As electors, our job is very much like that of the prospective employer who is hoping to fill vacant positions with the most qualified people. We want people who have appropriate training…
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2023 May Special Election – Tillamook County Pioneer’s Questions for the Candidates: Tillamook County Transportation District
OIOpublisher What’s so special about this election? The May 2023 election is all about “special districts” – school boards, transportation district, recreation district, fire boards, health districts and more. And for Tillamook…
The Indecisive Candidate
An informed voter hopes to have good information about a candidate’s background and policy positions. Right, left, or center on the political spectrum, voters deserve to know the qualifications, and the institutional…
Manzanita Council Unanimously Endorses Health District Bond Measure
Manzanita is the second north county community to formally endorse the May 16, 2023 health and senior care bond measure that has been advanced by the Nehalem Bay Health District. The Manzanita…
MOOVOTER: THE BATTLE FOR THE SCHOOL BOARDS HAS REACHED TILLAMOOK COUNTY
School Board positions are just a sample of the hundreds of volunteer board positions throughout the county that have usually been won unopposed. Tillamook County is experiencing a record-number of candidates for…
Introducing a New Political Action Committee: Tillamook County Retired Educators and Teachers
(Tillamook, OR, 3/31/2023) – A new political action committee (PAC) has been formed seeking to secure the future of public education in Tillamook County through voter engagement and education. The Tillamook County…
NEWS UPDATE FROM STATE REPRESENTATIVE CYRUS JAVADI: What I’m Working On – Safe Schools Package, Update on Bad Bills & More
By Representative Cyrus Javadi, House District 32 March marked the halfway point of the 2023 Legislative Session. I wish I could report that it is all downhill from here, but as the…
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…
Short Term Rental Industry Blatantly Breaking Oregon Campaign Finance Laws; Opponents of a citizen initiative to preserve residential housing stock in Clatsop County ignored multiple campaign finance rules
EDITOR’S NOTE: There is an initiative on Clatsop County’s ballot – Measure 4-221 – to phase out short-term rentals in unincorporated Clatsop County. For more about the Measure, see links below. Astoria,…
Support for Marc Johnson, Nehalem Bay Health District
To the Editor: The Nehalem Bay Health District is an essential part of our community, and Marc Johnson has served on the Board with skill and leadership for six years. He’s up…