EDITOR’S NOTE: We’ve been sharing Marc C. Johnson’s Substack columns periodically, and now we’ll be sharing them on a regular basis under his “Many Things Considered” column. You can always find Marc…
Category: Guest Column
WHEN HOPE FEELS LOST – HOW WE RISE
By Roland Hughes I’m not interested in scaring anyone. It’s not my purpose and fear is corrosive. Fear is cheap. It burns hot, spreads fast, and leaves very little behind except exhaustion…
A POINT OF PERSONAL PRIVILEGE: The Wrong Question
EDITOR’S NOTE: Here’s an installment from Tillamook County’s State Representative Cyrus Javadi’s Substack blog, “A Point of Personal Privilege.” Oregon legislator and local dentist, representing District 32, a focus on practical policies…
“Moby Dick” Lives On
By Butch Freedman “Call me Ishmael.” (Or Butch, same, same.) I’ve always been fascinated with the great work of American literature by Herman Melville, perhaps the first great American novel. “Moby Dick”…
Community Organizations Partner with State of Oregon Emergency Management to Present Video, Listening Sessions, Sat. Jan. 24 in Oceanside; Sun. Jan. 25 in Cape Meares
Oceanside Volunteer Emergency Response Team (OVERT) invites you to a Presentation and Listening Session by State of Oregon Emergency Management Officials at the Oceanside Community Hall on Saturday, January 24 at 10 a.m….
WORDS OF WISDOM: The Peace of Wild Things
By Neal Lemery I had coffee with a friend and a few of his friends the other day. They were headed to a waterfall and would spend the afternoon of an unseasonably…
I’VE BEEN THINKING … Greenland Gaslighting; Poem – “Rise”
By Jim Heffernan I’ve been thinking a lot about how Trump has been gaslighting us about Greenland. He says we need Greenland. I agree. We’ve got it covered already. We thought of…
BUTCH’S BLOG: Going Out With Dignity
By Butch Freedman Yesterday I attended a viewing of a documentary film about caring for loved ones who are suffering through the final stages of dementia. It was an honest and loving…
COMMUNITY ROLL CALL: Abandoned Vehicles, Trespass, Illegal Dump Sites, and Problem Properties
By Tillamook County Sheriff Joshua Brown If you follow our social media pages, you’ve likely seen posts about abandoned vehicles, trespass sites, and illegal dumping. These posts often generate questions and comments….
BOOK REVIEW: The Secret History of Wonder Woman by Jill Lepore
By Jim Heffernan I ran across this title and was immediately intrigued by why a serious historian would write about wonder woman. Turns out it’s a good story about women’s progress in…