Hanging on by a Thread of Hope

Hanging on by a Thread of Hope

Hanging on by a Thread of HopeBy Heide Lambert, Mayor of Waldport, OregonIn a small coastal town of 2,000 people, you wouldn’t expect to see the forces tearing apart our democracy so clearly. And yet, Waldport, Oregon has become a case study in how power, fear, and disinformation corrode civic life—at the local level and far beyond.Since being elected to a two-year volunteer term as mayor, our town has made national news more than once. First, w…