My name is Brian Halvorsen and I’ve lived in Rockaway Beach for almost six years. A few years ago, I met city councilor Kristine Hayes and we have since talked at length…
Category: Op-Ed
Tillamook County Pioneer’s QUESTIONS FOR CANDIDATES Series – Nov. 2020: Tillamook PUD Directors – Subdivision 1 and Subdivision 3
OIOpublisher #3 – The Tillamook County Pioneer’s Questions for the Candidates – November 2020 series. We will post the candidates answers in all the state and local races. These questions were gathered…
Former Ethics Commission Chair Backs Kim Thatcher for Secretary of State
To the Editor, I write this letter in support of Kim Thatcher for Secretary of State. Although I am a registered Libertarian, I am crossing party lines and will vote for Kim…
The Bond Measure for NCRD….. is not just about the pool, it is about who we are as a Community!
We ask for your support and do so with the compete understanding that timing is never quite right and for some we are asking a lot…. The good news is that the…
REPLY TO: Marc Johnson – The Relentless Negativity of Politics: A Tea Party in Manzanita, really?
By: Gerald W Wineinger First, Marc, I want to thank you for the great work you do for our community. Your letter hits the mark about all the negativity in elections. Manzanita…
Tillamook County Pioneer’s QUESTIONS FOR CANDIDATES Series – Nov. 2020: Tillamook County Sheriff Candidates – Gordon McCraw and Josh Brown
#2 -The Tillamook County Pioneer’s Questions for the Candidates – November 2020 series. We will post the candidates answers in all the state and local races. These questions were gathered from a…
The Relentless Negativity of Politics
By Marc C. Johnson I’ve been participating in and observing politics and politicians for most of my adult life. I served as a press secretary and chief of staff to a governor…
Vote for Change
In a democracy, we citizens have the right to ask questions, receive clear honest answers, then make our voting choices. We deserve transparency in council decision making, opportunity for more public input…
OP/ED: SUZANNE WEBER WANTS TO REPEAL THE STUDENT SUCCESS ACT, CUT SCHOOL FUNDING BY 1 BILLION DOLLARS
(From Debbie Boothe-Schmidt Campaign – 10/16/20) Suzanne Weber is scrambling to cover up and defend her record of supporting massive cuts to education funding. Here is the fact in regards to her…
OP/ED: WEBER CAMPAIGN ACCUSES DEBBIE BOOTHE-SCHMIDT CAMPAIGN OF LYING TO VOTERS
(From Suzanne Weber’s campaign – 10/16/20) This week Debbie Boothe-Schmidt was forced to remove attack ads after local voters caught her campaign using the public airwaves to spread lies. Boothe-Schmidt’s campaign has…