Oregon Liquor and Cannabis Commission

by Joy Spencer Pamela Weatherspoon (3rd Congressional District) has been appointed to the Oregon Liquor Control Commission’s board of commissioners.  Weatherspoon was born in Southern California and was raised in Southern Oregon . She received her bachelor degree in Communications with a minor in Black Studies from Portland State University .  Currently, Weatherspoon is responsible for Community Relations for Randall Children’s Hospital at Legacy Emanuel and Legacy Emanuel Medical Center . Prior to that, she worked as the Community Relations Director and African American Mentoring Director at Big Brothers Big Sisters Columbia Northwest. She is currently engaged in the community in numerous ways including being a volunteer big sister in the Big Brothers Big Sisters program, board member of the Make it Better Foundation for the Portland Trail Blazers, advisory board for the Oregon Association of Minority Entrepreneurs and the Eliot Neighborhood Assoc...

by Joy Spencer Spring Break has arrived!   Whether you plan to stay in town or take off for some fun destination during the break, it is important to keep safety in mind. Thinking about safety may seem like common sense, but when you add alcohol it is easy to get caught up in the craziness and excitement and make poor decisions. If you are faced with the temptation to drink alcohol and “party,” don’t forget that:  There are stiff legal penalties for consuming alcohol if you under the legal drinking age of 21.   Alcohol use could result in spending spring break in the ER, hospital or morgue, or a criminal record.   Alcohol use can also lead to unplanned parenthood, sexually transmitted infection and disease.   Aspirin isn’t a magic pill.  According to a study by the American Medical Association, taking aspirin before drinking does not prevent hangovers. In fact, aspirin lowers the rate at which your body metabolizes alcohol. As...