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Take a judicious, so to speak, humor break and read Justice William W. Bedsworth, in his November 2010, “Criminal Waste of Space” column in the OC Lawyer Magazine: Accursed Congress

Excerpt: ‘… Take Congress.(1) Congress is about as lousy a job as you can have without getting involved with fish or sewage. I don’t understand why it isn’t the loser of the election that gets stuck going to Congress.(2)
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And since I’m not willing to do the job myself, I don’t question the work being done by the guy who is. That’s a rule of mine. You will never hear me criticize the work of my garbage man or my presiding judge.

But I must admit my willingness to kvetch has expanded somewhat since the two national political parties turned the Congress of the United States into a third-rate game of frat boy dodgeball. I really am dismayed that they are so busy trying to beat the other team that they no longer care about the cost to the country. They’re so obsessed with being doctrinally pure Republicans and Democrats that they’ve lost interest in being Americans. …‘ (Link to full article.)

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WHY?

Voters are smart (and have smart children)
Voters are mysterious and intriguing.
Voters are fun (and sometimes even funny)
Voters are good citizens.
Voters care about the future.
Voters care about other people.
Voters sleep well at night.
Voters have a spring in their steps.
Voters are on the side of the angels.
Voters are [you fill in the blank all you wonderful voters]

HOW?

1) Oregon election information (don’t forget Ballotpedia!)

2) Can I Vote? dot org (should you vote? YES!)

3) USA dot Gov, Voters and Elections

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Robert Ambrogi, at his Law Sites blog, writes on 10/28/10, about the interesting (to put it mildly) results of a survey of state courts and judges: Survey: Judges Split on Their Use of Social Media

For example: “Appointed judges are far less likely than elected judges to use social media. Of judges who run for competitive election, 66.7% use social media, while of judges who never run for election, just 8.8% use social media…” (link to full post)

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Sent to me by a favorite lawyer library-patron:

20 Heroic Librarians Who Save the World

There are also flesh and blood librarian heroes, some of whom you can read about in this book – and they are almost as much fun, and as ornery, as the comic books ones:

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Who appoints the Circuit Court Presiding Judges?

Read the Statute: ORS 1.003 (and always check the index and the annotations for more)

Experienced lawyers tell new lawyers this all the time: Read the Statute!

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Finding a qualified, licensed, affordable, and available in-home caregiver is almost a full-time job in itself, as anyone who has tried to do this knows well.

The best place to begin your research is with the: State of Oregon Home Care Commission and their Consumer / Employer Tools website.

Their contact information is:

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It’s never too soon to note this on your mind’s calendar:

November 7, 2010: First Sunday in November at 2 a.m. (local time).

Clocks must be moved back one hour (use it or lose it – or just lose it – sigh).

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Law dot gov is sponsoring a contest. Legal Research Plus has a post to the links you need to bring yourself up to Law dot Gov speed: Law.gov Report Contest

Law dot gov is a Government Website Work in Progress and the tireless founders and contributors include the self-employed, law school employees, professional association employees, or other government entity employees (e.g. public law librarians).

If you want to read about the Law dot Gov Contest, and about law dot gov, visit the Law dot gov site at public resource dot org and the Law dot Gov Google Group.

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