We have owned a home in Oceanside for 24 years. We are in favor of incorporation because Oceanside is facing many challenges due to growth, tourism, short term rentals (STRs), and sub-standard roads in…
Category: Letters to the Editor
Support of Logan Laity for House District 32
Midterm elections are quickly approaching, and virtually every major issue on the minds of Americans is “on the ballot”, and not just at the national level. Education, healthcare, safety, and the economy…
Support for Logan Laity for State Representative House District 32
To the Editor: It will soon be November and time to elect our State Representative for House District 32. I ask that you vote for Logan Laity, a small business owner from…
Tillamook County Democrats Condemns Anti-Semitism, Calls for Community Unity
July 19, 2022 Dear Citizens of Tillamook County: The horror of anti-semitism has returned to our community. We have no reason at this point to believe that more than one person was…
Candidates Busch and Laity Respond to Anti-Semitic Flyers Distributed in Tillamook
Tillamook July 13, 2022 – In response to anti-Semitic flyers passed around the Tillamook community, Logan Laity and Melissa Busch issued the following statement: “We believe that love always triumphs over hate.”…
LETTER TO THE EDITOR: Help Betsy Run
This November, I hope to vote for Betsy Johnson to become Oregon’s next Governor. I say “hope” because she needs our help to get on the ballot. Running as an unaffiliated candidate,…
Kudos to Manzanita Planning Commission for Rejecting Hotel Project
I have often noted where I think the city leaders have fallen short. So, I’d like to take this opportunity to say that, in its meeting this week, the Planning Commission got…
Nestucca Valley School District Residents Do the Right Thing
A petition to hold a recall election to remove the three elected Nestucca Valley School Board members, Bill Hagerty, Diane Boisa and Shane Stuart was filed in March, 2022 with the Tillamook…
LETTER TO EDITOR: Who Represents our Children?
My heart continues to break, child by child. Nineteen more children and two more adults needlessly lost forever. How do we fix this unbelievably horrific and grave problem in our country? Why…
Vote to support your public services, but remember – there was (and still is) a better way
Rural communities all over Oregon are suffering from a lack of funds for public services. At the same time the timber industry is making record breaking profits. Something’s not right here. And…
