Several options available for homeowners facing foreclosure
Despite a few recent headlines hinting at the beginning of a housing recovery, the reality is that thousands of home owners in Clackamas County continue to struggle with their mortgage payments, have...
View ArticleHilly Alexander now leads Wilsonville Library Foundation
It’s 2013 and the Wilsonville Library Foundation is on board for another great year. We want to help your library thrive. When our board of directors met in January, the regular meeting brought along...
View ArticleMarch 27 issue: Letters
Anderson deserving of honor It has come to my attention that city employee Jerry Anderson is the recipient of Water Operator of the Year award from the Oregon Association of Water Utilities. This award...
View ArticleReader view: Rummage sale more than just raising money
For the past six years, Grace Chapel has hosted a rummage sale by gathering donations from our members and the community. We’ve welcomed thousands of people through our doors because of this rummage...
View ArticleApril 3 issue: Letters to the editor
Tax money needs more careful allocationI am really distraught reading in the March 20 Wilsonville Spokesman, "Mental health housing fund in danger of dissolving." Dammasch specifically was sold with a...
View ArticleA fond farewell to Wilsonville
Ladies and gentlemen of Wilsonville, by the time you read this I will have completed my last and final week at the Wilsonville Spokesman. After more than five years as editor, I have accepted a new job...
View ArticleSchool board needs to focus on accountability, budget, communication
Hello, my name is Ron Parton. I am a candidate for the WLWV School Board, Position 5. My wife, Sharon, and I have lived in West Linn for 15 years and enjoy the community very much. We are grandparents...
View ArticleInclude citizens in public art process
I am responding to Theonie Gilmore’s letter (April 3). Thank you. I’m glad this reached out to the local level. I am not opposed to students’ involvement one bit. I am all in favor of this type of...
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League disapproves of county disregard for public meeting laws The recent process used by the Clackamas County Board of Commissioners to replace the county administrator is of great concern to the...
View ArticleInclude citizens in public art process
I am responding to Theonie Gilmore’s letter (April 3). Thank you. I’m glad this reached out to the local level. I am not opposed to students’ involvement one bit. I am all in favor of this type of...
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League disapproves of county disregard for public meeting laws The recent process used by the Clackamas County Board of Commissioners to replace the county administrator is of great concern to the...
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School board needs to focus on accountability, budget, communication
Hello, my name is Ron Parton. I am a candidate for the WLWV School Board, Position 5. My wife, Sharon, and I have lived in West Linn for 15 years and enjoy the community very much. We are grandparents...
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Support Regan Molatore for school board The West Linn-Wilsonville School District enjoys wonderful community support. Voters have passed facility and local option levies, teachers and staff are...
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Teenagers' attitude toward impaired driving is a concern
Prom and graduation season, the Fourth of July and summer vacation give pause to parents of teenagers everywhere. Why? Because celebration paired with newfound freedom can trigger tragedy on our roads...
View ArticleOpinion on art: to each his own
Why have there been weeks of debate about whether or not people like the Beauty and the Bridge project? I mean, I can understand friends hanging out in backyard barbecues being catty and opinionated....
View ArticleBombing puts Portland plot in new light
The same FBI that was accused of being overzealous in the Portland Christmas tree-lighting bomb plot of 2010 is now facing questions about whether it was aggressive enough in preventing the Boston...
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Support for community colleges benefits all
Clackamas Community College recently completed an online survey that 1,100 people in our community participated in. We learned that people in our community most value access to degree and certificate...
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Keith Steele is trustworthy Keith Steele is the right choice for school board. Keith has a rich record of involvement in the district. He served on the district budget committee and has been an elected...
View ArticleKeith Steele brings experience, continuity to school board
The West Linn-Wilsonville School District is on a good road. Its budget is in check, the programs are strong, the graduation rate is high and the schools rank among the best in the nation. Not only do...
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Parton is a committed and responsible leader Talking points in letters have been consistent, however, inaccurate. If looking for someone who cares, listens, learns the issues and follows with...
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