By Randy Kugler I recently requested both Councilor Campbell and the City Manager to include an Agenda item to allow the opportunity for citizens to ask questions and offer testimony on the adoption of…
Category: Op-Ed
Nedonna Beach Wave Development Violates Rockaway Beach Comprehensive Plan
Dear Editor, I am writing to express my concern about the proposed Nedonna Wave Development, which directly conflicts with the principles and policies outlined in Rockaway Beach’s 2007 Comprehensive Plan. Although the…
I’ve been thinking … I’m Mad as Hell!
By Jim Heffernan I’ve always thought of myself as “too cool” to ever feel kinship with Howard Beale in the iconic 1976 movie, “Network” but I’m there today. This last presidential election…
CALL TO ACTION: Attend City of Rockaway Beach Council Meeting Dec. 11 to Oppose Nedonna Wave Development
To the Editor of the Tillamook Pioneer, Here on the Tillamook County coast, many residents are concerned about the loss of wetlands, native woodlands, and pristine beaches that are major attractions to…
Tillamook County Giving Guide — Taking Care of Our Community, Focus Local with Giving
By Barbara McLaughlin The 8th annual Tillamook County Giving Guide is in all Tillamook County mail boxes! Additional copies will be available at select locations and it will be online at the…
MANZANITA WATER: Monthly Billing to Continue
By Randy Kugler Manzanita will keep monthly water billing. The story behind the election results however is the 224 voters who registered their disapproval of this Council decision. The Referendum provided an…
TILLAMOOK COUNTY GIVING GUIDE – We Need a Cover Image – PHOTO/ART CONTEST – Submit by 11/4/24
‘Tis the Season … and we are putting together the annual Tillamook County Giving Guide. Last year, we featured the wonderful “Tree of Life” drawings from the Sitka Arts project. This year,…
TRYING TO SEE: Hey, How’d We Get Here?
By Michael Randall In 1911, German-born sociologist Robert Michels described what he called “the Iron Law of Oligarchy” to which all human societies must succumb, including representative democracies like our own. The…
Rockaway Beach Residents Urged to Vote …
We have lived in Rockaway Beach for over 10 years and have watched it evolve from a small retirement and second-home town into a thriving tourist destination. We support our current mayor…
OP/ED: MANZANITA WATER Measure 29-179 – Is the Manzanita City Council Listening to Residents?
By Randy Kugler An anonymous individual or group has mailed a postcard to voters urging a YES vote on Referendum 29-179 to maintain the City’s monthly water billing. I have attempted to…