OP/ED: The Rules of the Game
By Kim Rosenberg I understand why people are upset about the proposed Steeplejack Brewpub/arcade/”hotel” (in Manzanita). Even folks who welcome a new place to eat burgers and drink fancy beer […]
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OCEANSIDE Incorporation Conversation – The last word
It was a little more than a year ago that the ONA Board introduced the topic of incorporation to Oceansiders as an alternative to continuing under the governance of the […]
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OCEANSIDE INCORPORATION: Enough Bickering
By Oceanside True Friends PAC The other day the petitioners for incorporating Oceanside sent an email with a shouting subject line: ENOUGH BICKERING ABOUT INCORPORATION! Wow. Did their “caps lock” […]
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NEHALEM CANDIDATE MEET & GREET: Delights & Disappointments
By Lucy Brook, Nehalem resident & voter I was disappointed in our Meet & Greet for two reasons. I was delighted for two reasons, as follows. REASONS FOR DISAPPOINTMENT 1) […]
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OCEANSIDE INCOROPORATION: A tale of two campaigns – “Optimism and smarts” vs. “confuse the voters”
Early in the Oceanside incorporation campaign, a team of incorporation opponents received an e-mail from Yuriy Chanba, the founder of “Oceanside True Friends.” It contained this surprising suggestion: “Finally, a […]
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OCEANSIDE INCORPORATION: Remember Why You Live Here!
From Oceanside True Friends Both sides on Oceanside incorporation have been sending op-eds and letters-to-the-editor (LTEs) to the County’s two newspapers, the Headlight-Herald and the Tillamook County Pioneer. Assertions and […]
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OCEANSIDE INCORPORATION: Oceanside City Hall/offices/trailer discussion…
From Oceanside True Friends, PAC ID#22336 We reflected on many deficiencies of the proposed city of Oceanside in our other articles – roads, STR management and enforcement, policing, liability in […]
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OP/ED: Comparing State Rep. Candidates – Head to Head – I’m Voting Laity
By Jim Heffernan It’s not often that I am personally acquainted with a candidate for public office. This election cycle, I have the privilege to be personally acquainted with Logan […]
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OP/ED: Showing Who We Are
By Kim Rosenberg During this election season, I’ve met with all three of the candidates for (Manzanita) council, and not one of them is a serial killer or abuses small […]
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Indigenous People’s Day: Call for Garibaldi Maritime Museum to Remove Captain Gray’s Statue from Prominent Location
By Kristin Koptiuch Today Oregon celebrates Indigenous People’s Day, honoring the contributions that native peoples have made to the U.S., particularly contributions of Oregon’s nine federally recognized tribes to the […]
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