By Butch Freedman Today the pelicans returned, hundreds of them. I hadn’t seen them for a time and missed them, soaring over the surface of the waves like they do. They’re…
Category: Guest Column
WORDS OF WISDOM: All Hat, No Cattle
By Neal Lemery In Texas, there is a saying to describe a person: “All hat, no cattle.” I’d take that to mean, “all talk, no action.” As we approach another election…
The Vote and Ivory Soap: Both 99 & 44/100 % Pure – Part 2
By Kim Rosenberg Once we get our ballots in the mail we have some time (10-14 days) to vote. This year it would be wise to do your research before you…
BUTCH’S BLOG: Ship of Fools
By Butch Freedman Kakistocracy: A system where leaders lack the skill, ethics, or knowledge to govern well, leading to widespread failure and corruption. It’s been nothing but ugly since trump and…
THE VIEW FROM HERE: Lie, Cheat, and Steal
By Lianne Thompson Once upon a time, long ago and far away, I lived and worked in Detroit, Michigan in the Staff Development Unit of the Wayne County Department of Social…
BUTCH’S BLOG: Aging and Memory
By Butch Freedman “Time’s the thief of memory” ― Stephen King, The Gunslinger Let me begin with a very unsurprising confession: my memory is failing. And that’s a frightening fact of…
MANY THINGS CONSIDERED: America at the Reckoning Point
“No death is so sad and final as the death of an illusion.” – Arthur Koestler By Marc C. Johnson Labor Day, the unofficial start of the political campaign season,…
A POINT OF PERSONAL PRIVILEGE: Things That Matter
Doorsteps, democracy, and the things politics tends to forget. 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…
MANY THINGS CONSIDERED: A Story That Cannot Be Ignored
“[Trump] should divest. Divest from nuclear fusion, social media and cryptocurrency,” Richard Painter, Bush Administration ethics official. By Marc C. Johnson Friends: I’ve been writing a lot about the new Trump…
BUTCH’S BLOG: Funny Money, Honey
By Butch Freedman Back when my kids were young and money was tight, going out to dinner was a rare treat. And when the wife and I decided we needed a…
