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Thursday, October 4, 2007

Do you know where your wallet is?

Here's a stealth ballot measure that's headed voters' way in the City of Portland. Looks expensive.

Posted at 3:41 PM | Permalink

Comments (10)

Jack -

Why no comment on the Interstate Ave / Chavez renaming issue?

Posted by Curious | October 4, 2007 4:26 PM

I believe this is the fix proposed so that injured workers will come back to work light duty jobs. This should actually save us some money. Currently, there is no incentive for an injured worker to ever come back to work. They just stay out on disability until retirement age and we end up paying that full disability benefit anyway. I remember some stories being reported about this by the local MSM earlier this year. It was a big controversy that the Police and Fire were not using employees for light duty work and instead were paying for a whole other employee/contract employee to do that work.

Posted by hilsy | October 4, 2007 4:30 PM

Somewhat related, why does Multnomah County give the police and fire retirement benefits to Parole/Probation Officers?

They don't run into burning buildings and when they are "in the field" and run into a situation, they call the real police to take care of the matter.

The financial liabilites thrust upon the taxpayers are, in essence, a means of pandering to the varying unions that donate to their respective political campaigns-look no further than Randy Leonard and the proposal you point out.

Posted by Z | October 4, 2007 5:24 PM

Bingo! Z has figured it out! How long will we have to wait until the rest of Portland catches on to the scam? You have to really dig into the financials to figure out how much cops, firefighters, deputy sheriffs, and yes - probation officers earn. If you add it all up: salaries, health benefits, retirement, "add pays", overtime, it's a bundle. Compare that to what others make for the same occupations around Oregon and you'll find a HUGE discrepancy. The elected officials know what side their bread is buttered on. This is Oregon, we do things differently here. Get used to it.

Posted by Frank | October 4, 2007 6:31 PM

Since there is a "HUGE discrepancy" between the same occupations, and politicians and government officials believe there should be parity, then it would only be natural to decrease the cops, firefighters, deputy sheriffs and probation officers pay. Right? It should work both ways, Ted K.

Posted by lw | October 4, 2007 8:13 PM

My dad is a retired firefighter who was forced out on injury just a couple of years before he was due to retire. He was totally broken down (both shoulders, knees and elbows are all blown). He had to fight for many years for coverage of those injuries that put him out of a job. Trust me, these guys just want to work, put out fires and save lives. I don't know about parole officers, though. They probably don't get hurt much anyway.

Posted by rose | October 4, 2007 9:44 PM

Every now and then, one will drop a heavy bong on his foot, or accidentally spray paint into his eyes while tagging a church.

Posted by Jack Bog | October 4, 2007 10:29 PM

Okay armchair quarterbacks, if parole and probation officers have it easy, why don't YOU apply for the job? I've known a couple. Whereas police officers encounter many ordinary citizens during a regular shift, probation and parole officers, by the very definition of their job, must deal exclusively with criminals. Every one of their, ah, "clients" is a bad guy. Many have known violent tendencies. Yeah, I think they deserve the same perks as the cops.

Posted by Gil Johnson | October 4, 2007 11:00 PM

Didn't the state legislature just pass something that changed the definition of "service-related injury" to include things that may have little connection to actual uniformed service? Like, if a cop or firefighter gets prostate cancer, it's assumed to be "service-related" and thus qualifies for disability medical coverage. If this is related to that at all, yes, this will be very expensive.

Posted by Miles | October 4, 2007 11:14 PM

Miles, you might be thinking of Senate Bill 560 "relating to claims for work-related injuries by certain public safety officers." According to the bill history it was still in committee upon adjournment.

