By State Representative Cyrus Javadi The big lie is this: that there is enough money in ODOT’s budget to both fix roads and maintain them.News flash, there is not, and there hasn’t…
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Senator Wyden visits the Oregon Coast Sunday November 23rd; Meets with Newport Fishermen’s Wives, Hundreds at Town Hall
OIOpublisher By Romy Carver Photos & Video by Don Backman Senator Ron Wyden walked into the Newport High School gym last Sunday afternoon, shouted, “Hi everyone!” and was greeted by a rousing…
BREAKING NEWS UPDATE FROM STATE REPRESENTATIVE DAVID GOMBERG: Good News! The Helicopter Stays. For Now.
By Representative David Gomberg, House District 10 11/25/25 Dear Friends and Neighbors, As we prepare for the Thanksgiving I wanted to share some news most of you will be grateful to hear. Lincoln County,…
NEWS UPDATE FROM STATE REPRESENTATIVE DAVID GOMBERG: Quite a Week!
By Representative David Gomberg, House District 10 11/24/25 Dear Friends and Neighbors, It has been quite a week. The Coast Guard helicopter is gone from Newport, leaving fisherman without lifesaving help and…
A POINT OF PERSONAL PRIVILEGE: The Impossible Math of Modern Healthcare
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…
NEWS UPDATE FROM STATE SENATOR SUZANNE WEBER: From the District 11/21/25
Please join me for this week’s episode of From the District, I share what’s been happening across Senate District 16 since returning from Washington, D.C. I visited Oregon State University (OSU) to talk with students…
Senator Suzanne Weber Advocates for Family Court Reform at National Conference in Washington, D.C.
(WASHINGTON, D.C.- 11/17/25) – Senator Suzanne Weber (R-Tillamook) represented Oregon on the national stage last week, addressing lawmakers, mental health experts, and reform advocates at the Family Court Violence and Reform Conference hosted by Dr. Bandy X. Lee, a…
NEWS UPDATE FROM STATE REPRESENTATIVE DAVID GOMBERG: A Hard Week for Lincoln County
By Representative David Gomberg, House District 10 11/17/2025 Dear Friends and Neighbors, The announcement Wednesday night that a federal agency is no longer seeking to lease space from the City at Newport’s airport for…
A POINT OF PERSONAL PRIVILEGE: Fear Is Not Policy
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…
A Look at Legislative Committee Days, Impacts on State Budget from Federal HR-1
EDITOR’S NOTE: Civic leader, writer, storyteller, rural community leader LaNicia Duke is taking a deep dive into the happenings in Salem. Here she looks the impacts Federal legislation is having on Oregon…