By Lynnae Ruttledge July 26, 2025 marks the 35th Anniversary of the signing our country’s landmark disability rights legislation – the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA). This should be cause for celebration…
Category: Op-Ed
OP/ED: Deja vu all over again in Manzanita
OIOpublisher By Randy Kugler City officials have demonstrated a troubling public process to address important community projects. The steps look something like this: Identify the issue, hire consultants who come and convene…
Alligator Detention Center Merchandise sold at Lane County Fair
At the Lane County Fair here in Eugene, Oregon, “Alligator Detention Center” merchandise is being sold. I called the Fair board office and voiced my outrage. I did acknowledge the issue of…
LETTER TO EDITOR: Public Broadcasting Needs You
On July 18, the Republican controlled Congress passed a bill that eliminates two years of previously approved federal-funding for Public Broadcasting. Oregon Public Broadcasting (OPB) lost $5 million – nine percent of…
On Immigration
Dear Tillamook, I spent 10 years attending a private Christian school. Among the ideologies we were taught was the understanding that we were a great country precisely because of immigrants. I understood…
A PERSONAL POINT OF PRIVILEGE: We the People… Unless You’re the Wrong 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…
TRYING TO SEE: Trump’s People Must Like His Cunning Selfishness
By Michael Randall Much of Donald Trump’s political rise is due to his shameless cunning. As any budding dictator knows, Trump had to create specific targets of hatred for “his people” to…
A PERSONAL POINT OF PRIVILEGE: The Walkout Cult Isn’t Defending Liberty—It’s Burning It Down
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…
What does Freedom mean to me?
EDITOR’S NOTE: Given the state of federal government, I took a prompt that NPR sent out to readers “What does Freedom Mean to You?” and sent it to Pioneer contributors. We’ll share…
What Does Freedom Mean to Me?
EDITOR’S NOTE: Given the state of federal government and the upcoming 4th of July holiday, I took a prompt that NPR sent out to readers “What does Freedom Mean to You?” and…