{"id":6045,"date":"2022-11-10T14:55:40","date_gmt":"2022-11-10T22:55:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/southernoregonbusiness.com\/?p=6045"},"modified":"2022-11-11T07:41:01","modified_gmt":"2022-11-11T15:41:01","slug":"a-few-words-from-jim-november-2022","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/southernoregonbusiness.com\/a-few-words-from-jim-november-2022\/","title":{"rendered":"A Few Words from Jim – November 2022"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

This month is mostly about employment. It\u2019s top of mind for me. The subject comes up at every meeting I attend. The Oregon Employment Department always has great articles on employment<\/a> that we can all learn from. I\u2019m reposting several of the most recent and relevant in this months journal. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Hunter Fiber is rolling out 2.5 gigabit broadband speeds<\/a> up and down in the communities they serve. That is incredible. Speaking of broadband, check out the new internet mapping service, FasterInternetOregon.org. I encourage you to do a speed test and provide your real address. We need to know the broadband capability across the state. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

I\u2019ve done stories on legitimate cannabis companies before and I ran across a story about the Jackson County Sheriff busting a black market farm that used over 1 million gallons of water in 40 days<\/a>, during a drought. I\u2019m glad they caught them. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

The election is over. I held this issue a few days to see if anything business related would come from it. \u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n

I ran for school board once and lost. During that process I learned a lot about what voters expect and think even before they get to know you. I don\u2019t like the deluge of ads for and against that run constantly up to Election Day. So I always look forward to the peace and quiet that comes after. That being said, I\u2019m publishing a wonderfully written opinion piece written by Joel Barker. He\u2019s a Democrat and lives in Redmond, Oregon and shares his sadness about his vote for Tina Kotek<\/a>.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n

When you google \u201cOregon Election Results<\/a>\u201d, Governors race, you will see that most of the counties in the state show \u201cred\u201d. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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