The Classroom Law Project has loads of fun volunteer opportunities, some of which are for a few hours, a day, or every week or month.
Check the Classroom Law Project website for more information or telephone them: (503) 224-4424
You can sign-up right now to volunteer at the 2011 Mock Trial Competition.
In addition to Laura’s most recent post on leaving children home alone, June 15, 2009, and our newly updated Kids Home Alone in Oregon legal research guide, here are a few websites with information and resources on leaving children home alone and child care:
1) “Babysitting Basics” class from the Oregon Red Cross:
“Designed for youth ages 8 to 11, this two-and-a-half-hour Red Cross course prepares children to respond safely to a variety of situations when direct parent supervision is unavailable”
Question: Do Oregon Senate or House Joint Resolutions have to be signed by the Governor?
Answer: (with many thanks to Legislative Counsel staff):
A Senate or House Join Resolution does not have to be signed by the Governor. Only “bills” must be presented to the Governor. The Legislative Assembly uses Joint Resolutions to refer constitutional amendments directly to the people under section 1, Article XVII of the Oregon Constitution. Since Joint Resolutions and constitutional amendments are not “bills” they do not have to go to the Governor.
Are you interested in becoming a landlord? Several resources are available to help prepare you before taking the plunge and then support you after you have. To find not only landlord training and classes but also current forms, tenant screening services, updates on relevant legislation, and much more, look into the various professional associations for property owners and managers, such as the Oregon Rental Housing Association. Other Oregon landlord associations throughout the state can be found in the listing here.
In the Portland metropolitan area, two important organizations are the Rental Housing Association of Greater Portland and the Metro Multifamily Housing Association. Also, the City of Portland’s Bureau of Development offers a “Landlord Training Program” for Portland-area property owners and managers. Watch for upcoming spring training sessions, or call 503-823-7324 to provide your email contact information; they will notify you when those spring dates are scheduled.
Both potential and current Oregon landlords may find the following publications useful as well:
Also from the excellent Gallagher Blog:
“What Judges Think of the Quality of Legal Representation”
Excerpt: “How well do lawyers represent their clients? It’s a hard question to answer. One approach would be to ask the judges who observe the lawyers at work, and that’s just what Judge Richard A. Posner and Professor Albert H. Yoon have done: What Judges Think of the Quality of Legal Representation, 63 Stan. L. Rev. 317 (2010)…” (Link to full blog post.)
Gallagher Blog links us to this article:
“Counsel Over Cocktails? What to do when friends and family ask for legal advice,” by Trent M. Latta
(You will also find this article at the WSBA website: “Foreign Concept: Explore working abroad before giving up on a legal career,” by Arundel Pritchett)
I bet you thought this issue went away – hah!
Follow the Law Librarian Blog links: Researching Bush and Obama Presidential Signing Statements
People have, for centuries, followed jobs (and money) in order to feed families and pursue dreams:
From the WSBA website: “Foreign Concept: Explore working abroad before giving up on a legal career,” by Arundel Pritchett
We all like to compare ourselves to others, don’t we?
City Councils in Philadelphia and Other Major Cities, Feb 02, 2011, Pew Charitable Trusts report
(Thank you to beSpacific for the lead.)
I couldn’t resist this: “That’s one big book: Book is 2-feet thick, has 10,119 pages,” by Stephanie Wise, Iowa City Press-Citizen, January 27, 2011
Excerpt: “The University of Iowa Libraries has a new book in its collection — a 100-volume, 10,000-page, 2-feet-thick book of poetry.
The book, “Poetry City Marathon,” written by Iowa City poet Dave Morice of Dr. Alphabet fame, is the culmination of a 100-day poetry marathon this summer….” (Link to full article – or use a search engine if the link doesn’t work anymore.)
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