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…
Category: Op-Ed
A POINT OF PERSONAL PRIVILEGE: People Haven’t Changed. And That’s the Point.
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…
READING RECOMMENDATION – David Brooks column “The Era of Dark Passions”
By Jim Heffernan David Brooks, a conservative columnist for the New York Times, has just written a terrific column that explains the state of our politics better than anything I’ve seen recently…
There is no them, just us; What can I – what can we – do?
EDITOR’S NOTE: I follow several journalists on Substack (Dan Rather’s “Steady” is a favorite) and also local author and journalist Marc C. Johnson (you’ll recognize his name from the Neahlem Bay Health…
Honoring Chuck and Bob
By Lianne Thompson We’ve lost two notable community icons so far in 2025: Chuck McLaughlin and Bob Tarr. Writing about them daunts anyone who doesn’t use AI, either in part or in…
A POINT OF PERSONAL PRIVILEGE: Don’t Give Up, Don’t Ever Give Up
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: Had Enough? I Have.
BREAKING NEWS! Tillamook County’s Representative (and Clatsop County’s, too) has switched parties by the September 4th deadline, so he will be running as a Democrat in the next election. See his statement…
OP/ED: How Much Did Manzanita City Hall Cost?
By Randy Kugler Now that the City Hall facility has been completed, it appears that the actual total project cost will be obscured with descriptions by City officials intent on avoiding telling us…
OP/ED: Many ways to preserve history
By Michelle Jenck I appreciate the voices weighing in on the future of the 82-mile railroad corridor that runs between the Port of Tillamook Bay and Banks, Oregon. As a health and…
Local Impacts of Federal Funding Bill: OSU Extension SNAP Educator Position to End
EDITOR’S NOTE: I know the woman featured in this letter, and the impacts that she has made in the OSU SNAP Educator position (and anything she takes on.) There’s much more to…