EDITOR’S NOTE: As we are hearing from irritated locals and visitors alike about the Hwy. 131 closure, about blowing past roadblocks and ignoring “road closed” signs, here’s some insight from Neal. There…
Category: Op-Ed
OP/ED: More Than a Neighborly Imposition…Much More
By Dave Benneth, Neskowin OK. I admit it. We impose on our neighbors. When we’re gone, we’ve asked Joanie to feed our cat and Christi to water our flowers. We reciprocate when…
Tillamook County Democrats Condemns Anti-Semitism, Calls for Community Unity
July 19, 2022 Dear Citizens of Tillamook County: The horror of anti-semitism has returned to our community. We have no reason at this point to believe that more than one person was…
Ranked Choice Voting: Is It In Our Future?
by Neal Lemery Ranked choice voting (RCV) is the new popular trend in American politics these days. In August, Washington State primary voters will choose their candidates in their primary using this…
Candidates Busch and Laity Respond to Anti-Semitic Flyers Distributed in Tillamook
Tillamook July 13, 2022 – In response to anti-Semitic flyers passed around the Tillamook community, Logan Laity and Melissa Busch issued the following statement: “We believe that love always triumphs over hate.”…
PEACE OUT LOUD: Roe v Wade
By Romy Carver I am really sick and tired of the woman shaming I am seeing over abortion. I have read the saddest and most heartbreaking stories shared by women who never…
OP/ED: On Human Rights, Faith and the Grief of a Nation
By Mary Faith Bell On the infamous Friday after the Supreme Court decision to reverse Roe vs Wade was announced, I ran into a friend at the farmers market. My friend is…
LETTER TO THE EDITOR: Help Betsy Run
This November, I hope to vote for Betsy Johnson to become Oregon’s next Governor. I say “hope” because she needs our help to get on the ballot. Running as an unaffiliated candidate,…
OP/ED: WILL PROPOSED MANZANITA LOFTS HOTEL PUT MANZANITA LINKS AT RISK?
By Deb Simmons Did you know that the City Council has the final say in rulings made by the PlanningCommission? At the Planning Commission meeting on June 20th, emotional and concerned citizens…
Kudos to Manzanita Planning Commission for Rejecting Hotel Project
I have often noted where I think the city leaders have fallen short. So, I’d like to take this opportunity to say that, in its meeting this week, the Planning Commission got…
