The Bulletin- worth the subscription!

As a news junkie, I love the newspaper.

Also, with the $10 coupon coming 3/31 (thanks Bankermom), that pretty much pays for the subscription!!!!!!

No better deal out there when you have something DELIVERED to your home every single day!

Rod and Custom Show

The Rod and Custom Show at the fairgrounds was a great place to get away, enjoy a few hours, and look at the great classic cars. Sunday kids are free. I'd suggest anyone who's able, to go out and enjoy a Sunday at the car show.

Jefferson County Sheriff's Office- Raises

It's a shame, as the editorial in Monday's Bulletin also says, that the Sheriff's office in Jefferson County is getting raises, vacation, and more holiday's as part of their settled arbitration. The editorial goes into more detail, but bottom line is that the it's a bummer that their "last best offer" included these changes. Layoff's are a coming to benefit the ones who are a staying. I hope those raises come in handy when standing next to a laid off Brightwood employee in the grocery store whose struggling to survive.

Stearns column

In John Stearns' column in The Bulletin 3/15/09, he talks about people not trusting businesses anymore. I think he's right on with that thinking. How could anyone trust a business they deal with or work for anymore? With pensions being cut, retirement benefits being cut, medical costs skyrocketing, pay cuts, layoffs, etc., how could any business expect loyalty? Employee's will be loyal when businesses bring back trust and loyalty to the employee!!!

LaPine

As someone who owns some bare land in LaPine, I wish and hope that the septic situation gets settled. I voted for updating the septics, but it was rejected. I feel it's important for the value of the land, as well as quality of the area to not have nitrates leaking into the water. I agree that the studies have flaws, but it's hard to argue that septics leaking into the low groundwater is bad! Hopefully a resolution is settled upon that's a win-win.

Redmond School Board

The Redmond School board has an interesting decision coming up when they pick who gets the contract for building the new Redmond High School. Will they cater to the school district and pick Skanska, or go with the longtime local contractor Kirby Nagelhout?

Normally, it wouldn't be that big of a deal to me, but in these times, it is. The School board should do the right thing and keep it local. Kirby Nagelhout should get the business, put locals to work, and keep supporting Central Oregonians and the local non-profits, etc. Kirby should also take 200K off their bid to match Skanska so the Redmond community doesn't lose dollars by keeping it local.

Redmond residents picked up the tab for the bond, and I want to keep jobs here.