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EUGENE CITY COUNCIL: Do NOT Criminalize Kind Acts for the Unhoused: An Open Letter by Sai Marie Johnson

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We are already facing a terrible situation of over-priced housing, an unfair hiring market and an influx of needy people. The only thing that more red tape and ordinances will produce is more non-violent offenders taking up space that violent offenders deserve to occupy or more innocent people being fined for trying to do the right thing. If we remove the element of kindness and support from the public we will be alienating a large group of persons from society only furtherin g their predicaments and suffering. Whereas, if we choose to be a society who tasks ourselves with finding solutions to alleviate these problems will be working together to form a safer community for both the housed and the unhoused, which should be a founding point to the success of any metropolitan city. If we step back and realize that kindness directly changes the negative outlooks of many people already facing hardships that most individuals who are housed take for granted, we are then forced

Child Support - What Parents Seeking Help Should Know

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by Sai Marie Johnson There is no denying that raising a child is a very expensive task, though one of the most rewarding, but when facing a split-up or co-parenting with a person who is not in a relationship with you it can become incredibly stressful. Here are a few things to consider when negotiating child support payments: ·       * Educate yourself to how the child support system and payments work within your own state. Know where your child support advocacy center is located and learn about both your rights, your child’s rights and the rights of the obligated party, as well. ·       * Always remember to keep yourself in a positive mindset and to understand that your emotional response and behavior will either make the situation better or worse depending on how you respond. Choose not to argue, berate or behave in any negative way when approaching the obligated party and always remember to keep your child’s welfare and emotional health in mind first and for