By Jeb Bladine • President / Publisher • August 22, 2025 TweetJeb Bladine: Government mixes weaknesses with strengthsGovernment isn’t bad, we keep reminding ourselves. This month, federal officials threatened to withhold those funds from any organization refusing to provide “unrestricted access” to those children and families by immigration enforcement officers. Whatchamacolumn Jeb Bladine is president and publisher of the News-Register. Fred’s loan officer said buying the house would cost Fred just $750 more per month than he was already paying for debt. It was Eugene McCarthy who once said, “An efficient bureaucracy is the greatest threat to liberty.”Jeb Bladine can be reached at jbladine@newsregister.com or 503-687-1223.