By Butch Freedman So, here we are—2026. Scary but hopeful. If you’re still hanging on. Which I am, though with great trepidation. 2025 was such a brutal and outrageous slide for the…
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COAST TIME – VIDEO RETROSPECTIVE 2025 – FALL; LINKS TO RETROSPECTIVE 2025 VIDEOS
COAST TIME in partnership with the Tillamook County Pioneer proudly present RETROSPECTIVE 2025. This edition FALL 2025 covers the stories and events that shaped life here on the North Oregon Coast in…
OP/ED: Manzanita City Council – More Questions, No Answers On Classic Street Construction
By Randy Kugler Councilor Hart is the City’s answer contact for citizens who have questions on any City matter. I recently asked the Councilor for clarification of the City Manager’s statement that speed…
COAST TIME – VIDEO RETROSPECTIVE 2025 – SUMMER
COAST TIME in partnership with the Tillamook County Pioneer proudly present RETROSPECTIVE 2025. This edition SUMMER 2025 covers the stories and events that shaped life here on the North Oregon Coast in…
I’VE BEEN THINKING … Make Lying Wrong Again
By Jim Heffernan I’ve been thinking a lot about our government lying to us lately. I wish it would stop. I think the lying started out small, but has grown throughout my…
COAST TIME – VIDEO RETROSPECTIVE 2025 – SPRING
COAST TIME in partnership with the Tillamook County Pioneer proudly present RETROSPECTIVE 2025. This edition SPRING 2025 covers the stories and events that shaped life here on the North Oregon Coast in…
OP/ED: A Better New Year?
By Butch Freedman Well, it couldn’t be worse. 2025 was a bitch. (No offense to female pups.) Trump and his toadies turned every good thing upside down. I’m not now going to…
COAST TIME – VIDEO RETROSPECTIVE 2025 – WINTER
COAST TIME in partnership with the Tillamook County Pioneer proudly present RETROSPECTIVE 2025. This edition WINTER 2025 covers the stories and events that shaped life here on the North Oregon Coast. RETROSPECTIVE…
A POINT OF PERSONAL PRIVILEGE: The Most Dangerous Question In The Room
Why Universal Healthcare without Cost Controls Won’t Fix Anything EDITOR’S NOTE: Here’s an installment from Tillamook County’s State Representative Cyrus Javadi’s Substack blog, “A Point of Personal Privilege.” Oregon legislator and local…
COAST TIME & TILLAMOOK COUNTY PIONEER – VIDEO RETROSPECTIVE 2025
Retrospective 2025 A Short Preview COAST TIME and The Tillamook County Pioneer present a look back at 2025 news and events here on the North Oregon Coast. WINTER – Release Sat. Dec….