July 2, 2004

Nationally recognized journalist and newspaper editor Tom Dearmore died in Cathlamet, Washington. Dearmore began his career in journalism at the Baxter Bulletin, a newspaper started in Mountain Home (Baxter County) by his family. His politics were described as those of a “classic conservative who fought right-wing extremes in Arkansas and left-wing ones in California.” He advocated against racial demagoguery and for racial equality, feminist causes, and conservation efforts along the Buffalo River.