EDITOR’S NOTE: I saw the first video when I accidentally clicked on it just hours after it happened, and I was stunned. Then came the onslaught of fake, AI, edited videos. When…
Category: Op-Ed
BUTCH’S BLOG: Community Counts
By Butch Freedman I grew up in a big city (Philadelphia) and spent most of my life as an urban dweller. And, for the most part, I enjoyed city life, even with…
Let’s Talk Tillamook: The State of Childcare on the North Coast
A conversation with Eva Manderson, Director of Childcare Resource & Referral (Northwest Regional ESD) January 2026 Q: Eva, tell us about your background. A: I started out with a degree in animal…
A POINT OF PERSONAL PRIVILEGE: You Didn’t See What You Think You Saw
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…
BUTCH’S BLOG: My Political Heroes
By Butch Freedman In this frightening period of time where our political “leaders” demonstrate their disregard of all legal and moral guidelines, I feel the need to remember those former politicians who…
Butch’s Blog: Red Meat
By Butch Freedman My wife and I recently decided to give up red meat. We’ll eat more fish, and go vegetarian some days. Health, you know. It’s important at our advancing age….
OP/ED: Who Are We?
By Kim and Mark Cavatorta It’s the season for celebrating love and kinship, but really every season of the year we celebrate love of family, friends, and neighbors. That’s what makes us…
Dear Congress: Venezuela
What I wrote to my congresswoman and senators this morning: I stand in opposition to the illegal attack and occupation of Venezuela, and the kidnapping of the country’s president, all without congressional…
THE BUTCH BLOG: What I’m Hoping For
By Butch Freedman So, here we are—2026. Scary but hopeful. If you’re still hanging on. Which I am, though with great trepidation. 2025 was such a brutal and outrageous slide for the…
COAST TIME – VIDEO RETROSPECTIVE 2025 – FALL; LINKS TO RETROSPECTIVE 2025 VIDEOS
COAST TIME in partnership with the Tillamook County Pioneer proudly present RETROSPECTIVE 2025. This edition FALL 2025 covers the stories and events that shaped life here on the North Oregon Coast in…