RETIRED LOCAL MIDDLE-SCHOOL TEACHER IS ‘PART OF THE DEMOCRATIC PROCESS’

From The Daily Courier:

Kay Ogden said being selected for one of Oregon’s historic new citizen initiative review commissions made her feel as if she had won the lottery.

“I saw it as an opportunity to be part of the democratic process,” the Grants Pass resident said.

She joined 23 other registered Oregon voters in Portland for five days in August. The diverse panel dissected the pros and cons of Measure 82 on the Nov. 6 ballot. Their comments are featured in the State Voters’ Pamphlet.

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