OLCV in the News

Cook-off puts focus on sustainability
The Salem Statesman Journal | August 2, 2010 | Justin Much

Oregon Labor Commissioner Brad Avakian pleaded unsuccessfully for a handicap during a cooking competition Sunday afternoon. "My two opponents started marinating about two days ago, so I've had to really step it up," Avakian said while tending a barbecue grill at the Pringle Creek...

The Oregon League of Conservation Voters will host its first cookoff
WillametteLive | July 28, 2010

The Oregon League of Conservation Voters will be hosting its first-ever competition for the "Best Political Chef of the Year Award." Salem City Councilors Dan Clem and Laura Tesler will join other local elected officials and candidates who will be mixing up secret sauces for chicken,...

Politics won't be an ingredient in Aug. 1 contest
The Salem Statesman Journal | July 25, 2010 | Peter Wong

Now this event is something a public official can really give a grilling to. Eleven officials — 10 from the Mid-Valley and one elected statewide — will compete for the honor of best political chef of the year at a benefit for the Marion County chapter of the Oregon League of...

Environmental group hosts forums with Rep. Brian Clem
The Salem Statesman Journal | July 19, 2010 | Stefanie Knowlton

The Oregon League of Conservation Voters will host three forums with Rep. Brian Clem, D-Salem, highlighting environmental topics as part of its OLCV Education Fund. Each forum focuses on a different topic with the first one on balanced growth that protects communities...
 

Oregon League of Conservation Voters schedules forums in Milwaukie, Gladstone, Oregon City
The Oregonian | July 17, 2010

The Oregon League of Conservation Voters  Education Fund will host three forums in Clackamas County on environmental issues...

Conservation group holds forums with Sen. Bates
Medford Mail Tribune | July 15, 2010

The Oregon League of Conservation Voters Education Fund plans a series of forums with Democratic Ashland Sen. Alan Bates. The sessions are open to the public...

Local politicos rated by OLCV
Eugene Weekly | July 8, 2010

The Lane County chapter of the Oregon League of Conservation Voters has released its environmental scorecards for both the Lane County Commission and the Eugene City Council. The scorecards are now online at www.olcv.org/lane......

The Week In Oregon Politics Turns To The Courts
| April 29, 2010 | Goeff Norcross

The political week took a legalistic turn, as Oregon’s leaders consider their roles in two important political issues.

Attorney General John Kroger said he would not join the multi-state lawsuit challenging the legality of the federal health care overhaul.

The state will,...

Election 2010: In a passionate political year, hard-hitting U.S. House races
The Oregonian | April 18, 2010 | The Oregonian Editorial Board

All five of Oregon's congressmen are running for re-election this year, and the emotional politics of 2010 have produced an array of challengers. Many are new to the political system, and several would provide strong and useful challenges to the state's incumbents.

Metro candidates putting jobs first
Pamplin Media Group | April 15, 2010 | Jim Redden

The Portland-area Metro president is the most powerful politician you’ve never heard of – and the job is completely up for grabs. Three candidates are running for the position, which heads the only elected regional government in the country.

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