‘Around the NorthWest’ Archives

A Hill To Die On

This may indeed be that “line-in-the-sand” moment for American Catholics and Christians in general. This Administration intends to subjugate you. The state will determine your conscience. Make no mistake about it. They intend to eliminate conscience as a religious [Read More]

At What Price Newt?

I’m sure many people don’t run for office because they have skeletons in the closet. Some don’t run because they don’t want their skeletons to be revealed. And there are even some who humbly feel that their still hidden transgressions render them unworthy to stand [Read More]

MOO County News Update: Simple Lesson For A Taliban: Don’t Piss Off A Marine

Simple Lesson For A Taliban: Don’t Piss Off A Marine Jim Welsh   • Sunday, January 15, 2012 General Ulysses S. Grant’s three word description of war (“War is hell“) is still history’s most succinct description of what occurs when the savage beast that lurks [Read More]

Time to Rethink the Library Levy

Jim Welsh   • Friday, January 06, 2012 Last November the voters of Tillamook County voted down a proposal for a 45 cent tax levy for road maintenance. I was one of those who reluctantly supported the levy. I say reluctantly because my support by no means meant that I [Read More]

NCRD Planning a New Bond Measure?

Jim Welsh   • Tuesday, January 10, 2012 The North County Recreation District (NCRD) is having a Workshop on Thursday, January 12, at 6 PM to discuss plans for future operations and capital outlays. The announcement caught my eye when I read that a bond measure would be [Read More]

Thinking Outside the Tillamook County Box

Let's start with expanding the Board of Commissioners from three to five members: Currently Tillamook County has three commissioners elected at-large. That is, each commissioner represents and is elected by the entire county. [Read More]

Bonamici, Cornilles in the 1st

In the primary to pick nominees in the special congressional election, voters have an opportunity to strengthen the district’s D.C. presence In the contest to replace the departed David Wu as congressman from Oregon’s 1st District, voters may not have a high [Read More]

Occupy Portland Sings “F*** The USA” Jim Welsh   •  http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=OeuGx8PplAo#t=0s Monday, October 17, 2011 Readers of the main stream press in Oregon will probably not have seen this video of how Occupy Portland [Read More]

Whatever Oregon’s trying to communicate, it’s costing you millions

View full sizeMike Zachino/The OregonianThis is a billboard advertising the Oregon State Lottery. Situated on U.S. 30, it helps illustrate the ways in which the state spends money to sell certain images and concepts to the public. Oregon is cutting programs that serve poor [Read More]

Getting A Charge Out of ODOT

Coast River Business Journal is a monthly publication that I very much enjoy reading each month. It has articles about coast businesses stretching from the Long Beach Peninsula to Lincoln City. If its about business you’ll probably find it in its pages. The latest issue, [Read More]