Greater Albany Public Schools Board member Eric Aguinaga was denied a temporary restraining order by a Linn County judge this week after GAPS administrators filed a complaint against him that detailed alleged violations of several board policies.Â
On April 27, GAPS Superintendent Melissa Goff and Assistant Superintendent Lisa Harlan filed a complaint with the board claiming that Aguinaga had created a hostile work environment and had violated board policies.
Mid-Valley Media obtained a copy of the complaint through a public records request.
The pair asked for the board to take action and address Aguinaga s behavior.Â
May.19 Johns Hopkins Assistant Professor of Emergency Medicine Lauren Sauer discusses vaccinating children for Covid-19 and the challenges to getting kids back in school full-time. The Bloomberg School of Public Health is supported by Michael R. Bloomberg, founder and majority owner of Bloomberg LP, the parent company of Bloomberg News.
On April 14, the Linn County Republican Party sent an email to supporters.
âLocal elections are coming up soon and we need your help!â it said. âWe are positioned to seat solid Republicans on our school boards, fire districts, water districts and more. We need your help to make this happen.â
The email went on to list things supporters could do to help seat Republicans on the nonpartisan governing bodies: put up campaign signs, canvass voters and âdogpile.â
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Mid-valley residents were quick to respond to the conviction of former Minneapolis Police Officer Derek Chauvin for the murder of George Floyd, with some gathering in person to express their feelings and others offering their views via social media or in response to questions from Mid-Valley Media.
Black leaders at Oregon State University organized a âHumanity and Hopeâ gathering on campus within hours of Chauvin being found guilty of Floydâs murder. Jason Dorsette, director of Advancing Equity for Student Success and president of the Corvallis/Albany Branch of the NAACP, hosted the event and also spoke.
Some churches in Oregon occasionally get a two-for-one deal.
Thatâs what the Revs. Wes and Carol Sedlacek of Lebanon have told Episcopal congregations when they come to fill in for the regular priest on the occasional Sunday morning.
Japan Records Earliest Cherry Blossom Bloom in 1,200 Years. In Kyoto, this yearâs sakura bloom took place on March 26 and in Tokyo on March 22, the second-earliest date on record. The peak bloom dates vary from year to year, but scientists warn that earlier blooms are a sign of the larger climate crisis. As global temperatures warm, the last spring frosts .., Dr. Lewis Ziska, via CNN. . are occurring earlier and flowering is occurring sooner, Dr. Lewis Ziska, via CNN. Experts also say warmer temperatures could lead to a large-scale destabilization of natural systems. Lots of other plants are experiencing changes .., Chinese University of Hong Kong s Amos Tai, via CNN. . and may have even stronger influence on the stability of their ecosystems