Make the McKenzie Connection!
Make the McKenzie Connection!
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August 15, 2013...
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How do you get your news? By reading this we know you’re among the 1,800 people who keep up with what’s happening in the McKenzie River area by picking up a copy of River Reflections. For many years that’s been the best way to gain access to information about local events, crime, accomplishments, or the controversies that are all part of small town living. But times are changing. You could also be among the 150 plus people who don’t handle newsprint, but get a digital copy of the paper emailed to them every week. We’ve offered that option fo...
August 29, 2013...
With Post purchase, Bezos has chance to remake newspaper model By Gene Policinski Jeff Bezos made it clear in founding Amazon.com that he can compete in the marketplace. We’ll just have to wait and see if he can, and will, do the same thing in the marketplace of ideas — that equally combative zone protected and preserved by the First Amendment’s provision for a free press. The historic sale of The Washington Post to Bezos, announced Aug. 5, is most noteworthy in that First Amendment sense, even beyond the already-rising sea of spe...
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August 15, 2013...
"Home Rescue Program" offers up to $30,000 to Oregon homeowners Homeowner logo A new state foreclosure prevention program aimed at helping homeowners struggling to make their payments is now available. The "Home Rescue Program" provides up to a year of monthly mortgage assistance with a maximum benefit of $20,000. Program participants are also eligible for up to $10,000 to bring their mortgage current, if they are behind. Homeowners can learn more about the program online at www.OregonHomeownerHelp.org. The website features a short eligibility...
Whose fault is it? I have to object to the recently reported decision by C&K Markets that also owns Ray’s Markets to summarily close the storied Walterville Market. The stated reason that “it has not been profitable for some time.” Query: just whose fault is that ? This is classic of the frank coldness of the takeover scheme that similarly killed GI Joes. When C&K acquired the long-standing Walterville Market in 2006, it was a wonderful place to shop, a tribute to the vision and efforts of Jerry, the owner/manager of some 20+ years. What happe...
