Paul Evans

Paul Evans is the managing partner for Northwest Passage Trading Company (an import/export company dedicated to marketing Oregon products throughout Asia), an author (VeteranSpeak: An Introduction to the Language of Veterans), and an adjunct professor of public policy and speech.

Paul served as a senior policy advisor to Governor Ted Kulongoski for military and veterans’ affairs from 2007-2010 after running for the Oregon State Senate in 2006. He served his community as a city councilor, mayor, and school board member. Paul is a 20-year veteran with overseas service in Central/South America, Europe, Afghanistan, Iraq, and other “hot spots” throughout the Middle East. He graduated from Oregon State University (MAIS) in 2001, and Western Oregon State College (BS) in 1992.


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November 08, 2012A Request from Rural Oregon
November 07, 2012The Day After
November 01, 2012Our President and the lessons of Sandy
October 29, 2012Superstorm Sandy, Mitt, and US
October 26, 2012Hometown Heroes Return
October 24, 2012An Ironic Court Case, Only in Oregon...
October 22, 2012A Few Things Obama Should Remind America - Tonight
October 15, 2012Enough! We Can and Must Do Better...
October 11, 2012A Step (or two) to the Right: Betsy Close appointed to Frank Morse's seat
October 10, 2012Genesis: Back to the Future, Again...
October 02, 2012A Lot of Sizzle, Likely Not a Lot of Steak...
October 01, 2012Kate Brown Is Special, Oregon Needs Her
September 18, 2012Hurricane K-12
September 17, 2012A Difference between Strong and Stupid
September 12, 2012Tragedy in Libya, Challenges in Egypt
September 11, 2012We Must Not Forget, We Must Act
September 07, 2012The Makings of a Majority Party...?
August 21, 2012A Dream Comes True in Vernonia
August 20, 2012What was Todd Akin thinking...? Really.
August 12, 2012A Fine line between Irony and Hypocrisy
August 10, 2012Local Politics and Education Reform... It Still Matters
August 05, 2012The Invisible Truth about Some Recent Statistics
August 02, 2012Parlor Tricks, Public Policy, and PERS
July 31, 2012A Small Something We Could Do...
July 17, 2012Irony, thy name is Romney
January 10, 2012We must keep faith with our veterans and fund critical reintegration programs
September 21, 2011As DC quarrels, Oregon should act.
September 11, 2011Let us move beyond memorials and monuments
May 08, 2011After bin Laden, the promise of a new age
October 10, 2010John Kitzhaber, Measure 70, and keeping faith with our veterans
May 08, 2010Extraordinary Times
November 11, 2009On Veterans Day, remember that someone, somewhere always pays a price
January 12, 2009Re-assessing and re-thinking our military structure

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