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…
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NEWS UPDATE FROM STATE REPRESENTATIVE DAVID GOMBERG: Late March News from HD 10
OIOpublisher 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 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…
THE OCEANSIDER: Oceansiders Choose Community Gateway Sign
By Jerry Keene, Editor, The Oceansider Erin Go Bragh! (Ireland Forever) In balloting last week, Oceansiders chose this design submitted by Oceansider Kim Green for the new entry signs to be installed…
TRYING TO SEE: PART ONE – HOW DEMOCRACIES DEVOLVE INTO DICTATORSHIPS
EDITOR’S NOTE: There was a technology glitch in yesterday’s posting of Part 1 of Mike Randall’s series … so here is the full Part 1 column. By Michael Randall Today’s column is…
I’VE BEEN THINKING … Mr. Peabody’s WABAC Machine
By Jim Heffernan I sure find the world we live in to be very confusing, maybe I’m just old. I’ve always had a reverent view of “truth” but in present-day America, everybody…