By Butch Freedman I didn’t watch the ‘state of the union’ address. Bev and I never even considered it. We knew it would be awful and ugly, which by all accounts it…
Category: Politics
MANY THINGS CONSIDERED: Colbert, CBS and Religion
“I think ultimately, us being mortal, the faith will win out in the end. But I certainly hope when I get to heaven, Jesus has a sense of humor.” – Stephen Colbert…
MANY THINGS CONSIDERED: Trump’s White Nationalist Project
“One Homeland. One People. One Heritage” – U.S. Department of Labor social media message (and Nazi slogan) By Marc C. Johnson I am an admirer of the work of Princeton historian Kevin Kruse who…
FORMERLY APPOINTED STATE SENATOR RACHEL ARMITAGE FILES FOR OPEN SENATE DISTRICT 16 SEAT
Armitage will be a pragmatic, independent problem solver for the rural North Coast. St. Helens, OR—Yesterday, February 18, 2026, former State Senator Rachel Armitage (D—St. Helens), filed to run for the seat…
MANY THINGS CONSIDERED: What’s wrong with our politics?
“Politics has become so expensive that it takes a lot of money even to be defeated.” – Will Rogers By Marc C. Johnson Susan Collins, the Republican senator from Maine, announced her re-election campaign…
LaNicia Duke Launches Campaign for Governor – Campaign Kickoff in Manzanita Monday Feb. 16
LaNicia Duke announced her candidacy for Oregon Governor in early January (https://www.tillamookcountypioneer.net/lanicia-duke-announces-candidacy-for-governor-of-oregon/) and she has already single-handedly gather hundreds of signatures towards the goal of over 23,000 to put her name on…
MANY THINGS CONSIDERED: The Price of Corruption
“The time to guard against corruption and tyranny is before they shall have gotten hold of us.” – Thomas Jefferson By Marc C. Johnson The dizzying blizzard of corruption surrounding the White…
THE VIEW FROM HERE: Something We Love
By Roland Hughes I normally don’t pay a great deal of attention to politics, and I’m sure there are a few friends who are wondering if I’m okay. Yes, I’m fine. But…
MANY THINGS CONSIDERED: The Lying Will Continue
“A lie told often enough becomes the truth.” – Vladimir Lenin By Marc C. Johnson I began today by reading a remarkable story with a dateline from a tiny flyspeck of a town in…
Alex Hamalian Announces Candidacy for Tillamook County Circuit Court Judge
On Saturday, January 24th, Bill Porter, former DA for Tillamook County, hosted the campaign kick-off for Alex Hamalian at the Pacific Restaurant in Tillamook. When introducing Hamalian, he proclaimed, “I have known…