Today is the day that traditionally, we used to dress up our children in their new Easter clothes, then go to church, followed by a grand Easter dinner with family and friends…
Category: Op-Ed
In response to David McCall’s Op/Ed: Democracy and Public Service
By Bill Baertlein, Chair Tillamook County Board of Commissioners I appreciate the opportunity to set the record straight. The Tillamook Board of County Commissioners (BOCC) is bound by Oregon Public Meetings Law…
Drew’s Delayed Editorial: CORONAVIRUS VS. CINEMA
By Andrew Jenck The Wuhan Coronavirus has disrupted the film release schedule more drastically than anything in the past few decades. You’ve probably heard by now that major film releases have been…
Healthcare in the Time of Coronavirus
By Mary Faith Bell (Nehalem, OR) This is a very stressful time for healthcare personnel; they’re on the frontlines of an unprecedented public health crisis, putting their own health at risk in…
Words of Wisdom: Connecting and Creating
By Neal Lemery This time of quarantine, social distancing, staying home is a new order in society. Our social connections can become frayed, even severed. The many events of daily life have…
Op/Ed: Democracy and Public Service
By David McCall, Candidate for Tillamook County Commissioner Position #2 COVID-19 has brought some faults in our society to the forefront. Facebook is full of memes about hoarding toilet paper, and the…
In my opinion … Tough Questions for Local Healthcare about Supplies, Readiness
EDITOR’S NOTE: It would be irresponsible to just publish this op/ed without seeking out answers to the questions that Kalie King Savage raises below, which is what we did. And you’ll see…
Some Words from Sheriff Candidate Gordon McCraw
By Gordon McCraw, Candidate for Tillamook County Sheriff As many of you know, I am indeed running for Sheriff in this November’s Election. Normally, a candidate would be talking about himself, his…
Hunkering Down
By Neal Lemery The morning drizzle finds me inside, sorting and organizing, rediscovering my writing space. Long neglected filing cabinets and piles of papers are now getting sorted. I have a number…
Campaigning in the time of COVID
During this time when our world and our community are living through a global pandemic, our local elections are not necessarily on the top of our minds. And yet, thanks to Oregon’s…
