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Status of the Second Amendment Sanctuary Counties May 26, 2018

5/26/2018

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Status of the Second Amendment Sanctuary Counties:

County
Baker
Benton
Clackamas
Clatsop
Columbia
Coos
Crook
Curry
Deschutes
Douglas
Gilliam 
Grant
Harney
Jackson
Jefferson
Josephine
Klamath
Lake
Lane
Lincoln
Linn
Malheur 
Marion
Multnomah
Polk
Tillamook
Umatilla
Union
Wallowa
Wasco
Washington
Wheeler
Yamhill
​Status
2018 SAPO Filed County Certified to Circulate Petition
2018 SAPO Filed County Denied
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2018 SAPO Filed County Certified to Circulate Petition
2018 SAPO Filed County Certified to Circulate Petition Quilified for November Ballot
2015 SAPO Filed ~ Enacted By Vote
2018 SAPO Filed County Denied
2016 SAPO  Enacted By BOC
2018 SAPO Filed County Certified ~ Challenged in Court
2018 SAPO To be Referred to Ballot by BOC
TBA
2018 SAPO Filed County Certified ~ Challenged in Court
2018 SAPO Filed County Denied
2018 Right to Bear Arms Amendment Filed County Certified to Circulate Petition
2018 SAPO Filed County Denied
1994 "Right to Bear Arms" Amendment Enacted
2018 SAPO Filed County Certified to Circulate Petition
2018 SAPO Filed County Certified to Circulate Petition
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2018 SAPO Filed County Certified to Circulate Petition
2018 SAPO Filed County Certified to Circulate Petition
TBA
TBA
TBA
TBA
TBA
2018 SAPO Filed County Certified to Circulate Petition
2018 SAPO Filed County Certified to Circulate Petition
2013 SAPO  Enacted By BOC
TBA
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2015 SAPO  Enacted By BOC
2018 SAPO Filed County Certified to Circulate Petition
  • The Committee to preserve the Second Amendment will legally challenge the counties that denied the SAPO initiative. 
  • TBA ~ Several counties have Chief Petitioners and plan to file a SAPO initiative 
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SOS ~ 2018 Initiative Petition #43 Certified Ballot Title ~ I WILL NOT COMPLY
LTE ~ Speaking Loud & Clear One County at a Time
OFF ~ Another Anti-gun Ballot Measure
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Oregon Firearms Federation ~ Protect Your Rights For Free!
OFF ~ NRA CAVES AGAIN ~ 719 REPEAL EFFORT FALLS SHORT
Information on Several Petitions Currently in Circulation in the State of Oregon
OFF ~ The Gun Confiscation Battle Begins
Teri Grier ~ Bill Post ~ Mike Nearman ~ File Referendum on SB719 Gun Confiscation
The Differences Between SB719A & Connecticut's Gun Confiscation Law
LTE ~ SB719 Into the Oven, Out of the Stack
Oregon Firearms Federation Responds to Senator Brian Boquist on SB 719
OFF Late Session Omnibus Anti-Gun Bill Introduced
Senator Arnie Roblan Votes for SB917A The Gun Confiscation Bill ~ Now in House
OFF ~ CALL TO ACTION ~ Contact Senator Prozanski ~ Time to Fix SB941 
OFF ~ Bad Idea Becomes Bad Bill SB 868

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SOS ~ 2018 Initiative Petition #43 Certified Ballot Title ~ I WILL NOT COMPLY

5/24/2018

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 Secretary of State
​ Elections Division
oregonvotes.gov

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Initiative Petition



The Elections Division received a certified ballot title from the Attorney General on May 23, 2018, for Initiative Petition 2018-043, proposed for the November 6, 2018, General Election.




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Prohibits "assault weapons" (defined), "large capacity magazines" (defined), unless registered with state police. Criminal penalties


Chief Petitioners
Walter John Knutson, 4526 NE 27th Ave Portland, OR 97211
Michael Z. Cahana, 3139 SW Fairmount Blvd. Portland, OR 97239
Alcena E. Boozer, 5256 NE 48th Ave. Portland, OR 97218



Appeal Period
Any registered voter, who submitted timely written comments on the draft ballot title and is dissatisfied with the certified ballot title issued by the Attorney General, may petition the Oregon Supreme Court to review the ballot title.


If a registered voter petitions the Supreme Court to review the ballot title, the voter must notify the Elections Division by completing and filing form
SEL 324 Notice of Ballot Title Challenge. If this notice is not timely filed, the petition to the Supreme Court may be dismissed.


