On Aug 26, the Board of Commissioners unanimously decided to reopen the Tierra Del Mar beach to vehicle access. Without adequate planning or resources for enforcement support, the reopening has resulted in…
Category: Letters to the Editor
Our Future Depends on the Best Representatives — For House District 32 that’s Debbie Booth-Schmidt
We are in the grips of one of the worst economic collapses this country has experienced, a crisis of a magnitude many of us have not experienced in our lifetimes. How will…
Eradicate Socialism – the Republican Plan
A clear 2020 election strategy of the Republican Party is the promise to rid America of all forms of socialism. It claims that socialism leads to communism, and hence must be rooted…
Talking Trash – A Letter to Visitors
Dear visitors, I am the coordinator at the Manzanita Visitors Center. I love my job for many reasons, chief of which is that I get to interact with travelers from everywhere around…
A Call to Action to Tillamook County Commissioners
By LaNicia Duke, The Love Coalition I want to thank you for acknowledging the national conversation surrounding Black Lives Matter and the “tragic deaths of black citizens in other parts of the…
Words Matter: Rockaway Beach Mayor Social Media Comments Racially Insensitive
A popular refrain being used by white residents of Tillamook County in response to systemic racism is that the issue is important, but it is not something we have to deal with…
Wheeler Mayor Stevie Stephens Burden Announces Retirement in July
Dear Community: I am writing this letter to inform you that I formally tendered my letter of retirement to the Wheeler City Council on Tuesday June 16th. My final day will be…
Handwashing Meditation: Helping Hands & Spirit
EDITOR’S NOTE: Thank you Donald Roddy for a great reminder about handwashing and a way for a win-win. Make it a moment of meditation, deep calming breathes … we all need this…
Letter to the Editor: How dictatorships evolve
From the U.S. Constitution: Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof; or abridging the freedom of speech, or of the press; or the…
To everyone who cares about the viability of businesses in north Tillamook County:
By Lucy Brook, Fulcrum Community Resources Fulcrum Community Resources, a non-profit organization registered with the state of Oregon, has partnered with the Manzanita Visitors Center to create a North Tillamook County Business…
