An Oregon lawyer blogger has this daunting, but useful list:
What to do when your loved one dies
Thank you to Candice Aiston for the blog post and to Justia Blawgsearch for its easy Oregon blawg search capabilities.
Oregon nonprofits on the free TACS mailing list may already know this, but if not, here’s a reminder from the IRS about tax exempt organizations:
Excerpt: “…The Internal Revenue Service today reminded tax-exempt organizations to make sure they file their annual information form on time. In 2010 the tax-exempt status of any non-profit that has not filed the required form in the last three years will be revoked.
The Pension Protection Act of 2006 requires that non-profit organizations that do not file a required information form for three consecutive years automatically lose their Federal tax-exempt status. This requirement has been in effect since the beginning of 2007.
Books to Prisoners is a nonprofit, all-volunteer, organization that sends literature to prisoners.
Prisoners across the country write letters requesting titles/genres/etc. The organization tries to match these requests with books received through donations. A family foundation has recently awarded a 2:1 matching grant for donations.
Visit Books to Prisoners online for more information.
For those who want to read the 2010 Arizona immigration law, SB 1070 (Chapter 113) you can link to the summaries and full-text information at the Arizona Legislature’s website.
You can also link to it from the Arizona Governor’s website.
Washington County has brought back this needed and very popular event:
Grandparents Raising Grandchildren Event
“…The activities will be held on Thursday, May 14, 2010, from 9:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. at Beaverton Foursquare Church, 13565 SW Walker Road in Beaverton. “We wanted to provide a relaxed event while providing top-rate speakers and a resource fair. And the event, including lunch, is free,” says Letourneau.
“HALT (Help Abolish Legal Tyranny) – an Organization of Americans for Legal Reform, Inc. was founded in 1978 ….” (link to HALT)
Here is another reason why there will always be work for people who work on the web, in whatever capacity.
1) In December 2009, HALT became CLEAR, or so we were told. We then proceeded to change links on our research guides, etc.
Washington County has put up a terrific 3-minute video on how to navigate a flashing yellow arrow traffic signal.
Visit the Washington County Oregon YouTube website to view it.
Previous post on flashing yellow arrows.
Whew. The same week I’ve been thoroughly absorbed by the, what I can truly call thrilling, Harry Markopolos book, “No One Would Listen,” about Markopolos’ 8-year battle to get the SEC and others to listen to his warnings about Bernie Madoff, I bring you these two stories:
1) The April 22, 2010, OPB broadcast of The April 18th edition of Philosophy Talk on Lies Faces, Feelings, and Lies (blog post on the program). The April 18, 2010, program had guest Paul Ekman, author of “Telling Lies: Clues to Deceit in the Marketplace, Politics, and Marriage.”
Professor Ekman teaches (free, online) a one-hour program on reading micro-expressions – and more!
If it’s Census time, is redistricting far behind?
The Oregon Legislature has created a Redistricting website that has lots of useful info.
For those who missed this:
The Oregon Law Practice Management website post about the new rules on captions:
Oregon Legal Research Blog