By Linda Tate, Communications Director, NW Osteopathic Medical Foundation I’m happy to be back from my medical leave and among our readers again. I missed you! I wanted to tell you about…
Category: Commentary
VOTERS PAMPHLET: Candidate’s Statement – Brian P. Halvorsen, Independent/Progressive
OIOpublisher EDITOR’S NOTE: When I received the Voter’s Pamphlet, I noticed that there was a candidate’s statement missing from the State Representative for 32nd District – Tillamook County’s Brian P. Halvorsen. When…
Listening, With Respect
EDITOR’S NOTE: I’ve had the wonderful opportunity to work with Neal Lemery, and I’ve shared his “musings” quite often here on the Pioneer. He has a way with words — often articulating…
The Littoral Life: Out in the cold
By Dan Haag If you read this column for marriage or health advice – and really, why wouldn’t you? – than you’re in for a treat. This week’s missive tackles these conjoined…
ODOT Highway 6 Pull Out Needs
Travel on Highway 6 is multiplexed and travel is also multitasked. So what am I talking about? Highway 6’s primary service connection is for destination traffic. Destination traffic of Emergency Response, of…
JUST THINK: Advice for tourists (maybe they’ll listen)
By Victoria Stoppiello Even with tourist season almost over, I still lose my patience with the behavior of some of our visitors. I wish we could have a more mutually beneficial relationship….
OP/ED: Stop! In The Name of Love
By LaNicia Williams, Love Coalition A couple weeks ago, I got into a discussion centered around a t-shirt my boyfriend was wearing. On the front of the shirt it has a picture…
View From Here: Finding Love
EDITOR’S NOTE: The Tillamook County Pioneer will be publishing regular guest commentary about inclusion and equity. With a continuing discussion string on the Pioneer’s Facebook page about current immigration policy, this is…
The View From Here: Why Love?
EDITOR’S NOTE: The Tillamook County Pioneer will be publishing regular guest commentary about inclusion and equity. With a continuing discussion string on the Pioneer’s Facebook page about current immigration policy, this is…
The View from Here: Inclusion Sounds Easy
By Julie Chick, FACT Oregon North Coast If you are like I was, when you hear ‘inclusion’ you may run an internal checklist and derive at something like, “Well that’s easy, we’ll…