By Jim Heffernan I’ve been thinking a lot about history. I was around for a fair amount of recent history, but the day job distractions kept me from really understanding what was…
Category: Guest Column
POEM: I Wait
OIOpublisher by Neal Lemery 8/13/22 Possibilities arise in this space of time and place unfilled, unscheduled. I breathe with no expectation of production, accomplishment, success. No score keeping, no quotas no reports…
BOOK REVIEW: A Politics of LOVE
By Jim Heffernan This book just kind of caught my eye somehow like a bright, shiny object. I’m glad I knew nothing of the author. I’m afraid that my biases might have…
NEWS UPDATE FROM STATE REPRESENTATIVE DAVID GOMBERG: Early August News
By Representative David Gomberg, House District 10 Dear Friends and Neighbors, Working with community leaders over the past two years, we succeeded in bringing home transformative investments in failing water systems, aging…
OP/ED: Voter Rules
By Kim Rosenberg My husband Ben and I moved here (Manzanita) full-time in May of 2020. Our house on Edmund Lane was a licensed short-term rental at the time. Like a lot…
WORDS OF WISDOM: Each of Us Can Be A Force of Change
by Neal Lemery We are in the midst of change. We’ve always been in transition, growing and evolving, but these times seem even more energized and challenging. Big challenges are all around…
Tillamook County Board of Commissioners approves Oceanside incorporation vote to be on ballot Nov. 8th
EDITOR’S NOTE: Second time’s the charm … at a historic time for the community of Oceanside as they celebrate 100 years, and with the final formality at today’s August 3rd Tillamook County…
I’ve Been Thinking: Reasons to be Thankful
EDITOR’S NOTE: We hadn’t heard from Jim in awhile, so a quick “what’s up?” And he replied that it’s a struggle right now, and shares how he needs to be reminded of…
NEWS UPDATE FROM STATE REPRESENTATIVE DAVID GOMBERG: Why Unemployment Never Arrived
By Representative David Gomberg, House District 10 Hello Neighbors and Friends, By the Summer of 2020, our district was hurting. COVID had all but shut down the hospitality industry. We were suffering…
WORDS OF WISDOM: Taking the Long Way Around
EDITOR’S NOTE: As we are hearing from irritated locals and visitors alike about the Hwy. 131 closure, about blowing past roadblocks and ignoring “road closed” signs, here’s some insight from Neal. There…