Letters

Im just an old man. I am not a Republican, Democrat or Independent. Yet I feel the need to answer the March 19 “irreparable damage” letter. There has to be some thought and facts put into this…

Joe Goffman, President Biden’s assistant administrator of the Environmental Protection Administration’s Office of Air and Radiation is attempting to sneak around Congress a further tightening …

I would like to acknowledge and thank the many volunteers that are helping to get Clatsop County vaccinated! The organization was much improved for my second vaccination and I am in awe at the…

I want to extend a huge thank you to the health care workers and staff at Coastal Family Healthcare, who volunteered their time on Sunday so that I, along with many others, could get the Johns…

The coronavirus pandemic has underscored the importance of medical research. As Congress addresses the needs of our nation’s most vulnerable, they’re also working to address another disease af…

Congress has finally passed legislation to provide much needed and long awaited assistance that Americans have been desperately waiting for since last year. Not one Republican voted for this l…

I am in mourning. I mourn the passing of American exceptionalism. I was taught at an early age to embrace the concept of our special form of government based on the rule of law. I believed tha…

I am very saddened and very upset with Sunset Empire Park and Recreation District last meeting report. You have failed to live up to the high caring and helping standards of the people of our area.

We all want the coronavirus pandemic to be over, but do we know the most effective, fastest way to do that? We have to increase global access to safe and effective vaccines.

I just attended a board workshop on Broadway Middle School last night. I try to attend any board function as I plan to be a candidate for the Sunset Empire Park and Recreation District board i…

I am very grateful to have received my first vaccination shot today, being a health care practitioner.

The Save Our Stages Act was passed to provide financial assistance to theaters. Unfortunately, it inadvertently excludes community theaters whose actors are volunteers, as opposed to paid, per…

Improving lives in other countries will protect us as well. For those who worry about the border protection of our country, the best way to help protect our country is to better the lives of t…

Seaside High School Associated Student Body and class officers put on events Dec. 14 through 18 to help spread holiday cheer through the unprecedented times 2020 brought.

As I was watching the storm waves today at 12:45 p.m. today, I saw the most interesting thing. A large drifting tree with its roots still attached was being rolled up the sand by the heavy sur…

The Sunset Empire Park and Recreation District Board of Directors approved the purchase of the Broadway Middle School in their closed session of Dec. 28. What surprises me is how they can move…

It seems that vacation rental owners have forgotten that they are operating businesses in residential zoning, and that it is a privilege, not a right.

In response to a letter to the editor from members of the Seaside Vacation Rental Association.

Serving on a government board is very difficult. The knowledge required is immense plus the time to research and analyze all sides of an issue. The role may also lead to sleepless nights tryin…

This letter was sent to members of the Seaside School District Board of Directors. It is printed at the writers’ request.

In 2018, Sunset Empire Park and Recreation District tried to expand, putting a $20 million bond to the voters. It was defeated 2 to 1.

Dear Seaside Mayor and City Council,

Thank you Randy Frank and Tita Montero for your informative guest column articles. 

Purchase of the Broadway Middle School: why purchase the school when it has been deemed unsafe and there is a new school out of the tsunami zone? We all know that people are struggling to make…

We are concerned taxpayers about the proposed purchase of Broadway Middle School by the Sunset Empire Park and Recreation District.

It has been my intent not to go through too much detail on all the discussions I had in trying to promote the school as a city center but the disingenuous response of Mayor Matt Brown and the …

I am opposed to the SEPRD purchasing Broadway Middle School.

As taxpayers living within the Sunset Empire Park and Recreation Sistrict, we are concerned with the proposed purchase of the Broadway Middle School property.

My son is a 2018 graduate of Seaside High School and my daughter is a junior this year. I've been to exciting football, soccer, volleyball, basketball, softball and baseball games, band concer…

Candidates should prioritize global response to COVID-19

Not wearing a mask is the new suicide, especially for depressed and fatalist people who don’t care about tomorrow. It is also the new racism, because minority people are hit hardest by the spread.

The decision whether or not to bear a child is central to a woman’s life, to her well-being and dignity. It is a decision she must make for herself. When the government controls that decision …

This letter was sent to members of the Sunset Empire Park and Recreation District board of directors. It is reprinted at the writer’s request.

I am writing in support of Adam Wood for Seaside City Council. Adam grew up on the Oregon Coast and knows the particular challenges that face citizens and business owners in coastal communitie…

If you want to know who to vote for state representative House District 32, Secretary of State, and Treasurer, I’d say follow the money trail. All campaign contributions are reported on the Or…

We are writing to endorse Paulina Cockrum for Gearhart City Mayor and Dan Jesse and Reita Fackerell for Gearhart City Council.

Why must Sunset Empire Park and Recreation District purchase the money pit Broadway Middle School? As other opinion writers have stated all of the sports facilities will be available in our ne…

This letter was sent to students and parents in the Seaside School District.

I have taught in state House District 32 for nine years where I helped students build skills so they can be successful wherever life takes them. I know the value of education, and I want legis…

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 Thatcher enthusiastically.

Clatsop County’s resiliency plan has no credibility with constituents who have been studying this project extensively, By the time we learned of the plan for our area, the county already had t…

I appreciate Sunset Empire Park and Recreation’s never-ending desire to expand its services and facilities. I also believe they are naïve to the excessive tax burden they place on the district…

There is no question we are living in unprecedented times. Our state faces so many issues that could be rectified if our elected legislators and officials would do the right thing.

I served as a nonpartisan county commissioner in Clatsop County for eight years. I know how hard you have to work to fight to make sure your community is heard when bigger, more affluent commu…