The great news is we’ve raised nearly $1,000 over the past 3 days for various causes related to helping the people of the Pine Ridge and Cheyenne River Reservations.

We raised an exact total of $927.36 over the past 3 days of active fundraising.

To everyone who has donated, pledged to donate, kept this issue on the recommended list, spread the word or donated educational supplies for the reservations schools thank you very much for your support. The management team at One Spirit including One Spirit director Jeri Baker and many other administrators and volunteers came here to express their heartfelt thanks for the support of the Clark community in this effort. I’m confident we will continue to do well over the course of the next several weeks leading up to Wes‘s birthday.

Wes there are a number of us, your long time bloggers, who are trying desperately to hang on to the end of the woefully tattered and frayed rope attached to the vessel that is this current incarnation of CCN. It's not easy, it's not pleasant, it's not enjoyable, and it certainly isn't fun; but because we respect and admire you and want so badly to help with your mission we have continued to cling to the place we have so long considered our home base...your blog.

It’s a pretty blog now…bells, whistles, lots of color, pull down menus, some really great features, even greater series blogs and guest bloggers…everything that should make for a fantastic website.

Help Congressman Earl Blumenauer decide which Oregon House Democrats will receive $1,000 towards their campaigns. http://www.earlblumenauer.com/cgi-bin/housedems.cgi

Earl would like for you to help decide which candidates have demonstrated grassroots support, raised the tough issues, shown leadership in their communities, and can help lead Oregon? In short, which candidates have earned Earl's money? You make the call.

Snippet from Boxer's latest email.

"Congratulations to Claire McCaskill (D-MO), Democratic Senate candidate in Missouri, who won our online vote as to whom our PAC for a Change community would support next.

Claire needs us, and in the coming days I will email you more about her race -- which is pivotal, to put it mildly."

This is great news, Clarie could use the money in her quest to unseat Republican Jim Talent, it's a good day for Missouri and a good day for WesPAC.