As last resort, Chronicle files complaint with Ethics Commission On March 14, now a full month ago, The Chronicle was unlawfully booted from the Creswell School Board executive session — a blatant violation of Public Meetings Law. The Chronicle raised the red flag on government transparency as a result of[Read More…]
Opinion & Editorial
AI engineers must open their designs to democratic control
INFOGINX IMAGE In many ways, the most pressing issues of society today – increasing income disparity, chronic health problems and climate change – are the result of the dramatic gains in higher productivity we’ve achieved with technology and science. The internet, artificial intelligence, genetic engineering, crypto-currencies and other technologies are[Read More…]
Facebook’s targeting system can divide us on more than just advertising
It’s heartening to see, in the wake of the Cambridge Analytica revelations, growing skepticism about how Facebook handles data and data privacy. But we should take this opportunity to ask the bigger, harder questions, too – questions about discrimination and division, and whether we want to live in a society[Read More…]
Previously restored home now full of junk; is the City enforcing codes?
A couple years ago, local builders and contractors donated their time, equipment, labor and materials to rebuild a couple of houses for free through the Hope Restored program. They did a wonderful job on the homes, inside and out, including a ramp for a disabled person living at a home[Read More…]
Help stop new paper tariffs; 600,000 newspaper jobs at risk
The threat of paper tariffs has been a deep concern for our company and the entire newspaper industry since last fall, when one lone paper supplier, North Pacific Paper Company (NORPAC), sought protection from Canadian paper imports by filing a petition with the U.S. Department of Commerce. A tariff is[Read More…]
A matter of transparency, honesty and honor
Every State in our Union has laws to protect the citizens and we have a unique one that pertains to open meetings by governing bodies. This law pertains to rules and regulations that must be followed and concern city councils, school boards, fire districts, etc. Included in the rules is[Read More…]
2018 short session was perhaps the most ambitious one yet
The ”short” session the legislature holds each even-numbered year is always intense and fast-paced and the 2018 short session was no exception. It was the fourth short session we’ve convened since the voters passed the annual sessions constitutional amendment in 2010, and it was perhaps the most ambitious one yet.[Read More…]
School Board technically ‘complies’ with Chronicle requests, but questions still linger
In last week’s edition, The Chronicle reported that at the monthly Creswell School Board (CSB) meeting on Wednesday, March 14, this reporter was unjustly kicked out of an executive session — a violation of Publics Meetings Law. To catch up, read that story here: https://goo.gl/pMnzDv The Chronicle worked to resolve[Read More…]
When Good People Say Nothing, Evil Wins
With the recent lawsuit filed Feb. 14 against Creswell School District regarding staff and the sexual assault of a developmentally disabled child in the elementary bathroom, the safety threat of our children clearly comes, not from from the outside, but from within. How can this happen and why wasn’t this[Read More…]
Book sale a Success
Dear Editor, The Friends of the Creswell Library want to thank everyone who helped make our recent book sale a wonderful success. Over the weekend, we raised just over $3,500, which will go toward the library’s planned expansion project. We were especially grateful to the CHS Mr. Bulldog contestants and[Read More…]
