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City of Ashland Chamber of Commerce VIOLATES the First Amendment!
ACLU & Southern Oregon Jobs with Justice, 03-07-2008 - 11:32
ASHLAND, OREGON, Independence Day 2008--
Ashland Chamber of Commerce told it CAN NOT Block Freedom of Speech!
The Southern Oregon Jobs with Justice (SOJwJ) and the ACLU have told the Ashland Chamber of Commerce they are in violation of our First Amendment. They can not charge 4th of July parade participants different fees based on the content of the entrant's message. This discrimination has been the practice of the Chamber and it must stop NOW!
From the Demand Letter sent to the Ashland Chamber of Commerce: "The ACLU and the SOJWJ, therefore, respectfully demand that, first, the Chamber alter its fee structure so as not to discriminate based on the content of entrants' message, and second, the Chamber refund the additional payment of $70 paid by SOJwJ for the 2007 Ashland Fourth of July Parade. If the Chamber fails to do both of these things, the ACLU of Oregon and SOJwJ are prepared to file a lawsuit to obtain this relief, plus the recovery of reasonable attorney fees."
Continue to read the full letter...
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Rising Moon Organics Goes Waste Free At OCF
Jake, 27-06-2008 - 11:59
Rising Moon Organics (RMO) has served the finest ravioli and desserts at the Oregon Country Fair (OCF) since 1992. RMO was formerly one of many food booths producing mountains of trash over the 3 day festival, but changed their approach in 1993 to pursue a trash-free mission.
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WILL US CONGRESS SUPPORT THE INNOCENT ?
Lawyers For Poor Americans, 25-06-2008 - 12:17
THE AMERICAN PEOPLE ARE $LOWLY FINDING OUT HOW EA$Y IT I$ FOR MIDDLE CLA$$ AND WORKING POOR AMERICAN$ TO FALL VICTIM TO OUR U$ MONETARY JUDICIAL $Y$TEM.
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Application of Islamic Shari'a in US Courts
Gabriel Sawma, 21-06-2008 - 06:25
In 2004 a crash of Blackwater Flight 61 occurred in the rugged mountains of central Afghanistan, killing three soldiers and three-man crew. The widows of the soldiers sued Presidential Airways, Blackwater’s sister company, which was under contract with the U.S. military to fly cargo and personnel around Afghanistan.
Lawyers for the company has asked a federal court to decide the case using provisions from the Islamic Shari’a, not the U.S. laws. They argue that the Shari’a “does not hold a company responsible for the actions of employees performed within the course of their work.” 
http://www.newsobserver.com/917/story/1113022.html
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Walden supports Big Oil - hurts Oregonians
GREG WALDEN HAS GONE TOO FAR!!!, 19-06-2008 - 16:13
SOUTHERN OREGONIANS HAVE BEEN ASKING FOR A LONG TIME, "WHERE'S WALDEN?"
This Bush clone (Greg votes again and again for corporate interests and hurts ordinary people) has stooped to a new low and Oregonians need to see how this clown has let our communities down again...
WATCH THIS VIDEO!
"Walden's Priorities"
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tgA7iz0-2Co
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Cascadia Commons seeks Board of Directors
Collin S. Ferguson, 13-06-2008 - 17:22
To advise, govern, oversee policy and direction, and assist with the leadership and general promotion of Cascadia Commons to support the organization’s mission and needs.
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Help Stop the War on Iran!!!
Kate Gould and FCNL, 13-06-2008 - 11:18
Seems like we have been here before. Shrub's drumbeat for the war on Iran continues and this all smells so familiar. Remember how we got into Iraq?
Take a look at "our" lobbyist in Washington D.C. and the great work that Kate Gould and FCNL are doing to stop this next war. FCNL is the Friends Committee on National Legislation. Kate is from the Rogue Valley and is working full time to stop this next war. Let us all help Kate with this important work...
TIME TO TALK TO IRAN- SUPPORT S. 2130
Call your senators to urge them to cosponsor legislation supporting diplomacy with all of Iraq's neighbors, including Iran, as recommended by the bi-partisan Iraq Study Group.
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GED LAWYERS NEVER LEAVE US PRISONS !
Lawyers For Poor Americans, 12-06-2008 - 12:12
WHEN GODS FACE BECAME VERY RED !
