On this day, March 23, 1806, Explorers Lewis and Clark, having reached the Pacific coast, left Fort Clatsop, Oregon, and began their journey back East. Alsop on this day, March 23, 1998, two river rafters were killed on the Illinois River at the section known as the "Green Wall" after a weekend rainfall and snowmelt doubled the river's volume.
Also on this day, March 23, 2015, Gary Ross Dahl, creator of the 1975 pet rock fad, died at his home in southern Oregon.
Jeff Kropf hosts information packed meetings. Legislators, Guest Speakers and Candidates running for office bring their latest news to our meetings.
ALL WELCOME.
Sparky's Brewing Company
1252 23rd SE, Salem
Oregon Citizens Lobby War Room
Thursday, March 27, 2025 at 8:30 am
Meet at Ike Box for training and updates on legislation. Send testimony, watch hearings, and visit capitol to testify. Legislators and special guests. Every Thursday to end of session.
Ike Box, 299 Cottage St NE, Salem, OR
Pro-Life Lobby Day
Friday, March 28, 2025 at 8:30 am
Meet at Salem Historic Grand and join the group to the state capitol to advocate for pro-life policies and more. Free lunch
Salem Historic Grand, 187 High St NE, Salem
Oregon Citizens Lobby War Room
Thursday, April 3, 2025 at 8:30 am
Meet at Ike Box for training and updates on legislation. Send testimony, watch hearings, and visit capitol to testify. Legislators and special guests. Every Thursday 8:30am to 3pm to June 26.
Ike Box, 299 Cottage St NE, Salem (upstairs)
Oregon Citizens Lobby War Room
Thursday, June 26, 2025 at 8:30 am
Meet at Ike Box for training and updates on legislation. Send testimony, watch hearings, and visit capitol to testify. Legislators and special guests. Every Thursday 8:30am to 3:00pm to June 26.
Rep. Marty Wilde does a beat-down on his opponents.
At the end of each daily legislative floor session, legislators are allow to give a few minute speech on anything of their choosing, called a remonstrance.
During the 2019 session, Rep. Marty Wilde gave this remonstrance, not driven by any legislation, but driven by an article that someone gave to him. This is his idea of how the party in power has a conversation about climate.
Rep. Wilde is entitled to his opinion -- even a few minutes with a captive audience on the floor of the Oregon House of Representatives -- but it's a little unbecoming to invoke science while committing just about every logical fallacy in the book.
