EDITOR’S NOTE: In addition to writing longer, indepth Substack posts (A Point of Personal Privilege), Representative Javadi also makes regular social media posts, which he includes in the “notes” on Substack. As…
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Oregon Food Bank Statement on Governor Kotek’s Food Emergency Declaration; How You Can Help, Resources
OIOpublisher EDITOR’S NOTE: Today, October 31, 2025, two judges ruled that the Trump administration and USDA cannot withhold the emergency funding and must fund SNAP benefits during the government shutdown – https://www.opb.org/article/2025/10/31/trump-fund-snap-judges-order/ …
NEWS UPDATE FROM STATE REPRESENTATIVE DAVID GOMBERG: A Deep Budget Dive
By Representative David Gomberg, House District 10 10/27/2025 Dear Friends and Neighbors, Content Warning: I’m going to talk about our state budget. It is not exciting stuff! But budgeting is a core…
A POINT OF PERSONAL PRIVILEGE: A Government That Starves Its Own People
EDITOR’S NOTE: Here’s an installment from Tillamook County’s State Representative Cyrus Javadi’s Substack blog, “A Point of Personal Privilege.” Oregon legislator and local dentist. Representing District 32, a focus on practical policies…
Manzanita Bait and Switch on Classic Street Project Outlined in Letter to Business Oregon
Ms. Sophorn Cheang Director of Business Oregon Ms. Cheang, The Manzanita Mayor and City Manager in describing to State officials the City’s need for funding the reconstruction of Classic Street specifically highlighted…
CIVIC SATURDAYS WITH JIM HEFFERNAN: SERMON #17 – ARE WE ENOUGH?
Join us Saturday, October 25 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…
OREGON DEPT. OF FISH & WILDLIFE: Mussel harvest reopens from Cascade Head to the California border
(SALEM, Ore. – 10/24/25) – Mussel harvesting is now open from Cascade Head to the California border the Oregon Department of Agriculture and Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife announced today. Marine…
TRAILKEEPERS, ORGANIZATIONS, COMMUNITY VOLUNTEERS CELEBRATE COMPLETION OF SHORT BEACH TRAIL STAIRS IN OCEANSIDE
Oceanside, Oregon — The Short Beach stairs project is complete! What used to be a hazardous slope is now a safe, accessible, and beautifully rebuilt stairway — with a new handrail, retaining…
Social Security Announces 2.8 Percent Benefit Increase for 2026
(October 24, 2025) – Social Security benefits and Supplemental Security Income (SSI) payments for 75 million Americans will increase 2.8 percent in 2026. On average, Social Security retirement benefits will increase by…
Tillamook Family Counseling Center Welcomes New Executive Director, Amanda Bunger
After 25 years of dedicated leadership from Executive Director Frank Hanna-Williams, Tillamook Family Counseling Center (TFCC) is entering a new chapter. The TFCC Board of Directors is pleased to announce the appointment…