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posted 2 years, 3 months ago
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This in follow-up to the caller who had cancer and is close to losing her home because of her loss of income during treatment. While I am an Obama supporter, I do not think he or John McCain will do anything for people in situations like her. Change and help will be fueled by us, the people. But, in the last eight years no one has felt the passion, enthusiasm or inspiration to move our country ahead. We've been living in dreary, uninspiring times. That's why I'm voting for Obama. He inspires people and empowers people. With that being said, I want to tell you about a nonprofit I'm on the Board of called Komak. We were founded just over a year ago to help people like you with your expenses related to cancer. I wish we'd known about you last year. I think Obama will inspire more people like us to stand up, come together and change things. You can read more about us at www.komakcares.org. Thank you.

posted 4 years, 7 months ago
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Teachers works 9 months/year for a starting salary of $31K? If they worked 12 months, they would earn ~$41K/year. I'm not against raising their pay, but let's all be clear about what they really earn today. By the way, when I worked in corporate America (think: large, lucrative product manufacturer), the average annual raise was between 2-3% -- a pittance I had to relay to all my hard-working, committed staff, regardless of their performance. How's that for keeping up with inflation?

posted 5 years ago
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You nailed it, mydogatemyemail. As a fourth-generation Oregonian, I am so sick of hearing how all these transplants have had to educate us about the finer points of dining, wining, shopping, design, and so on. Just pick up any edition of the NY Times or the Portland Monthly for that matter. They come here to escape their deteriorating qualities of life in L.A. or NYC, capitalize on our fabulously "afforable" real estate, and then spend their time to recreate what they ran from. Many of my friends are transplants, and I'm happy they're here enjoying Oregon's bounty. But, the vast majority are moving their condescending, greedy attitudes into our state, forcing out the local fabric that originally drew them here. What a drag.

posted 5 years, 4 months ago
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