50 years ago today, over 500,000 United States military personnel were deployed to Vietnam. The New Year of 1969 brought many of the same experiences of 1968. 1968 was the year of the greatest number of casualties during the Vietnam War. Almost 3 million warriors served in Vietnam. Thousands were from Oregon. All totaled, there […]
Clackamas County Fire District #1 started as a neighborhood fire department. About 40 years ago, District #1 covered less than 20 square miles and served less than 10,000 people. In 2017, Clackamas County Fire District #1 covers over 220 square miles and serves over 220,000 people.
For almost 100 years, Oregon has honored its wounded warriors, our disabled veterans with a property tax exemption. At one time, research shows, this exemption was over 100% of the value of a median single family dwelling in Oregon. This is fitting, as our wounded warriors have given a portion of their body; a part […]
On Wednesday, December 28th, Steve Bates filed his application to complete the unexpired term of Commissioner Jim Bernard. Steve Bates was a candidate for Clackamas County Commission Position No. 5 in 2014. Steve Bates received high praise and endorsements from many people and organizations that included The Oregonian, Sandy Post, Gresham Outlook and Estacada News. […]
Time and again we hear stories about Veterans that are not receiving the benefits that are rightfully theirs. As the general public is made aware of these people and their needs, there is always the question; What can I do? Measure 96 presents every voting Oregonian the opportunity to help the Veterans and the Veterans […]
In a recent Guest Editorial, a sitting Clackamas County Commissioner inferred that it was disingenuous to pursue benefits from property ownership and to attempt to increase the value of one’s property. How can that be disingenuous? Is it not the crux of the American Dream to strive to improve one’s standing? To work to improve […]
Re-Organize In Order To Re-Prioritize Steve Bates is a 38 year resident of Boring, an unincorporated community within Clackamas County. International Business Machines, known as IBM, has been in existence for over 100 years. Originally formed as the Computing Tabulating & Recording Company, known then as C-T-R, IBM has gone through many changes throughout its […]