Letters to the editor are one of the ways we get our point of view across in the community. Below are two letters from our members that the Courier recently published. From Jean Mount. Pub. July 4. County is overreaching with firearms ordinance Most Oregonians want reasonable gun safety measures. And in 2017, one reasonable […]
Two weekends ago a couple of us attended the Oregon ACLU conference in Salem. The conference was informative and energizing. We also learned about a suit filed by our state’s ACLU to force the federal prison in Sheridan to allow attorney access to the 121 immigrants being held there by ICE. But here’s the great […]
Just a reminder that we need people to attend the Tuesday, July 3 business meeting at 9:00 am in the Anne Basker Auditorium to speak against this proposed ordinance. (Note: The commissioners are meeting on Tuesday because Wednesday is a holiday.) I spoke to Dan DeYoung about the ordinance yesterday and he ranted and raved […]
The proposed anti-gun-control Josephine County Firearms Ordinance will be on the Board of Commissioners agenda, Tuesday, July 3rd at 9:00 am at the Anne Basker Auditorium. We need people to attend the meeting and speak up against the ordinance. No need to make a long speech. Just a few words will suffice. Suggest you arrive […]
The local Democratic Health Committee has focused on Josephine County Public Health over the past four months. In February we became aware of a decision by the county commissioners to explore outsourcing of the county public health programs via an RFP( request for proposals). Our group sought more information on reasons for public health changes […]
The Hope Mountain Barter Faire, held at Lake Selmac County Park, off McMullen Creek Road in the Illinois Valley, is a 3-day celebration of culture and creative energies. Over thirty bands and musical artists will perform over the course of the three days. The Faire features unique entertainment, trading, live music, and great food. We of the […]
At our next JoCo Dems meeting on Tuesday, June 12, members will be asked to individually sign and also vote to officially adopt the following petition: Josephine County Commissioners have proposed an unnecessary and ill-considered anti-gun control ordinance which, in its initial draft, would prohibit the Josephine County Sheriff’s Office from “investigating, detecting, apprehending or […]
The hearing for the proposed, NRA-style ordinance has been postponed to a future Board of County Commissioners business meeting, while they finalize the draft and send it through the county legal department. We do not yet know when the ordinance will officially come up for a vote. This month, Board of Commissioners business meetings will […]
According to a story in Friday’s Daily Courier, this Wednesday at their 9:00 am business meeting the county commissioners will be discussing an NRA-style anti-gun control Josephine County Firearms Ordinance which would prohibit the JoCo Sheriff’s Office from “investigating, detecting, apprehending or incarcerating persons whose only violation of the law is to carry, manufacture, import, […]
