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How to Vote for an Oregon Judge
…legal community in a way that puts you in regular contact with judges and the people who work with them. Even if you are an avid news-hound, even if you…
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How Long Should You Quarantine Library Books (vis a vis Covid-19)?
Our Oregon public librarians, statewide, have a plan for this! Here is what they have shared with our library community so far (as of June 22, 2020): Bottom…
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How to Evaluate Covid-19 Resources: the Good, Bad, Puzzling, Outdated, Rumor, Un/Official, and the Profiteering
…Tip Sheet: Don’t Get Tricked by Online Misinformation (First Draft): https://firstdraftnews.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/SHEEP_FINAL-scaled.png TinyURL: https://tinyurl.com/w6gq644 First Draft article: The 6 Types of Coronavirus Misinformation to Watch Out For at First Draft News:…
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Parking Setbacks Lawsuit (Oregon): Pedestrian and Driver-Rider Safety: Failure to Enforce
This OPB article and Bike Portland lawsuit might be interesting to people and their loved ones who walk, cycle, or drive in Portland, Oregon, and maybe beyond. OPB News…
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Judge Who Gave Victims their Voices in Nassar Case was an Immigrant
We are all immigrants (except of course for Native Americans, and maybe even they too were immigrants thousands of years ago): BBC News: Larry Nassar case: Who is Judge…
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Brexit, Huh? And the Brits Think Our Elections are Crazy
…UK news sources will keep you well informed, too, e.g. BBC News, Times of London, the Guardian, (check both US and UK editions), The Independent (also both US and UK editions),…
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Public Records Argle-Bargle at the University of Oregon Archives: Librarians on Hot Seat?
If you’ve not been following the news about the University of Oregon archives “leak,” now is the time to start catching up. “Library workers under scrutiny for leak of…
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Judicial Funding Cuts Inflict Widespread Economic Harm in Communities
ABA Journal News: Savings produced by court budget cuts are exceeded by harmful economic effects (white paper) The white paper, “The Economics of Justice,” by Eric J. Magnuson, Steven…
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AirBnB: Homeowners, Tenants, Travelers, and the Law
The news that AirBnB plans to set up shop (NA headquarters?) in Portland, Oregon (and that cheers have gone up from people who previously had been wringing their hands about…