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…
Category: Letters to the Editor
LETTER TO EDITOR: KEEP THE RAILS
OIOpublisher 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…
GERRYMANDERIING
Definition: to manipulate the boundaries of (an electoral constituency) so as to favor one party or class. “a total freedom to gerrymander the results they want” First comes the creation of the…
In Support of the Salmonberry Rails to Trails
To the editor, We residents of Rockaway Beach love the Oregon Coast Scenic Railroad and we know our visitors do as well. That said, the Port of Tillamook Bay tracks north of…
Alligator Detention Center Merchandise sold at Lane County Fair
At the Lane County Fair here in Eugene, Oregon, “Alligator Detention Center” merchandise is being sold. I called the Fair board office and voiced my outrage. I did acknowledge the issue of…
LETTER TO EDITOR: Public Broadcasting Needs You
On July 18, the Republican controlled Congress passed a bill that eliminates two years of previously approved federal-funding for Public Broadcasting. Oregon Public Broadcasting (OPB) lost $5 million – nine percent of…
On Immigration
Dear Tillamook, I spent 10 years attending a private Christian school. Among the ideologies we were taught was the understanding that we were a great country precisely because of immigrants. I understood…
Support for Christy Kay for NCRD Board
I enthusiastically support Christy Kay for NCRD board. We who know her know that nothing matters more to Christy than the well-being of this community and all of its people, especially young…
LETTER TO EDITOR: Tillamook and Nestucca Valley School Board Elections – Support for Affolter, Ferrat, Wolfe & Barajas
It’s been my privilege to work closely with the campaigns for Brandon Affolter, Amanda Ferrat, Jordon Wolfe, and Irene Barajas and they all have my support because I know with certainty that…
In Favor of the Proposed TLT Increase–A Vote for County Measure 29-183 is a Vote for County Workers
The proposed increase to the Transient Lodging Tax from 10% to 14% is appropriate, and necessary to retain and support critical County services. This proposal has the support of AFSCME Local 2734–Tillamook…