Dear Tillamook, I spent 10 years attending a private Christian school. Among the ideologies we were taught was the understanding that we were a great country precisely because of immigrants. I understood…
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A PERSONAL POINT OF PRIVILEGE: We the People… Unless You’re the Wrong People
OIOpublisher 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…
TRYING TO SEE: Trump’s People Must Like His Cunning Selfishness
By Michael Randall Much of Donald Trump’s political rise is due to his shameless cunning. As any budding dictator knows, Trump had to create specific targets of hatred for “his people” to…
A PERSONAL POINT OF PRIVILEGE: The Walkout Cult Isn’t Defending Liberty—It’s Burning It Down
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…
What does Freedom mean to me?
EDITOR’S NOTE: Given the state of federal government, I took a prompt that NPR sent out to readers “What does Freedom Mean to You?” and sent it to Pioneer contributors. We’ll share…
What Does Freedom Mean to Me?
EDITOR’S NOTE: Given the state of federal government and the upcoming 4th of July holiday, I took a prompt that NPR sent out to readers “What does Freedom Mean to You?” and…
A PERSONAL POINT OF PRIVILEGE: If You Think SNAP and Medicaid are for Freeloaders, You Might Be Talking About Me
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…
OPINION: What Freedom Means to Me – What does it mean to be a U.S. citizen and celebrate independence?
EDITOR’S NOTE: Given the state of federal government and the 4th of July holiday, I took a prompt that NPR sent out to readers “What does Freedom Mean to You?” and sent…
How Can 4th of July Parade be “Apolitical?” Censorship of Entries in Manzanita’s “hometown” Independence Day Parade
By Laura Swanson The Manzanita 4th of July parade was shorter than usual this year – the Nehalem Bay Fire and Rescue trucks were called out just as the parade was beginning….
WHAT DOES FREEDOM MEAN TO YOU? I’ve been thinking … Liberty to me
EDITOR’S NOTE: Given the state of federal government and the upcoming 4th of July holiday, I took a prompt that NPR sent out to readers “What does Freedom Mean to You?” and…