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 history, culture,…
Category: Op-Ed
Cindy Kay Gregory for Rockaway Beach City Council position 4
OIOpublisher My name is Diane Weatherwax and I have been a full-time resident of Rockaway Beach since 2017. I write in support of Cindy Kay Gregory for Rockaway Beach City Council position…
Recognize Reality – Cast your vote for Tina Kotek, not Betsy Johnson
To the Editor Many of us have known and appreciated Betsy Johnson for many years. She has worked hard, provided good constituent service for our Tillamook communities and her middle of the…
OCEANSIDE TRUE FRIENDS? REALLY???
The following three people are running for Oceanside’s City Council should the measure to incorporate pass: Bruce Jaeger, Cynthia Miller, and Craig Wakefield. Interestingly they are opposed to incorporating Oceanside. Given their…
Logan Laity is an Opportunity for HD 32
Logan Laity is an opportunity for all of the citizens living in State House District 32. Logan is knowledgeable: He has taken the time to meet a broad range of District 32…
Oregon Governor race: “Betsy is the real deal.”
September 30, 2022 To the Editor: As election day in Oregon draws near, we’ve heard candidates’ positions on nearly all the issues of the day. Homelessness, crime, Covid, abortion, the urban-rural divide,…
OP/ED: Let’s Change Our Minds, Not Just Our Underwear
By Kim Rosenberg, Manzanita resident It’s easy to be discouraged some days. It’s easy to think that all the problems we face are too big, that what we as individuals do, doesn’t…
Drew’s Editorials: TO INFINITY AND SOMEWHERE …
By Andrew Jenck This month gave us D23, a convention by the Walt Disney Company revealing various film, television, and theme park projects. While many were anticipating new Marvel and Star Wars…
OCEANSIDE INCORPORATION: Stop the wannabe machine, Vote No
By Oceanside True Friends PAC Is it possible for an unincorporated area to have a political “machine”? If Oceanside doesn’t have one, it’s not for lack of trying. On October 30, 2021,…
OCEANSIDE INCORPORATION – A RESPONSE TO OCEANSIDE TRUE FRIENDS PAC SEPTEMBER 27, 2022 LETTER
By Oceansiders United With another day comes another attempt by Oceanside True Friends (“OTF”) to fearmonger and mislead Oceanside voters into a house of mirrors that is divorced from the reality we…