When we elect someone to the Oregon Senate, experience matters. Rachel Armitage is not new to the job. She served in this same Senate seat during the 2022 legislative session and…
Author: BARBARA A BILLSTINE
I'm a former biologist, current designer, author, and AI and technology enthusiast. Having worked for independent, small newspapers in Oregon since 2012 including the Portland Mercury, the Cannon Beach Gazette, the Seaside Signal, the Hip Fish, and more. I hold a BS degree in watershed restoration science and policy, and a MS in Administration and Management. Please email me with questions, I promise I don't bite!
BUTCH’S BLOG: Don’t Look Away
By Butch Freedman With the mid-term elections only two months away, I’m feeling both hopeful and increasingly nervous. If we were still dealing with a functioning democracy, I would not be…
BUTCH’S BLOG: The Privilege of Quietude In a Loud World
By Butch Freedman I grew up in a big city, one that was noisy and always busy. The noise didn’t bother me when I was a kid, even though our house…
At United Paws, It’s A Kitten-Palooza!
Kitten season has come again, so visit unitedpaws.org to learn about adopting one or more today. Our fosters have been busy nurturing and socializing these little lives, and many are now…
NORTH COAST COMMUNITIES FOR WATERSHED PROTECTION SILENT AUCTION AND BENEFIT NIGHT AT FORT GEORGE SEPT. 29
Mark your calendars for Tuesday, September 29th at Fort George in Astoria! We will be having a silent auction along with 10% of all dine-in and to-go sales will benefit North…
BUTCH’S BLOG: Hang On—It’s Happening
By Butch Freedman “A sickening moral slum of an administration.” The Washington Post I find myself bouncing between hopelessness and giddiness some days. Maybe most days. Here’s why. Oh you probably…
Meet Phantom, United Paws Cat of the Week
Meet Phantom, United Paws Cat of the Week. It has been an incredible story for this sweet kitty who was found with his siblings and another litter of abandoned kittens in…
NORTH COAST COMMUNITIES FOR WATERSHED PROTECTION PRESENTS: The North Coast Temperate Rainforest Isn’t Disappearing – It’s Gone
North Coast Communities for Watershed Protection (NCCWP) is sponsoring a presentation of aerial photographs by Richard Felley entitled: The North Coast Temperate Rainforest Isn’t Disappearing — It’s Gone Tuesday, August 25,…
Tillamook County 4-H – Fair Wrap Up
As the Tillamook County Fair Season ends, Tillamook 4-H is nothing but grateful for the way our community supported us. To every 4-H family, 4-H Leader, Superintendent, FFA Advisors, Fair Board…
BUTCH’S BLOG: Collecting
By Butch Freedman I come from a family of collectors. My mother collected Depression glass, those lovely green, sometimes red, dishware made in the thirties. My Aunt Genevieve had an extensive…
