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Submitted By: cbbcalm@gmail.com – Click to email about this post

At WILD , health food store on Laneda, in Manzanita . We meet mostly on Sundays , 4.30 til closing time 5.45 .
Corinna & Jennifer & Patricia..
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Submitted By: info@thewineryatmanzanita.com – Click to email about this post

The Winery at Manzanita is now hiring hosts/greeters! Weekend shifts available in May, more shifts available after Memorial Day. Hours generally 11:45am-6pm. Great entry position for a young reliable, personable student. Send resumes to info@thewineryatmanzanita.com

Submitted By: judysugg@gmail.com – Click to email about this post

When we read social media posts, it may not be obvious that no one has vetted the credibility of the statements. Randy Kugler has been posting long, rambling posts on overhead cost allocation in Manzanita for a long time. I have suspected that he is a bit green-eyed about how well the city operates without his assistance, but my comments below are about his credibility in writing these posts, not his motivation.
As part of his latest harangue, Kugler trotted out a “survey” (see March 28, BBQ) to support his ongoing attack on standard accounting practices. Apart from the survey’s credibility, there’s the issue of his past behavior as Philomath city manager. During that time, Kugler regularly transferred hundreds of thousands of dollars from that city’s water, sewer, street, and urban renewal funds to the general fund to underwrite administrative costs. In fact, the amounts Kugler transferred into the general fund over many years to cover what he called “Administrative Overhead” always exceeded the cost of administration. For example, for the 2010-11 budget, Kugler asked the Philomath City Council to transfer $248,964 from the four funds mentioned above to the general fund to cover administrative overhead. In that same budget, Kugler proposed to spend only $227,930 for administration and planning, an overpayment of $21,034. If you’re curious, the City of Philomath has its historical budgets online.
After profiting for years from the overhead cost accounting method he established at Philomath, Kugler now wants to restrict Manzanita’s ability to cover its overhead costs. We could ponder his motivations, but the question remains: Is Kugler a credible messenger?
I urge our city council to ignore Kugler’s social media noise. I hope citizens review what he says with a skeptical eye.

Submitted By: genedieken@yahoo.com – Click to email about this post

www.oregonjournalismproject.org/astoria-wages

This article from the Oregon Journalism Project looks at homelessness & housing in Astoria. It’s pretty clear that Democrats in Oregon need new blood at every level, starting at the top with Gov. Kotek. This is of course also evident at the national level, with too many of the marquee names being far too self-satisfied, low energy and caught up in the antique rituals of governance.

I’m not writing to suggest the GOP as an option. They are too far gone into a cult to be considered as having integrity as agents of change.

Please support the Oregon Journalism Project if you are able.

I haven’t read this new book, but it appears to address this issue as well: www.simonandschuster.com/books/Abundance/Ezra-Klein/9781668023488

Gene Dieken

Submitted By: genedieken@yahoo.com – Click to email about this post

In response to the first Trump presidency, Tim Snyder wrote On Tyranny. The former Yale professor is a world-renowned expert on authoritarian movements. It’s a quick 120ish page book that is full of information about how authoritarianism arises and takes control. It includes pieces about what you personally can do to stand up against it.
Tim Snyder went into exile at the University of Toronto last week. To note this ominous development and to honor Snyder, I have created a fund at Cloud & Leaf Bookstore to provide a discount on purchase of his book. Please take advantage of it while you can! See coupon below.
Gene Dieken