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Category: Guest Column

WORDS OF WISDOM: Thinking About Fathers’ Day

Posted on June 21, 2025 by Editor

EDITOR’S NOTE: With the Pioneer’s server upgrade, we missed Neal Lemery’s “words of wisdom” from June 13, 2025. It’s always a good time to reflect on what it means to be a…

WORDS OF WISDOM: Boycotts and Protests in our Community Garden

Posted on May 9, 2025June 21, 2025 by Editor

By Neal Lemery Another election season is upon us, with an infusion of lawn signs for local school boards and bond measures, overflowing town hall meetings, and an abundance of social media…

Where Art Lives: A Reflection from the Oregon Coast  

Posted on May 9, 2025 by Editor

By Alison Dennis, Executive Director, Sitka Center for Art and Ecology I moved to Tillamook County in the fall of 2018 to serve as director of the Sitka Center for Art and…

A PERSONAL POINT OF PRIVILEGE: Battle for Fairness — Sports, Business, and the American Promise

Posted on May 7, 2025 by Editor

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…

NEW WEEKLY ADVICE COLUMN: CONVERSATIONS WITH COACH DENISE

Posted on May 5, 2025 by Editor

EDITOR’S NOTE:  We are so thrilled to add Denise Donahue to the Pioneer’s list of contributors, and great timing to launch this weekly advice column – Mental Health Awareness Month. Conversations with…

THE OCEANSIDER: An Aside – About the School Board Elections – Culture Wars Trickle Down to Tillamook

Posted on May 4, 2025 by Editor

By Jerry Keene, Editor, The Oceansider Few voters in our mostly retired Village have children in the Tillamook School District, but we do pay taxes to support it, and we do vote on its school…

WORDS OF WISDOM: Celebrating the Rule of Law

Posted on May 1, 2025 by Editor

By Neal Lemery While May has a strong tradition in American life of celebrating workers and advocating for the organized labor movement, the day is also celebrated to honor the rule of…

THE OCEANSIDER – SPECIAL ELECTION EDITION: Voters’ Pamphlet Supplement – Local election of Note to Oceansiders

Posted on April 27, 2025 by Editor

By Jerry Keene, Editor, The Oceansider Oceansiders who are registered to vote in Tillamook County should receive their ballots in the mail this week. While the Oregon Voters’ Pamphlet covers most elections…

TRYING TO SEE: FIGHTING TRUMP’S GROWING DICTATORSHIP

Posted on April 23, 2025 by Editor

By Michael Randall Donald Trump was elected to his second term as president by over 77,000,000 voters. He is their president but no one else’s. About 75,000,000 voted for Kamala Harris, while…

THE OCEANSIDER: Pacific Avenue Garage Property Listed for Just Under $1.2 Million; Final Work Session on New Zoning Rules

Posted on April 20, 2025 by Editor

By Jerry Keene, Editor, The Oceansider Two important developments this week – somewhat interrelated. The ONA Zoning and Planning Review Committee (ZAPR) nears completion of its work on new development standards to…

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