By Jeb Bladine • President / Publisher • April 25, 2025 TweetJeb Bladine: Linfield goes full-public with private financesGovernmental and institutional budgets are going under the knife. And while federal government cuts have drawn maximum attention, public interest is turning to local financial emergencies. > See his columnBut hold on: Instead of going behind closed doors, Linfield University last week revealed much about its current and pending budget-cutting activities. One motivation for Linfield going public was a desire to quell any rumors that might arise about the university’s overall sustainability. Nothing characterizes those efforts better than Johnson’s recent comment that “We” (at Linfield) didn’t start the financial turnaround process soon enough.