Former Speaker of the House Newt Gingrich meets with Democrat strategist James Carville in his classroom at Tulane University.

It’s an event for the ages. You will be left with a new understanding of the American economy you won’t hear anywhere else.

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Huge garage sale to benefit Lakeside Citizen Patrol
by Sandy Thayer, LCP volunteer

A very big project to satisfy a really big vision.
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The goal is to provide a consistent Story Time for preschoolers throughout the year and a summer reading program for all ages.

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At the St. Patrick’s Day special City Council meeting called by Mayor Orville Nelson, there was no apparent or obvious reasons given for having called an executive session prior to the meeting.

And whether it served the purpose of clearing the air, shouting could be heard by those outside the closed doors of the meeting room at city hall. Click headline for full story.

CORRECTION: In the story about the regular March Council meeting, we reported that the mayor had abstained in voting on firing Suzy Marcy. He actually voted in favor of the motion, making it unanimous.

There were 958 incident calls to Lakeside Fire in 2008. Followoing is a summary of the calls, broken down by category and month, for last year: See full stats inside…

In hiring a non-certified wastewater treatment plant operator in 2007, Lakeside Mayor Orville Nelson has put the city of Lakeside in violation of Oregon’s DEQ rules.

What started out as Councilman Rod Schilling’s questioning of the mayor’s hiring practices at the plant, has now been found to be a legitimate matter of concern to the State of Oregon.

While the mayor’s solution is to get Heley qualified, there is concern over Heley not having taken even the most rudimentary level of DEQ testing. Nelson promised, during hiring discussion, that such testing would become a contractual obligation and be fulfilled within a year’s time.

It never happened.

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In a surprise move, Mayor Orville Nelson has called a special meeting of the Lakeside City Council for Tuesday evening at 7 p.m.

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