EDITOR’S NOTE: With the open Tillamook County Board of Commissioners position due to Commissioner Yamamoto’s early retirement, the Pioneer has sent the finalists selected for the position our “Questions for the Finalists.”…
Category: Politics
TILLAMOOK COUNTY PIONEER’S QUESTIONS FOR BOC FINALISTS: Jerry Keene
EDITOR’S NOTE: With the open Tillamook County Board of Commissioners position due to Commissioner Yamamoto’s early retirement, the Pioneer has sent the finalists selected for the position our “Questions for the Finalists.”…
NEWS FROM STATE SENATOR SUZANNE WEBER: Rural Northwest Oregon Updates Volume 28
By Oregon State Senator Suzanne Weber Throughout the summer months I was able to hold office hours in multiple locations in Senate District 16. Affording me the opportunity to visit with upwards of…
NEWS UPDATE FROM STATE REPRESENTATIVE CYRUS JAVADI: Are we making progress on the HCP?
By Representative Cyrus Javadi, House District 32 Friends and Neighbors, I hope you and your family have had an enjoyable summer. Now that session is over, my staff and I spend less of…
Legislators Disqualified Under Measure 113 Will Not Be Allowed to File to Run in 2024
Salem, OR – Today, August 8, 2023, Secretary of State LaVonne Griffin-Valade directed the Oregon Elections Division to implement an administrative rule, providing guidance to candidates on Measure 113. The rule clarifies…
NEWS UPDATE FROM STATE SENATOR SUZANNE WEBER: Rural Northwest Updates Volume 27 – Summary of Funding for District Projects
The 2023 Legislative Session has completed and, yet again we have secured substantial funding for our district. This session, for sure, was challenging. I had to fight harder on every front than…
BOOK REVIEW: “The Common Good” by Robert Reich
EDITOR’S NOTE: When I saw the announcement below from Robert Reich that he was going to share his book “The Common Ground” a chapter each week, I knew that the Pioneer’s book…
I’ve Been Thinking … Let’s Try This – Rise Up Tillamook County
EDITOR’S NOTE: As Pioneer readers are aware, Jim has been actively involved with Braver Angels for some time now, and he’s been inspired to “bridge the divide” between blues, reds and “in-betweens”…
I’VE BEEN THINKING: Braver Angels’ National Campaign FOR CIVIC RENEWAL – Meeting Series Starts July 21st
By Jim Heffernan America is a nation in crisis. We are so severely polarized that we can’t talk to each other. Our ability to govern ourselves is severely compromised. We need answers…
COMMENTARY – A Triumph of Conviction: “5 Angry Councilors” Showcases a Heroine Mayor
By Will Stone Note: This critique is a work of fiction. The play and its characters are fictional. Any resemblance to real individuals is unintended and purely coincidental. “5 Angry Councilors” is…