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If you think the news is all about Presidential (so to speak) elections and economic meltdowns – think again!

A pooch to protect: Rin Tin Tin’s latest film doesn’t sit well with Daphne Hereford, and if she has her way, the star’s next drama could be in court, by MARY FLOOD, Copyright, 2008 Houston Chronicle, Oct. 6, 2008, 11:26PM, excerpt:

“… . Rin Tin Tin is important to me and to other people,” said the owner of www.rintintin.com, author of a fan club newsletter, seller of furry memorabilia and holder of seven Rin Tin Tin federal trademarks. “I had the choice to let the Rin Tin Tin legacy go by the wayside but, to me, it stands for honesty, goodness and integrity.”

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“You have until 5 p.m. October 14th to register.”*

If you’ve moved, want to change your party affiliation, or don’t get your ballot (not mailed until October 17th), PLEASE contact your County Election Office for specific instructions!

— In my business (public law library wonkery) I see reminders about voting everywhere I turn, but not everyone is so blessed. Thus, this blog post (and these previous ones about ballot measures and checking your voter registration online).

— Official voter registration info pages are here and here, but it’s really hard to find actual dates on these web pages.

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It’s tough to find reliable information on this topic, and public librarians are asked these teen parenting questions more than law librarians generally are. But I was looking for something else the other day and ran across these resources from the OHSU teen health webpages:

1) Teen Parents dot org

2) Multnomah County Health Department Connections Program for Young Parents

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Inter-Alia is one of those blawgs that I almost never miss, though its guru, Tom Mighell, sure makes it easy to catch up on past posts and newsletters if you get swamped and miss an issue or a posting, or two or three.

A entry from the Oct. 5th, ILRW, contained this tidbit, which is a good follow-up to my post on Let’s (Not) Kill All the Law Libraries (and my own follow-up), arguing that if “the law” really was “all online,” then why would we need lawyers?

Verbatim from Tom Mighell’s Internet Legal Research Weekly, Oct 5th, 2008:

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To continue my Oregon Legal Research blog post on Let’s Kill All the Law Libraries ….

What’s a “Virtual Law Library?” Lots of people throw the term around, but who knows?!

* Could it be Justia? The Public Library of Law? Would it be Findlaw? Could it be LexisOne?

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Are you wondering if the builder of that house or development you just moved into is going to declare bankruptcy or otherwise disappear before you finish painting your new kitchen?

I’m still waiting on some calls back from a few experts for more information, but here is what has been recommended to me so far (not all of the following will apply to your specific situation, so use your judgment):

1) Don’t assume the worst, at least not at first, but do your research, soon. And, as with any research, keep good notes on when, where, what, who, every step of the way:

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For the past 20 years, at least, law school deans, legislators, law firm managers, lobbyists, jail and prison managers, among others, have been asking why their organizations need law libraries, and heaven forbid, law librarians. After all, “isn’t all the law online?”

My brief response is:

1) No, it’s not all online; only a fraction of it is, and most of that is just online versions of (allegedly official and current) primary sources and a lot of very bad “legal advice”. In other words, the easy-stuff is online, but not the right-stuff (that treatise, that superceded statute, that legislative history, etc.). And, if you don’t know how to use these primary sources in any format, print or otherwise (i.e. do legal research!), woe to those of you who try to make sense of these materials, e.g. the Oregon Laws, online.

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So far, the best (unofficial) place I’ve found to get a complete list of ballot measures is at Ballotpedia. If you type the word <Oregon> into the Ballotpedia search box you’ll likely be linked to this page.

Official sources (and my previous ballot measures post here):

From the Oregon Secretary of State, Election Division:

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