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An Open Letter to City Attorney Nancy Kerns and City Manager Robb Corbett

In Oregon Department of Justice opinion 8291, dated April 18, 2016, former attorney general Ellen Rosenblum and former assistant attorney general Frederick Boss answer questions from the Oregon Government Ethics Commission regarding media access to executive sessions. According to the opinion, Oregon Public Meetings Law requires that members of the news media must be permitted […]

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Merry Christmas, 2025

The author expresses frustration with a personal situation involving a crime against a native woman, aims to testify, and discusses new professional credentials. He also shares concerns about potential misconduct within the Umatilla Tribal Police.

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Pendleton City Council Meeting Summary — 11/19/2024

By James Tibbets, Pendletonian Times PENDLETON, Ore. — Proposed changes to the City of Pendleton’s Sign Code passed despite a signature campaign in opposition to it, a Staff Report recommended changes to the way the City goes about contracting with entities and disposing of personal property, the Pendleton Planning Commission gave its annual report to […]

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My Thoughts – 10/27/2024 – An Open Letter to Patrick Cahill

The Umatilla County Democrats operate a private Facebook group and won’t let in anyone who could be critical of them, according to an audit of political parties that are active in Umatilla County that was announced today by myself – I am James Tibbets and I am the publisher of Pendletonian Times. The audit was […]

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Oregon Department of Forestry Held Its Fall Retreat at Slickfork Saloon

By James Tibbets, Pendletonian Times [On October 20, 2024, this article was updated to fix choppy English employed by the author and to better explain certain details of the story.] [ On October 30, 2024, the Oregon Department of Administrative Services granted a records request concerning allegations of DEI violations, acts against women and fear […]