Construction Work In Progress

We are implementing a new theme, Atahualpa 3.5.3.

Please be patient as tweaking and so forth will be going on for the next week or so.

Why Keep Public Salaries Secret?

Well, I can’t think of any good reasons. As long as these entities and their employees want to pretend that they are public servants then they need to walk the talk: transparency!

But, in today’s Eugene Register-Guard you will find this as the quoted key reason:

“I could see people being upset,” Barnhart said. . . . → Read More: Why Keep Public Salaries Secret?

WordPress Upgrade

Upgraded this sites underlying blog software, WordPress, to Version 3.01 today.

The automatic upgrade capability is much easier than the already, compared to some other blogging software, easy manual upgrade process.

Has It Really Been A Year

No, just a bit over 11 months since anything has been posted here.

Here is to that changing!

What To Do With Gamboa

It is unfortunate that Ernesto Gamboa let himself be co-opted by thugs engaged in an immoral government activity but that is no excuse to provide him official asylum.

On the other hand the government has no legitimate authority to make him go anywhere. If he can find private employment, can sustain himself, then . . . → Read More: What To Do With Gamboa

Well, Duh….

The headline in the Eugene Register-Guard* print edition on March 5 reads:

Bullying persists despite state laws

The article opens with:

Despite Oregon’s eight-year-old anti-bullying law, about one-third of Oregon teens report having been harassed according to a review released Wednesday by a coalition pushing to strengthen the law.

Did the writer really expect . . . → Read More: Well, Duh….

Requiescat In Pace ~ Seattle PI: 1843-2009

Today marks the end of the Seattle PI‘s print edition:

The Seattle Post-Intelligencer, the region’s pioneer newspaper and the city’s oldest continually operating business, a newspaper that both shaped and was shaped by the community it covered, prints its last edition Tuesday — nearly a century and a half after its forebear first rolled . . . → Read More: Requiescat In Pace ~ Seattle PI: 1843-2009

Dog Days In Salem

vickie walker introduced legislation to allow dogs in the state capital (as if there aren’t enough already) and, surprisingly, not everyone agrees with her: One lawmaker who told her he wouldn’t support it was Rep. Wayne Krieger, R-Gold Beach.

“I have three dogs and I love them, but I don’t want dogs under my . . . → Read More: Dog Days In Salem

Thieves in Eugene?

The Lane Transit Authority thinks it has a problem with riders who do not pay full fare: Drivers have estimated that 2 percent to 5 percent of riders get away with an invalid fare, although one said recently that the number can be 15 percent to 20 percent on a busy day.

Really, though, . . . → Read More: Thieves in Eugene?

Washington’s New Cell Phone Law

Washington’s new cell phone law makes it illegal to use a hand-held phone.

Right-Mind says: Yesterday, #1 son was hit on his bicycle in Moscow by a driver who was talking on his cell phone (#1 son is fine; but the bike needed to go into the shop).

Personally, I think this is great . . . → Read More: Washington’s New Cell Phone Law

Shutter the Legislative Doors

From Eye On Boise: If legislators need a reason to start wrapping up their session, now that it’s moved into its 64th day, here’s one: Today is the opening of the filing period for the May primary election, and every seat in the Legislature is up for a vote.

Here is a better one: . . . → Read More: Shutter the Legislative Doors