I can’t get through the gate. The gate is narrow. -Drew Brees, athlete It was cold and drizzly on the early morning of January 5, 2021. Standing outside the door to the main lobby, newly elected Commissioner Mark Shull, second day on the job, was trying to keep warm while attempting to get into the […]
By January 2021 the Oregon fabric of society was on fire. The people of Clackamas County were living with angst and helplessness. The second year of lock down was now starting. Citizens were completely burned out from bearing the brunt of unemployment, business shutdown, children at home instead of school, and their own psychological deterioration. […]
Plans are underway for Happy Valley’s 14th annual National Night Out celebration. On Tuesday, Aug. 2, Happy Valley Park will serve as the backdrop for an event that serves to build relationships between City of Happy Valley residents as it promotes police and community specific partnerships. Made possible by Happy Valley Parks and Recreation and […]
There are genuine concerns about election integrity in Oregon. Vote by Mail has come under fire as we head towards the November election. “Ballot harvesting” and worries about electronic voting machines have dominated the list. It’s important to understand Oregon’s election system when trying to separate facts from rumors. 29 States rely on online voting […]
An Interview With Clackamas Commissioner Mark Shull On What We Must Do The Oregon public school system has become an ideological battlefield. At risk are our children. From the first time they walk through the school doors, they are likely subject to Woke indoctrination, gender confusion, sexualization, vaccine shaming and pressure to conform to social […]
In March 2020, Governor Kate Brown declared a Covid-19 State of Emergency under the title “Stay Home, Stay Safe.” Several months later this declaration was extended to December 2021. As of now, there is no indication from Salem when the State of Emergency will be lifted. On September 27, 2017, according to Yamhill County Chair […]
An interview with Clackamas County Commissioner Mark Shull concerning Executive Powers, vaccine passports, the Patriot Act and the growth of bureaucratic overreach that now threaten individual rights granted by our U.S. and Oregon State Constitutions. The Covid-19 breakout reached worldwide attention by January 2020. The number of cases grew rapidly worldwide over a short period […]
U.S. Navy Admiral Hyman Rickover once said “If you are going to sin, sin against God, not the bureaucracy. God will forgive you, but the bureaucracy won’t.” His words today describe the bureaucratic holy war that has engulfed Clackamas County officials by their failing attempt to force Commissioner Mark Shull from office. The shock of […]
On January 11, 2021 a thunderclap of Woke resounded across the Portland metropolitan area that jolted correct thinking progressives as far as Salem. A Democrat Party Oregon House District leader uncovered “anti-immigrant, Islamophobic and transphobic” posts on Facebook just days before by newly elected Clackamas County Commissioner Mark Shull. These posts, allegedly racist, numbering approximately […]
I occasionally ask people if they’re aware of a layer of government that has far reaching authority over our local region, stretching from north Portland to Wilsonville, and Forest Grove to Troutdale? Most are surprised to discover I’m referring to METRO, the only regional government of its kind. When people hear of METRO, many visualize […]