By Jerry Keene, Editor, The Oceansider Happy Easter! The Saturday April 6th Oceanside Neighborhood Association meeting (see calendar below) will feature a presentation by the development consortium seeking to replace the former House on the Hill with a…
Category: Guest Column
I’ve been thinking … The Heritage Foundation Issues “Mandate for Leadership”
By Jim Heffernan I guess I missed it, but the election seems to be over before it began. The Heritage Foundation has released a massive “2025 Mandate for Leadership” plan that details…
BOOK REVIEW: Regenesis – Feeding the World Without Devouring the Planet by George Monbiot
By Jim Heffernan I always love it when a book presents me with a very original and a radically new way of looking at things. This book is that sort of book….
WORDS OF WISDOM: What We Are Here For
By Neal Lemery I’ve lately been wondering what we are doing here. Am I just a guy running errands, paying the bills, slogging through life as I watch the calendar flip from…
NEWS UPDATE FROM STATE REPRESENTATIVE DAVID GOMBERG: Late March News from HD 10
By Representative David Gomberg, House District 10 3/25/2024 Dear Neighbors and Friends, In an effort to keep you informed, we are moving production of my weekly emails out of the legislative office during the…
THE OCEANSIDER: ONA Committee Considers Adjusting Oceanside’s STR Cap
By Jerry Keene, Editor, The Oceansider The Oceanside Neighborhood Association (ONA) Short Term Rental Cap Committee met last Monday (March 18) to begin talks on whether and how Oceansiders might wish to adjust the “cap” on STR…
What’s Happening at The Wave? Drivers Needed, Reduced Routes Starting March 31st
By Jim Heffernan, Tillamook County Transportation District Board Member The Tillamook County Transportation District – or The Wave – has gotten some online attention lately. It’s not about funding or lack of…
I’ve been thinking … WABAC Machine Round 2 – “Movement Conservatism”
By Jim Heffernan Battery life on the WABAC was very poor. I decided for round 2 I would use a plug-in power supply and use a voice recorder to clarify any results….
BOOK REVIEW: Our Malady – Lessons in Liberty from a Hospital Diary by Timothy Snyder
By Jim Heffernan Very often, I’ll start a book review with only a vague idea of what attracted me to the book. Not so with this book, I read an excellent op-ed…
TRYING TO SEE: PART TWO – TRUMP DECLARES HIS PLANS FOR AMERICA
EDITOR’S NOTE: The leprechauns were at work yesterday with some of our computer code, so Part 1 of Mike’s column did not get posted. We re-posted, so it will be included, and…