PREPARE FOR MORE SPIKES AT THE GAS PUMP IN OREGON THIS WEEK. OIL BRIEFLY SOARED ABOVE 120 DOLLARS PER BARREL EARLIER THIS MORNING THEN SETTLED BACK TO AROUND 100 ON FEARS OF A CONTINUED SUPPLY CRIMP DUE TO WAR ACTION IN IRAN. THE TRIPLE A SAYS THAT AS OF THURSDAY, OREGON IS THE FOURTH MOST EXPENSIVE GAS MARKET IN THE COUNTRY, SURPASSED ONLY BY CALIFORNIA, WASHINGTON AND HAWAII. MEDFORD ASHLAND AVERAGING $4.38 A GALLON FOR REGULAR. GRANTS PASS 4.44. DIESEL IS CONSIDERABLY HIGHER.
WHERE ARE THE MARIJUANA BUSTS IN OREGON…WELL, WE’RE LIVING THERE. DAILY COURIER REPORTS LAW ENFORCEMENT TEAMS IN JOSEPHINE AND JACKSON COUNTIES CONTINUE TO LEAD THE STATE IN ILLEGAL MARIJUANA BUSTS. THROUGH LAST SEPTEMBER THE AREA OF ZIP CODE 97526 WHICH IS GRANTS PASS FROM THE ROGUE RIVER TO HUGO IS #1 WITH 86 MARIJUANA BUSTS. TIED FOR SECOND AT 61 INCIDENTS ARE CAVE JUNCTION AND PARTS OF THE ILLINOIS VALLEY THE WEST SIDE OF MEDFORD AND THE RURAL AREAS SOUTH OF THE CITY.
LAST TUESDAY A NUMBER OF KIDS FROM OAKDALE MIDDLE SCHOOL PROTESTED ICE ENFORCEMENT ACTIONS, WALKING OUT OF CLASS AND THEY WERE ALL CHARGED A DAY’S SUSPENSION FOR THE ACTION. FRIDAY NIGHT THEY DID IT AGAIN…THIS TIME OUTSIDE OF SCHOOL HOURS, WITH STUDENTS SPEAKING OUT IN SUPPORT ILLEGAL IMMIGRANTS.
AND WE WRAP THIS MORNING’S NEWS WITH A GREAT THANKS TO ALL WHO PLEDGED IN LAST THURSDAY AND FRIDAY’S Q100.3’S COUNTRY CARES FOR KIDS RADIOTHON FOR ST. JUDE CHILDREN’S RESEARCH HOSPITAL. FRIDAY NIGHT THEY TALLIED THE TAKE AT 190,000 DOLLARS RAISED FOR THE CHILDREN’S CANCER FOUNDATION.