Occasionally our community is lucky enough to have a great leader in a critical position ready and able to make innovative and positive change. We have that leader in Marc Johnson. He…
Category: Op-Ed
Re-elect TBCC Board Members – Andrea Goss, Mary Jones, Betsy McMahon, Shannon Hoff and Mary Faith Bell
OIOpublisher Tillamook County is graced to have Tillamook Bay Community College, ranked 8th in the nation’s community colleges. That ranking is based on the educational and career outcomes of its students. The…
Re-elect Marc Johnson – It’s just common sense.
Letter of support for Marc Johnson, Nehalem Bay Health District There are some election choices that are clear from the start, and that’s the case with the re-election of Marc Johnson to the board…
Support for YES Vote on Nehalem Bay Health District Bond Measure
Dear Editor, I would like to express my support for a YES vote on the Nehalem Bay Health District bond measure in the upcoming election. As a retired primary care physician, I…
Have Hope
By Kim Rosenberg I don’t usually write much about my personal life, but I went to a meeting the other day, and somebody I know asked about my health. They know I…
Community Colleges Boards are Dedicated; Re-elect Current TBCC Board Members
In 2010 I had the honor to come to Tillamook Bay Community College (TBCC) and work alongside the community, education partners, the TBCC board, faculty, staff, and students to ensure the college…
OP/ED: STRs…Can we really work together?
By Karen Babbitt I’m the STR Committee rep from North County and a full time resident. I’ve lived in the area for 21 years. I’m not opposed to vacation rentals, as we…
No April Fool’s Joke – Alderbrook Re-Opens for Golf April 1st – VIDEO
Story, Video & Photos by Don Backman “At 8:20 we’ll have the ceremonial swing,” Pat Zweifel said. “I would do it, but I haven’t actually swung a golf club before,” he joked…
Re-elect Marc Johnson to the Nehalem Bay Health District board
To the editor: This May, voters living in the Nehalem Bay Health District (NBHD) have the opportunity to re-elect Marc Johnson to the District’s board, which he currently chairs. I urge voters…
Clatsop County residents fight for public’s right to vote as vacation rental industry seeks to block local election; Petitioners of Measure 4-221 filed a motion to intervene today on a case brought against Clatsop County
Astoria, Ore.—Petitioners on a Clatsop County ballot measure to protect homes in rural neighborhoods from being converted to vacation rentals today filed a motion to intervene in a lawsuit brought against the…