By Jim Heffernan I’ve been thinking a lot about AI (Artificial Intelligence), and I just don’t trust it. I can’t shake the idea it will not benefit people like me and my…
Category: Feature
What’s next?
Under the current administration we’ve become used to expecting the worst. Every day the news bombards us with terrible stories about ICE, DOJ, statements from the White House, endless litigation and seeing…
Seaside Aquarium – “The Maine Event” Celebrating Marine Conservation on the North Coast February 22nd
The Maine Event is a fundraiser for the North Coast Land Conservancy, Friends of Haystack Rock, and the Wildlife Center of the North Coast. All admissions collected on February 22nd will be…
OREGON DEPARTMENT OF LAND CONSERVATION & DEVELOPMENT (DLCD): Draft Offshore Wind Energy Roadmap Available for Public Review, Public Meetings Scheduled
(SALEM, OR) – The Oregon Department of Land Conservation and Development (DLCD) has released a draft of an Offshore Wind Energy Roadmap for public review. The public may comment from February 17 – April 3,…
BUTCH’S BLOG: Writing on the Inside
By Butch Freedman I knew I was being played. It was the journals they were after. The aim was to score a free notebook, not to be in a writing group. What…
Compassion Clinic: Free Medical & Dental Care, Plus More Services, Resources at Tillamook Fairgrounds Feb. 22
Compassion Tillamook is ready to host the third FREE Compassion Clinic — offering medical and dental appointments to anyone in need—no insurance or documentation required on February 22 from 11 am to…
MANY THINGS CONSIDERED: What’s wrong with our politics?
“Politics has become so expensive that it takes a lot of money even to be defeated.” – Will Rogers By Marc C. Johnson Susan Collins, the Republican senator from Maine, announced her re-election campaign…
OREGON DEPT. OF TRANSPORTATION (ODOT) TRAFFIC ALERT: Full Bridge Closure – Astoria Megler Bridge DATE CHANGED to Feb. 26
ASTORIA — The overnight closure of the Astoria-Megler Bridge has been rescheduled to Thursday, Feb. 26, due to weather. The closure will allow crews to remove the former toll booth structure on…
SPECIAL OLYMPICS TILLAMOOK COUNTY POLAR PLUNGE AT LAKE LYTLE IN ROCKAWAY BEACH FEB. 28; JOIN A TEAM, DONATE, CHEER ON PARTICIPANTS
Ready to make a splash for a great cause? Join Special Olympics Oregon – Tillamook County for a Polar Plunge. February 28th @ 11:00 AM Lake Lytle -Rockaway Beach To support local…
BUTCH’S BLOG: It Can’t Happen Here – Or Can It?
By Butch Freedman I watched a “60 Minutes” episode last night about three 80-year-olds who were born in the death camps of the Nazis in 1945. It was a story of resilience…