Appeal Due
June 7, 2018


How to Submit Appeal
Refer to Oregon Rules of Appellate Procedure, Rule 11.30 or contact the Oregon Supreme Court for more information at 503.986.5555.


Notice Due
1st business day after appeal filed with Supreme Court, 5 pm


How to Submit Notice
Scan and Email to irrlistnotifier.sos@oregon.gov
Fax to 503.373.7414
Mail to 255 Capitol St NE Ste 501, Salem OR 97310


More information, including the certified ballot title and the Secretary of State's determination that the proposed initiative petition is in compliance with the procedural requirements established in the Oregon Constitution for initiative petitions, is contained in the IRR Database available at www.oregonvotes.gov.

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ODFW ~ Coquille Valley Wildlife Area temporarily closes June 1

5/24/2018

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Coquille Valley Wildlife Area temporarily closes June 1

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May 24, 2018
CHARLESTON, Ore – The Coquille Valley Wildlife Area is closed to public access June 1 for construction and restoration activities. The Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife expects it to reopen sometime in mid-October.

Heavy equipment operators will cut channels in the Winter Lake tract and create raised areas planted with native trees and shrubs for habitat diversity. This project is focused on conservation with wetland function and tidal flow restored to improve overwintering habitat for threatened coho salmon and migratory birds including waterfowl.

The new channels will fill with tidewater once connected to last year’s restoration activities in China Camp Creek giving coho more habitat while also benefitting waterfowl. The raised area will provide habitat for fish and wildlife, many of which are Oregon Conservation Strategy Species such as Pacific lamprey, purple martin, clouded salamander and Western pond turtle.

The Winter Lake project makes overall improvements to 420 acres. The China Camp Creek project improved natural resources and agriculture on 1,700 acres within the Beaver Slough Drainage District.
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Contact:
Dominic Rocco, 541-888-5515
Meghan Dugan, 541-464-2179


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Coos County State of Jefferson Meeting May 16, 2018 in Coquille Oregon

5/11/2018

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The Coos County Three Stooges are Looking for a New Parks Advisor

5/4/2018

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BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS
250 N. Baxter Street,
Coquille, Oregon 97423
 (541) 396-7535 FAX
(541) 396-1010 / TDD (800) 735-2900
E-Mail:  bbrooks@co.coos.or.us
 The Three Stooges:
   Robert “Moe” Main, John Sweet,  Melissa Cribbins

May 1, 2018 
 
PRESS RELEASE- 
 
The Coos County Board of Commissioners is now accepting applications from anyone interested in applying for a position on the Coos County Parks Advisory Committee.  There are several positions available and commissioners are looking for interested persons from all of the incorporated and unincorporated areas of the county.  
 
There are four vacant positions, and two of the successful candidates will be completing vacant terms.
 
Interested parties must send a completed county application to:
 
Coos County Board of Commissioners Office 250 N. Baxter Coquille, Oregon 97423
 
Applications are available on the county’s website at www.co.coos.or.us and click on “county boards and committees” or by contacting the Board’s office.  Deadline for submitting an application is Friday, May 25th at 12:00 PM. 

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Commissioner Candidate Steve Scheer's Opinion Piece

5/3/2018

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April 4, 2018 Opinion Piece By Steve Scheer
 
Citizens of Coos you’ve patiently stuck with over the last 4 months as I’ve tried to inform you of what’s going wrong in County Government.  In this week’s issue we’ll look at what’s impeding Coos County from moving forward economically.
 
In my opinion Coos County’s economic development has been stagnant for at least the past 40 years and is due to its lack of a definable identity.  Does it want to be an industrial import/export seaport?  Does it want to be a tourist destination?  Does it want to be a combination of both?  Who knows, but whatever it is, it seems that the former is what is being presented to the rest of the State and ultimately Country.
 
The problem with this approach is that it conflicts with the second option because its presentation is mutually excludable to the other.   We’ve seen through over those 40 years many attempts to lure heavy industry to the area from coal, nickel, rare earth mineral processing and exporting to an electrical power generating plant and now LNG importing/exporting (first proposed as an import terminal in October 2005, and later redefined as an export terminal in May 2010).  None of these attempts have panned out, and the County has essentially lost 40 years of potential development with its corresponding job growth associated with it.
 
Let’s be honest if the Portland Metro area or the Willamette Valley wanted any of those large companies that we’ve courted over the years they’d be located there.  If they don’t want them then it’s usually for environmentally related reasons that they’re rejected.  As we’ve seeing recently, our LNG proposal is coming under attack for those same reasons. The urban centers of the state don’t want that business anywhere within Oregon.
 
