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Oregon governor taps long-time political ally as not-obvious choice for high-paid energy policy post Updated 6:30 AM; Today 6:30 AM Oregon Sen. Ginny Burdick, D-Portland, at the state Capitol on Jan. 14, 2019. Dave Killen / Staff Dave Killen Facebook Share Gov. Kate Brown has tapped Sen. Ginny Burdick, D-Portland, to serve on the Northwest Power and Conservation Council, giving her long-time political ally a well-paid position that would also deliver a major boost to her public pension after a single three-year term. Burdick, 73, is not an obvious choice for the wonky position on the council, a federally funded panel that provides policy and planning leadership on regional power, fish and wildlife issues. ....
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Tribes report successes in COVID-19 vaccine rollout Updated Mar 12, 2021; Posted Mar 12, 2021 Immunizing Pharmacist Amy Valdez puts a band-aid on Venus Thornton after vaccinating her at a temporary COVID-19 vaccine site organized by the Siletz Community Health Clinic for tribal members and their families in Salem, Ore., on March 5, 2021. (Photo by: Alex Milan Tracy) Facebook Share By Brian Bull, Underscore.news While the U.S. as a whole is just finding its stride administering the COVID-19 vaccine to its citizens, many Native American tribes – including the Confederated Tribes of Siletz Indians – are on a mean streak. According to Cherity Bloom-Miller, the tribe’s clinical services director, the tribes have vaccinated roughly one-quarter of the 5,547 enrolled members, and about one-third of those who live in Oregon. As of March 5, the tribal government had given the Moderna vaccine to 3,000 people 18 and over, members and otherwise. ....
The Pioneer does a Q&A with finalists Jay Mathisen, Dan Koopman and Jeffry Davis Jefferson County School District 509-J Board members have selected their top three candidates for the superintendent position. Two candidates are leaders at Oregon colleges, and the third is from a Washington school district. This week, the board of directors will begin conducting final candidate interviews with three superintendent finalists, Jay Mathisen, Dan Koopman and Jeffry Davis. The district will host three public events for the community to meet the candidates. The first event is Tuesday evening, March 2 with Mathisen. A second event will be Wednesday evening, March 3 for the public to meet Koopman, and the final event is Thursday evening, March 4 for the community to meet Davis. ....
Organizers of the nascent Columbia Basin Collaborative were urged to not let the typically slow pace of such proceedings prevent the body from considering a dam breaching proposal that could ....