Here’s another missive from Jed Jorgensen, our intrepid toiler in the political field: Recently Onward Oregon posted my essay on why I returned to politics this election. I hope I can encourage you to join me in donating your time and money to the strong candidates in close races during these last few important weeks. [...]

If only it was that cheap to stay in a luxury hotel in Maui! Apparently Oregon’s House Majority Leader, Wayne Scott (R-Oregon City), seems to think so. According to today’s headliner in the Oregonian, three Oregon legislators [Scott, Rep. Derrick Kitts (R-Hillsboro) and Sen. David Nelson (R-Pendleton)] went on a luxury junket to Maui which [...]

We just got this piece from Jed Jorgensen, former Political Director for the Oregon League of Conservation Voters. For me, it really brings home the reasons we should make an effort this election season. After reading this, visit Onward Oregon’s Election 2006 page.  – Rick Ray Here’s why I got involved, and why you should [...]

… that global warming is the single most important threat to humanity today. And that we as voting citizens of the United States of America and the state of Oregon have a duty to our fellow humans, our children, grandchildren and those yet to be born to elect leaders who understand this truth and who [...]

Last week Portland’s Willamette Week gave its Rogue of the Week honors to a handful of Oregon legislators who seemed to turn themselves into lobbyists for PGE and PacificCorp: Over the past nine years, Portland General Electric collected nearly $900 million from Oregon ratepayers to cover its income taxes. Instead of paying the taxes, however, [...]

As Rick noted in an earlier post Big Oil stepped in to challenge the Oregon Apollo ballot title in Oregon’s courts. Since the initiative was about creating renewable energy options for the state of Oregon, it’s obvious why Big Oil is interfering. As a result of this, Oregon Apollo realized that there would not be [...]

A nice “thumbnail” piece from New West Network on the Oregon Apollo initiative (pdf): 1. The goals are worthy; indeed, getting America off its IV-feed of Middle Eastern oil is geopolitically, environmentally and economically critical. We need to do this. Absent significant national leadership (I’m talking to you, Mr. Prez and 535 Congressmen), state efforts [...]

Do you own a car that can run on the clean burning biofuel Ethanol? Maybe you’ve got a 2003 Dodge Cargo Minivan? Or a Mercedes C240? Maybe you drive a honkin’ Chevy Tahoe that you bought brand new in the last three years. If so, you drive what is known as a flex fuel vehicle [...]

On Friday former Guv John Kitzhaber will announce his political plans for this year. Whatever he decides, he has definitely reentered the Oregon political world, and it looks as if he’s going to stick around for now, governor or not. Some say he’s had his day in the sun. But then again maybe his days [...]

Sunday’s Oregonian had a front page interview with former Governor John Kitzhaber (audio included in link) regarding his vision for a new approach to health care in the state of Oregon and the nation. As a member of the small business community in Oregon, I was intrigued by what I read because Kitzhaber is proposing [...]