Having read the discussions about water rates in Manzanita, I was curious about how we, as a town, compare to our neighbors. Until 2024, Manzanita hadn’t raised its rates in about nine…
Category: Op-Ed
OP/ED: Citizens’ Rights in Rockaway Beach – A Fight for Justice
OIOpublisher EDITOR’S NOTE: This op/ed is a response to Rockaway Beach Mayor Charles McNeilly’s report on the recent lawsuit brought by several Rockaway Beach citizens about how city council positions are chosen…
AUTHORS AGAINST BOOK BANS – LETTER TO TILLAMOOK SCHOOL BOARD – Over 700 signatures to bring back Garcia Girls
September 3, 2024 Dear Tillamook School Board Members, We, the undersigned authors and illustrators, are writing to oppose the removal of How the García Girls Lost Their Accents from your district’s 10th-grade…
Request for Reversal of Tillamook School Board Decision to Remove Book
I do not currently have children or grandchildren in the Tillamook School District, but I pay taxes in this district, and I care deeply about the quality of education the students TSD…
Rockaway Beach Mayor Charles McNeilly’s Comments on Recent Legal Decision, Court Upholds City’s Ordinance, Election Procedure
By Rockaway Beach Mayor Charles McNeilly The City of Rockaway Beach’s goal is to conduct open, accessible and accurate elections in accordance with the law. The City is following a nomination and…
Local Organizations Against Book Bans: Neah-Kah-Nie Coast Art & Music Cultural Foundation – Banning Books Threat to Free Expression and Public Access to Information
EDITOR’S NOTE: Neah-Kah-Nie Coast Art & Music Cultural Foundation (NCAM) is a newly formed 501c3 non-profit supporting all forms of art based in Rockaway Beach, serving the Neah-Kah-Nie Coast, and creating scholarships…
LETTER TO THE EDITOR: Author Julia Alvarez Addresses Banning of Her Book by Tillamook School District
EDITOR’S NOTE: Email subject line – From Julia Alvarez, author of How the García Girls Lost Their Accents; “I’m the literary agent for author Julia Alvarez. Some readers of your news publication…
FRIENDS OF TILLAMOOK BAY: Enjoy Your Oyster While Protecting Where It Comes From
While enjoying the rich taste of the ocean when we savor a fresh local oyster, it is interesting to delve into the symbiotic relationship between what you are eating and the estuary from whence…
Trying to See: Rattlesnakes Wearing Estee Lauder
By Michael Randall The United States faces the danger of modern history possibly repeating itself, given the parallels between Adolph Hitler in Germany and Donald Trump in the USA. Because Americans don’t…
OP/ED: What year is this? Tillamook School Board Book Banning Embarassment
By Romy Carver I am a Tillamook High School alumnus, raised three Tillamook High School graduates, and currently have two students in Tillamook Schools. I am deeply embarrassed for our community by…