On this day, June 19, 1952, a seal pup was born at the Seaside Aquarium that was the first baby seal conceived and born in captivity in the world. However, 13 years later the Associated Press reported that the New York Aquarium had achieved that feat. It turns out, the Seaside Aquarium had not recorded their seal births with the American Association of Zoological Parks and Aquariums. So on the record the New York Aquarium holds this first, but newspaper reports from 1950 prove the Seaside Aquarium won this one.
Boshart Davis urges Legislature to reject partisan influences
The US Census has now released the 2020 Census Redistricting Data.
House Redistricting Committee co-chair Shelly Boshart Davis released the following joint statement in response with fellow committee members Christine Drazan and Daniel Bonham:
“Today marks another important step in the process of redrawing Oregon’s political boundaries. We join our colleagues in committing to an open, transparent and collaborative process. At the same time, we recognize that Oregon’s current political maps have not produced equitable representation for minority communities and differing political views.
It is our shared responsibility to fix this. Over the next month and a half, we urge every member of the Legislature to reject partisan influences that are too often an inherent part of this process and to commit to producing fair maps that accurately reflect the diversity of the people of Oregon.â€
--Bruce Armstrong| Post Date: 2021-08-12 17:43:29 | Last Update: 2021-08-12 17:49:19 |
