OP/ED: Manzanita’s Cultural Divide
By Ellis Conklin A contentious Manzanita City Council meeting took place earlier this month regarding the cost, size and location of the village’s new City Hall. The debate that ensued, […]
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OP/ED – PEACE OUT LOUD: Honoring Jaime
By Romy Carver Today is my birthday. It’s supposed to be “my day,” but I’d like to share it with someone special. I recently learned that I had a birthday […]
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OP/ED: Some Thoughts on “Pride Month” – Embrace All Differences
By Andrew Jenck Many will point to their religious beliefs when advocating against trans rights and gender identity. God created male and female, hence there are only two genders. But […]
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PEACE OUT LOUD: Juneteenth
By Romy Carver On Thursday, June 17, 2021, President Biden signed legislation which was overwhelmingly passed by the House and Senate, making Juneteenth a federal holiday. Juneteenth commemorates the end […]
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OP/ED – Portland: Rip City to Dump City
By Ellis Conklin We drove into Portland a couple of weekends ago. We needed an urban fix, a 48-hour jolt of coffee houses, bookstores, fancy dine-in restaurants, and the general […]
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OP/ED: Life after the election
By Constance Shimek, candidate for North County Recreation District Board Thank you again for joining in the tough conversations we all had during this NCRD Position #5 election. Special thanks […]
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OP/ED: NCRD — What’s best for the community, for the people?
By Laura Swanson Politics is a dirty business, a popularity contest, wrapped up in a talent show. We must wade through all the rhetoric and rah-rah-rah to determine who these […]
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Insight – On Mothers
EDITOR’S NOTE: With Mother’s Day coming on Sunday, we have a theme here today, and Thank You Donald Roddy for sharing this very timely “insight”. Take mom for a walk, […]
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OP/ED: Re-elect Manderson and Troxel to Tillamook School Board
By Kris Lachenmeier As a Tillamook School Board member for 10 years, and Board Chair for the last 2 years, I wanted to share my first-hand experience working with Eva […]
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THE VIEW FROM HERE: Friday, the Thirteenth, Twenty-Twenty
EDITOR’S NOTE: About a year ago, the Governor issued the stay at home orders and Tillamook County recorded it’s first case of coronavirus on March 26, 2020. Here is a […]
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