As a tourist destination, we’ve had better luck.  Bandon Dunes and its subsidiaries according to 2014 assessor data account for over $610,000 in taxes for Coos County.  The County’s development of Riley Ranch has been successful and is turning a profit.  The new resort being built as you read this at the old Coos Head Pulp Mill site in Barview should be an asset once completed and open for business.
 
However that’s not much to show for over 40 years if you exclude the two tribal developments.  I think this is a result of the Jekyll and Hyde personally that we have as a County, and its projection is not lost on the rest of the country.  Don’t expect others to come running to invest in our area without assurances that their vision for the area matches our own, and has long term stability.   In order to proceed we must change our approach, coming together and decide the type of area we want to live in, and market that vision to the rest of the country.
 
How do we accomplish this?  The realistic approach is to identify what we have here in Coos County that gives us a comparative advantage over the rest of the areas up and down the Coast.  It’s our climate, beaches, parks, history, unique mix of industries, farming, ranching, fishing, ship building, etc. that honors that history and defines who we are.  Our remoteness and isolation which is a determent for large industrial development is an asset in an overstimulated world.    The mix would insulated our economy from the vagaries of the business cycle, also provide a wide range of industries and the associated jobs that are part of each.  This would also give our youth a breadth of professions to choose from.
 
A large industrial mindset will preclude any development along those lines, and lead to a continued stagnation.  We need to think smaller not bigger, 50 diverse companies providing on average 10 jobs each creates 500 jobs, and makes us less vulnerable to economic swings.  If 5 businesses fail we still have 450 jobs, one company of 500 employees who fails leaves us with 500 unemployed people.  An added benefit to this approach is that the smaller communities in the area could share in locating those smaller firms into their areas.
 
It’s also necessary for the County to enter the 21st century and provide ultra-high-speed internet access to the entire County and every business and residence contained within.  We should be considering speeds in the 10 gigabit range as a starter.  It’s my understanding that the fiber optic backbone (main trunk lines) already exist along highways 42 and 101, it’s just a matter of rolling out fiber up the market roads and interconnecting roads and lanes.  This could be an economic stimulus to not only existing businesses, but also a way of attracting both new business, and encouraging entrepreneurial startups swelling up from within.
 
I once worked with one such individual in the days of floppy disks, and was told that he could live anywhere in the country as long as he had access to a commercial airport.  His software could be shipped anywhere overnight and mass reproduced the next day and distributed immediately.  Today with the internet and high speed broadband we don’t even need that.  We’re just a keystroke or a mouse click away from teleconferencing, file sharing, or information exchange to anywhere in the world.
 
However like in your life, you need certain assurances in order to make proper decisions.  Businesses are no different, someone looking for a quite rural idyllic lifestyle, would be attracted to this area.  However, the appearance or threat thereof a large scale industrial site of one sort or another that threatens that way of life, will send those businesses running, and put the area on a blacklist for future consideration.
 
To summarize take advantage of your strengths, fly under the radar of the Willamette Valley and Portland Metro area, after all they can’t compete with what we offer and aren’t interested in smaller companies.  Take advantage of Southwestern Oregon Community College and the job training and skill programs they provide as a down payment on that investment.   Then go out and execute, making course corrections as needed, in a generation you should see the results of your labors.


April 11, 2018 Opinion Piece By Steve Scheer
 
Citizens of Coos County, the final public hearings of the Budget Committee have occurred.  Next week I’ll share with you my observations of the approved budget.
 
However this week there are a couple of items that were shared by the Coos County Board of Commissioners (BOC) with the budget committee that might be of interest and/or concern to you.
 
The first is that the BOC is getting serious about the consolidation of the County Parks system.  All of the parks other than Lakeside, Riley Ranch, Bastendorf, and Laverne are on the chopping block.  These parks are what the BOC has identified as underperforming.  They’re not generating enough money for the County to cover maintenance fees.  Those not precluded by deed restrictions are for sale and they hope to have buyers before the next budget hearings in 2019.  Powers Park has already had preliminary discussions and a work session is scheduled shortly.
 
As stated previously in a Sentinel Opinion piece, the budget committee toured the County parks 2 summers ago, this is the result of that tour.  I’m not aware of any public outreach on the issue, other than maybe the Parks Committee.  If you have a special interest in keeping these outlier parks as part of the County system, intact in part or whole, then now is the time to get involved. Note:  Parks has transferred approximately $750,000 to the General Fund over the last 3 years.
 
