12 years ago, Chuck Mclaughlin of Nehalem brought writer David Barsamian to the Hoffman Center in Manzanita as part of David’s TARGETING IRAN book tour. I met David, and, I had seen…
Category: Op-Ed
Statement from the Tillamook County Democrats
In reference to the article authored by Constance Shimek and posted in the Tillamook County Pioneer on April 5: CALL TO ACTION: PRIMARY COMMITTEE PERSONS NEEDED FOR TILLAMOOK COUNTY DEMOCRATS Constance Shimek…
MANY THINGS CONSIDERED: The Very Strange World of Trump Straphangers
“These guys are weird.” – Minnesota Governor Tim Walz By Marc C. Johnson (April 3, 2026) The president of the United States went on television Wednesday night (April 1st) to say something…
CALL TO ACTION: PRIMARY COMMITTEE PERSONS NEEDED FOR TILLAMOOK COUNTY DEMOCRATS
By Constance Shimek, prior Chair of Tillamook County Democrats RAISE THE BAR: Your Vote is Your Voice. Your Leadership is Your Power. Why have 30% of Tillamook County Democrats Primary Committee Persons…
BUTCH’S BLOG: Are They All Bad?
By Butch Freedman I was having a conversation with my daughter, Jessie, when, as is unfortunately the norm in all conversations these days, the talk turned toward politics and the crew of…
No Kings 3 – Pacific City: Are Americans really as divided as the media tells us?
EDITOR’S NOTE: We are always hearing that we don’t provide views from the “other side”, so when I saw April Bailey’s social media post about her first-hand experience at the Pacific City…
GOODNESS NEWS: Kindness of Strangers Times Two in Tillamook
In today’s polarized world, the kindness of strangers is a welcome reminder that people are generally good and the humanity that binds us all. My family was recently on the receiving end…
BUTCH’S BLOG: A Shanda*
By Butch Freedman *Shanda is the Yiddish word for shame, a disgrace to the family. It drives me crazy, as a Jewish person, that trump and the republican flunkies attack our elite…
MANY THINGS CONSIDERED: The Daines Scheme in Montana
A Republican senator picks his replacement – cynical or just unethical? By Marc C. Johnson This piece originally appeared in The Daily Montanan, a non-profit news site in Big Sky Country, that…
Proud of President?
To the Editor, How proud we can all be of our president. Now we can add “War Criminal” to con man, felon, and rapist in his bio. Trump has launched an illegal…