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Jamie McLeod Skinner, cats, an acrostic puzzle, and another Candidate Worth Supporting [1]
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Date: 2022-10-09
Jamie McLeod-Skinner is the Democratic candidate for congress in Oregon’s 5th district, having resoundlingly defeated 6-term incumbent Kurt Schrader (a Sinema-Manchin type of Democrat) in the May primary. Now she’s up against Lori Chavez-DeRemer — a Trump-supporting anti-abortion Republican who has been trying to hide and camouflage her views in order to turn this seat red. And there’s a chance she could do it; the race is currently considered a toss-up.
If elected in November, Lori Chavez-DeRemer would be a terrible person to have in congress. If elected in November, Jamie McLeod-Skinner would be a very good person to have in congress. In case you’re not already familiar with Jamie McLeod-Skinner, here’s a little bit about her:
Jamie McLeod-Skinner is a small business owner and Regional Emergency Coordinator. Raised by a single mom when she was young, Jamie watched her mom work three jobs at times to put food on their table. Jamie paid her own way through college and law school — so she knows how tough it is to make ends meet. That’s why she focused her career on rebuilding communities and protecting our natural resources. A former union member, Jamie is an outspoken advocate for Oregon’s working people, family farmers, urban and rural communities. Jamie began her public service managing the repairs of schools and hospitals in Bosnia and Kosovo before returning to the U.S. to manage refugee resettlement programs, work in city and regional planning, and serve on a city council. She has led organizational change, mediated community disputes, helped develop affordable housing, and managed teams through crises… Jamie is a stepmom and lives with her wife in Central Oregon where they raise dogs, goats, and chickens. In her spare time, she enjoys hanging out with family and hiking with her dogs.
Bengal cat likes the idea of Jamie McLeod-Skinner representing Oregon’s 5th district
“This is a time of crisis and we need leaders who care about people, planet, and democracy. It’s about accountability to the people and not mega-corporations.” — Jamie McLeod-Skinner
Before we get to today’s puzzle, let’s look at the clues and answers to last week’s puzzle. Here were the clues:
“Hi! I’m the picture which clue #20 refers to.”
1. Diddley
2. work one is paid for
3. banned from Daily Kos 4. leave
5. in the past
6. incite 7. Land of Oz? No, not really.
8. something which might be useful on a journey
9. something most people prefer not to get 10. where to find Odessa Kelly
11. kind of foil
12. one way to make a scarf 13. In 2005, Katrina did a lot of damage to Louisiana; here's where Katrina could do a lot of good in 2022.
14. kind of mother which some scouts have
15. eat 16. what comes after X
17. combine
18. 2022 TV series starring Ophelia Lovibond 19. present
20. [look at the picture above]
21. is not able 22. office to re-elect Nessel to
23. fall behind
24. well-known fictional Dorothy 25. Gore
26. beer
27. genuine
In these puzzles, clues come in groups which form rows. In this case there were 3 answers per row.
Each answer in a row has all the letters of the previous answer in that row, plus one new letter. The new letters form columns, and what they spell out is the answer to the puzzle. Here’s the answer grid for last week’s clues:
Bo J job O bojo go A ago D goad PA M map S spam TN I tin K knit ND E den I dine XI M mix N Minx at C cat N can't AG L lag E Gale Al E ale R real
As you can see, the add-on letters spell out JAMIEMCLE and ODSKINNER. When spaced and capitalized properly, that reads Jamie McLeod-Skinner.
clue #1 refers to Bo Diddley
clue #7 refers to the fact that NJ, not PA, is Mehmet Oz’s state
clue #10 refers Odessa Kelly , who is running for congress in TN-07
, who is running for congress in TN-07 clue #13 refers to Katrina Christianson , the Democratic candidate for senate in North Dakota
, the Democratic candidate for senate in North Dakota clue #18 refers to the tv show Minx
clue #22 refers to Dana Nessel , Michigan’s attorney general , who is up for re-election against a dangerous MAGA Republican, Matthew DePerno
, Michigan’s , who is up for re-election against a dangerous MAGA Republican, Matthew DePerno clue #24 refers to Dorothy Gale and the other land of Oz
clue #27 refers to Al Gore
You see how it works? Good! Then you’re all set for today’s puzzle. (Or, if you don’t see how it works, post a comment below and I’ll try to explain it better.)
1. coagulate
2. spay or neuter
3. open space in a forest 4. young boy
5. valley
6. gold or silver 7. turf
8. gave in exchange for money
9. not hollow 10. marry
11. kind of receiver
12. set to secretly record what's said 13. sixty secs
14. Idi
15. where LePage needs to lose 16. enemy
17. golf exclamation
18. turned to ice
I’m pressed for time so only time for a simple multiple choice poll this week. Here’s Poll Cat to ask the question.
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