By Michael Randall A long time ago in a public park far away, back when I thought birds were just a minor part of the landscape, I saw a white something in…
Category: Guest Column
Broken News: Why the Media Rage Machine Divides America
By Jim Heffernan I was attracted to this book by the back story of the author, Chris Stirewalt. He was a political editor for Fox news and was fired for telling the…
I’VE BEEN THINKING: Money & Politics – ORESTAR Reveals Candidates Fund Sources
By Jim Heffernan I’m still thinking about how money has corrupted our political life. Maybe a closer examination of the details might provide something of an explanation for the mess we’re in….
NEWS UPDATE FROM STATE REPRESENTATIVE DAVID GOMBERG: HD 10 By the Numbers
By Representative David Gomberg, House District 10 My report this week will contain a lot of numbers. I’ve just finished reading the 2022 edition of Oregon by the Numbers. As Oregonians face new…
I’ve been thinking … Money in Politics
By Jim Heffernan I’ve been thinking a lot lately about money in politics. Each election, more money is spent on politics and now it has reached levels that I find truly shocking….
OP/ED: Showing Who We Are
By Kim Rosenberg During this election season, I’ve met with all three of the candidates for (Manzanita) council, and not one of them is a serial killer or abuses small animals or…
NEWS UPDATE FROM STATE REPRESENTATIVE DAVID GOMBERG: What’s Shaking in HD 10?
By Representative David Gomberg, House District 10 I was just getting my day started early Friday morning when the house shuddered. Years of messaging flashed before my eyes. Drop, Cover and Hold…
WORDS OF WISDOM: Roundabout — Struggling with Addiction
by Neal Lemery We took a long weekend, embarking on a road trip across the Northwest for a birthday, a long over-due gathering of loved ones, dear friends, to celebrate a milestone,…
NEWS UPDATE FROM STATE REPRESENTATIVE DAVID GOMBERG: A Productive Trip to DC
By Representative David Gomberg Regular readers have heard me talk in the past about the Big Creek Dams in Newport. In 2011, engineers learned that the two earthen dams that store the…
OP/ED: Let’s Change Our Minds, Not Just Our Underwear
By Kim Rosenberg, Manzanita resident It’s easy to be discouraged some days. It’s easy to think that all the problems we face are too big, that what we as individuals do, doesn’t…