http://oapaba.org Fri, 13 Jan 2012 06:55:44 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 http://oapaba.org/oapaba-member-valeri-l-love-appointed-to-lane-county-circuit-court/#comment-219 Christopher Colin Houck Fri, 13 Jan 2012 06:55:44 +0000 http://oapaba.org/?p=906#comment-219 The Honorable Ms. Love presided over my custody hearing today. I do not not have any previous experience in this area to compare her to but it is my true belief that her approach to this particular case was beyond reproach. While I cannot wish that anybody find themselves in my position, I can only hope that if they do that they will have the benefit of having such a fair, well-rounded and wise Justice as her to preside over their case. I want it to be understood that I'm not saying this because I won my case (I did not technically nor from my perspective) but because in the course of her ruling she made it more than clear that the issue at stake was not about the litigants but about the child caught in the middle. That has served as a vivid reality-check for me that is ultimately more valuable than any ruling in my favor. For the record I am a working-class Caucasian/ Non-Hispanic male and know nothing of OAPABA but ended up here as a result of google-searching Ms. Love. The Honorable Ms. Love presided over my custody hearing today. I do not not have any previous experience in this area to compare her to but it is my true belief that her approach to this particular case was beyond reproach. While I cannot wish that anybody find themselves in my position, I can only hope that if they do that they will have the benefit of having such a fair, well-rounded and wise Justice as her to preside over their case. I want it to be understood that I’m not saying this because I won my case (I did not technically nor from my perspective) but because in the course of her ruling she made it more than clear that the issue at stake was not about the litigants but about the child caught in the middle. That has served as a vivid reality-check for me that is ultimately more valuable than any ruling in my favor.
For the record I am a working-class Caucasian/ Non-Hispanic male and know nothing of OAPABA but ended up here as a result of google-searching Ms. Love.

]]> http://oapaba.org/oapaba-members-peggy-nagae-and-liani-reeves-awarded-at-2011-napaba-convention/#comment-204 Ken and Reiko Anderson Mon, 12 Dec 2011 18:48:12 +0000 http://oapaba.org/?p=931#comment-204 We would like to congratulate Ms. Nagae on her recognition and all she has achieved. We first met Peggy years ago in Tokyo, Japan, but lost touch with her after a while. We are planning to retire in Portland, Oregon in five or six years and would very much like to get in touch with Peggy again some time, if possible, at any time, for old times' sake,although she is so busy. Reiko and I visited Manzanar this summer for the first time, a very moving experience. If you could convey this request to Ms. Nagae we would be very grateful. Thank you, Ken and Reiko Anderson We would like to congratulate Ms. Nagae on her recognition and all she has achieved. We first met Peggy years ago in Tokyo, Japan, but lost touch with her after a while. We are planning to retire in Portland, Oregon in five or six years and would very much like to get in touch with Peggy again some time, if possible, at any time, for old times’ sake,although she is so busy. Reiko and I visited Manzanar this summer for the first time, a very moving experience. If you could convey this request to Ms. Nagae we would be very grateful. Thank you, Ken and Reiko Anderson

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