All of us seek integrity, talent, and courage in our leaders so we can have effective policies. Indivisible North Coast Oregon (INCO) is a grassroots group based in Clatsop County and is…
Category: Op-Ed
OCEANSIDE Incorporation Conversation – The last word
OIOpublisher It was a little more than a year ago that the ONA Board introduced the topic of incorporation to Oceansiders as an alternative to continuing under the governance of the Tillamook…
OCEANSIDE INCORPORATION: Enough Bickering
By Oceanside True Friends PAC The other day the petitioners for incorporating Oceanside sent an email with a shouting subject line: ENOUGH BICKERING ABOUT INCORPORATION! Wow. Did their “caps lock” button get…
NEHALEM CANDIDATE MEET & GREET: Delights & Disappointments
By Lucy Brook, Nehalem resident & voter I was disappointed in our Meet & Greet for two reasons. I was delighted for two reasons, as follows. REASONS FOR DISAPPOINTMENT 1) Only two…
Support for Laity & Busch
When I look at the names in the upcoming election, a tune keeps going through my head. Just over fifty years ago a new band took to the stage and TV with…
OCEANSIDE INCOROPORATION: A tale of two campaigns – “Optimism and smarts” vs. “confuse the voters”
Early in the Oceanside incorporation campaign, a team of incorporation opponents received an e-mail from Yuriy Chanba, the founder of “Oceanside True Friends.” It contained this surprising suggestion: “Finally, a curveball to…
OCEANSIDE INCORPORATION: Remember Why You Live Here!
From Oceanside True Friends Both sides on Oceanside incorporation have been sending op-eds and letters-to-the-editor (LTEs) to the County’s two newspapers, the Headlight-Herald and the Tillamook County Pioneer. Assertions and rebuttals on…
LETTER TO EDITOR: Reminder about support for failed Manzanita City Hall bond measure
The attached ad is a reminder as you receive your ballot this week to vote for new Manzanita city council members. It was published prior to the November 5, 2019 bond measure….
TILLAMOOK COUNTY SHERIFF’S OFFICE: Measure 114
From Joshua Brown, Tillamook County Sheriff Oregon Voters’ Pamphlets are now arriving in the mail. As always, I urge you to read the entirety of each measure before casting your vote. I…
Vote for Charles McNeilly for Mayor of Rockaway Beach
My husband Ole and I have lived in Rockaway Beach for a very long time. We have seen a lot of changes and Mayors over those years. For a while now, I…