By Lynnae Ruttledge July 26, 2025 marks the 35th Anniversary of the signing our country’s landmark disability rights legislation – the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA). This should be cause for celebration…
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OP/ED: Deja vu all over again in Manzanita
By Randy Kugler City officials have demonstrated a troubling public process to address important community projects. The steps look something like this: Identify the issue, hire consultants who come and convene citizens…
OREGON DEPT. OF FISH & WILDLIFE: Mussel harvesting closes on south coast, reopens mid-coast
(SALEM, Ore. 7/25/25) – Mussel harvesting is now closed from Cape Blanco to the California border due to levels of paralytic shellfish poisoning above the safety threshold, the Oregon Department of Agriculture…
Alligator Detention Center Merchandise sold at Lane County Fair
At the Lane County Fair here in Eugene, Oregon, “Alligator Detention Center” merchandise is being sold. I called the Fair board office and voiced my outrage. I did acknowledge the issue of…
North Coast Communities for Watershed Protection Monthly Community Meeting Tuesday, July 29 in Rockaway Beach
North Coast Communities for Watershed Protection monthly community meeting on Tuesday, July 29, at 6:00 p.m. Reminder! Upcoming North Coast Communities for Watershed Protection monthly community meeting on Tuesday, July 29, at…
OREGON DEPT. OF LAND CONSERVATION & DEVELOPMENT (DLCD) FARM STAND RULEMAKING UPDATE: RULEMAKING PAUSED
DLCD to postpone issuing proposed draft rules in the Secretary of State’s Bulletin for public comment at this time. The Department of Land Conservation and Development (DLCD) thanks those that have provided…
ASTROLOGY: New Moon in Leo, 2025, Show up for yourself
By Madame Dana Zia Hello Earthlings! The New Moon in Leo taking place on July 24th is a complicated Moon with a simple message — Show up for yourself. You are worth…
LETTER TO EDITOR: Public Broadcasting Needs You
On July 18, the Republican controlled Congress passed a bill that eliminates two years of previously approved federal-funding for Public Broadcasting. Oregon Public Broadcasting (OPB) lost $5 million – nine percent of…
Rockaway Beach Music Festival brings two days of music to Oregon Coast Aug. 16 & 17
With the ocean as a backdrop, the Rockaway Beach Music Festival is bringing the cool vibes this summer with a free, two-day long music festival hosted at the Rockaway Beach Wayside August…
On Immigration
Dear Tillamook, I spent 10 years attending a private Christian school. Among the ideologies we were taught was the understanding that we were a great country precisely because of immigrants. I understood…