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Medford, Oregon Says NO to Racial Based HATE!
Written by Wes-, 09-06-2008 - 10:31
-Medford, Oregon, Saturday June 7, 2008
We were a couple minutes late when we found parking on Saturday near Union Park in west Medford, Oregon. As we exited the car and made our way towards the gathering in the city park the entire neighborhood was bathed in song. It kept getting louder as we got closer. What an experience to walk along on this warm sunny Saturday and to hear a chorus of voices singing: "WE SHALL OVERCOME"
Brenda and I joined in the crowd of 100 who stood in a circle right there in Union Park. Dave Marston with guitar in hand led the gathering with songs of support. Medford's public response to racism was strong and clear. There will be Zero Tolerance for racism here!
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What's Wrong With Ashland's City Government?
ofthepeopleeditor@gmail.com, 07-06-2008 - 17:47
Council Compounds Lawbreaking With Fiscal Irresponsibility
LUBA's ruling this week that council violated the law on the Glenn St project brings into stark relief the murky problems of Ashland's city government. LUBA is Oregon's Land Use Board Of Appeals, which reviews local government decisions on developments.
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City Loses Legal Case, Public Interests Win
ofthepeopleeditor@gmail.com, 07-06-2008 - 17:38
Colin Swales, Philip C. Lang, Art Bullock Win At LUBA
On 2007Jun3, LUBA announced that Colin Swales, Philip C. Lang, and Art Bullock won their case appealing council's approval of an office development on the corner of Glenn St and North Main St. LUBA is Oregon's Land Use Board Of Appeals, which reviews local government decisions on developments.
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Economic Catastrophe
Olivia Beckmann, 06-06-2008 - 09:02
Financial Instability is Leading to a Global Economic Meltdown
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Eugene Police Repeatedly Taser UO Student
Josh Schlossberg, 03-06-2008 - 22:35
On Friday, May 30 Eugene police repeatedly tasered a UO student organizer -- already pinned to the ground and handcuffed by officers -- at a peaceful rally supporting an end to toxic pesticide roadside spraying in Lane County Oregon. Police arrested 2 students and one community member collectively known as "The Kesey Three" -- as the incidents took place at Eugene's Ken Kesey "Free Speech" Plaza.
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EXPLOSIVE EXPOSÉ -- US/BP Terror Drills
Captain Eric H. May, 03-06-2008 - 18:31
Captain Eric H. May, the Internet intelligence writer, updates the shifting official story of the terror drills just finished in the nation's most polluted and perilous industrial site, BP Texas City.
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INDY ALERT!-Terror Drills June 4-19 -
Dr.J.Fetzer, Maj.W.Fox, Cpt.E.May, .D.Buswell, 01-06-2008 - 13:44
Captain Eric H. May, the Internet intelligence writer, joins other distinguished veterans in issuing the INDY ALERT, advising the public to keep an eye on just-announced Bush administration terror drills in Indianapolis with 2200 Marines.
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Executive Signing Statements
Ann Ikemann, 29-05-2008 - 13:31
Pharaoh Bush - Let My People Go
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"My Spring Break with Utah Phillips"
Matt Mankins, 29-05-2008 - 09:30
"They fight with money and we resist with time, and they're going to run out of money before we run out of time."-U. Utah Phillips
Utah Phillips passed away on Friday, May 23, 2008. He died quietly in his sleep.
Three years before Southern Oregonians Matt Mankins and Eric Robinson travelled to Nevada City, CA to see Utah Phillips. Eric is a nephew of Utah's and Matt wanted to meet him. This story is about their journey and their visit with the folk singing legend. Matt Mankins penned this account which was first published in "The Soapbox" (spring 2005) the underground rag produced by the Media Collective at Southern Oregon University. We are glad to share Matt's words with you now.-Rogue IMC volunteer...
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Crimes Against Nature
Maria Smith, 28-05-2008 - 21:32
Bush is sabotaging the laws that have protected America's environment for more than thirty years.
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Dick Cheney Made Millions with Saddam Hussein
Martin A. Lee, 28-05-2008 - 21:30
Here's a whopper of a story you may have missed amid the cacophony of campaign ads and stump speeches in the run- up to the elections.
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