By Patty Rinehart The North County Resistance group was incredibly proud of the turnout at our October 18th NO KINGS DAY! We welcomed 750 calm and peaceful participants in Manzanita, including our…
Category: Politics
Over 1,650 Attend Tillamook County No Kings Protests – Record Turnout Across the Nation
Donald Trump wants to be king. Americans -Tillamookians- say no. Over 800 people lined the streets in Tillamook for the No Kings Two rally on October 18, 2025. “No Kings Two was…
Astoria Resident Christian Honl Announces Run for Oregon House #32 as Republican Candidate
(Astoria, OR) – On October 13, 2025, Christian Honl filed to run for the Oregon House of Representatives in District 32 as a Republican. A lifelong Oregonian and advocate for our coastal…
A POINT OF PERSONAL PRIVILEGE: Healthier Oregon – When States Fix What Washington D.C. Won’t
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 dentist. Representing District 32, a focus on practical policies…
NO KINGS Protests Return on Saturday, October 18 – Events in Cloverdale, Tillamook & Manzanita
President Trump Continues Authoritarian Actions and Power Grabs – Come Together to Stand for Freedom of Speech & Democracy In just four days on October 18, Tillamook County residents will come together…
CIVIC SATURDAYS WITH JIM: Saturday Oct. 4 – SERMON #14: Become America
Join us Saturday, October 4 at 10 am for Tillamook County’s version of “Civic Saturdays” with Jim Heffernan hosting. The sermons explore new and better ways to be a citizen. They are…
Impacts of the “Big Beautiful Bill” on Rural Health – Nothing beautiful about cuts to Medicaid
By Leanna Coy, FNP-BC Under the Affordable Care Act (ACA) and the expansion of Medicaid, 44 million people gained health insurance. This allowed people who were unable to get medical coverage through…
There is no them, just us; What can I – what can we – do?
EDITOR’S NOTE: I follow several journalists on Substack (Dan Rather’s “Steady” is a favorite) and also local author and journalist Marc C. Johnson (you’ll recognize his name from the Neahlem Bay Health…
A POINT OF PERSONAL PRIVILEGE: Don’t Give Up, Don’t Ever Give Up
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 dentist. Representing District 32, a focus on practical policies…
Civil Disobedience: “Protest Law” Discussed at Community Meeting
By Neal Lemery Public protests, civil disobedience, and local police arrest procedures were the hot topics of a recent community gathering in Manzanita. Citizens filled St. Catherine’s Episcopal Church on August 27…