Republican Leader Daniel Bonham Demands Governor Tina Kotek Take Immediate Action on Voter Roll Errors

September 16, 2024 The Honorable Tina KotekOffice of the Governor900 Court Street NE, Suite 254Salem, Oregon 97301 Dear Governor Kotek, I write to you to strongly urge you to take swift and meaningful steps to ensure the integrity of Oregon’s voter rolls ahead of the upcoming November election. As stewards of a government accountable to its citizens, it is critical …

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Second Assassination Attempt Forces New Reckoning for Trump, Secret Service

By Susan Crabtree and Phillip Wegmann, Real Clear Wire The second assassination attempt against former President Donald Trump while he was golfing at one of his Florida courses on Sunday is forcing the United States Secret Service to further tighten security around the Republican presidential nominee and to reevaluate just how much Trump should be venturing out – whether he …

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Non-citizens Voting in Oregon: What We Know, What We Don’t

Source: Oregon Secretary of State website In case you missed it, the Oregon Department of Motor Vehicles and the state’s Elections Division admitted at least 306 non-citizens had been registered to vote in Oregon, with at least two of them having voted, since 2021. The news was broken by Willamette Week in a story published at 3:54 pm Friday. Non-citizens are not allowed to …

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Trump and Other Elected Leaders Respond to Assassination Attempt

(The Center Square) – Former President Donald Trump released a statement responding to the assassination attempt against him over the weekend. “I would like to thank everyone for your concern and well wishes – It was certainly an interesting day!” Trump wrote on TruthSocial. “Most importantly, I want to thank the U.S. Secret Service, Sheriff Ric Bradshaw and his Office …

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Looking Back at a Recall Effort During the Covid Days and Advice to a future Oregon Republican Leader

Josephine County Democrats must be eating a lot of popcorn these days as they enjoy the spectacle of some ‘conservative’ Republicans seeking to recall a conservative Republican. Republicans everywhere complain that government only gets bigger, more costly, and less efficient. Yet here in Josephine County we elect John West as county commissioner based on his promise to eliminate wasteful spending …

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Tanner Elliott Announces Candidacy To Become Chairman of the Young Republicans of Oregon

SALEM – A fifth generation Oregonian, Gen Z conservative and follower of Christ, Tanner Elliott has announced his candidacy for Chairman of the Young Republicans of Oregon (YRO). Elliott was raised in the beautiful Eastern Oregon City of John Day, where his 3rd great-grandfather was one of the original pioneers of Grant County. Growing up with rural conservative values has …

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Bizarre and Historic Trump-Biden-Harris Special Event You Won’t Believe Happened

Yesterday, we had a current President, a current Vice-President running for President, and a former President running for reelection to President all appear at the same fire station in the same city at the very same time. Unbelievable but you can see it with your own eyes below. All three were invited to the Shanksville Volunteer Fire Department station to …

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Post Debate Analysis and Fact-Checking For Trump and Harris as Campaigns Continue

For 7 years I coached middle school and high school students in speech and debate. I was a judge for many speech and debates tournaments. At the first competition, I was amazed that a student could give a clear and concise speech to an impromptu question. It was if they knew what the topic would be. Later I learned that …

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Generous Benefit Plans Leading Government Employees To Be Nearly 40% More Expensive Than Private Sector

By Owen Klinsky | Daily Caller News Foundation State and local government workers were roughly 40% more expensive to employ than private sector employees in the second quarter of 2024, largely due to generous benefit plans, according to data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) released Tuesday. Total compensation costs, including wages, salaries and benefits, averaged $43.94 per hour …

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Train Wreck at tonight’s Harris-Trump debate?

I met with an Eagle vendor today. The salesman asked me, “Are you going to watch the trainwreck tonight?” He was referring to tonight’s debate between current Vice President Kamala Harris and former President Donald Trump. The 90-minute debate begins at 6PM Pacific time and is being broadcast on ABC and online. There will be no live audience, no opening …

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