The second issue is the disposal of the North Bend Annex.  As again stated in a previous Sentinel Opinion piece the County budget committee also toured this facility about 2 years ago.  The theme of that piece was that the BOC wanted to dump the property for little or nothing.
 
The BOC now that Coos Health and Wellness has relocated to their new facility in Empire has emptied the building of most County offices.  The only remaining tenant is Oregon State Courts.  The BOC stated they have two potential buyers for the building, however that’s not the issue.  Unlike two years ago, the BOC wants the sale to generate enough funds to cover in whole or part a massive reshuffling of County offices.  This will probably necessitate the expenditure of over a million dollars in moving and remodeling costs.
 
The reshuffle goes like this.  First the Sheriff’s Department will relocate into a remodeled space in the current jail.  The architectural plans I saw two years ago revealed a price tag for the jail remodel of about $1 million.  Secondly, the Planning Department will then be moved into the Courthouse basement space which the Sheriff now occupies.  Thirdly, the BOC, County Counsel and Human Resources (HR) would move to the Owen Building now occupied by the Planning Department.  Finally The State Courts now in the North Bend Annex would relocate to the area in the Courthouse now occupied by the BOC, County Counsel and HR.
 
I’m assuming that the costs of all these moves will be borne by the County, as well as the associated remodeling costs required to reconfigure each space for its new occupants.  State Courts could be different depending on how their current contract with the BOC is drawn, or what inducements the BOC will have to agree to in order to facilitate such a move.
 
As to the status of the Watermaster and Veterans Services, that wasn’t mentioned.  However the BOC, County Counsel and HR in the approved 2018-2019 budget is comprised of 9 Full Time Equivalents (FTE), while Planning, Veterans Services, and the Watermaster contain 7.8 FTE’s. 

Therefore it’s likely they will have to be relocated to accommodate the need for space for the additional personnel.
 
In the case of Veterans Services this could be the time to reconfigure their outreach into a format that better suits the needs of the veterans themselves.  It’s my understanding from conversations with the veterans, they would like to be out of the Oregon Coast Community Action building located in Empire, and have the County Veterans Services coexist with the non-profit volunteer group Southwestern Oregon Veterans Outreach (SOVO), now located in the Pony Village Mall.  The synergy would be of benefit to the veterans, as both services could cover for each other.  Veterans have told me they would prefer a Coos Bay / North Bend location, with outreach to the surrounding cities.
 
As to the reshuffling itself, the Sheriff moving to the Jail makes sense, since in an emergency scenario such as an earthquake, his entire command and control structure could be wiped out, by the collapse of the structurally inadequate courthouse.  This would cause unnecessary delays to any recovery effort.
 
As to the relocation of the BOC out of the Courthouse into the Owens building, this seems odd.  It would be cheaper to move them to the Sheriff’s old offices in the basement and leave Planning, Veterans Services and the Watermaster where they are.  The reasoning given for moving Planning instead is that it would consolidate all County permitting at a central location, though Planning is more closely tied to Building Codes and DEQ, who are both located in Coos Bay.
 
More than likely the BOC just wants newer, larger and more assessable office space for themselves.  They would be closer to the large conference room in the Owens Building and wouldn’t have to walk in foul weather to attend meetings there.  There is also dedicated parking on the north side of the building, serviced by a corresponding exterior door leading into the building.  This would allow them private access to and from the facility without being exposed to public contact.
 
For whatever reason, this is what the BOC has as a priority, and is proposing to implement.  Although the County is currently in a fiscal crisis, money still appears to be available even though transparency is not.  As repeated ad nauseam, selling assets (in this case Parks and the North Bend Annex) to finance questionable 7 figure projects when County departments are asked to cut their budgets, defies logic.  As always, you are the final arbiter

April 18, 2018 Opinion Piece By Steve Scheer
 
Citizens of Coos County, as promised last week, we’ll cover my observations of the final (approved) budget for 2018-2019.  The departments presenting that week were Planning, Parks, and Solid Waste.
 
As predicated in the March 28, 2018 Sentinel OpEd, the County Board of Commissioners (BOC), revealed the final day revenue that they had been holding back.  This included a $758,000 BLM check for Secure Rural Schools (SRS).  Actually this amount was later amended to include an additional $149,000, but was later rescinded due to a calculation error on the part of a third party.  This figure was included in the budget approved by the Budget Committee, but will have to be made up by the BOC before they Adopt the final budget.  Likely from either the Forestry 5 year rolling average or the Solid Waste roof fund.
 
