EDITOR’S NOTE: As we enter our ninth month of coronavirus reports, we are seeing the highest case counts of the pandemic. The governor has issued another executive order, pressing pause for several…
Category: Commentary
One American’s journey through the presidential election (courtesy of It’s A Wonderful Life) …
OIOpublisher (EDITOR’S NOTE: Thank you so much Donald Roddy for sharing this very accurate commentary on the National election. As we’ve all “re-lived” Election day after day, to finally have a President-elect,…
LETTER TO EDITOR: Count Every Ballot
We, the people, the eligible voters, get to pick our elected officials who run our government. Over 150 million people voted in this 2020 November election, the largest turnout ever in any…
Call for Action: Ask County Commissioners to Reconsider Park Fees Increase
By Sue Schuster Aalykke If you have read the latest Pioneer, there is an article* about the new and increased day-use access fees the Tillamook County Parks and Board of Commissioners are…
Tillamook County Community Health Centers COVID-19 Weekly Case Summary as of 10/23/20
From Tillamook County Community Health Centers, the COVID-19 summary for the week ending October 23rd: ✅ 2 new confirmed positive cases ➡️ 0 new presumptive cases* ➡️ 70 cases in total (presumptive + positive) ➡️ 0…
REPLY TO: Marc Johnson – The Relentless Negativity of Politics: A Tea Party in Manzanita, really?
By: Gerald W Wineinger First, Marc, I want to thank you for the great work you do for our community. Your letter hits the mark about all the negativity in elections. Manzanita…
The Relentless Negativity of Politics
By Marc C. Johnson I’ve been participating in and observing politics and politicians for most of my adult life. I served as a press secretary and chief of staff to a governor…
OP/ED: The high road or low road?
By John Rogan Hitler is perceived as the major villain of the 20th century. However what is frequently overlooked is that none of his atrocities could have been accomplished had not millions…
LIFE BYTES: Ten Thousand Miles
By Kay Stoltz I know about aging. I have been at it a long time. Let me tell you what I know. The first hint was a diagnosis of presbyopia. Google calls…
VIEW FROM HERE: Breathe
By Karen Olson How much of this bizarre year has been focused on breathing and breath? We learned that we were all at risk of catching a deadly virus, spread by our…