By Jerry Keene, Editor, The Oceansider A long-deferred vision. Over the past three decades, Oceanside has formally submitted three Community Plans to Tillamook County. Beginning with the original community plan in 1998, each of…
Category: Guest Column
CONVERSATIONS WITH COACH DENISE: Mental Health Matters – Answers for Parents, Teens; How to handle anxiety
EDITOR’S NOTE: Conversations with Coach Denise, an advice format column will provide a way to reach out with questions about mental health and more to normalize seeking mental health guidance, and questions…
I’ve been thinking … Missing?
By Jim Heffernan When we moved here in 1979, we had the good fortune to find an affordable old farmhouse just south of Tillamook town. It was the wide open vistas of…
WORDS OF WISDOM: Boycotts and Protests in our Community Garden
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
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
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
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
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
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
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…