Opinion

The OVA BOD Reflects Years-long Narratives, Now it is Time for Action

By James Foreman / April 24, 2018 /

Starting well before the election of 2017, and running through the equally contentious 2018 election, hundreds of OVA members have been personally influenced by very strong reactionary rhetoric and opinion. A myriad of elaborate stories could be had on the golf course, in one of the recreation center’s hot tubs, at a Candidate’s meet and…

Press Freedom vs. Corporate Requirements

By Yvonne Frauenfelder / April 18, 2018 /

A little over a month ago, Wednesday, March 14, I met with Kevin Hubred, our general manager, Martin Hirsch, Association attorney, Vice President Greg Goodwin and James Foreman, immediate past chair of the Communications Committee, to talk about the future of the Oakmont News. The Board of Directors, on March 6, had given authority to Kevin to…

Should the OVA Turn Its Back on Social Media?

By Michael Connolly / April 10, 2018 /

At the new Board’s organizational meeting on Tuesday April 3, Director Marianne Neufeld requested a future agenda item for the next board meeting on April 17: “I would like to see us discuss the policy that was passed to use Nextdoor as our venue for announcements and what-have-you.”   Most of the new board members…