The attached ad is a reminder as you receive your ballot this week to vote for new Manzanita city council members. It was published prior to the November 5, 2019 bond measure….
Category: Op-Ed
TILLAMOOK COUNTY SHERIFF’S OFFICE: Measure 114
From Joshua Brown, Tillamook County Sheriff Oregon Voters’ Pamphlets are now arriving in the mail. As always, I urge you to read the entirety of each measure before casting your vote. I…
Vote for Charles McNeilly for Mayor of Rockaway Beach
My husband Ole and I have lived in Rockaway Beach for a very long time. We have seen a lot of changes and Mayors over those years. For a while now, I…
OCEANSIDE INCORPORATION: Oceanside City Hall/offices/trailer discussion…
From Oceanside True Friends, PAC ID#22336 We reflected on many deficiencies of the proposed city of Oceanside in our other articles – roads, STR management and enforcement, policing, liability in making land…
Sowing Seeds for Our Shared Future
These can feel like dark times to us everyday Americans: extraordinary natural disasters, rising prices, violence against innocent children, social and political divisions even within families, our cherished democracy under threat. All…
Charles McNeilly for Rockaway Beach Mayor – Grounded in our past, a vision for our future
Rockaway Beach is a place where we all love to live, work, and play. Its natural beauty and warm, inviting people make this a great place to call home. But it has…
WHEELER CITY COUNCIL – Candidate’s Statement: WHAT ARE WE??
By Deanne Ragnell If Manzanita is a village, then Wheeler – so much smaller — could be called a Hamlet. The fact is, we are a small community doing its best to…
OP/ED: Comparing State Rep. Candidates – Head to Head – I’m Voting Laity
By Jim Heffernan It’s not often that I am personally acquainted with a candidate for public office. This election cycle, I have the privilege to be personally acquainted with Logan Laity. I’ve…
TO THE EDITOR: LOGGING LAWSUIT TRUTHS
EDITOR’S NOTE: This letter to the editor is referring to the Oregon Supreme Court’s decision to not hear an appeal for the Linn County case (and 12 other counties, including Tillamook that…
OP/ED: Showing Who We Are
By Kim Rosenberg During this election season, I’ve met with all three of the candidates for (Manzanita) council, and not one of them is a serial killer or abuses small animals or…