A first-hand account of China’s surprising r...

By Patrick metformin side effects Sheehan The Clackamas Review Sep 28, 2011 “Does this place remind you of ‘The Truman Show’?” I quipped to a small group of legislative colleagues while walking from a bullet train Sunday night, Sept. 18. They nodded in agreement, eyes wide from a whirlwind of 18 days observing seven Chinese cities on the 2011 Oregon Legislative trade delegation. The purpose of our delegation was to advance...

New law allows at-will transfers

Starting with the 2012-13 school year, any student in Oregon will be free to transfer to the school of his or her choice regardless of where he or she lives. By Jeff Spiegel The Estacada News Sep 14, 2011 The only requirement for the move is written consent from the student’s new school. In the Estacada School District, transferring students has become a bit of a problem. And it may become an even bigger problem because of...

Rep. Sheehan: Key Committee to Consider Funeral Ci...

Legislative Spotlight by Taxpayer Association of Oregon Thursday, September 1. 2011 Oregon’s Senate Judiciary Committee has agreed to hold a hearing on a bill proposed last session that would protect grieving families from rogue protestors intent on crashing military funerals and other memorial services.  The move comes at the urging of Rep. Patrick Sheehan, who co-authored the Funeral Civility Act last session, helped...

The next generation work force

Timber Lake Job Corps students celebrate graduation By Jeff Spiegel The Estacada News Aug 22, 2011 “A time is coming when the trades will be valued again,” said State Rep. Patrick Sheehan, and those words were music to the ears of some of the 16 Job Corps graduates sitting in front of him. Sheehan was the guest speaker at the Aug. 17 graduation ceremony to recognize the students who had completed their training in the...

Protesting funeral protesters: We need a law to sh...

By Elizabeth Hovde Saturday, July 23, 2011 OregonLive.com Some things are worth stopping. When dictators allow or commit genocide, we expect our leaders to try to use our combined power to stop it. We may not succeed, but we try. Closer to home, if a child is bullying or physically hurting our child, we work with the kids involved and with other parents to stop it. We might not make the kind of progress we hoped for, but we...

Rep. Sheehan speaks at summer food program event

North Clackamas Chamber July 22, 2011 Rep. Sheehan speaks at summer food program event for low-income students and families Calls on community members to get involved in their local programs Rep. Patrick Sheehan (R-Clackamas) spoke at the “Summer Food Celebration” in support of the Summer Food Service Program. He was joined by Clackamas County Commissioner Ann Lininger and the Partners for a Hunger-Free Oregon. The...

An historic session at the Oregon Legislature

By Patrick Sheehan Oregon City News Jul 13, 2011 The legislative session came to a close Thursday afternoon, June 30, after passing a handful of budgets and minor policy bills. Newspapers sifted for evidence of failure and success, but all acquiesced that the session made history by being remarkably collaborative and civil. I have to point out the excellent leadership of our governor. Before campaigns begin assigning...

Redistricting will hit county hard

By Raymond Rendleman The Clackamas Review Jul 13, 2011 If you get Bill Kennemer’s voicemail, his message will tell you that he’s the Republican “state representative for the Canby/Oregon City areas,” and that’s how he’s been known since he moved to the seat from the Board of County Commissioners in 2009. But he and other representatives of North Clackamas will see big changes following the...