By Randy Kugler At the June 5 City Council meeting I raised issues regarding overhead allocations resulting in 50% of the City Manager and Assistant City Manager’s salaries being taken from the…
Category: Op-Ed
Climate Change: The Big Picture
To the Editor As both a resident in Newberg and a second homeowner in Pacific City, I can understand the concern over the cap and trade bill. I can also understand that…
DREW’S OP/ED: A LESS THAN MARVELOUS FUTURE
By Andrew Jenck Over the past two years, my interest in the Marvel Cinematic Universe has dwindled. Not just because Avengers: Endgame just wrapped up an entire era but also because the…
Peace Out Loud: Close the Camps
EDITOR’S NOTE: As we were celebrating “Independence” day and our freedom, there are vivid examples of these very freedoms being denied to the most vulnerable. I had reached out to Romy Carver…
Underhill Property Purchase Revisited – City of Manzanita Town Hall June 21st
By Randy Kugler At the June 21 Community Meeting at the Pine Grove, the City attempted to once again portray the 1.75 million dollar property purchase as a financially good decision. It…
Struggling With Loneliness
By Neal Lemery I see a lot of loneliness in our society. Ironically, it is everywhere, and often found in the busiest places of our communities. With all of our personal technology,…
Kalli Swanson Named to Dean’s List at George Fox University
NEWBERG, ORE. (June 17, 2019) – Kalli Swanson of Nehalem was among those who earned dean’s list recognition at George Fox University for the spring 2019 semester. Traditional undergraduate students must earn…
Fathers’ Day – A Mixed Bag of Emotions
by Neal Lemery Fathers’ Day is a challenging holiday, and I’m relieved it has come and gone. The event is idealized in our culture, presented as a day of barbeques, family time,…
My Recent Favorite Books
EDITOR’S NOTE: Here’s some help for your Summer reading list from author Neal Lemery. The Tillamook County Library has several summer reading programs for kids, teens and adults with special prizes, programs…
OP/ED: ARE WE AT TOURISM CAPACITY?
EDITOR’S NOTE: Public presentation today, June 4th from 5:30 to 7:30 pm at TBCC about Tillamook County tourism-related facilities investments strategic vision and action plan. By Commissioner Bill Baertlein Tillamook County is…
