How to Evaluate Covid-19 Resources:
I created this list for my Oregon librarian community (and with their invaluable assistance) but others may find the list useful.
I include full URLs, some of which I entered into the Internet Archive Wayback Machine, and sufficient bibliographic info to enable readers to locate new URLs if the ones listed break.
Note 1: There is limited space for this clinic, but walk-ins may still be able to pick up document packets.
Note 2: It is not clear if the forms can be filed in Circuit Courts other than Multnomah County, but some are state and federal level forms, which would be useful outside of Multnomah County.
Note 3: PCC = Portland (Oregon) Community College
Questions about MAX 8 & 9 safety, the Three Hour Rule, and the Passenger Bill of Rights?
FlyersRights dot org is a non-profit organization that advocates for commercial airline passengers. It supports a Flyers Rights Hotline.
From Flyers Rights About page:
If you want to make a stab at trying to understand why con-men succeed, listen to Episode 7 (“For a small investment …”) of The Grift (podcast), which includes some Jimmy Breslin wisdom. (Warning: the last 10 minutes may leave you speechless.)
Among many other books on the topic: “Swindling and Selling,” (1976) by Arthur Allen Leff and Harry M. Markopolos’ 2010 book about Bernie Madoff, “No One Would Listen: A True Financial Thriller.”
“A Layperson’s Guide to Legal Research and Self-Help Law Books,” by Kendall Svengalis (author and publisher of the extraordinary and invaluable “Legal Information Buyer’s Guide & Reference Manual,” which has been published annually since 1996).
From the publisher NE Law Press website, “A Layperson’s Guide …”:
“Unlike previous bibliographies of self-help law books, this book adopts a new approach. Each subject-specific bibliography is prefaced by commentary on the nature of the law of that field, together with links to online sources for further information, including legal research guides. The intent is to give laypersons some broader context in which to comprehend the nature of the specialty of their concern.
Please do your research before despairing, screaming, and especially before signing anything or saying anything to collection agencies. (Yikes). In the latter situation, the rule is, Say Nothing (but take detailed notes), until you talk to a professional. What you say to a debt collector CAN be held against you. Look for trustworthy sources of student debt information and even then, double and triple check on the accuracy of the advice given.
Remember what Winston Churchill said about trusting and verifying.
1) Student Borrower Protection Center (SBPC): “The Student Borrower Protection Center is a nonprofit organization solely focused on alleviating the burden of student debt for millions of Americans. The SBPC engages in advocacy, policymaking, and litigation strategy to rein in industry abuses, protect borrowers’ rights, and advance economic opportunity for the next generation of students.”
The loss of timber revenue to local governments and states is a lot more complicated than “we need more logging on public lands.”
There are federal and state taxes, tax credits, and tax cuts – and there is this 7 Sept 2018 article by Emily Green, from Street Roots (Portland, Oregon):
“Cut and run dry: Do Oregon tax laws favor the timber industry?
There are many ways to serve a community: voting, working, volunteering, learning, parenting, etc.
If your public service-bliss is to geek out on government operations, there is nothing more basic than understanding the budgeting process.
Understanding how laws are made and how political parties operate are equally important, but if you don’t know how “public” money is raised, allocated, and spent, you will always feel out of the loop.
“Measuring Online Legal Resources: A Framework Inspired by the Drake Equation”
February 2018
Laura Quinn, Laura Quinn Consulting
Oregon Legal Assistance Resource Guide (created, updated, and hosted by Washington County Law Library).
Corrections and additions are welcome.
Oregon Legal Research Blog