To the Editor: Presently, there isn’t enough money available to replace the aging I-5 bridge in the manner currently envisioned. But there still might be a way to build the badly needed replacement by constructing a new crossing in stages. Phase one: Build a northbound span. Include an emergency access lane. Phase[Read More…]
Month: February 2019
Senior park rents out of control
To the Editor: Well, they’ve done it this time. This mobile park and many others have been bought by two different investor groups from California. All of us have been seething over the rent increases in the last several years. Over the last three years our space rent has been increased a[Read More…]
The ‘fakes first’ media
By L. BRENT BOZELL III AND TIM GRAHAM The left would expect mere mortals to understand that as opposed to them, the left rises above the rumormongering and misinformation of social media. As with so much else regarding the left, that’s nonsense. It cuts, pastes and amplifies the unsubstantiated ardor[Read More…]
The emergency? Triviality of politics
When House Speaker Nancy Pelosi learned that President Trump would declare a national emergency to shift around money to finance his border wall, her denunciation was predictable. But her way of expressing outrage was not. The issue she used to make her point was important on many levels. Observing the[Read More…]
Speaking lies and untruths in D.C.
One of the earliest life lessons I learned was that, if fear and self-loathing were to be avoided, it was best to tell the truth the first time any delicate subject was broached. The matter of not telling the truth, however, seems to be frequent in far too many human exchanges[Read More…]
Volunteers, youth liaisons sought for advisory roles
The city of Keizer is soliciting applications for volunteers to be considered to serve on the following committees: • Keizer Points of Interest Committee. The committee was established to identify, authenticate and memorialize sites of interest located in the Keizer area. Sites to be identified may be of the historical, geographical,[Read More…]
Traffic Court
NO LICENSE Luis M Marquez Rodriguez, $265; David Alonzo Gaspar, $40; Lopez Gennero Williams, $642; Douglas Oswaldo Barrera, $235; Jose Luis Hidalgo Saucedo, $287; Cipriano Alfredo Moya Jr., $235; Maurilio Cayetano Ortiz Avendano, $235. NO INSURANCE Denise Marie Garcia, $600; Jonathan Abel Thompson, $265; Tre’ley Tyler Downton, $235; Brinkley Marie[Read More…]
City’s wall sign falls victim to planned message board
It’s likely not often that a city finds itself stumbling over the sign code it established, but this is Keizer. The biggest issue on the Keizer City Council’s agenda Tuesday, Feb. 19, was how to avoid running afoul of the city’s sign ordinances while fulfilling a long-term goal of installing[Read More…]
City committees eye budget allocations
With the City of Keizer’s budget season on the horizon, two city committees are considering what projects to throw their weight behind. The topic arose twice last week in meetings of the Keizer Parks Advisory Board and Keizer Traffic Safety, Bikeways and Pedestrian Committee. At the Parks Board meeting Tuesday,[Read More…]