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Values Voters

By magix on November 12, 2020 Arnie Roblan, Melissa Cribbins, pacific green party, ranked choice voting, RCV, shauleen higgins Coos County, Oregon

According to Ballotpedia, even after the Oregon District 5 Senate seat, long held by Democrats was taken over by a Republican this November, Democrats still control 63% of the State House and 60% of the State Senate. Exactly how much of the legislature do Democrats need to control before they enact some real change? I’m […]

Don’t be an accomplice in failure

By magix on September 25, 2020 climate crises, nathalie paravicini, pacific green party, shauleen higgins Oregon

It has been a half century since the first Earth Day and likewise since the enactment of the National Environmental Protection Act and the formation of the Environmental Protection Agency. Since that time CO2 levels have risen at an unprecedented rate and exceed 410 ppm, 50% of US waterways cannot sustain healthy aquatic life, 25% […]