By Scott Gordon, Friend of Tillamook Bay When young salmon and steelhead leave the five rivers that feed Tillamook Bay, they do not simply sprint from freshwater to the Pacific. They pause,…
Category: Op-Ed
OP/ED: Flexible Transparency – The New Thing for Manzanita City Council
By Randy Kugler City officials during this year’s budget meetings discussed the millions of dollars in the General Fund Unappropriated Ending Fund Balance (UEFB). The importance of the UEFB is in the…
Let’s Talk Tillamook: Tourism
An interview with Dan Haag, Interim Executive Director of Visit Tillamook Coast Dan Haag joins Shaena Peterson on Let’s Talk Tillamook to discuss the state of coastal tourism in Tillamook County amid…
OP/ED: How I voted and why
EDITOR’S NOTE: If you haven’t voted, please do – election day is Tuesday May 19, 2026. It’s too late to put your ballot in the mail, you must drop your ballot off…
BUTCH’S BLOG: “I Read the News Today, Oh Boy” *
By Butch Freedman Trump’s in China with all his billionaire buddies and a gazillion Chinese, who probably would be happy to see him fall on his face. Which he will likely do…
OP/ED: The approaching Election and Taxes
By Nicole Stevens Here in Oregon we’re going into an election season where taxes are the hot topic, and, let’s face it, nobody is a fan of taxes. Taxes are a necessary…
OP/ED: I want a break from Trump
By Lindy Cady I want a break from Trump’s atrocities. Everyday I wake up to hear yet another announcement about a citizen denial, a budget cut, an accusation and threat to an…
LETTER TO EDITOR: Vote Alex Hamalian for Circuit Court Judge
To the Editor: Alex Hamalian has the broad range of life and legal experience that I look for in a judge. Over the course of his career, he has handled many complex…
Four good reasons to vote for Mary Faith Bell for County Commissioner!
A vote for Mary Faith Bell is a vote for the Tillamook County Library. Mary Faith is a fierce defender of our library system and its director. The people supporting her MAGA…
Why You Should Vote YES on Measure 120 to Increase Road Funding
I just read Robin Kostrikin’s letter to the editor expressing her argument against the proposed gas tax increase. While I agree with several of her positions, I am FOR the gas tax…