In addition $455,800 was transferred from Parks to the General Fund along with $200,000 from Solid Waste.  This left $281, 454 to balance.  This was accomplished by cutting $38,000 more out of individual line items in the Solid Waste budget, with the final $244,454 coming from the Solid Waste roof fund.  This left a surplus of $1,000 that was allocated as $600 to the BOC for an employee party and $400 for new ten-key calculators for the Finance Department.
 
The budget approved was in the amount of $113 million, and represents $1.0799 per thousand valuation.  The BOC stated next year would be difficult due to an expected PERS increase, and an increase in Cost Allocation.  The BOC plans to address this with the hope that Jordan Cove will come on line soon, and from an increase in County forest timber receipts, due to the overharvesting plan taking effect.
 
The Compensation committee next met.  This committee consists of the 3 citizens appointed to the budget committee.  In the interest of full disclosure I did testify before the compensation committee against approval of raises for the BOC.  Their decision was to deny any raises for the BOC by a 2 to 1 vote.  This was an especially difficult decision for the two member who voted no, and I commend them for the fortitude it took to do so.  They both had the publics’ best interest.
 
One item that occurred during the Sheriff’s presentation and was ignored by the BOC has become a focus in the news recently.  That is a public safety levy.  The BOC and Sheriff are to meet later this month in work session to discuss this idea.
 
Let me take a minute to clear up a misconception that I’ve been hearing lately.  That is what goes on at the BOC regular biweekly meetings.  This meeting is not where issues or policy are decided, but where the formal vote occurs.  The real decisions are made in the work sessions held to discuss the items or policy, and occur prior to regular BOC meetings.
 
That said, the Sheriff tried to make two proposals during his budget presentation regarding a public safety levy in support of his department.  The first was in the amount of $2.6 million or $.48 per thousand, the second was for $5.3 million or $.97 per thousand.  This will probably be the starting point for forthcoming discussions.  Work sessions are open to the public, but meeting agendas are not always available before the meeting.

What does all this mean?  This is referred to as a Local Option Levy and is temporary in nature. Ongoing operations are of 1 to 5 years. Capital Projects are the lesser of 10 years or the useful life of the Capital project.  A Local Option Levy also requires the approval of the voters by election.
 
How could this affect you?  Ongoing operations are like drugs, once you approve one, you’re hooked and the only way to continue the service is by approving by vote another levy.  This is what’s going on in Lane County with their jail.  Capital projects are a one time and done.  This method could be used to finance the new County wide communications system and dispatch software upgrades.
 
Are there other considerations?  The first is that the voters in the Coos Bay school district just barely passed a bond that will raise taxes for approximately 33% of the County citizens by $1.60 per thousand.  On a $200,000 property the Sheriff’s levy would be an additional $100-200 per year on top of the $320 per year they’ll begin paying in November.  Will those citizens be prepared to shoulder the additional cost?  Especially those on fixed incomes?
 
Rental housing is already tight and rents are increasing.  Landlords will have to pass the cost on, how will this affect renters already on the edge.  Could this lead to more people becoming homeless?
 
What about the people who’re already homeless trying to accumulate enough money to transition into housing.  Will this make reaching that goal an even more daunting task?
 
One additional thought for your consideration.  The Sheriff as of 2017-2018 was 48% of the General Fund Budget, and 59% excluding the miscellaneous account which contains dedicated funds.  So we to need to ask, how will this money be allocated?  Will it supplement the current Sheriff’s budget?  This action would not relieve the General Fund of any future demands on it.  Would it supplant the current Sheriff’s budget?  This would free up the levy amount from the General Fund, relieving future demands.  However, would the General Fund now freed up by millions of dollars, now become subject to new spending by the BOC?  Finally it could be a hybrid of the two, in which case both scenarios would apply.  Also in play is the Memorandum of Agreement (MOA) the BOC has with Bandon Dunes, and how it would be interpreted within the context of the Sheriff’s funding levels not falling below the 2016-2017 budget levels.
 
These are just a few of the complexities facing the BOC and the Sheriff.  However, if the BOC decides to proceed they will have to submit to a vote.  This time the law is on your side, and you will have the final say.
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THC Fair in Coos Bay at the Red Lion on May 19-20, 2018

5/3/2018

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LTE ~ Speaking Loud & Clear One County at a Time

5/3/2018

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Submitted by Chris Brumbles,

​WE THE PEOPLE are speaking loud and clear


  We are living in a time where logic has been replaced by ideology and reason has been substituted with emotion and feelings. Common sense is really not that common anymore and history is a forgotten subject of which nothing was learned.