Posted by Heidi | October 7, 2007 11:40 AM

In Vino Veritas

Quinta das Amoras, Vinho Tinto 2009
Mauro Molino, Barbera d'Alba 2009
Garda Chiaretto Rose
Columbia Crest, Two Vines Vineyard 10 White
Chateau Ste. Michelle, Pinot Gris, Columbia Valley 2009
L'Hortus, Rose de Saignee 2010
Maculan, Pino & Toi 2008
McKinley Springs, Bombing Range Red 2008
Trader Joe's Pinot Gris 2009
Montes Alpha, Cabernet 2007
Gran Sasso, Sangiovese, Terre di Chieti 2009
Garda, Classico Chiaretto Rose
Beaulieu, Cabernet, Rutherford 1999
Picos del Montgo, Tempranillo 2008
Chateau de Montmirail, Vacqueyras 2008
La Granja 360, Syrah 2009
Montgras, Carmenere Reserva 2009
Lange, Pinot Gris 2009
Columbia Crest, Horse Heaven Hills Cabernet 2008
Kirkland, Pinot Grigio 2010
Trader Joe's Coastal Syrah 2009
Columbia Crest, Horse Heaven Hills Merlot 2008
Trader Joe's Coastal Chardonnay 2009
Vieux Papes Red
Domaine de l'Aujardiere, Chardonnay 2009
Santa Rita, Cabernet, Medalla Real 2007
Penfold's, Koonunga Hill Shiraz Cabernet 2008
Guild, Red, Lot #02 2008
Dievole, Dievolino Sangiovese 2008
Laforet, Burgogne Chardonnay 2009
Columbia Winery, Merlot 2007
Bonterra, Cabernet 2008
Elk Cove, Pinot Gris 2009
Maquis Lien 2006
Scott Paul, Pinot Noir, Le Paulee 2007
Cameron, Chardonnay
B.R. Cohn, Cabernet, Silver Label 2006
Graffigna, Cabernet 2005
Palo Alto, Reserve Red 2008
Menguante, Garnacha 2008
Lange, Pinot Gris 2009
Felsina Berardenga, Vin Santo 1997
Anne Amie, Pinot Gris 2009
McKinley Springs, Bombing Ramge Red 2007
Vieux Papes Red
Dionysius Chardonnay 2009
Haden Fig, Pinot Noir 2009
Vega Montan, Mencia 2008
Chateau la Vernede, Coteaux du Languedoc 2007
Mount Defiance, Hellfire (White) 2008
Root: 1, Cabernet 2008
Columbia Crest, Two Vines Pinot Grigio 2009
Columbia Crest, Two Vines, Vineyard 10 White, 2008
Columbia Crest, Two Vines, Vineyard 10 Rose, 2007
Abacela, Grenache Rose 2009
Avia Cabernet 2004
Lemelson Pinot Noir, Thea's Selection 2007
Chateau de la Roulerie, Rose d'Anjou 2009
Casal Garcia, Vinho Verde Rose
La Ferme Julien, Rose 2008
Cana's Feast, Bricco Red, 2006
Hogue, Genesis Merlot, 2008
Owen Roe, Sharecropper's Cabernet, 2008
Kim Crawford, Unoaked Chardonnay 2008
J. Scott, Pinot Noir 2008
Edmunds St. John, White, Heart of Gold 2008
Columbia Crest, Walter Clore Private Reserve 2006
Stevenot, Cabernet, Sierra Foothills, "Stanford" 2000
Portuga, Vinho Rose 2009
Taylor Fladgate, First Estate Reserve Porto
Franciscan, Cabernet, Napa 2006
Chaparral de Vega Sindoa, Garnacha 2008
Quinta da Aveleda, Vinho Verde 2008
St. Francis, Chardonnay Sonoma 2008
E. Guigal, Cotes du Rhone Blanc, 2007
Edmunds St. John, Bone-Jolly, Gamay Noir 2008
St. Innocent, Pinot Noir 2006
Jigsaw, Pinot Noir 2007
Chateau Ste. Michelle, Merlot, Indian Wells 2007
Charles Shaw, Chardonnay 2008
Edmunds St. John, Bone-Jolly, Gamay Rosé 2009
Cameron, Willamette Valley Chardonnay
Il Valore, Sangiovese, Giovane, Puglia 2008
Duck Pond, Chardonnay, Wahluke Slope 2007
Kim Crawford, Marlborough Pinot Noir 2008
Domaine du Pesquier, Cotes du Rhone 2005
Cantina Zaccagnini, Montepulciano d'Abruzzo 2006
Domaine Matrot, Chardonnay, Bourgogne 2007
David Hill, Oregon Sparkling Wine, Brut
Chandler Reach, Monte Regalo 2006
Elk Cove, Pinot Gris 2008
Kirkland, Columbia Valley Merlot 2008
D'Aragon, Old Vine Garnacha 2008
Columbia Crest, Walter Clore Private Reserve 2005
Pavin & Riley, Merlot 2006
David Hill, Estate Pinot Noir, Barrel Select 2006
Castle Rock, Paso Robles Cabernet 2006
Magnificent, Cabernet, Steak House 2008
Conundrum 2008
Beaulieu, Cabernet, Rutherford 1998
Saint Cosme, Cotes-du-Rhone 2007
La Granja, Tempranillo 360, 2008
Santa Rita, Mendalla Real Cabernet 2006
Columbia Crest, Grand Estates Merlot 2006
Andezon, Cotes-du-Rhone 2007
Collegiata, Montepulciano d'Abruzzo
Troon, Druid's Fluid 2008
La Granja, Tempranillo 2008
Monte Antico, Toscana 2006
Vieux Papes, Blanc de Blancs

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Niccolò Machiavelli - The Prince
Harper Lee - To Kill a Mockingbird
Emma McLaughlin & Nicola Kraus - The Nanny Diaries
Brian Selznick - The Invention of Hugo Cabret
Sharon Creech - Walk Two Moons
Keith Richards - Life
F. Sionil Jose - Dusk
Natalie Babbitt - Tuck Everlasting
Justin Halpern - S#*t My Dad Says
Mark Herrmann - The Curmudgeon's Guide to Practicing Law
Barry Glassner - The Gospel of Food
Phil Stanford - The Peyton-Allan Files
Jesse Katz - The Opposite Field
Evelyn Waugh - Brideshead Revisited
J.K. Rowling - Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone
David Sedaris - Holidays on Ice
Donald Miller - A Million Miles in a Thousand Years
Mitch Albom - Have a Little Faith
C.S. Lewis - The Magician's Nephew
F. Scott Fitzgerald - The Great Gatsby
William Shakespeare - A Midsummer Night's Dream
Ivan Doig - Bucking the Sun
Penda Diakité - I Lost My Tooth in Africa
Grace Lin - The Year of the Rat
Oscar Hijuelos - Mr. Ives' Christmas
Madeline L'Engle - A Wrinkle in Time
Steven Hart - The Last Three Miles
David Sedaris - Me Talk Pretty One Day
Karen Armstrong - The Spiral Staircase
Charles Larson - The Portland Murders
Adrian Wojnarowski - The Miracle of St. Anthony
William H. Colby - Long Goodbye
Steven D. Stark - Meet the Beatles
Phil Stanford - Portland Confidential
Rick Moody - Garden State
Jonathan Schwartz - All in Good Time
David Sedaris - Dress Your Family in Corduroy and Denim
Anthony Holden - Big Deal
Robert J. Spitzer - The Spirit of Leadership
James McManus - Positively Fifth Street
Jeff Noon - Vurt

Road Work

Miles run year to date: 26
At this date last year: 15
Total run in 2011: 113
In 2010: 125
In 2009: 67
In 2008: 28
In 2007: 113
In 2006: 100
In 2005: 149
In 2004: 204
In 2003: 269