By Roland Hughes I’m genuinely troubled by recent reporting around U.S. communications regarding Greenland. Not because foreign policy is beyond debate—it isn’t—but because a few basic lines that have long anchored American…
Category: Op-Ed
BUTCH’S BLOG: How is this Person Our President?
By Butch Freedman … and other impossible to answer questions. It’s by now an old refrain: “I didn’t think it could get any worse, and then it did.” No point in even…
OP/ED: Freedom Under Fire
By Roland Hughes I don’t even know where to begin. My entire body is hoping this is all just a bad joke or a dream. How did we get here? We have…
MURDER OF RENEE NICOLE GOOD – WHAT COULD HAPPEN TO EVERY WOMAN WHEN YOU DON’T COMPLY
EDITOR’S NOTE: I saw the first video when I accidentally clicked on it just hours after it happened, and I was stunned. Then came the onslaught of fake, AI, edited videos. When…
BUTCH’S BLOG: Community Counts
By Butch Freedman I grew up in a big city (Philadelphia) and spent most of my life as an urban dweller. And, for the most part, I enjoyed city life, even with…
Let’s Talk Tillamook: The State of Childcare on the North Coast
A conversation with Eva Manderson, Director of Childcare Resource & Referral (Northwest Regional ESD) January 2026 Q: Eva, tell us about your background. A: I started out with a degree in animal…
A POINT OF PERSONAL PRIVILEGE: You Didn’t See What You Think You Saw
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…
BUTCH’S BLOG: My Political Heroes
By Butch Freedman In this frightening period of time where our political “leaders” demonstrate their disregard of all legal and moral guidelines, I feel the need to remember those former politicians who…
Butch’s Blog: Red Meat
By Butch Freedman My wife and I recently decided to give up red meat. We’ll eat more fish, and go vegetarian some days. Health, you know. It’s important at our advancing age….
OP/ED: Who Are We?
By Kim and Mark Cavatorta It’s the season for celebrating love and kinship, but really every season of the year we celebrate love of family, friends, and neighbors. That’s what makes us…