John Kitzhaber
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Cylvia Hayes Files for Bankruptcy

The former first lady of Oregon owes the Oregonian $125,000 in legal fees
Chris Miller

Former Oregon First Lady Cylvia Hayes filed for bankruptcy July 3 in U.S. District Court in Portland. Hayes—who’s engaged to ex-governor John Kitzhaber—filed for Chapter 13 bankruptcy protection after a long battle over public records with The Oregonian/Oregonlive. A judge ruled that Hayes should pay the newspaper’s legal fees—about $125,000, Oregonlive said. According to a […]

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READ: Gov. Kate Brown’s Inaugural Speech

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Gov. Kate Brown was sworn in this morning in Salem, following the resignation of Gov. John Kitzhber. Learn more about the new governor here and here. Then read the full text of her inaugural speech below. – – – – – Governors Roberts and Kulongoski, tribal leaders, Speaker Kotek, President Courtney, honored colleagues, good morning. […]

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Side Notes 2/18-2/25

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Re-sig-na-tion. (Imagine it sung, plaintively drawn out, in the style of k.d. lang’s “Constant Craving.”) Unless you’ve been living under a rock, you know that Oregon Gov. John Kitzhaber resigned his post at high noon, Friday the 13th. The day before Oregon’s 156th birthday. His decision to step down followed a dog pile by media […]

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Meet the New Boss

The Source Staff

With some pitiful irony, the full deterioration of John Kitzhaber’s brief fourth term arrived on Friday the 13. But more painful, it was the day before Oregon’s birthday. (Nope, no one in Salem was asking the governor to blow out the candles this year.) But what is particularly odd about the rapid demise and departure […]

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Letters 2/11-2/17

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IN REPLY TO “STRANGE BEDFELLOWS” (2/11) Seems like it would have been apt to include the fact that the Oregonian’s editorial was written by Erik Lukens, who previously led the editorial board at The Bulletin, where he used similarly bizarre judgment during his tenure. —RememberThat? via bendsource.com IN REPLY TO “WHAT DO YOU DO WITH […]

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Can A Mormon and Republican De-Throne Governor Kitzhaber?

Rep. Dennis Richardson stops in for an interview
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With Oregon’s general elections about 100 days away, gubernatorial candidate Rep. Dennis Richardson recently stopped by our offices to talk about his reasons for running for governor, economic development and his stand on social issues. A graduate of Brigham Young University’s law school and a trial lawyer for more than 30 years, Richardson also has […]

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Election Results District Attorney: John Hummel

Fire Levies, Measure 9-97, and Measure 9-98: YES, and YES!
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Although election officials said that there had been a big day at the ballot boxes, and that trucks were still bringing in voters’ responses from the outlaying districts, by 8 pm results were posted—and all of the races seemed to show clear cut winners; no hanging chads, no nail-biters. Jodie Barram cleaned up 98 percent […]

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