EDITOR’S NOTE: Here’s an installment from Tillamook County’s State Representative Cyrus Javadi’s Substack blog, “A Point of Personal Privilege” Oregon legislator and local dentist. Representing District 32, a focus on practical policies…
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“I Pledge Allegiance” … We Take an Oath
OIOpublisher By Patty Rinehart Many of us remember standing in classrooms at the beginning of our school day to recite the pledge of allegiance–hand over heart. I went to find out about…
A PERSONAL POINT OF PRIVILEGE: Battle for Fairness — Sports, Business, and the American Promise
EDITOR’S NOTE: Here’s an installment from Tillamook County’s State Representative Cyrus Javadi’s Substack blog, “A Point of Personal Privilege” Oregon legislator and local dentist. Representing District 32, a focus on practical policies…
A POINT OF PERSONAL PRIVILEGE: Why Oregon Should Stop Playing Border Patrol with Mental Health Licenses
EDITOR’S NOTE: Here’s an installment from Tillamook County’s State Representative Cyrus Javadi’s Substack blog, “A Point of Personal Privilege” Oregon legislator and local dentist. Representing District 32, a focus on practical policies…
A PERSONAL POINT OF PRIVILEGE: Boiling the Frog and Blaming the Thermostat
EDITOR’S NOTE: Here’s an installment from Tillamook County’s State Representative Cyrus Javadi’s Substack blog, “A Point of Personal Privilege” Oregon legislator and local dentist. Representing District 32, a focus on practical policies…
Appeal to the Manzanita City Council: Consider Community Livability – Right Place for Everyone
EDITOR’S NOTE: More HOUSING! Yeah! But wait, it’s right in your backyard, literally. And the developers have an 80 acre site to work with – why are they placing it in the…
Tillamook County Transient Lodging Tax (TLT) – Everything You Need to Know About TLT
EDITOR’S NOTE: Tillamook County has a measure on the May 20th ballot to increase the Transient Lodging Tax (TLT) from 10% to 14% – for more information – https://www.tillamookcounty.gov/sites/default/files/fileattachments/clerk039s_office/page/69486/sel_801_tlt000.pdf By Doug Olson …
Letter to Trump’s Chief of Staff, Susie Wiles
Ms. Susan Wiles White House Chief of Staff Executive Office of the President Washington, D.C. 20500 March 8, 2025 Dear Ms. Wiles: I am just an old guy who lives out here…
A PERSONAL POINT OF PRIVILEGE: Logging, Lawsuits, and Lost Revenue – The Fight Over Oregon’s State Forests
EDITOR’S NOTE: Here’s an installment from Tillamook County’s State Representative Cyrus Javadi’s Substack blog, “A Point of Personal Privilege” Oregon legislator and local dentist. Representing District 32, I focus on practical policies…
A POINT OF PERSONAL PRIVILEGE: From Potholes to Politics – Why Oregon’s Gas Costs Keep Climbing
EDITOR’S NOTE: Here’s an installment from Tillamook County’s State Representative Cyrus Javadi’s Substack blog, “A Point of Personal Privilege” Oregon legislator and local dentist. Representing District 32, I focus on practical policies…