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Depending on the Independents: Useful Politics in Super-Majority States

Politically, Montana and Oregon look like mirror images of each other. Montana Republicans have a near-super majority in the legislature and holds all statewide offices. In Oregon Democrats have all that power.

How does that play out? The...

10 days ago
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Fifth of July 1776, Fifth of July 2026

Good morning. It is the fifth of July, 2026. I am waking up after riding in the Redmond Oregon parade with my family, lounging with my dogs, and eating delicious food.

I am re-thinking the flag code. Are these elements of the flag, not the...

17 days ago
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Politics as if Other States Matter

Preface: I began writing this article about one week ago. Oregon Initiative Petition 28 (IP28) began circulating for signatures two years ago. In May, 2026, the “Yes” campaign submitted more than enough signatures to qualify for the ballot....

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Greater Idaho, The PEACE Act, and a Better Oregon to Come

This November, it looks like Oregonians will be voting on a ballot measure that would illegalize hunting, fishing, agriculture, and even killing mice in your house. It is insane that we got here. It is not the only insane movement making po...

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Religion Needs an Upgrade

Steven Spielberg’s new movie “Deliverance Day” is about aliens revealing themselves to humanity. A recent AP News article asked how religions might respond, should an alien revelation ever occur1.

It is a good question. Astrophysicists no...

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    Co-founder of OldTruckGoodCoffee.com, a publication about urban-rural interchanges. And, a reasonably well-traveled writer, now back home in Montana. Into civic organizing; ethical, anti-AI tech; writing craft; and experienced religious critique.

  • Joel Byron Barker

    Author of Clear and Sane: The Craft of The Green Paintbrush. Co-founder of oldtruckgoodcoffee.com, a publication about urban-rural interchanges. Poet, Quaker, technologist, fly fisher. Talks of tech, good living, politics, and mundane mysticism.

  • Pat Kruis

    Pat Kruis started her writing career as a TV reporter. Journalism exposed her to a rich spectrum of characters and circumstances. Now Pat writes plays (See PatKruis.com) and essays for Substack.

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