http://www.westlinntidings.com/opinion/index.php Portland and surrounding area community news and information http://www.westlinntidings.com/opinion/story.php?story_id=128338495087334700 2010-09-02 00:00:00 http://www.westlinntidings.com/opinion/story.php?story_id=128338495087334700 en-us Vote in support of Kovash for mayor To the Editor: In spring of 2005, the city council, after pushing for financial audits that had not been completed for three years, discovered the largest embezzlement in Oregon’s history, $1.4 million. The city’s bond rating was dropped, costing ... http://www.westlinntidings.com/opinion/story.php?story_id=128338386732198500 2010-09-02 00:00:00 http://www.westlinntidings.com/opinion/story.php?story_id=128338386732198500 en-us My name is Jenni Tan and I am running for West Linn City Council in the September special election. One of my favorite parts of the campaign has been walking the neighborhoods of West Linn, knocking on doors, and talking to people. In the past month, my team and I have knocked on over 2,000 doors. ... http://www.westlinntidings.com/opinion/story.php?story_id=128338379576890700 2010-09-02 00:00:00 http://www.westlinntidings.com/opinion/story.php?story_id=128338379576890700 en-us ... http://www.westlinntidings.com/opinion/story.php?story_id=128338376679000100 2010-09-02 00:00:00 http://www.westlinntidings.com/opinion/story.php?story_id=128338376679000100 en-us So far, West Linn has pretty much dodged the bullet – literally. Because when we are talking about gang-related problems, our city is in night-and-day better shape than most of our metro counterparts. “The worst I’ve seen is tagging that is meant to look like it’s gang ... http://www.westlinntidings.com/opinion/story.php?story_id=128276264145686400 2010-08-26 00:00:00 http://www.westlinntidings.com/opinion/story.php?story_id=128276264145686400 en-us Who is Will Rasmussen? To the Editor: The mixer was a great event and I give a BIG thank you to the organizers. This was a great opportunity to meet with city, county and state candidates, learning more about where they stand on issues. Reading this article (Editor’s note: the article ... http://www.westlinntidings.com/opinion/story.php?story_id=128276253874583400 2010-08-26 00:00:00 http://www.westlinntidings.com/opinion/story.php?story_id=128276253874583400 en-us To this day, I have no idea how the heck I survived my childhood. It seems, looking back on it, that everything we did, pretty much every day of our youth, was fraught with danger. For starters, we were almost never under the direct supervision of adults. Really. As soon as we were able to get ... http://www.westlinntidings.com/opinion/story.php?story_id=128276226463775000 2010-08-26 00:00:00 http://www.westlinntidings.com/opinion/story.php?story_id=128276226463775000 en-us In April, after our city government had experienced a turbulent 16 months, the city council appointed me mayor, and the first goal was to ensure that your city government was stable, secure and productive. It has been a busy four months and, working with the council and city staff, considerable ... http://www.westlinntidings.com/opinion/story.php?story_id=128276218863307100 2010-08-26 00:00:00 http://www.westlinntidings.com/opinion/story.php?story_id=128276218863307100 en-us When I mentioned to one of my Portland friends that I was part of a grass roots movement supporting the development of an aquatics center, he asked, “You mean, West Linn doesn’t have a pool? Where do people in West Linn go to swim?” While attending Arts in the Park, I heard all ... http://www.westlinntidings.com/opinion/story.php?story_id=128276204095023200 2010-08-26 00:00:00 http://www.westlinntidings.com/opinion/story.php?story_id=128276204095023200 en-us Michael Jordan, Metro’s top administrator, threw out a considerable challenge this month to Portland-area leaders – and the public – when he said that if citizens care about the future of their communities and region, then they better commit to meaningful investments and new forms ...