EDITOR’S NOTE: We’ve all heard the phrase “politics is a dirty business.” And it seems in recent history that the “smear your opponent” tactic has become the weapon of choice – even…
Category: Politics
OP/ED: Following the money in local politics
By David McCall When my ballot arrived, I remembered a piece from a few days ago warning of “a ‘fake’ campaign funded by outside progressive money.” With a few minutes to spare,…
Tillamook County Pioneer VOTERS GUIDE May 2022 Primary Election – Questions for the Candidates; Link to Videos of Candidate Forums
The Tillamook County Pioneer sent all the candidates (in contested and statewide positions) a request for a candidate’s statement and a couple questions. The Pioneer provides this opportunity for candidates to tell…
Make Sure Your Vote Counts; Voter Registration Deadline April 26
By Sandra Johnson Are You Registered in a Political Party and Not Know It? For good reason, many people have become unhappy with how some of our political leaders have acted in…
PART 2 Law Enforcement & Opponents – Ballot Measure 29-161: “Should Tillamook County officials be prevented from enforcing most state, federal and local firearm regulations?”
by Neal Lemery In this second part of the Pioneer’s look at a county-wide measure on the May ballot, we hear from local law enforcement and the organized opponents of the…
2022 Primary Election: Candidate’s Forum Wed. April 20th, via Zoom; Link to Pacific City Candidate’s Forum Held April 7
The American Association of University Women – Tillamook, in partnership with the Tillamook County Pioneer, the Tillamook Headlight Herald, and the Pacific City-Woods Chamber of Commerce, are hosting a Candidates Forum for…
Multi-Partisan PAC Formed
(Tillamook County, Oregon) A unique Political Action Committee has recently organized in the County. A Just Right formed a little more than a month ago and has raised over $3,600 of their…
MooVoter Continues for May 17, 2022 Election; Online Facebook Forum for Community Discussions about Election Issues
(Tillamook County, Oregon) MooVoter moves into its third election cycle of bringing the candidates and measures that will be on the upcoming ballot to the people of Tillamook County for them to…
Congressman Kurt Schrader Virtual Town Hall Wed. Feb. 23
Congressman Kurt Schrader will be hosting a virtual town hall on Wednesday, February 23, 2022. This is a chance for to talk about what is going on at home and in our nation’s…
NEWS FROM OREGON STATE REPRESENTATIVE SUZANNE WEBER: District Updates during Short Session
By Representative Suzanne Weber, District 32 We are two weeks into the “short session” that occurs every even year. We are constitutionally required to end the session by March 7, so things are…
