By Jerry Keene, Editor, The Oceansider As promised in last week’s Oceansider, we requested an interview with newly elected County Commissioner Paul Fournier to explore his reported interest in constructing a TLT-funded paid-parking structure in Oceanside. Fournier promptly responded…
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Manzanita Water Controversy Spills Over To City Hall Project
By Randy Kugler The City has assured us that charges for staff administrative support services are based on their model that “allocates administrative overhead to each fund or department.” All City Funds…
Space Just Got a Little Closer
There’s a world beyond our own, and to better understand it, we must explore it. For the better part of a decade, several companies have been developing technologies to explore the universe…
BOOK REVIEW: Fire Weather – On the Front Lines of a Burning World by John Vaillant
By Jim Heffernan The Los Angeles wildfires in January is what drew me to this book from last year. It may have started out as a dutiful trek in search of information,…
NO against the 50% tax increase
To whom it may concern, As a local to the PNW and owner of a short-term rental in unincorporated Tillamook, I strongly believe that implementing a 50% increase in transient taxes would…
CIVIC SATURDAYS WITH JIM HEFFERNAN: Sermon #2 – PRESENT AT THE CREATION; Join Jim Saturday for Sermon #3 (Links below)
Join us at 10am tomorrow, Saturday January 18th at 10am for the third “sermon” from Eric Liu for Tillamook County’s version of “Civic Saturdays” with Jim Heffernan hosting. The sermons explore new…
“Facts” in Oregon Coast Visitors Association Don’t Reflect Reality
I agree that STRs play an important role, but I don’t think the “Facts” in the “Myth-busting about Short-Term Rentals (STRs) on the Oregon Coast” article by the Oregon Coast Visitor Association…
Champion for Meaningful Ethics Reform in Rockaway Beach
To the Editor: With the Rockaway Beach city council beginning a new year under a new governing body, now is the perfect time to champion meaningful ethics reform. There are several simple…
BOOK REVIEW: Holding It Together – How Women Became America’s Safety Net
By Jim Heffernan I think it was the words “safety net” in the title that drew me this to book. I’ve long felt that the deterioration in our society could have been…
NEHALEM VALLEY HISTORICAL SOCIETY PRESENTS: When the Railroad Came to Tillamook County – The story, Jan. 18th at NCRD
What brought the biggest economic change to Tillamook County? The railroad. The farming and timber industries finally had a way to deliver goods more efficiently. Join us on January 18, 3:30pm at…
