THE PEOPLE’S COMMISSIONER Published July 9, 2021 | By Bill Wehr Mark and Singapore Officer, Tiger Balm Exercise Retired Lieutenant-Colonel’s path in life reflects accomplishment, commitment and hard work. He is bringing these qualities to work as a Clackamas County Commissioner Mark Shull’s path in life has led him toward a variety of pursuits as an Oregon logger, a 25-year…
Continue readingThe 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 values that are at variance from their parents. Parents who object to this system are discouraged from…
Continue readingI I do not recall a time in my life that I was more concerned about food security for this nation. With the price of fuel and fertilizer, many farmers are finding it hard to make ends meet. That has the potential for less production this year. Add to that the drought in many of our nation’s food producing areas…
Continue readingWe live in a nation where more and more people look to the government to solve problems. Many American feel that they can shift personal responsibility and discipline away from themselves to government. Government cannot replace our duty to be responsible for our own lives and our own futures. Government bureaucrats will be more than happy to come up with…
Continue readingThe weight that the taxpayer is now bearing on his/her shoulders is now becoming unbearable and therefore unsustainable. The bureaucracy of government, at all levels, is extracting more and more vitality out of the people and the economy. It is called the Deep State at the federal level; unelected government employees who see the county as being made up of…
Continue readingThis picture was taken in 1977 when Lietenant Colonel Shull was a newly commissioned Second Lieutenant in the United States Marine Corps. His the nearly three decades of his military service flew by, but those years instilled in him a dedication to duty and a tenacious grip on the values that make an effective military organization and a strong Nation.…
Continue readingThis month I am in my 31st month as a Commissioner serving the people of Clackamas County. It has not been easy and many days I am frustrated at the slow progress toward trying to move the ball toward a better County for everyone. Sometimes with only one vote I must compromise on some issues, but I never compromise on…
Continue readingON THE ROAD AHEAD Every system runs down and decays. That is what human societies are like. The principal job of the conservative American is not just to hold on to what exists, it is to look for restoration, to identify what has become corrupt or decayed and look to history for a model of how to remodel, rebuild or…
Continue readingParents, wake up now or risk losing your child! When it comes to drug use, Oregon holds an ugly distinction: Its rate of teenagers killed by overdose is growing faster than in any other state. Fentanyl — the potent opioid that’s driving the skyrocketing death toll — has dealt Oregon a particularly devastating blow. High school overdoses and news of…
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