Response to Manzanita 2020 City Hall Researchers
By Randy Kugler My response to the City Hall researchers: The only issue I have ever raised was paying the City Manager and the Assistant City Manager 50% of their salaries from […]
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OP/ED: The science is clear: If we do nothing to address climate change …
We Oregonians want to be safe from devastating wildfires like the ones that are burning now. The science is clear: If we do nothing to address climate change, disasters like […]
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Transient Lodging Tax (TLT) Revenues Should Support Public Safety Services
By Bill Baertlein, Chair, Tillamook County Board of Commissioners Tillamook County has a population of approximately 26,000, which our first responders can barely provide services for. Tourism has increased year […]
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VIEW FROM HERE: Who will lead us through?
By Karen Olson Remember when the jigsaw puzzles were sold out? I miss the good old days of the COVID-19 pandemic, back in optimistic April, when we were just locking […]
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Tired of Coastal Parks Being Overrun? Call for Action – Contact OPRD, County Commissioners, State Reps
EDITOR’S NOTE: We have photos and videos showing the overcrowding, the parking issues and garbage problems, and so many reports of the rude behavior. Enough is enough. We need to […]
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Seasoned with Love: Please Stop Disrespecting Our Local Police
EDITOR’S NOTE: Things are different here. We support our local law enforcement as we understand the difficult jobs they have to do, and now, there is a whole other level […]
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OP/ED: Why aren’t we talking about this? Colleges/Universities “welcoming back” students in mere weeks as COVID cases rise
EDITOR’S NOTE: Here is the letter that my daughter, Kalli Swanson, wrote this week, and sent to the President of George Fox University, the state Board of Education and the […]
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OP/ED: An American Tragedy
By John Rogan In 2020 the world is facing two crises, global warming with long term consequences and the Covid-19 pandemic with short term consequences. Sadly for the world, we […]
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VIEW FROM HERE: What I didn’t know about Oregon, my Oregon
EDITOR’S NOTE: Karen provides an accurate overview of “what I didn’t know” about Oregon, and some helpful references and resources with links to learn more about the systemic racial issues […]
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Rebuttal to City of Manzanita Mayor’s Commentary about Local Citizen, City Council Candidate
By Gerald Wineinger The mayor has chosen to go in the mud to chastise Randy Kugler using city resources. Randy has done nothing, but have an insistence on the truth, […]
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