EDITOR’S NOTE: My friend and fellow journalist Joanne Rideout shared this on her personal Facebook page, and I reached out and asked to share it on the Pioneer. Now is not the…
Category: Politics
BUTCH’S BLOG: It’s A New Day
By Butch Freedman “Time and Tide Wait for No Man.” Geoffrey Chaucer We were all holding our breath, scared that our hopes and dreams might once again be shattered as they…
MANY THINGS CONSIDERED: Stupid, Dirty Tricks
“Too bad that all the people who know how to run the country are busy driving taxicabs and cutting hair.” – George Burns By Marc C. Johnson Horse race reporting…
A POINT OF PERSONAL PRIVILEGE: So, a U.S. Senator Climbed Into My Car…
Three members of Congress, one rainy Oregon afternoon, and a side of politics you won’t see in a campaign ad. By State Representative Cyrus Javadi Two days until Election Day. If…
BUTCH’S BLOG: Yes, This Will Happen
By Butch Freedman The time has come. November 3rd is going to set the course for the country for the next two years, and I’m losing my mind. I’ve avoided reading…
MANY THINGS CONSIDERED: Travel Journal No. 6 – What Europe Thinks of the American President
“We have now sunk to a depth at which the restatement of the obvious is the first duty of intelligent men.” – George Orwell By Marc C. Johnson Homeward bound…
NORTH COUNTY RESISTANCE: SAVING DEMOCRACY; VOTE-VOTE-VOTE
EDITOR’S NOTE: Here are a couple of reminders from our friends at the North County Resistance. In case you missed it – they gathered in Manznaita for the fourth international “No…
SO WHAT ABOUT THIS JAVADI GUY?
By Ketzel Levine ABOUT THIS JAVADI GUY The last time Cyrus Javadi ran as our State Representative, I was committed to defeating. I wasn’t nice about it, either. I confronted him…
MANY THINGS CONSIDERED: Travel Journal No. 5 – What Comes After the Election? Be Prepared …
“The human mind can only stand so much … You can’t win with a losing hand.” – Bob Dylan By Marc C. Johnson A (rather) strange, very short play opened…
BUTCH’S BLOG: The Final Push
EDITOR’S NOTE: We are two weeks from Election Day – over 1,000 ballots have been received at the Tillamook County Clerk’s officw. VOTE! Return your ballot to a ballot box. See…
