Join us Saturday, March 22 at 10 am for Tillamook County’s version of “Civic Saturdays” with Jim Heffernan hosting. The sermons explore new and better ways to be a citizen. They are…
Category: Politics
NEWS & POLITICS: What can we do? Act Local, News Resources, Resist List, Tiny Acts of Defiance & More
OIOpublisher By Laura Swanson It’s all bad news — scary news and sometimes, fake news, to the point where many people are simply not listening to or reading the news, which is…
Indivisible Calls on Schumer to Step Aside
WASHINGTON, D.C.—Yesterday, Minority Leader Chuck Schumer surrendered leverage in the Senate, paving the way for a GOP funding bill that jeopardizes critical programs and accelerates the efforts of Trump, Musk and congressional…
Letter to Trump’s Chief of Staff, Susie Wiles
Ms. Susan Wiles White House Chief of Staff Executive Office of the President Washington, D.C. 20500 March 8, 2025 Dear Ms. Wiles: I am just an old guy who lives out here…
CIVIC SATURDAYS WITH JIM HEFFERNAN March 15 @10 am Zoom Link; Last Week’s Transcript – Sermon #7 Legitimate Doubts
Join us Saturday, March 15 at 10 am for Tillamook County’s version of “Civic Saturdays” with Jim Heffernan hosting. The sermons explore new and better ways to be a citizen. They are…
STATE OF THE UNION 2025: Sen. Elissa Slotkin’s Democratic response to Trump’s joint address to Congress
(March 4, 2025, PBS) – The Democratic rebuttal to President Donald Trump’s speech before Congress came from Sen. Elissa Slotkin, a first-term senator from Michigan. She spoke for about 11 minutes. Here is a transcript…
Senator Merkley & Representative Bonamici Town Hall in Rockaway Beach Feb. 22nd
YOU’RE INVITED! Senator Jeff Merkley and Congresswoman Suzanne Bonamici are headed to Tillamook County for a public town hall conversation on Saturday, 2/22 at 10:00 AM PT in Rockaway Beach at Neah-Kah-Nie…
Amid Instability on HHS Websites – Including Medicaid Payment Portal – Chaos & Confusion Intensify; Schumer, Wyden Demand Answers From Administration on HHS Blackout, Total Lack Of Transparency, and Jeopardizing Health Care for Millions of Children and Families
Following Continued Chaos and Confusion by DOGE and Trump and a Full Day Shutdown on the Federal Platform to Reimburse State Medicaid Programs, Democratic Leaders Seek Answers on Trump Administration’s Incompetence Washington,…
CIVIC SATURDAYS WITH JIM HEFFERNAN: Sermon #2 – PRESENT AT THE CREATION; Join Jim Saturday for Sermon #3 (Links below)
Join us at 10am tomorrow, Saturday January 18th at 10am for the third “sermon” from Eric Liu for Tillamook County’s version of “Civic Saturdays” with Jim Heffernan hosting. The sermons explore new…
Brazil’s Judicial Overreach: The Case of Judge Alexandre de Moraes
Brazil’s political and judicial landscape has been tumultuous, marked by significant events from economic stabilization efforts in the 1990s to the expansive corruption probes like Operation Car Wash. Amidst this backdrop, Supreme…