Next week is National Public Works Week 2013
The Washington County Board of Commissioners, which also is the Clean Water Services Board of Directors, proclaimed May 19 through 25 as National Public Works Week in Washington County. This year’s...
View ArticleWhat we need is one brave Republican
The Oregon Senate is attempting to accomplish what the U.S. Congress should have done — but didn’t — in passage of expanded criminal background checks for firearm purchases. Last week, the U.S. Senate...
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Investment in higher ed is investment for our future
Since November of last year, administrators, faculty, staff and students from community colleges and universities throughout Oregon have been busy meeting with legislators regarding the state’s...
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Portland is like great art, something different to everyone
A couple weeks back, I received a nifty little book in the mail. It’s called “This Is Portland,” and its subtitle is “The City You’ve Heard You Should Like.” The writer of this 64-page booklet is...
View ArticleHave you thanked your elected officials today?
In our opinion, there are a few high-profile jobs within city government that are thankless. Two of them are the positions of superintendent of schools and city manager. These positions must act as...
View Article27th annual Boy Scout Troop 194 plant sale, silent auction set
Boy Scout Troop 194 is based in Wilsonville and was first organized in 1968. It was chartered by the JCs (Junior Chamber of Commerce). JC members Terry and Wayne Lowrie were the original Scoutmaster...
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Congressman expresses disappointment, some satisfaction
I wanted to take this opportunity to fill you in on some ongoing issues being addressed in Congress as of late and what I have been working on for Oregon’s Fifth Congressional District and you. Farm...
View ArticleI-5 bridge collapse must be a final wakeup call
After a truck with an oversized load hit the supporting spans and collapsed it on May 23, the state of Washington is now scrambling to reopen the crumpled Skagit River bridge on Interstate 5 as quickly...
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Run helps keeps school strong On behalf of all West Linn-Wilsonville parents, I want to thank Michelle Tonkin for organizing the Run for the Love of Schools fundraiser last weekend. What a huge...
View ArticleCongratulations, graduates — and keep up the hard work
Wilsonville seniors are celebrating their graduation from high school, milestones in each of their lives. As graduates crossed the stage at Rolling Hills Community Church on June 6, they left one phase...
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The system might be fancy now, but it's still just gedunks
If you’ve never had a close relationship with the U.S. Navy, chances are you’re not familiar with the word “gedunk.” It’s pronounced GEE-dunk, spelled with one “E” or two — and it refers to the canteen...
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Corporate tax incentives aid the state as well as local economies
Do you know that about half of school funding comes from income tax? Jobs — and the income tax that is generated by jobs — pay for important public services for all Oregonians: roads, parks, schools,...
View Article"Infants, toddlers should not be sucking on formaldehyde"
It’s hard to fight an invisible enemy, even when it’s right before your eyes. In my clinic each day, we talk about germs and routine childhood ailments. I tell worried parents that apart from good hand...
View ArticleDoes your child suffer from anxiety?
Summertime is often the time that parents notice behaviors and symptoms in their child that might seem “just a bit off.” Parents may notice that their child doesn’t seem to have much fun, may seem...
View ArticleWelcome to summer, but teens, please play safe
The early arrival of summer in Wilsonville is welcome in most respects, but it also ushers in a heightened period of danger for our community’s young people. Each summer, this newspaper is forced to...
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Take the time to learn the 10 commandments of cellphone use
I’ve admitted in this space before that I don’t like phones. In fact, I’ve operated the past several years now with just one of those pay-as-you-go flip phones I picked up at Fred Meyer and just...
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A few bumps in the road for housing market recovery
My favorite time of the year is summer in Oregon, and this summer is shaping up to be one of the best in the last five years. Renaissance Homes has weathered many years of a tough recession and as the...
View ArticleCommunity newspapers are thriving
Newspapers are doing quite well in the Portland metropolitan area, but you wouldn’t necessarily know that following the media storm surrounding The Oregonian’s announcement last week that it is cutting...
View ArticleShould all men older than 50 have their testosterone checked?
Although we monitor and treat women for menopausal symptoms, is enough attention given to aging men and their possible symptoms due to low testosterone? Men start decreasing production of testosterone...
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Fund housing assistance As the Legislature winds down, there’s one piece of important business that should not be forgotten. It’s not the budget for education, PERS reform, corrections or tax changes,...
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