By Butch Freedman I’ve been dealing lately with a persistent cold; it’s knocking me on my butt. Bev brought it back from our Mexico trip and kindly passed it on to me….
Category: Guest Column
BOOK REVIEW: The Will to Change by bell hooks
By Jim Heffernan This is a book Liz Plank mentioned in her book and I thought it would be worthwhile. I’ve heard of bell hooks (she does not use capital letters for…
MENTAL HEALTH AWARENESS MONTH: Small Acts of Kindness
By Lianne Thompson We’re operating in a culture that pays for attention. I’m asking you to give me the gift of your attention. Please read through what’s written here and let it…
BUTCH’S BLOG: My Education
By Butch Freedman I entered teaching through the side door, but I stayed in for a career. It wasn’t my first choice of occupations, that would have been making a living as…
MENTAL HEALTH AWARENESS MONTH: Nature Rx
Touching grass is harder than it sounds for some of us. Here’s what has motivated me to get my daily dose of nature. By Michelle Jenck, M Ed Thanks to my quirky…
MANY THINGS CONSIDERED: One Congressman’s Viktor Orbán Mind Meld
“Should Viktor Orbán be offered asylum in the U.S.?” – Utah Senator Mike Lee By Marc C. Johnson Elements of the American far right felt a shudder down their weak spines recently….
BUTCH’S BLOG: Regrets, I’ve Had a Few
By Butch Freedman I’m very happy with the life I now have — a wonderful partner, a great place to live, relatively good health for a guy my age. But, as grateful…
CALL TO ACTION: End Potluck Prohibition; Bring Back Community – Send Letters to Governor
EDITOR’S NOTE: For those of you that misssed Watt’s guest column about Oregon’s outlawing of potlucks… here’s the link https://www.tillamookcountypioneer.net/guest-column-oregon-should-be-a-sanctuary-for-potlucks/ Here’s his latest – a letter to Governor Kotek, and if you’d…
ASK A COMMISSIONER: How Do I Support Local Businesses and Stimulate the Economy?
By Mary Faith Bell, Tillamook County Commissioner Recently a constituent asked me on Facebook to provide examples of things I have done in my current term to stimulate the economy and support…
MANY THINGS CONSIDERED: The Bootlicking Will Continue Until Democracy Doesn’t
“How dismal it is to see present day Americans yearning for the very orthodoxy that their country was founded to escape.”― Christopher Hitchens By Marc C. Johnson The gauge the full extent…