EDITOR’S NOTE: Mike Randall’s call to haiku (see link below) reminded me that Barbara McLaughlin had shared Chuck McLaughlin’s haikus at his celebration of life, and I had always wanted to enshrine…
GOODNESS NEWS: Kindness of Strangers Times Two in Tillamook
In today’s polarized world, the kindness of strangers is a welcome reminder that people are generally good and the humanity that binds us all. My family was recently on the receiving end…
HOFFMAN CENTER WONDER GARDEN: Manzanita Day Celebration March 31st
By mayoral proclamation, March 31 is Manzanita Day, a celebration of the shrub for which our town is named! Join us for this annual community event featuring a live raffle drawing and the…
BUTCHE’S BLOG: Some More Good Stuff
By Butch Freedman As the world appears to crater around us, and our president drags us closer and closer to the abyss, I find myself ever more in need of escape. Here…
MANY THINGS CONSIDERED: It Keeps Happening
“You can fool too many people, too much of the time.” ― James Thurber By Marc C. Johnson In 1974 a reporter for New Times magazine surveyed 200 congressional staffers, some members of Congress…
OBITUARY: John Michael Rieger – May 28, 1946 – March 19, 2026
John Michael Rieger was born in Tillamook, Oregon on May 28, 1946. He passed away on March 19, 2026, at the age of 79. His family was his greatest pride. He was…
TILLAMOOK PEOPLE’S UTILITY DISTRICT April 2026 Meetings
The Tillamook People’s Utility District Board of Directors will be attending the following out-of-district trade association meetings: April 1, 2026, Public Power Council Members Forum 3:00 p.m. Location: Virtual April 2,…
Nehalem’s Christy Kay at Cosmic Healing NW Wins Wellness Practitioner of the Year
Winner in the Corporate LiveWire Global Awards 2025/26 Offering a fantastic range of wellbeing sessions, classes and treatments, Christy Kay is a vibrational medicine practitioner operating out of the North Oregon Coast. Having spent…
City of Rockaway Beach Encourages Awareness of Traffic and Public Safety During Spring Break
(Rockaway Beach, OR – 3/24/26) – Spring Break is underway on the North Oregon Coast, and Rockaway Beach continues to be a popular destination for families and visitors throughout the year. The…
BUTCH’S BLOG: A Shanda*
By Butch Freedman *Shanda is the Yiddish word for shame, a disgrace to the family. It drives me crazy, as a Jewish person, that trump and the republican flunkies attack our elite…