St. Louis native #inBend. Against DST (Fall back and stay there!), for the metric system.
Bend, OR
Joined May 2015
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Kathleen McLaughlin retweeted
Hate speech at a recent Bend committee meeting highlights the worst actors attaching themselves to anti-DEI efforts as the latest culture war issue. opb.org/article/2024/04/12/b…
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I love this idea of a licensed clinical social worker on staff at the library. sltrib.com/news/2023/06/20/s…
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Feds convene grand jury in Oregon SOS scandal & are seeking records from multiple agencies, including the OLCC, Dept of Revenue, & Gov Ethics Commission, says source. #orpol
oregonlive.com/politics/2023…
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One Twitter user's take on a troubling trend
bit.ly/41GxqYa
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San Francisco Realtor Shows Couple Earning Under 6-Figure Salary Around Neighborhood’s Best Tent City bit.ly/3mwataP
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Hospital workers: you can't be gagged about your former employer when you're laid off, says federal agency overseeing labor disputes. Feel free to talk about your work experience and terms of severance package to friends, strangers and reporters.
NLRB rules that severance agreements can't restrict laid off employees from disparaging their former companies. A win for both corporate whistleblowers and journalists.
vice.com/en/article/dy7a7x/c…
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1. @kroger is the largest supermarket chain in the US
It had over $113 billion in revenue in the first 9 months of 2022
It's CEO, Rodney McMullen, makes over $18 million annually
Now, Kroger workers allege the company is engaged is massive, systematic wage theft
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Kathleen McLaughlin retweeted
The Deschutes County Commission voted 2-1 Wednesday to exclude most abortions from health care coverage for county employees and their families. bendbulletin.com/localstate/…
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Come learn about this important policy in the making! Or just come by to say hi to me, since I’ll be there.
Come join us for two upcoming open houses as the City develops municipal code provisions to regulate unsanctioned camping.
The open houses will be held at:
• 10 a.m. on Aug. 16 in Council Chambers
•5:30 p.m. on Aug. 29 at Municipal Court
Learn more: bendoregon.gov/Home/Componen…
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Kathleen McLaughlin retweeted
Thanks for covering this @uspresstracker -- a great, quick rundown of why I was served a subpoena last week/how I got out of it.
After @rcfp intervened, the subpoena seeking testimony from Oregon independent journalist @HannaMerzbach on May 5 was dropped the next day: pressfreedomtracker.us/all-i…
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In a video posted Tuesday on Instagram and TikTok, Aurora, Colorado, outdoor influencer Nelson Holland, 30, recounts his trip to Central Oregon last weekend. Being hit with a racial slur shortly after arriving disappointed and frightened him. bendbulletin.com/explore/col…
Kathleen McLaughlin retweeted
Today @mega2e and I are publishing an unusual book, intended to reach a particular group of young people. Perhaps you’d consider helping us. (🧵)
Kathleen McLaughlin retweeted
This is a good point.
When anti-vaxxers cite their freedoms, constitutional rights, and–the whitest thing of all–the Founding Fathers to rail against vaccine mandates, do they know what they're talking about?
What if I told you this happens EXACTLY every 100 years?
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Kathleen McLaughlin retweeted
That guy who was arrested in DC with 11 Molotov cocktails in his truck? He also had a list of "good guys" and "bad guys" that included the name of a Grants Pass website that peddles conspiracy theories. Our story is in today's Daily Courier and online at thedailycourier.com
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Families displaced by the state’s wildfires will temporarily be able to legally live on someone’s property in an RV or trailer in Bend. bendbulletin.com/localstate/…
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Everyone living in Bend ought to look at a map of the Awbrey Hall fire and consider what it means for fire safety here.
I remember the Awbrey Hall fire 30 years ago. Fires can start and move fast, threatening homes in a matter of hours. Please be ready right now for emergency situations here in Bend. You can sign up for emergency alerts here: deschutes.org/911/page/sign-… . Follow @COEmergencyInfo
Kathleen McLaughlin retweeted
In the world of social media, it’s easy to condemn someone when they make a mistake and keep scrolling by. But you can judge a person’s character by whether they own up and make things right.
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This is why you should always close the lid before flushing at home. (Unless you want feces on your toothbrush.)
Scientists have found that flushing a toilet can generate a cloud of aerosol droplets that rises nearly 3 feet and may linger in the air long enough to be inhaled by the next person to use the toilet nyti.ms/2Ng8gex
