With last week’s announcement about the partnership between the Tillamook Air Museum and the Vintage Aviation Museum, you may be wondering: Who exactly is VAM? 𝙒𝙚’𝙙 𝙡𝙞𝙠𝙚 𝙩𝙤 𝙞𝙣𝙩𝙧𝙤𝙙𝙪𝙘𝙚 𝙮𝙤𝙪! 𝙑𝙞𝙣𝙩𝙖𝙜𝙚 𝘼𝙫𝙞𝙖𝙩𝙞𝙤𝙣…
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LIFE LESSONS: Underneath It Was Me
By Denise Donahue, M Ed I believe I was 37 when the first clump of hair fell out. I remember standing in the shower, putting conditioner in my hair like I always…
OREGON HEALTH AUTHORITY: Oregon Women, Infants and Children (WIC) celebrates National Breastfeeding Month as more than 97% of participants initiate breastfeeding
Program served more than 119,000 Oregonians in 2025 while expanding breastfeeding support and modernizing access to nutrition services (SALEM, OR) - When Marion County mother Diane Smith became pregnant with her fourth child,…
SOLVE: BEACH & RIVERSIDE CLEANUP RETURNS THIS SEPTEMBER, CONNECTING COMMUNITIES ACROSS OREGON AND SOUTHWEST WASHINGTON
From inland neighborhoods to rivers and the Oregon Coast, SOLVE is bringing communities together this September for its annual Beach & Riverside Cleanup, taking place September 18–27 across Oregon and Southwest Washington. Volunteer…
OREGON DEPT. OF ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY (DEQ): Oregon Recycling Modernization Act Upheld as Constitutional
This week, August 28, 2026, the United States District Court for the District of Oregon ruled that Oregon’s Plastic Pollution and Recycling Modernization Act is constitutional, allowing the state to continue implementing…
OREGON DEPT. OF FISH & WILDLIFE: Mussel harvest closure Cape Blanco to CA coast
(SALEM, OR) – Mussel harvesting is now closed from Cape Blanco to the California border the Oregon Department of Agriculture and the Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife announced today. Recent…
NOMINATE YOUR PUP FOR MAYOR OF MUTTZANITA – NOMINATIONS CLOSE AUG. 31ST; MARK YOUR CALENDAR FOR SEPT. 12TH FOR MUTTZANITA EVENT
Muttzanita 2026 is still accepting nominations for Mayor of Muttzanita! Come join in on the fun and help raise funds for all the fur babies in our community that need a…
OREGON SECRETARY OF STATE TOBIAS READ: Judge’s Ruling Halts USPS Rule Restricting Mail–in Voting
(SALEM, OR) — On Thursday August 27, 2026, a federal judge again temporarily blocked the United States Postal Service (USPS) from moving forward with its new rule that would illegally restrict access…
Making a Difference: Dolly Parton’s Amazing Life
By Neal Lemery One person can make such a difference, and change lives. Each of us has that power, that ability to be present and be a supporter, a cheerleader for…
I’ve Been Thinking/Book Review … Finding Pearls – A Gathering of Leaves: Extravagances & Ephemera by David Bently Hart
By Jim Heffernan I hate being held up at the supermarket by someone who examines every package of meat with a degree of care that prompts me to say, “They’re looking…
