2012 conventions 2012 election 2013 session 2013 special election arts arts and culture author ballot measures bomb books budget bullying business charlie hales children clackamas climate change coal courts crime culture culture club democrats drugs economy education environment family film fluoride food gay rights guns handguns health health care health insurance high school history housing immigration international internet kitzhaber law legislature lgbt literary arts living marijuana medicine mental health military minor parties mohamed mohamud movies music native americans news newspaper obama olympics oregon our town parenting pers photography police politcs politics port portland portland business journal portland mayor president prevention public safety religion republicans rnc romney rural salem sam adams sandy hook schools science shooting sports suicide supreme court taxes television terrorism theater third parties timber payments transportation union university of oregon violence washington water wildfire women

To Cubilist-

Wow.  And could it be that there are so many 'stupid' people beacuse our educational system is underfunded, and these 'stupid' people sat in front of tvs while their parents both worked?

posted 4 years, 2 months ago
view in context

I agree.  Our children are less educated now than in many, many countries.  Could this be because our parents are always working rather than caring for and teaching their children?

posted 4 years, 2 months ago
view in context

I am a small business owner in Portland.  I also am a new mom.  Currently Oregon has, I believe, the 3rd highest unemployement rate in the country.  I had to work incredibly hard through all 40 weeks of prgnancy to keep my business open during its start-up, and during tough times in our world economy.  My family had to very tightly budget and sacrafice to give me just 8 weeks off for birth and care of a newborn.

My point is, when I am investing my own money to start a business and providing jobs to my fellow Oregoninans, why was there no help available to me as a mom and business owner?

Why is there no support by this state, which supposedly a big supporter of small business, provide me no help to give my employees the benefits they deserve?

This is why I support this bill.

posted 4 years, 2 months ago
view in context