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Category: Op-Ed

A POINT OF PERSONAL PRIVILEGE: Had Enough? I Have.

Posted on September 5, 2025 by Editor

OIOpublisher BREAKING NEWS! Tillamook County’s Representative (and Clatsop County’s, too) has switched parties by the September 4th deadline, so he will be running as a Democrat in the next election. See his…

OP/ED: How Much Did Manzanita City Hall Cost?

Posted on August 31, 2025August 31, 2025 by Editor

By Randy Kugler  Now that the City Hall facility has been completed, it appears that the actual total project cost will be obscured with descriptions by City officials intent on avoiding telling us…

OP/ED: Many ways to preserve history

Posted on August 28, 2025 by Editor

By Michelle Jenck I appreciate the voices weighing in on the future of the 82-mile railroad corridor that runs between the Port of Tillamook Bay and Banks, Oregon. As a health and…

Local Impacts of Federal Funding Bill: OSU Extension SNAP Educator Position to End

Posted on August 27, 2025 by Susan Miller

EDITOR’S NOTE: I know the woman featured in this letter, and the impacts that she has made in the OSU SNAP Educator position (and anything she takes on.) There’s much more to…

THE OCEANSIDER Commentary: A Tale of Two Oceansides … Views on Proposals to Curb Development Break Down Along Familiar Line

Posted on August 26, 2025 by Editor

VS.   While Oceansiders share many values and viewpoints, there is one issue on which the gap could not be wider … building standards. Since the 1990s, the same dynamic has played…

OP/ED: Mayor Speaks Out – OCSR’s Devastating Plan for Rockaway Beach Business District

Posted on August 25, 2025 by Editor

Welcome to my Mayor Talk about the recent meeting between City Manager Shepard and Oregon Coast Scenic Railroad about OCSR’s plans for downtown Rockaway Beach.  Rockaway Beach has a tourist driven economy. …

TILLAMOOK COUNTY DEMOCRATS LETTER TO STATE REP & SENATOR ABOUT UPCOMING SPECIAL SESSION, NEED FOR TRANSPORTATION FUNDING

Posted on August 24, 2025 by Editor

The Tillamook County Democratic Central Committee submits for publication the attached letter to our state representatives concerning the upcoming special Oregon Legislature session consideration of a comprehensive transportation funding proposal. We have…

COMMENTARY: Community Trail or Tourist Train?

Posted on August 22, 2025 by Editor

By Bill Baertlein My political journey started almost 15 years ago when I applied for a commissioner appointment to the Port of Tillamook Bay Board. My reason for applying was that I…

COMMENTARY: New Nestucca School Board Members Pushed Superintendent Out; Community Shows Support for Wonder Woman Wharton

Posted on August 20, 2025 by Editor

By Zackery Smith Let’s hear it for the (mostly) newly elected Nestucca School Board! A BIG congratulations to this new team of caring locals who have just succeeded in their main (and…

LETTER TO EDITOR: KEEP THE RAILS

Posted on August 19, 2025 by Editor

North County once had stately churches, schools and hotels. Then so-called improvements replaced vintage construction. Wrecking balls destroyed valuable resources from Bay City to Nehalem. Now an impulse from north county’s youngest…

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