“No death is so sad and final as the death of an illusion.” – Arthur Koestler By Marc C. Johnson Labor Day, the unofficial start of the political campaign season,…
Category: Politics
A POINT OF PERSONAL PRIVILEGE: Things That Matter
Doorsteps, democracy, and the things politics tends to forget. 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…
MANY THINGS CONSIDERED: A Story That Cannot Be Ignored
“[Trump] should divest. Divest from nuclear fusion, social media and cryptocurrency,” Richard Painter, Bush Administration ethics official. By Marc C. Johnson Friends: I’ve been writing a lot about the new Trump…
BUTCH’S BLOG: Don’t Look Away
By Butch Freedman With the mid-term elections only two months away, I’m feeling both hopeful and increasingly nervous. If we were still dealing with a functioning democracy, I would not be…
AMERICA 250: UNAFFILIATED
What we inherit and what we choose By Michelle Jenck, M Ed I have a general theory that Republicans want people to change, and Democrats want Republicans to change. It’s tempting…
Indivisible Tillamook Coast Action Dogs for Democracy Parade and Picnic Aug. 29th
A Family-Friendly Event – ITCA Dogs for Democracy Parade & Picnic Saturday, August 29, 2026 Noon-2 pm Hoquarton Park –11 Main Ave – East of Veterans Memorial on Front St., Tillamook,…
MANY THINGS CONSIDERED: The Biggest Story No One Is Paying Attention To
“I am glad to see the Trump Administration take a step toward acknowledging what Nevadans have known for years: Yucca Mountain is dead.” – Sen. Catherine Cortez Masto (D-Nevada) By…
MANY THINGS CONSIDERED: More on the Trump Plan for Nuke Waste
“When the history of the Trump era is written, the institutional cowardice will deserve a chapter, and the courage of those that fought a chapter of their own.” – Michael Hiltzik, Los…
ANOTHER DAY, ANOTHER OUTRAGE
Another day, another outrage, and once again no one seems to notice or care. Trump has posted on social media an AI generated photograph of himself in military uniform flanked by…
MANY THINGS CONSIDERED: Trump Has a Nuke Waste Plan for Idaho
“In Idaho, one specter haunted me. What if nuclear waste – whatever its level of contamination – ever found its way into the groundwater used for irrigation?” – Former Idaho Governor Cecil…
