“These guys are weird.” – Minnesota Governor Tim Walz By Marc C. Johnson (April 3, 2026) The president of the United States went on television Wednesday night (April 1st) to say something…
Category: Op-Ed
CALL TO ACTION: PRIMARY COMMITTEE PERSONS NEEDED FOR TILLAMOOK COUNTY DEMOCRATS
By Constance Shimek, prior Chair of Tillamook County Democrats RAISE THE BAR: Your Vote is Your Voice. Your Leadership is Your Power. Why have 30% of Tillamook County Democrats Primary Committee Persons…
BUTCH’S BLOG: Are They All Bad?
By Butch Freedman I was having a conversation with my daughter, Jessie, when, as is unfortunately the norm in all conversations these days, the talk turned toward politics and the crew of…
No Kings 3 – Pacific City: Are Americans really as divided as the media tells us?
EDITOR’S NOTE: We are always hearing that we don’t provide views from the “other side”, so when I saw April Bailey’s social media post about her first-hand experience at the Pacific City…
GOODNESS NEWS: Kindness of Strangers Times Two in Tillamook
In today’s polarized world, the kindness of strangers is a welcome reminder that people are generally good and the humanity that binds us all. My family was recently on the receiving end…
BUTCH’S BLOG: A Shanda*
By Butch Freedman *Shanda is the Yiddish word for shame, a disgrace to the family. It drives me crazy, as a Jewish person, that trump and the republican flunkies attack our elite…
MANY THINGS CONSIDERED: The Daines Scheme in Montana
A Republican senator picks his replacement – cynical or just unethical? By Marc C. Johnson This piece originally appeared in The Daily Montanan, a non-profit news site in Big Sky Country, that…
Proud of President?
To the Editor, How proud we can all be of our president. Now we can add “War Criminal” to con man, felon, and rapist in his bio. Trump has launched an illegal…
NORTH COAST BBQ & TILLAMOOK COUNTY PIONEER: DAILY SUMMARY ISSUES FOR NEHALEMTEL EMAILS
Are you a subscriber to the North Coast BBQ or the Tillamook County Pioneer daily news summary and have a nehalemtel email? Have you been missing your BBQ and daily news summary?…
War is not a Video Game
Mr. Trump: War is not a video game in real time for your entertainment. It is young men and women going into battle and leaving with missing arms and legs. It is…
