Now is the time to vote for our community of House District 32 and not for just a rubber stamp of Portland politicians. Suzanne Weber has my support and my vote because she will always STAND UP for the North Coast. I am a proud member of United Steelworkers Local 1097[Read More…]
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Letters to the Editor: House District 32
Letter to the Editor: Elect Suzanne Weber to HD 32 Marlene Acker is a Nehalem resident Our law enforcement officers are under attack. One only need turn on the news or read the newspaper to see it. While it is easy to dismiss these attacks as Portland’s problem, the hate[Read More…]
Letter to the Editor: Elect Debbie Booth-Schmidt for Oregon House District 32
Debbie Boothe-Schmidt. Photo courtesy of the Boothe-Schmidt campaign. Bob Westerberg is an Astoria resident. Debbie Boothe-Schmidt is running for Oregon House District 32, representing western Washington county, and the north Oregon Coast. As the owner of a small business In Astoria, Debbie understands that small businesses drive our economy. She will fight for them[Read More…]
Letter To The Editor: You Are Moving Here For A Reason
Letter to the Editor from Cynthia Malkowski, a Seaside resident. To those of you who are moving to the North Coast in order to flee unrest and high taxation, I would like to ask you to kindly vote for candidates this November who will continue to protect the peaceful quality[Read More…]
Letter to the Editor: Elect George Kiepke
Photo: George Kiepke, courtesy George Kiepke. Elect George Kiepke, Oregon House Representative District 32. Healthy environment. Healthy economies. Healthy communities. We must address the pressing issues, we need independent, thoughtful leaders focused on common sense and shared values. Strong families build strong economies. Working families need secure family and living[Read More…]
Letter to the Editor: Let voters decide on cap and trade
A log truck parks in front of Oregon’s capitol in June 2019 at a Timber Unity protest. Photo: Kevin Magwood By Adam Lardy, Buxton resident, Vice President and founding board member of Timber Unity I never thought my voice mattered in politics and so I wasn’t involved much. It seemed the[Read More…]
Letter to the Editor: Sen. Wyden Supported Rural Oregon
The West Oregon Electric Co-op offices in Vernonia. Photo: Chas Hundley Thank you to Senator Ron Wyden for listening to Oregon’s electric cooperatives and fighting tirelessly to add important legislation to the 2020 spending bill. The bill included a provision known as the RURAL Act, which protects electric cooperatives from[Read More…]
Letter to the Editor: Rural Oregon at Risk
The West Oregon Electric Co-op offices in Vernonia. Photo: Chas Hundley For the past 75 years Oregon’s electric cooperatives like West Oregon Electric Cooperative have provided our members affordable, reliable electricity. Sometimes that’s not easy. WOEC experienced four FEMA events in the last 6 years, leaving consumers without power, causing[Read More…]
Letter to the Editor: Erika Paleck for WOEC board
The West Oregon Electric Co-op offices in Vernonia. Photo: Chas Hundley Dear Fellow WOEC Member/Owners, long power outages are dangers to our health, livelihoods and quality of life. Board of Directors’ policy and priorities are crucial aspects of how this is managed. I am running for the District 5 Board of[Read More…]
Letter to the editor: West Oregon Electric Co-op elections
The West Oregon Electric Co-op offices in Vernonia. Photo: Chas Hundley You will soon be receiving your invitation to West Oregon Electrics annual meeting. This year they are celebrating the 75th year anniversary. You will also be asked to vote for 2 Board Member positions in District 2 and District[Read More…]