To The Editor: Politics has changed drastically for me in the past decade. The decision on who to vote for used to be the result of research – candidate positions, voting records, speeches. Party affiliation never mattered much…
Category: Op-Ed
Trump’s Ranking of U.S. Presidents?
By Vic Affolter Trump’s August 27th ranking of U.S. presidents provides a revealing contrast with the 2024 Presidential Greatness Project Expert Survey of 154 presidential historians and political science scholars. Trump’s…
Let’s Talk Tillamook: Voting Rights and the SAVE Act – Interview with Oregon Secretary of State Tobias Read
A conversation with Oregon Secretary of State, Tobias Read on Voting Rights & the SAVE Act This Q&A is based on an interview by Shaena Peterson with Oregon Secretary of…
Support for Cyrus Javadi for State Representative
I support Cyrus Javadi in his race to continue as our representative in the state legislature. Cyrus’ active and thoughtful approach to the job gets results for Tillamook County, House District…
VOTE FOR CYRUS JAVADI
I’m a non-affiliated voter with no party loyalty. I’m going to be honest. When I first heard Rep. Cyrus Javadi changed parties from Republican to Democrat, I was highly skeptical. I assumed…
I Voted for the Dentist, Not the Party
There are not many people I would willingly cross party lines for. Apparently, my dentist is one of them. Cyrus Javadi has been my dentist for years. When he first ran…
INDIVISIBLE TILLAMOOK COAST ACTION (ITCA): Keep up the pressure!
By Don Backman, ITCA Co-Leader We are just about two months away from the midterm election day. These are the most crucial midterms in the history of the United States, and…
Experience Matters
When we elect someone to the Oregon Senate, experience matters. Rachel Armitage is not new to the job. She served in this same Senate seat during the 2022 legislative session and…
An interview with Tim Mayne on Christian Nationalism
This Q&A is based on an interview by Shaena Peterson with Tim Mayne. Find the full interview on YouTube and Spotify on our Let’s Talk Tillamook channel. Shaena: Christian nationalism is showing…
ANOTHER DAY, ANOTHER OUTRAGE
Another day, another outrage, and once again no one seems to notice or care. Trump has posted on social media an AI generated photograph of himself in military uniform flanked by…
