EDITOR’S NOTE: State Representative David Gomberg represents a neighboring district, and did represent a portion of Tillamook County before re-districting. Gomberg serves as the chairm for the Oregon Coastal Caucus and his…
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City of Rockaway Beach, Oregon: Upcoming Culvert Project on South 2nd Ave. near Coral St. week of Sept. 9th
The Rockaway Beach Public Works Department is preparing to undertake a culvert project on S. 2nd Ave. near Coral St. This project is part of our ongoing efforts to complete work outlined…
OREGON STATE POLICE: FATAL CRASH – HWY 6 – WASHINGTON COUNTY SAT. SEPT. 7
(Washington County, Ore. 7 Sept 24)– On Saturday, September 7, 2024, at 1:08 a.m., Oregon State Police responded to a two vehicle crash on Hwy 6, near milepost 49, in Washington County. The preliminary…
TILLAMOOK PEOPLE’S UTILITY DISTRICT September 2024 Meetings
The Tillamook People’s Utility District Board of Directors will be attending the following out-of-district trade association meetings: September 4, 2024, Public Power Council Members Forum 3:00 p.m. Location: Portland, OR September…
TILLAMOOK SCHOOL BOARD – Book Ban Process Flawed from Beginning, Every Step; TSD#9 School Board Meeting Monday Sept. 9th
SEVEN…that’s the number of women who have disclosed to me their story of sexual assault/abuse in the last few weeks. No, I don’t work in the medical or legal field. I don’t…
I’ve been thinking … Book Burning Impulse
By Jim Heffernan I’ve been thinking a lot lately about the impulse that leads to the banning of books. I always thought our little green corner would be immune. I was wrong….
LETTER TO EDITOR: Book Banning in Tillamook
As a writer and long-time high school English teacher, I find myself deeply troubled by the Tillamook School Board’s decision to ban the lovely novel “How The Garcia Girls Lost their Accents”…
LETTERS TO TILLAMOOK SCHOOL BOARD & SUPERINTENDENT: Banning Books Abhorent; Call to Reverse Ban
Dear School Board members & Superintendent, We are writing to you to express our distress and disagreement with the recent removal and banning of Julia Alvarez’ book, “How The Garcia Girls Lost…
Request for reversal of Tillamook School Board’s decision to remove How The Garcia Girls Lost Their Accents by Julia Alvarez from high school curriculum
EDITOR’S NOTE: Over 50 local, Tillamook County community members signed a request to the TSD#9 School Board to reverse the book ban. Local people continue to be added to the list ……
OLD TILLAMOOK TIMES – “Dear Folks” Series #2: As Ever, Sherry
EDITOR’S NOTE: For the next few weeks, we will be sharing entries from Old Tillamook Times, provided by Sandi Burgess Botten Dean, featuring Karen Kranweiss Nudelman’s blog in which she describes the…