National Politics
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Fact-Check: Oregon's $32.8 Million Consumer Recovery Claim
Rob Taylor finds the state's $32.8 million in consumer recoveries credible, but calls the claim that Oregon is filling a gap left by the federal CFPB overstated.
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The Hypocrisy of the 'No Kings' Protests
An opinion piece arguing the 'No Kings' protests are not a defense of democracy but a refusal to accept the 2024 election, since Trump is delivering the promises he campaigned on.
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From Doubt to Hope: A Letter to My Future Daughter and the America We’re Fighting For
A letter to an unborn daughter on how a couple who never wanted children changed their minds, and how showing up over Coos County crime turned doubt into hope.
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We Keep Pretending This Time Will Be Different
The House voted 399-5 to reauthorize the Secure Rural Schools Act through September 2026, leaving three permanent fixes on the table: a land endowment, county land transfers, or PILT.
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A Message for Our Local "Liberals"
An appeal to average liberals to get involved with their local Democratic Party and denounce the extremists, and to conservatives to encourage them, as the way to lower the political temperature.
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They Called It a Conspiracy Theory — A Jury Just Proved Them Wrong
A federal jury convicted a Bronx man of running an unregistered Chinese police station in Manhattan's Chinatown — a warning about what happens when local officials blur national sovereignty.
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What It Means to Be a Strong Conservative in Today's America
Limited government, self-reliance, free markets, a strong defense, traditional values and the rule of law—the principles of strong conservatism, applied to Coos County.