tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11957094.post5174138656450838681..comments2024-03-26T20:09:19.458-07:00Comments on Oregon PERS Information: The Last Carnivalmrfearless47http://www.blogger.com/profile/03454690519716783056noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11957094.post-71081294556631016542009-06-04T21:01:49.432-07:002009-06-04T21:01:49.432-07:00Thanks, Mark. Hope to see you all tomorrow.Thanks, Mark. Hope to see you all tomorrow.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05129874212271251470noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11957094.post-27510316482087024392009-06-04T11:37:04.388-07:002009-06-04T11:37:04.388-07:00Russ: The Courthouse is officially at 1021 SW Fou...Russ: The Courthouse is officially at 1021 SW Fourth Avenue in downtown Portland. The only public entrance is at that address. If you are coming from I-5 South (coming from Vancouver, WA for example), you will want to take the I-405 exit and exit at Fourth (or 4th) Avenue. This street runs northbound and you will find public parking facilities less than a block from the Courthouse. If you mrfearless47https://www.blogger.com/profile/03454690519716783056noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11957094.post-23818896824080166272009-06-04T11:04:45.143-07:002009-06-04T11:04:45.143-07:00We might be able to make it to the judge's sho...We might be able to make it to the judge's show tomorrow, but since we are from out of town, mapsgoogle and mapquest show several different addresses for the courthouse in a four block radius, my wife is disabled, and it might be raining, do you have simple directions for getting to the correct building and entrance? ThanksAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05129874212271251470noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11957094.post-4476028006425808162009-06-02T14:57:54.901-07:002009-06-02T14:57:54.901-07:00Indeed! XQQme. You've hit the nail on the head, a...Indeed! XQQme. You've hit the nail on the head, although I expect that the courts will find a way to make the outcome, which is really quite simple (yes or no), into something that will satisfy no one and launch into yet more litigation. I've decided that Chapter 238 of the ORS is nothing more than a full-employment act for pension lawyers.mrfearless47https://www.blogger.com/profile/03454690519716783056noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11957094.post-41726920991935147022009-06-02T14:44:53.839-07:002009-06-02T14:44:53.839-07:00PERS... Courts have ruled that portions of the la...PERS... Courts have ruled that portions of the law ARE a Contract, but courts have also ruled that portions ARE NOT a Contract.<br /><br />The Board HAS a fiduciary responsibility, but just TO WHO is a bit "fuzzy", and the political forces writing the rules have changed that duty over time.<br /><br />This whole thing is like a bowl of pasta, with intertwined noodles of connectivity where one Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11957094.post-6526606023843832952009-06-02T12:54:17.606-07:002009-06-02T12:54:17.606-07:00I hope it isn't a full day. I'm boxed in after lu...I hope it isn't a full day. I'm boxed in after lunch. I can't imagine why this would take more than a couple of hours. Please.....mrfearless47https://www.blogger.com/profile/03454690519716783056noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11957094.post-43866715046282923112009-06-02T09:56:27.555-07:002009-06-02T09:56:27.555-07:00I'll be there. I have 2 or 3 PERS retirees joinin...I'll be there. I have 2 or 3 PERS retirees joining me. It should be an interesting day. I'm also looking forward to meeting some of the regular posters from POD.<br /><br />pegMollyNCharliehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05820177892587624434noreply@blogger.com