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…
Category: Guest Column
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…
Drew’s “View from Here”: MY EXPERIENCE IN BOSTON
EDITOR’S NOTE: We are all so proud of Andy’s accomplishments, and especially his drive and tenaciousness to go for what he wants. Here’s the story about his journey of running and taking…
RESPONSE: A Story about Transportation
(*See below for link to A Story about Transportation) Hello Danielle, I’m Jim Heffernan and I too am running for Transportation Board (Position #1). I sympathize with your plight. If you are…
We Get What We Pay For – About Nehalem Bay Health Care Bond, Investment in Future
By Kim Rosenberg I bet everybody who lives in Tillamook County knows friends, family, or neighbors who have either traveled hours and miles into the valley for health care or have moved…
OP/ED: Pay attention and VOTE!
By Vivi Tallman, Lane deMoll & Barbara McLaughlin The ultra-conservative political movement to take over elected boards across our state and nation is gaining traction in Tillamook County. Next week, ballots for…
Special Edition April 19, 2023: Brinksmanship* at the County Short Term Rental Committee
*Brinksmanship – practice in which one or both parties force the interaction between them to the threshold of confrontation in order to gain an advantageous negotiation position over the other. By Jerry…
