By Cara Mico, Assistant Editor Nash, Nicholas, Adjunct Philosophy Instructor at Blue Mountain Community College, facilitated an Oregon Humanities Conversation Project in Tillamook on September 20, 2022. The conversation focused on understanding…
Category: Politics
Tillamook County Democrats Open Campaign Headquarters in Downtown Tillamook; Opening Celebration Sat. Sept. 17th
OIOpublisher Tillamook County Democrats are proud and enthusiastic to announce that they have opened their 2022 Campaign Headquarters in downtown Tillamook, at 307 Main Av (across from the movie theater). The office…
Logan Laity, Candidate for Oregon House District 32 Gets Boost from Local Groups
Large Coalition of Community Groups and Workers’ Unions Endorse Logan Laity for State Representative Tillamook, Clatsop, and Columbia Counties—- Logan Laity’s campaign announced this week several prominent endorsements from North Coast communities’ worker…
Mark Kuestner running for Manzanita City Council, looks to update comprehensive plan and work towards sustainability
By Cara Mico, Assistant Editor Mark Kuestner is running for Manzanita City Council. He was kind enough to sit down with me to discuss his platform, his background, and his hopes for…
BOOK REVIEW: Tuesday Night Massacre – Four Senate Elections and the Radicalization of the Republican Party
By Jim Heffernan I can’t shake the sensation that our political system and me were hit by a truck sometime in the distant past. As I brush myself off and look down…
Politics at Play in Manzanita; “Mudslinging” Begins with Questionable Questions about Mayoral Candidate’s Business Dealings
EDITOR’S NOTE: The post on the North Coast BBQ didn’t name names (or include the name of the author), but as Deb Simmons explains below, she is the only candidate for Manzanita…
Community Invite: Tillamook Democracy Project Letter Writing to Get Out the Vote
Do you want to make sure progressives win in the mid term elections? Getting out the vote in key states is crucial for success and to protect democracy. Tillamook Democracy Project…
LAITY WINS INDEPENDENT PARTY NOMINATION IN THREE-WAY RACE FOR STATE REPRESENTATIVE (HD32)
The Independent Party of Oregon nominated Logan Laity to represent the North Coast in the Oregon House of Representatives. The Independent Party state nominating caucus met to consider candidates and was particularly…
The Deadline to file for candidacy for City Council Position or Mayor is August 30th
The Deadline to file for candidacy for City Council Position or Mayor is August 30th. In order to file you must have, by the 30th of August completed ALL of the following…
OP/ED: On Human Rights, Faith and the Grief of a Nation
By Mary Faith Bell On the infamous Friday after the Supreme Court decision to reverse Roe vs Wade was announced, I ran into a friend at the farmers market. My friend is…