Ninety-five percent of my votes in the last 50+ years have been cast for the most qualified conservative candidate. This election, for County Commissioner, I am casting my vote for Dave McCall,…
Category: Letters to the Editor
Suggestion for Reporters at White House Coronavirus Briefings
OIOpublisher Dear Editor, The daily White House Coronavirus Task Force press “briefings” rapidly morphed either into two hour plus 1) free political advertisements for Trump or 2) assaults on his critics. These…
Tillamook County- As Commissioner David McCall Will Provide Leadership in a Time of Change
I ventured out to buy groceries this week, and as I looked around at the vacant streets, I thought, “This is so deserted on a warm sunny day in April. We are…
In response to David McCall’s Op/Ed: Democracy and Public Service
By Bill Baertlein, Chair Tillamook County Board of Commissioners I appreciate the opportunity to set the record straight. The Tillamook Board of County Commissioners (BOCC) is bound by Oregon Public Meetings Law…
Healthcare in the Time of Coronavirus
By Mary Faith Bell (Nehalem, OR) This is a very stressful time for healthcare personnel; they’re on the frontlines of an unprecedented public health crisis, putting their own health at risk in…
Campaigning in the time of COVID
During this time when our world and our community are living through a global pandemic, our local elections are not necessarily on the top of our minds. And yet, thanks to Oregon’s…
CITY OF MANZANITA: A MESSAGE TO THE COMMUNITY FROM THE MAYOR
March 13, 2020 The President has declared a National Emergency as the nation gears up to fight the coronavirus pandemic. This will impact our community both economically and medically. Let’s be proactive…
OP/ED: February Manzanita City Council Meeting Begins with Budget Committee Appointments Explanation by Mayor Scott
By Randy Kugler First, some background on this report. After the failed Bond measure, I reached out to former Mayor Garry Bullard to discuss ways to make progress on the City Hall…
How things work in Manzanita
I applied for a recently advertised position on the Manzanita Budget Committee. The Mayor did not select me. As one individual on the 10 member Budget Committee, I was not that naive…
Our Future Depends on It
My district rep told me once that Democrats have been in power in Oregon for so long, you have to reach across the aisle to get anything done. They don’t want to…