding over all civil cases in Boone County. His appointment concluded in 2008.
Logli received his Bachelor's Degree in English in 1971 from Loras College in Dubuque, Iowa, and his Juris Doctorate Degree in 1974 from the University of Illinois. He has volunteered for the Boy Scouts, Rosecrance Treatment Center, Illinois Growth Enterprises and the United Way. Logli has been nationally recognized as a prosecutor and served as President of the National District Attorneys Association in 2005 and 2006. Logli also previously served as President of the Illinois State's Attorneys Association and is the Past President of the Winnebago County Bar Association. He was an instructor for the Illinois State Bar Association and served on the faculty of the National College of District Attorneys for over 20 years.

Bio: Josh Marquis
Currently: Clatsop County (Astoria, OR) District Attorney
Josh Marquis has been District Attorney of Clatsop County (Astoria) Oregon, since 1994, and is currently running unopposed for this fifth term. He is a former president of the Oregon District Attorney's Association and has served on the Board of Directors of the National District Attorneys Association since 1997.

A graduate of the University of Oregon's Honors College and Law School, he has worked as a newspaper reporter in Los Angeles, speechwriter to California's Attorney General, and in his 18 months as a criminal defense lawyer represented three defendants in capital murder cases.

Josh is an active Democrat, serving as a delegate to the 1996 Democratic National Convention. He is a member of the Executive Committee of the NDAA's Board of Directors, serves on the Board of Directors of the Animal Legal Defense Fund and the University of Oregon Law School Alumni Association. In July 2009 he was appointed to the Leadership Council of the American Bar Association's Criminal Justice Section.