The petitions are in! Here’s a peek at the crop of ballot measures you could be voting on in November.
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The Week in Review
Catching up with the Local Election Results
A post-election wrap-up.
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Letters to the Editor
Readers sound off on bridge closures, ballot measures, religion, and Disney princesses.
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Ballot Box
A Dozen Ballot Measure Vie for Your Vote
Watch out! Here come the crazy 2008 ballot measures.
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Appeal and Repeal
Anti-Gay Activists Appeal Federal Judge’s Ruling
ON MARCH 5, the group that earlier lost a court battle to block Oregon’s domestic partnership re-emerged, filing an appeal in the United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit. The documents filed so far don’t say much, other than the plaintiffs—folks who signed a referral measure aimed at putting the domestic partnership law […]
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Here We Go Again
Another Anti-Gay Initiative Filed
Less than a month after same-sex couples in Oregon started registering as domestic partners under a state law that lets them enjoy the same state rights and responsibilities as their married opposite-sex counterparts, anti-gay activists filed an initiative to repeal the law. State Senator Fred Girod (R-Stayton) and State Representative Sal Esquivel (R-Medford) filed the […]
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Mannix’s Crack Idea
Drug Addicts? One Strike and You’re Out!
Former State Representative Kevin Mannix wants Oregon to vote for a ballot initiative in November that would send crack dealers, identity thieves, and felony property criminals to jail for at least three years on a first conviction—without the option of drug treatment. Mannix has built his reputation on being “tough on crime”: He was the […]