#2 -The Tillamook County Pioneer’s Questions for the Candidates – November 2020 series. We will post the candidates answers in all the state and local races. These questions were gathered from a…
Category: Op-Ed
The Relentless Negativity of Politics
By Marc C. Johnson I’ve been participating in and observing politics and politicians for most of my adult life. I served as a press secretary and chief of staff to a governor…
Vote for Change
In a democracy, we citizens have the right to ask questions, receive clear honest answers, then make our voting choices. We deserve transparency in council decision making, opportunity for more public input…
OP/ED: SUZANNE WEBER WANTS TO REPEAL THE STUDENT SUCCESS ACT, CUT SCHOOL FUNDING BY 1 BILLION DOLLARS
(From Debbie Boothe-Schmidt Campaign – 10/16/20) Suzanne Weber is scrambling to cover up and defend her record of supporting massive cuts to education funding. Here is the fact in regards to her…
OP/ED: WEBER CAMPAIGN ACCUSES DEBBIE BOOTHE-SCHMIDT CAMPAIGN OF LYING TO VOTERS
(From Suzanne Weber’s campaign – 10/16/20) This week Debbie Boothe-Schmidt was forced to remove attack ads after local voters caught her campaign using the public airwaves to spread lies. Boothe-Schmidt’s campaign has…
Support of Suzanne Weber
Suzanne Weber is accused by her opponent Debbie Boothe Schmidt of wanting to reduce school funding because of her stance on the Student Success Act or Corporate Activity (CAT Tax) affecting Oregon’s…
Tillamook County Pioneer’s QUESTIONS FOR CANDIDATES – Nov. 2020: State Senator, 5th District; State Rep., 10th District; and State Rep. 32nd District
Here is the first in the Tillamook County Pioneer’s Questions for the Candidates – November 2020 series. We will post the candidates answers in all the state and local races. Today, we…
Small Business Owners Support Debbie Boothe-Schmidt
This has been a tough year for small businesses dealing with COVID-19. We are still navigating how to re-open our businesses safely in the middle of a pandemic. As small business owners,…
Manzanita Citizens Watch Out for Distractions in Our Election
There have been many recent letters about candidates in the upcoming Manzanita elections with distracting information. The reason for distracting you is the current situation in Manzanita caused by our current incumbents….
Manzanita city council election – a time for change
I notice the yard signs for Galvin, Kugler and Speakman calling for change. Having talked to many voters about the overwhelming defeat of the incumbents’ City hall bond measure, many noting their…