  Marxist agendas have been shoved down our throats by the Ameriphobes of academia, the media, and violations of Oaths of office are as common as morality is scarce. As the despots in Salem and their useful idiots in Portland continue on their treasonous march to destroy our country, our state, and the results of the American Revolution; WE THE PEOPLE are speaking loud and clear and what we are shouting is ENOUGH INSANITY.

  I want to thank everyone in Columbia County who helped gather signatures to protect our future and get the Second Amendment Preservation Ordinance, (SAPO), on the November ballot. As of 4/18/18, the day before the anniversary of Lexington and Concord, it was official. Now we need to pass measure 5-270 in November by 70% or more to complete our duty to our posterity, and to send a message to Salem to keep their illegal laws off of our RIGHTS.

  We are not the only county that has had enough. Rob Taylor, Tom McKirgan, Tim Harris and I have joined forces to help other counties with their own SAPO, and so far 27 other counties are participating. With the counties that have already passed the SAPO, that makes 32 of 36 counties so far that is fighting to keep their Liberty. Liberty is popular, and every time in our history we have fought for it…, we have won.

  Special thanks to Sheriff Hanlin and the County Commissioners of Douglas County who are supporting the SAPO and standing up to protect the rights of the people of their county. They will have two readings in June and unless something drastically changes their minds, they will put the SAPO on the ballot themselves. Epitome of why we created government; to protect the RIGHTS of the people.
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In Liberty,
Chris Brumbles
Columbia County Coordinator


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Catch I Spy Radio Now on 630 KWRO in Coos County

5/3/2018

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Starting May 5th, the I Spy Radio Show is Expanding!
 
I Spy Radio is excited to welcome three new stations! Our little show began on one station in Salem and we have now grown to six (so far!) across Oregon.
 
Welcome to Our Three Newest Stations! See our full broadcast lineup, below, including times and links. All our stations stream live.
 
KFIR 720 AM
Salem, Dallas, Corvallis, Albany, Lake Oswego, Eugene, Roseburg, Newport, McMinnville, and more.
 
KWRO 630 AM
Coquille, Florence, Myrtle Point, N. Bend, Coos Bay, Port Orford, Gold Beach, Brookings, Winston, Roseburg, and more.
 
KWVR 1340 AM
Enterprise, Joseph, Wallowa, Lostine, and more.
 
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KWRO 630AM | Direct Link to KWRO Live Stream
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Cribbins & Sweet Respond to Fred Kirby's Questions on Campaign Contributions

5/3/2018

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Cribbins & Sweet have a Few Questions to Answer About Campaign Contributors ​

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From: Melissa Cribbins <melissacribbins@icloud.com>
Date: Thu, Apr 26, 2018 at 10:12 AM
Subject: Fwd: Candidate Questions
To: fredekirby@gmail.com


Mr. Kirby:

Thank you for your question.  Please humor me briefly while I respond in part to your question to Avery:

I attend many meetings inside the county while I am a county commissioner. Many of those meetings are speaking engagements, where I am asked to speak to a group or organization about issues facing the county.  I do not charge mileage to the county for my in-county travel, instead, I pay for one tank of gas per month as a public office holder expense.  This allocation is fair and keeps the expenses to the taxpayers down. 


As to the donations from the tribe and tribal members, the Coquille were my employers for over five year prior to my election.  I like to believe that I did a good job while I was there, and showed a good work ethic.  I have always had excellent references from prior employers, and I still keep in touch with many of them.  As a matter of fact, Joan Seitz, who also donated to my campaign, was a judge that I clerked for prior to working for the Coquille. I have not held a single fundraiser during this election cycle, and all of my donations have come from people who support the work I have done. 

I have been a commissioner for over five years, and I stand by my record.  I have not done special favors for anyone, as my record clearly indicates. If I had to guess, I would say that the Coquille appreciate the stability and calmness that the Commission has experienced since I have been in office. 


Thanks for your question. 

Melissa


From: John Sweet <j.sweet1@charter.net>
Date: Fri, Apr 27, 2018 at 6:40 AM
Subject: RE: Candidate Questions
To: fred kirby <fredekirby@gmail.com>


Fred,
The Bunns are my in laws and manage a real estate business in which my wife is a partner.  They have no holdings in Coos County.  I believe their generous donation is purely an expression of  family support.
John

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