By Neal Lemery Celebrating an anniversary of the founding of one’s country is cause for reflection, and, in these times, cautious and thoughtful contemplation. It seems like a time where we are…
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BUTCH’S BLOG: Is This Thing Still Working?
Reflections on 250 Years By Butch Freedman Do I love my country? Frankly, not so much these past few years. How could I—or anybody? Look at the evidence of what…
VIEW FROM HERE: Let’s Make America’s 250th a Celebration of History, Civics, and Community
EDITOR’S NOTE: Here is a letter sent to Tillamook County Commissioners regarding their resolution on the agenda today July 1st – A resolution to commemorate/celebrate the 250th anniversary of our nation’s…
VIEW FROM HERE: CELEBRATE DAIRY MONTH, CONSIDER THE ORIGINAL PEOPLE OF THIS LAND
By Kiandre O’Neaque Clark Since June is Dairy Month, let’s talk about the land underneath the dairy farms. Tillamook’s dairy history is usually told as a pioneer success story: settlers arrived,…
IN GOOD HEALTH: With Grace, No Despair
Suffering is inevitable. Despair isn’t. By Michelle Jenck, M Ed There but for the Grace of God . . . This is the thought I often have when I see someone less fortunate,…
BUTCH’S BLOG: Sanity on the Fourth?
By Butch Freedman I’m not holding my breath. Yes, it’s that time of year. The true beginning of summer festivities — vacation time, outdoor picnics, kids and teachers freed from the classroom,…
TILLAMOOK COUNTY LIBRARY PRESENTS “THE DECLARATION AT 250” WITH LOCAL POLITICAL HISTORIAN MARC C. JOHNSON JULY 3RD
EDITOR’S NOTE: Marc C. Johnson is a familiar name to Pioneer readers – our political commentary contributor – has been tapped to examine the Declaration of Independence and it’s 250 years. Sure…
LIFE LESSONS: The Hardest Truth I’ve Had to Accept as a Woman
By Denise Donahue, MEd I came across a post today, and it hit me like a punch in the throat. The kind that knocks the wind out of you. The kind that makes…
MANY THINGS CONSIDERED: Giants Turn Pygmy
“Trump and his justice department saw an opportunity for another ideological fight, this time asserting Christian values are being threatened by a baseball cap.” – Howard Bryant By Marc C. Johnson I’ve…
BUTCH’S BLOG: Down in the Dumps
By Butch Freedman It is early morning and, not surprisingly for this part of the world, it is raining. You sit in your favorite chair scrolling through the day’s news. The more…
