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Thursday, April 24, 2008
DA's stipend reinstated
Clatsop County commissioners restore Marquis' $13,500 pay addition; issue was a key controversy
last year
By JOE GAMM
The Daily Astorian
Nearly a year after the Clatsop County Board of Commissioners stripped the district attorney of
a county-paid stipend to his salary, it has reversed its decision.
Saying county District Attorney Josh Marquis has complied with its requirements of providing
performance-based budget measures, Commissioner Ann Samuelson suggested the stipend
should be reinstated.
The board voted 3-1 to reinstate the $13,500 stipend - retroactive to April 1 - with
Commissioners Samuelson, Sam Patrick and Chairwoman Patricia Roberts in favor and
Commissioner Jeff Hazen opposed during Wednesday night's meeting in the Judge Guy
Boyington Building.
"I'm very pleased with this," Marquis said. "It was a very unwelcome distraction for everyone."
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DA's stipend reinstated
Clatsop County commissioners restore Marquis' $13,500 pay addition; issue was a key controversy
last year
By JOE GAMM
The Daily Astorian
Nearly a year after the Clatsop County Board of Commissioners stripped the district attorney of
a county-paid stipend to his salary, it has reversed its decision.
Saying county District Attorney Josh Marquis has complied with its requirements of providing
performance-based budget measures, Commissioner Ann Samuelson suggested the stipend
should be reinstated.
The board voted 3-1 to reinstate the $13,500 stipend - retroactive to April 1 - with
Commissioners Samuelson, Sam Patrick and Chairwoman Patricia Roberts in favor and
Commissioner Jeff Hazen opposed during Wednesday night's meeting in the Judge Guy
Boyington Building.
"I'm very pleased with this," Marquis said. "It was a very unwelcome distraction for everyone."
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Friday, April 25, 2008
Letter to the Editor, The Daily Astorian
John Kroger has vision
On May 20, registered Democrats will choose Oregon's next attorney general. There is no
Republican candidate, so the winner of the Democratic primary, between John Kroger and Greg
Macpherson, will be the state's top lawyer.
I strongly endorse the candidacy of John Kroger. Kroger is a law professor at Lewis and Clark, a
former prosecutor and not part of any political establishment. Kroger is the only candidate who
has actually tried a jury trial, the only candidate who has put corporate criminals in prison and
the only candidate endorsed by a wide diversity of groups, from the Sierra Club, to the labor
unions, to former Gov. John Kitzhaber. . . . read the rest and add your comments
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Letter to the Editor, The Daily Astorian
John Kroger has vision
On May 20, registered Democrats will choose Oregon's next attorney general. There is no
Republican candidate, so the winner of the Democratic primary, between John Kroger and Greg
Macpherson, will be the state's top lawyer.
I strongly endorse the candidacy of John Kroger. Kroger is a law professor at Lewis and Clark, a
former prosecutor and not part of any political establishment. Kroger is the only candidate who
has actually tried a jury trial, the only candidate who has put corporate criminals in prison and
the only candidate endorsed by a wide diversity of groups, from the Sierra Club, to the labor
unions, to former Gov. John Kitzhaber. . . . read the rest and add your comments
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Friday, May 30, 2008
Debunking myths about Measure 11
op-ed published today
In 1994 Oregon voters overwhelmingly passed Measure 11. An effort to repeal the law in 2000
was rejected by a resounding 75 percent of voters. You'd think the message would be clear:
Oregonians want there to be truth in sentencing. Still, opponents of the law want to take
another swipe.
Oregonians are again facing an onslaught of propaganda that seeks to persuade us to believe
several myths, frightful urban legends that have been pressed in many a newspaper editorial,
including in The Oregonian.
First myth: Measure 11 squanders our children's future by turning Oregon into a penal colony.
We spend more money locking up people than educating them. One recent study by the Pew
Center found that Oregon spends more money on prisons than higher ed -- more than any other
state.
The truth: About 58 cents of every state tax dollar funds education (K through higher
education), and about 9 cents funds our corrections departments and facilities. Barely 2 of those
9 cents are spent on Measure 11 offenders. The Pew Center study included the nearly
quarter-billion dollars the state of Oregon spends to fund local probation -- a cost that's picked
up by municipalities and counties in most other states -- and it didn't include the state's support
of Oregon Health & Science University or its many community colleges. . . . read the rest and add
your comments
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Debunking myths about Measure 11
op-ed published today
In 1994 Oregon voters overwhelmingly passed Measure 11. An effort to repeal the law in 2000
was rejected by a resounding 75 percent of voters. You'd think the message would be clear:
Oregonians want there to be truth in sentencing. Still, opponents of the law want to take
another swipe.
Oregonians are again facing an onslaught of propaganda that seeks to persuade us to believe
several myths, frightful urban legends that have been pressed in many a newspaper editorial,
including in The Oregonian.
First myth: Measure 11 squanders our children's future by turning Oregon into a penal colony.
We spend more money locking up people than educating them. One recent study by the Pew
Center found that Oregon spends more money on prisons than higher ed -- more than any other
state.
The truth: About 58 cents of every state tax dollar funds education (K through higher
education), and about 9 cents funds our corrections departments and facilities. Barely 2 of those
9 cents are spent on Measure 11 offenders. The Pew Center study included the nearly
quarter-billion dollars the state of Oregon spends to fund local probation -- a cost that's picked
up by municipalities and counties in most other states -- and it didn't include the state's support
of Oregon Health & Science University or its many community colleges. . . . read the rest and add
your comments
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Friday, June 20, 2008
Honor bestowed on DA
Honor bestowed on DA
Clatsop County District Attorney Josh Marquis can now
claim to be a knight ... sort of. Marquis, pictured above
kneeling, was named a "Knight of Rosaria" at a
ceremony as part of the Portland Rose Festival this year
He joins several prominent Astorians who have been so
honored in the past, as well as actors Jimmy Stewart,
Red Skelton, and others deemed worthy by the Royal
Rosarians in annual ceremonies since 1921.
Rosarian Prime Minister Peter Glazer made a point of
honoring a number of people in the justice community
claim to be a knight ... sort of. Marquis, pictured above
kneeling, was named a "Knight of Rosaria" at a
ceremony as part of the Portland Rose Festival this year
He joins several prominent Astorians who have been so
honored in the past, as well as actors Jimmy Stewart,
Red Skelton, and others deemed worthy by the Royal
Rosarians in annual ceremonies since 1921.
Rosarian Prime Minister Peter Glazer made a point of
honoring a number of people in the justice community
this year including Oregon Chief Justice Paul De Muniz, Portland Police Chief Rosie Sizer and
Portland District Attorney Mike Schrunk. Marquis said he was honored to be in such company.
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Portland District Attorney Mike Schrunk. Marquis said he was honored to be in such company.
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