By Randy Kugler The City Manager did not provide any updates on the Classic Street project at the February Council meeting and the Council had no questions on the project’s progress. …
Category: Op-Ed
Let’s Talk Tillamook: Veteran’s Advocacy
A conversation with Dr. Ky Hunter CEO of ROC and Afghanistan Veterans of America January 23, 2026 Editor’s Note This Q&A is based on an interview with Dr. Ky Hunter CEO of…
Wisdom from the past and present – Can we learn from it?
By Thom Hartmann As we view the achievements of aggregated capital, we discover the existence of trusts, combinations, and monopolies, while the citizen is struggling far in the rear or is trampled…
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…
A POINT OF PERSONAL PRIVILEGE: Sunsets and Sewer Pipes
EDITOR’S NOTE: Here’s an installment from Tillamook County’s State Representative Cyrus Javadi’s Substack blog, “A Point of Personal Privilege.” Oregon legislator and local dentist, representing District 32, a focus on practical policies…
Letter to the Editor: Who are the Real Domestic Terrorists? This is Not What Americans Voted for
To the Editor: Americans are disgusted by trump’s cynical attempt to paint Minneapolis protesters as domestic terrorists. This is the same president who pardoned the thousands of armed thugs who desecrated our…
THE VIEW FROM HERE: Something We Love
By Roland Hughes I normally don’t pay a great deal of attention to politics, and I’m sure there are a few friends who are wondering if I’m okay. Yes, I’m fine. But…
STAND STRONG, STAND TOGETHER, LET YOUR VOICE BE HEARD TO PROTECT OUR COMMUNITY AND AMERICAN VALUES
By Sandy Johnson One positive aspect of having a “slow” season on the coast is that our residents and business owners have more time to visit, one on one. I have taken…
Liberal? Libertarian? How about Plowshare Conservative?
By Watt Childress When a liberal friend recently called me a libertarian, I bristled. If I thought she was a libertarian, I would have taken it as a compliment.But yeah, she’s right….
BUTCH’S BLOG: My Day Off From the World
By Butch Freedman I’m having a hard time focusing these days, feeling too distracted by the awful events continually fired at our collective consciousness every day. It feels like a nightmare I…