A Republican group is bringing a billboard that criticizes President Donald Trump to Oregon’s 2nd Congressional District. According to reporting from HuffPost, the group, Republicans for the Rule of Law, plans to post billboards in the districts of a handful of House Republicansโincluding the district of Rep. Greg Walden. Walden’s district encompasses all of Oregon east […]
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Best Republican PR Stunt
If Oregon Senate Republicans’ goal this year was to position themselves as righteous outlaws, out there to rabble rouse anything that remotely whiffs of “climate change legislation,” then call “The Base” placated. In one epic public relations stunt, Senate Republicans appeared to have a grand time fleeing the state to oppose HB 2020, the proposed […]
Deschutes County’s marijuana blues turn a darker hue
The “Blue Wave” that swept dozens of Democrats into the U.S. House didn’t mean much to those of us residing in what is still decidedly Trump Country. Reefer Madness now dominates the Deschutes County Commission in the forms of incumbent Phil Henderson and Commissioner-elect Patti Adair, who defeated Democrat James Cook by a thin margin […]
Anti-Walden, pro-Walden and pro-Trump rallies in Bend this week
Demonstrators on both sides of the political aisle show up to share their views on a number of issues facing Central Oregon and the U.S.
Oregon’s Republicans Should Get a Thumbs-Up for Coming Out Against Hate
On Nov. 16, Oregon House Republican leaders issued a statement urging Oregonians to stand together in the wake of a divided election season. House Republican Leader Mike McLane and Deputy Leader Greg Barreto’s press release included these statements: “Over the past week our state has witnessed an increase in ugly rhetoric and violent behavior. Protests […]

