Last-Chance Grade

https://crescentcitytimes.com/july-6th-new-schedule-and-problems-remain-at-last-chance-grade/

From the Crescent City Times,

We were told several days ago that the work schedule at Last Chance
Grade would change on July 6th to speed up the “emergency repairs”,
likely cutting off a couple of months to the time line of making the
Highway south less of an adventure.  So now travelers are faced with
four hour closures, 8am to noon and 3pm to 7pm during the week except on
Friday when the 3pm to 7pm closure is suspended.  All other times expect
thirty minute delays. 

It should be clear long ago that recycling old ideas is not a recipe for
success and it is time to look for other options with bypassing Last
Chance Grade that might actually work.  It may break hearts at
Environmentalville, but something needs to be done about this moribund
project before the hillside vanishes into the Ocean taking the road with
it.  Four hour closures for the contractor to work might make him happy
but does little for those that just want to get somewhere other than
sitting in traffic on an unstable hillside….

Maybe someone should form a group and convince the government?

Curry County Oregon Committees Remind me of Babar

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Buried In the article

Julie Schmelzer, the director of operations for Curry County, said having an official county committee could be a big step toward getting funding or other resources. She explained when the county had an ad hoc task force on housing, she filled out a grant application only to find out the county was not eligible because there was no official county committee.

All of this reminds me of a movie I watched with my first granddaughter

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uWa_tbtEzpA&feature=emb_logo

Follow the money?

Pot calling the kettle Black???

Pot calling the kettle Black???

I suppose so…
However I think she is correct in this case…
But Democrats on the panel said the issue is just one example of the rushed and sloppy nature of the health care bill, designed to replace the Affordable Care Act signed into law by President Barack Obama in 2010.

Rep. Judy Chu, D-Calif., said even if the new measure corrects the tax credit problem, it won’t fix numerous other issues in the health care bill that will harm veterans, including cuts to Medicaid and other assistance programs.

VA defends plan to cut thousands of dollars from elderly vets’ benefits

Up to 225,000 veterans over the age of 60, at least 7,000 of whom are over 80, could be impacted by the change.

We have your Back???

You earn Social Security and Veterans Benefits… These are not welfare “entitlements…

What A Reporter Learned When He Infiltrated An Arizona Militia Group

 

What the law says…

10 U.S. Code § 311 – Militia: composition and classes Current through Pub. L. 114-38. (See Public Laws for the current Congress.) US Code Notes prev | next (a) The militia of the United States consists of all able-bodied males at least 17 years of age and, except as provided in section 313 of title 32, under 45 years of age who are, or who have made a declaration of intention to become, citizens of the United States and of female citizens of the United States who are members of the National Guard. (b) The classes of the militia are— (1) the organized militia, which consists of the National Guard and the Naval Militia; and (2) the unorganized militia, which consists of the members of the militia who are not members of the National Guard or the Naval Militia. (Aug. 10, 1956, ch. 1041, 70A Stat. 14; Pub. L. 85–861, § 1(7), Sept. 2, 1958, 72 Stat. 1439; Pub. L. 103–160, div. A, title V, § 524(a), Nov. 30, 1993, 107 Stat. 1656.)

What the reporter “reported”

But the issue is that the law does not provide for people to organize and train on their own. And a lot of states have laws against militia training, and against paramilitary training, but these laws have never been enforced.

What do you say?

Man, 23, faces 54 child sex felonies, held on $13M bail

Hat Tip to KOIN 6

But not to the Multnomah County Education  Service District,  Who are supposed to be looking out for the children…

Is it any wonder that Education in Oregon is so devastated?

On Tuesday February 2, 2016, East Precinct officers arrested 23-year-old Jared Kelly White and booked him into the Multnomah County jail on 54 felony sex crimes involving children. White was arrested without incident at his home in the area of Southeast 126th Avenue and Bush Street.

White was indicted by a Multnomah County Grand Jury on charges of Sodomy in the First Degree (15 counts), Sex Abuse in the First Degree (28 counts), and Unlawful Sexual Penetration in the First Degree (11 counts).

These charges are the result of three 2015 investigations conducted by the Child Abuse Team involving incidents going back to 2007 involving three juvenile victims.

Detectives have learned that White has held several jobs where he had contact with children and have information indicating that there may be additional victims. White’s job history includes working for the Multnomah Education Service District Outdoor School and an event childcare company.

Due to the sensitive nature of this investigation, no additional details can be shared at this time.

Anyone with information about White or additional victims is asked to contact Detective Nathan Tobey at 503-823-0276, nathan.tobey@portlandoregon.gov.

To learn more information about the Child Abuse Team and to find resources for victims of child abuse, please visit https://www.portlandoregon.gov/police/article/435145

###PPB###A real treasure

Fiat Chrysler recalls SUVs for 2nd time to fix wiring

and the beat goes on...

Terrorists in Pot-Land???

Asish Nand Sharma allegedly threatened to shoot the assault victim and law enforcement, school officials said.

He is described as 5’8″, 190 pounds with brown eyes and black hair. He was last seen driving a champagne Honda Accord with Oregon license plates NNK552.

Campus police are investigating the case and continue to monitor the situation.

Anyone who sees Sharma on campus should call 911.

Sharma has 2 warrants for his arrest out of Washington County.

US Death in Iraq Belies President Obama’s ‘Boots on the Ground’ Pledge | Military.com

The death of the American, whose service branch was not immediately disclosed, was the first combat fatality suffered by the U.S. in the campaign against ISIS and as such raised questions about the U.S. mission in Iraq and President Obama’s pledge not to commit “boots on the ground” to the fight.

via US Death in Iraq Belies President Obama’s ‘Boots on the Ground’ Pledge | Military.com.

How We All Miss the Point on School Shootings May 27, 2014 Mark Manson

How We All Miss the Point on School Shootings May 27, 2014 by Mark Manson

These shooters know what they are doing. They’re not “crazy.” They don’t just “snap.” Most of them spend months or years planning their massacres. Elliot Rodger had apparently been planning his shooting for over a year. You don’t just show up with a 140-page manifesto and a large stockpile of weapons one day. You work at it for a long time. And you plan not only the violence, but the presentation for the audience, the performance — what they will see from you, what they will hear from you, the reasons why, the message. It’s all very conscious and deliberate.