Kim Search Report Finds Fault with Southern Oregon Agencies

C|Net reports:

The official search for James Kim and his family in the Oregon backwoods was plagued by squabbling among police agencies, confusion, indifference and mistakes, a government report released Thursday says.

The OSSA entire report is worth reading. Ask your state representatives what they will do to make sure existing, adequate and competent basics are followed when this happens again.

NY Times: Stay in school, live longer

The one social factor that researchers agree is consistently linked to longer lives in every country where it has been studied is education. It is more important than race; it obliterates any effects of income. Year after year, in study after study, says Richard Hodes, director of the National Institute on Aging, education “keeps coming up.” And, health economists say, those factors that are popularly believed to be crucial — money and health insurance, for example, pale in comparison.

Dr. James Smith, a health economist at the RAND Corporation, explains: “Giving people more Social Security income, or less for that matter, will not really affect people’s health. It is a good thing to do for other reasons but not for health.” Health insurance, too, he says, “is vastly overrated in the policy debate.” Instead, Dr. Smith and others say, what may make the biggest difference is keeping young people in school. A few extra years of school is associated with extra years of life and vastly improved health decades later, in old age.

Here's the link to the full article.

Calendar of meetings affecting the Oak Lodge area in January 07

Calendar of Public Meetings
January 2007

Wednesday the 3rd
10:00 AM BCC Work Process discussion in Board offices.

Thursday the 4th
9:00 AM Land Use Hearing at Sunnybrook Service Center (SSC) 9101 Sunnybrook Blvd.
7:00 PM NC12 School board meets in Board offices.

Monday the 8th
5:00 PM Annual Planning Commission BCC meeting at SSC.

Tuesday the 9th
8:30 AM Board of Commissioners Study session at Board offices.
6:30 PM Oak Lodge Sanitary monthly Board meeting at Board offices.
7:00 PM North Clackamas Planning Assoc. meets at Bilquist school.

Wednesday the 10th
9:00 AM Board of Commissioner’s M37 Hearing in Board Hearing room at PSB.
7:00 PM Citizens Informed and Aware meets at Rose Villa Fellowship Hall, 13505 River Rd. with Bill Stewart from DA’s office on crime issues in Oak Grove.

Thursday the 11th
9:00 AM Land Use Hearing at Sunnybrook Service Center (SSC).
10:00 AM Board of Commissioner Hearing at PSB.
5:30 PM OLSD Storm Water Advisory Committee meets in Board offices.
6:00 PM North Clackamas Parks & Rec Dist Advisory Bd meets in WES offices at SSC.
7:00 PM C-4 meets at PSB.

Monday the 15th, MLK Holiday

Tuesday the 16th
9:00 AM Board of Commissioners Study session at Board offices.
6:00 PM Oak Lodge Water District work session followed at 7 PM by monthly Board meeting in District offices.

Thursday the 18th
9:00 AM Land Use Hearing at Sunnybrook Service Center (SSC).
10:00 AM Board of Commissioner Hearing at PSB.
7:00 PM NC12 School board meets in Board offices.

Saturday the 20th
9:00 AM 3 Creeks tree planting event meet at Aquatic Center parking lot.

Monday the 22nd
7:00 PM Fire District No. 1 Board meets at Mt. Scott Fire Station.

Tuesday the 23rd
8:30 AM Board of Commissioners Study session at Board offices.
7:00 PM Jennings Lodge CPO meets at Homewoods Heights.
5:30 PM NCCWC meets at plant on Clackamas River Dr.

Wednesday the 24th
9:00 AM Board of Commissioner’s M37 Hearing in Board Hearing room at PSB.
11:30 AM State of Cities in North Clackams County Lunch at OIT sponsored by North Clackamas County Chamber of Commerce.
4:00 PM North Clackamas Park Stewardship Committee meets at the Milwaukie Center.
7:00 PM Oak Lodge Community Council meets at OLSD offices.

Thursday the 25th
9:00 AM Land Use Hearing at Sunnybrook Service Center (SSC).
10:00 AM Board of Commissioner Hearing at PSB.

Tuesday the 30th
8:00 AM Board of Commissioners Study session at Board offices.

Wednesday the 31st
9:30 AM Board of Commissioner’s Land Use Hearing in Board Hearing room PSB.


Note meeting times and places may change so data should be confirmed in advance.