EDITOR’S NOTE: Gordon gave me a call yesterday afternoon and it wasn’t to talk about the weather. He’d just seen a story on a valley news channel about the Tillamook County cutting…
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THE OCEANSIDER: Oceanside’s Newest Neighborhood is Renamed “Cougar Ridge”
By Jerry Keene, Editor, The Oceansider jerrykeene@oceansidernews.com Head out of the Village on Hwy 131 and take a left on either Grand Avenue or (newly paved) Highland Avenue. Either way, drive a…
From Tillamook County’s Housing Coordinator: Resignation Announcement, Transition to New Role
By Thomas J. Fiorelli After two fulfilling years as Tillamook County’s Housing Coordinator, I am excited to announce that I will be joining my partner in devoting our full time and attention…
FROM THE DESK OF SHERIFF JOSHUA BROWN – COMMUNITY ROLL CALL: County’s proposed budget to impact TCSO
By Sheriff Joshua Brown This edition of my Roll Call is a disheartening one to write, and I apologize for its length. However, it contains vital information regarding TCSO’s ability to continue…
OP/ED: Lawsuits, Walkouts, True Transparency
By Melissa Busch, candidate for State Senator District #16 I am incredibly disappointed by the recent actions of Senator Suzanne Weber. My former opponent, and now my Senator in the Oregon State…
PEACE OUT LOUD: Pay Attention – Fact Check Sources – Who’s really behind these mailers?
EDITOR’S NOTE: Thanks to Romy Carver for doing some research and shedding some light on the sources of the postcards and flyers appearing in our mailboxes. There are a lot of candidates…
Why Online Forums for MooVoter? Coming – May 5, 6, 7
EDITOR’S NOTE: The first three (of six total) Pioneer and MooVoter online Candidate Forums are coming up: North County – May 5th; Mid-County – May 6th; South County – May 7th. You…
MANZANITA MUSINGS: Transparency and Compensation
By Kim Rosenberg When I taught Writing as Critical Inquiry at PSU, I always told my students to go to the primary source material before writing that 5,000 word final paper on…
THE OCEANSIDER: County Commissioners continue to shower TLT funds on Pacific City
By Jerry Keene, Editor The Oceansider (Volume 1, Issue No.9 – April 30, 2023) April was a good month to look for TLT funding from the County Commissioners … if you live…
TILLAMOOK COUNTY PIONEER & MOOVOTER PRESENT: ONLINE CANDIDATES FORUMS-North, Central, South
Ballots Have Dropped! Election Day is May 16th. The Tillamook County Pioneer and MooVoter present a series of ONLINE forums to help you get to know the candidates on YOUR ballot. Sayde…
