THE PRESIDENT IMPOSING A BLOCKADE ON THE STRAIT OF HORMUZ THIS MORNING. OIL AND FUEL PRICES CONTINUE TO EDGE HIGHER. JACKSON COUNTY AT FIVE O FIVE PER GALLON, JO COUNTY AT FIVE DOLLARS AND SEVEN CENTS. DIESEL IS IN THE 6.50 RANGE, WE’RE FORTUNATE WHEN COMPARED TO CALIFORNIA. ACROSS THE BORDER IN SISKIYOU COUNTY A GALLON OF FUELS AVERAGES 5.96, AND THE CALIFORNIA AVERAGE FOR DIESEL SEVEN DOLLARS AND 67 CENTS.
OREGON STATE REPUUBLICANS ARE LOOKING TO CHALLENGE MORE OREGON TAX HIKES. STATE REPRESENTATIVES DWAYNE YUNKER OF JOSEPHINE COUNTY AND ED DIEHL OF SCIO ARE PUSHING TO REPEAL SENATE BILL 1507, WHICH DISCONNECTED THE STATE OF OREGON’S TAX CODE FROM PARTS OF THE BIG BEAUTIFUL BILL PASSED BY CONGRESS. SB 1507 EFFECTIVELY RAISED OREGONIAN TAXES BY OFFERING FEWER TAX BREAKS. THE EFFORT IS CALLED “NO TAX CLAWBACK” AND THEY’RE HOPE IS TO GATHER AT LEAST 100,000 SIGNATURES TO PUT THIS ON THE NOVEMBER BALLOT.
A SWARM OF 18 SMALL EARTHQUAKES HAPPENED OFF THE COAST OF WASHINGTON EARLY SUNDAY. THE LARGEST WAS MAGNITUDE 4.2 ON THE RICHTER SCALE. THE U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY SAYS THE QUAKES STRUCK ALONG THE JUAN DE FUCA RIDGE, “NOT ANYWHERE NEAR THE CASCADIA SUBDUCTION ZONE,”
IF YOU’RE LOOKING TO GET A TATOO, IT COULD HURT A BIT MORE THAN LAST TIME. OREGON HEALTH AUTHORITY HAS CLARIFIED PROCEDURES FOR TATTOO TECHNICIANS. NO TOPICAL NUMBING CREAMS OR SOLUTIONS ARE ALLOWED, NOR ARE THEY ALLOWED TO SUGGEST YOU TAKE A NON-PRESCRIPTION DRUG SUCH AS ASPRIN, ACETAMETOPHEN OR IBUPROFEN. THE STATE AGENCY SAYS DOING ANY OF THESE PROCEDURES COULD CONSTITUTE PRACTICING MEDICINE WITHOUT A LICENSE AND THE TATTOO LICENSEE COULD GET IN TROUBLE. MAYBE TRY BITIING A BULLET NEXT TIME?