To the editor: Tillamook County Commissioner Mary Faith Bell is an exemplary public servant – deeply informed, collaborative, compassionate, experienced and dedicated. Mary Faith has our enthusiastic support as she seeks reelection…
Category: Letters to the Editor
In Support of Commissioner Bell
As a county resident and citizen volunteer, I have worked with Commissioner Bell on economic development and affordable housing issues for a number of years. I have always been impressed with her…
LETTER TO EDITOR: Calling out the Con Man
Nothing is too outrageous for our Con Man In Chief. While eagerly embracing the religious right wing, on Easter Sunday this false Christian skipped church to play golf and post profanity laced…
“Targeting Iran” – Locally made anti-war documentary
12 years ago, Chuck Mclaughlin of Nehalem brought writer David Barsamian to the Hoffman Center in Manzanita as part of David’s TARGETING IRAN book tour. I met David, and, I had seen…
GOODNESS NEWS: Kindness of Strangers Times Two in Tillamook
In today’s polarized world, the kindness of strangers is a welcome reminder that people are generally good and the humanity that binds us all. My family was recently on the receiving end…
Proud of President?
To the Editor, How proud we can all be of our president. Now we can add “War Criminal” to con man, felon, and rapist in his bio. Trump has launched an illegal…
War is not a Video Game
Mr. Trump: War is not a video game in real time for your entertainment. It is young men and women going into battle and leaving with missing arms and legs. It is…
What’s next?
Under the current administration we’ve become used to expecting the worst. Every day the news bombards us with terrible stories about ICE, DOJ, statements from the White House, endless litigation and seeing…
Call to Leaders to Recognize Needs of Rural Areas, Impact of Funding Cuts
As a resident of a small town, I am writing to express concern about the growing challenges our communities face and to encourage greater attention to the needs of rural areas. Small…
LETTER TO EDITOR: Response to Senator Merkley E-Mail “Upholding my oath”
Mon. Feb. 2, 2026 To: Senator Jeff Merkley <Senator_Merkley@merkley.senate.gov> Thank you for your efforts and all that you do Senator Merkley and with regard to the many crimes being committed with the blessings of…