I just had to add another blog entry after reading about this jerk in the paper this morning. The people of Oregon messed up BIGTIME when they approved Measure 37. Some old guy from Portland owns 157 acres of property by East Lake in the Newbery National Volcanic Monument. He wants to drill geothermal energy test wells, expand a mining operation, and build as many as 100 vacation homes on the land. He claims that county land-use regulations and zoning enacted in the last 4 decades have limited his property's potential. So, he filed for $203 million dollars. The state now has to either pay him that amount, or let him do what he want's with his property.

This really ticks me off. If you've never been there, the place is awe inspiring.