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Re: Oil Train Spotting - Courtesy of the Oregonian
Author: HUTCH 7.62
Date: 04-01-2014 - 12:07
SP5103 Wrote:
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> Actually Oregon is very different depending on
> what part of the state you live in. Portland and
> the Willamette Valley is definitely influenced by
> the bike-riding tree-hugging greenies who like to
> keep Portland weird. The coast and central area
> have their own feelings, a combination of long
> time residents that have never recovered from the
> timber restrictions and are desperate for good
> paying jobs, and an influx of green NIMBYs.
> Southwest Oregon is downwind of the haze that the
> Northern California "herb farmers" and is slowly
> succumbing to it. Eastern Oregon had a decent
> timber industrial base, but that has been largely
> lost. There is a small amount of remaining
> industry, heavy ranching and farming, with some
> transportation and tourism, with government
> related probably being the largest single
> employer.
>
> Unfortunately the primarily liberal majority
> population base in the Portland/Willamette Valley
> area pretty much defines what the rest of the
> state does. When there is an election, they will
> announce which way Multnomah County (Portland
> area) voted on a statewide issue and generally
> their aren't enough votes int he rest of the state
> to override it.
>
> If you deal with the rural counties in Oregon, you
> find a totally different climate. We are far more
> conservative, and generally the local governments
> and populace welcome any kind of industry that
> offers decent jobs with a reasonable impact on the
> region.
>
> When I lived in Nevada, they didn't as much
> environmental or liberal activism, but Clark
> County (Lost Wages) has more population than the
> rest of the state, so they generally get whatever
> they want.
>
> Anyone interested in relocating a business to
> Oregon, call a rural county's Chamber of Commerce
> or Economic Development office and you will likely
> get a warm reception and some assistance.
Clark county has it's own gun laws compared to the rest of the state. Some even call it So. Cal East.
Oregon Just like California the liberals control the state so they do what ever they want regardless what the other part of the state thinks.
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> Actually Oregon is very different depending on
> what part of the state you live in. Portland and
> the Willamette Valley is definitely influenced by
> the bike-riding tree-hugging greenies who like to
> keep Portland weird. The coast and central area
> have their own feelings, a combination of long
> time residents that have never recovered from the
> timber restrictions and are desperate for good
> paying jobs, and an influx of green NIMBYs.
> Southwest Oregon is downwind of the haze that the
> Northern California "herb farmers" and is slowly
> succumbing to it. Eastern Oregon had a decent
> timber industrial base, but that has been largely
> lost. There is a small amount of remaining
> industry, heavy ranching and farming, with some
> transportation and tourism, with government
> related probably being the largest single
> employer.
>
> Unfortunately the primarily liberal majority
> population base in the Portland/Willamette Valley
> area pretty much defines what the rest of the
> state does. When there is an election, they will
> announce which way Multnomah County (Portland
> area) voted on a statewide issue and generally
> their aren't enough votes int he rest of the state
> to override it.
>
> If you deal with the rural counties in Oregon, you
> find a totally different climate. We are far more
> conservative, and generally the local governments
> and populace welcome any kind of industry that
> offers decent jobs with a reasonable impact on the
> region.
>
> When I lived in Nevada, they didn't as much
> environmental or liberal activism, but Clark
> County (Lost Wages) has more population than the
> rest of the state, so they generally get whatever
> they want.
>
> Anyone interested in relocating a business to
> Oregon, call a rural county's Chamber of Commerce
> or Economic Development office and you will likely
> get a warm reception and some assistance.
Clark county has it's own gun laws compared to the rest of the state. Some even call it So. Cal East.
Oregon Just like California the liberals control the state so they do what ever they want regardless what the other part of the state thinks.
