In December 2009, after a political rally, Spokane Sheriff Ozzie Knezovich was chatting with fellow Republicans, when a woman walked up and joined the conversation. She kept asking the sheriff if he was ready for Christmas.
âWell yeah, I think we got that taken care of,â the sheriff responded. But the woman continued to press the point â was he ready for Christmas?
âAnd I said, Ma am, why donât you fill me in. What are you actually talking about?ââ
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What she was actually talking about is part of a much larger threat that Sheriff Knezovich has long sounded the alarm on: extremism.
SALEM — Most of the people who died in Oregon’s jails last year had a disability, according to a new report by Disability Rights Oregon released on Monday, Feb. 8.
Easterday s North Lot is one of the largest concentrated cattle feeding operations in Washington. It was sold Jan. 22 to AB Livestock, a Tyson competitor. Credit: Courtesy of Franklin County, Washington
Cattle Wars: Amid Lawsuit, WAâs Easterday Ranches Sells Big Feed Property To Tyson Competitor By
In a deepening cattle war, Easterday Ranches, Inc. has sold its so-called âNorth Lotâ property in Franklin County, Washington, to a beef competitor of Tyson Fresh Meats, Inc.
As the public media Northwest News Network reported Wednesday, Tyson recently filed a suit against Washington-based Easterday Ranches seeking to get a neutral third party to take over the business until accounts could be settled. It came after Easterday allegedly made up hundreds of thousands of cattle on paper and fictitiously fed them, costing Tyson more than $225 million.
Courtesy of Franklin County, Washington
Originally published on January 28, 2021 10:05 pm
In a deepening cattle war, Easterday Ranches, Inc. has sold its so-called “North Lot” property in Franklin County, Washington, to a beef competitor of Tyson Fresh Meats, Inc.
As the public media Northwest News Network reported Wednesday, Tyson recently filed a suit against Washington-based Easterday Ranches seeking to get a neutral third party to take over the business until accounts could be settled. It came after Easterday allegedly made up hundreds of thousands of cattle on paper and fictitiously fed them, costing Tyson more than $225 million.
But now, in a twist, Easterday Ranches has sold its major feedlot property in Franklin County known as the “North Lot” to a competitor: AB Livestock of Boise, Idaho.
Bend, Oregon, earns the moniker of being a Zoom town by virtue of strong in-migration and soaring home sales during the pandemic. (Tom Banse)
There s a new term in the lexicon Zoom towns those scenic places experiencing a surge of house hunters. The booming demand comes from employees freed by the pandemic to work from home long term.
Such people have gone looking for more elbow room and a lifestyle change. They re re-settling in places like Aspen, Colorado; Truckee, California; and Bethel, Maine.
The Northwest News Network s
Tom Banse looked into Zoom towns in the Pacific Northwest.
This segment aired on January 27, 2021.