Letters - Page 11

To the editor: Sunday evening’s fire south of Waldport caused by fireworks rekindled memories of the night of July 2, 2022, when aerial fireworks exploded over the beach a block from my home in the Bayshore community north of Waldport. A few minutes later, fire erupted behind a nearby house on Oceania Drive. I hurried to alert the young couple

To the editor: VIA Oregon Coalition, the leading advocacy group representing short-term rental homeowners on the Central Oregon coast, strongly opposes the proposed 300 percent fee increase for short-term rental license annual renewals in Lincoln County. This exorbitant jump in fees, coupled with recent overreaching laws, threatens the future viability of short-term rentals in the county. The proposed fee increase

To the editor: This is an open letter to Sen. Dick Anderson, R-Lincoln City. Thank you for your prompt reply to my email about your attendance at work during the walkout by your colleagues. I am glad you have had only one unexcused absence this session. Yet your constituents need you to do more. Merely deciding not to walk out

To the editor: Each week in Lincoln County, juries make decisions that change lives. They provide justice for victims and families, ensure that businesses honor their obligations, award damages to people injured through the negligence of others, and determine whether an individual will be imprisoned or set free. This fundamental pillar of our democracy — the right to a trial

To the editor: My name is Maggie Rivers, and I was the manager for the Port of Alsea for 21 years. During that time, I had the privilege and pleasure of working with commissioners Rob Bishop and Jan Power for many years.  I know that these commissioners have a deep commitment to our local community, and to the Port district

To the editor: I was a vendor at the Yachats Farmers Market for over two years. I never had any issues with the market. I took a year off during Covid and reapplied last year only to have my application rejected. When I spoke to the market manager about the reason for the rejection he told me there was nothing

To the editor: A public meeting was held in Waldport on Thursday to discuss the fate of Don Lindly Park along Oregon Highway 34 on the south side of the Alsea River, across from Canal Creek Road.  It is an unpretentious, low impact public space. The public entities involved are the Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife, the Oregon Marine

To the editor: This May, Lincoln County residents have the opportunity to vote yes on a trades training bond at Oregon Coast Community College. Now is the time to add training facilities in Lincoln County that will support career training in skilled trades needed locally and statewide, such as welding/fabrication, construction, maritime engineering, mechatronics and other vocational trades. Providing these

To the editor: Yachats is magical place blessed with an abundance of natural beauty to enjoy. While everyone appreciates the magnificent Pacific Ocean to the west and Cape Perpetua to the south, one of the things that many people fail to realize is our magnificent nighttime sky. We are a small community and in some areas of town you can

To the editor: Lincoln County legislators Sen. Dick Anderson, R-Lincoln City and Rep. David Gomberg, D-Otis, are among sponsors of a horrible bill that would rob consumers who suffer terrible injuries of the ability to sue river raft trip operators, ski areas, companies that rent mountain bikes and other recreation outfitters for ordinary negligence. When I was younger, I paid