By Neal Lemery There is a time for everything, and everything has its time. Life is like that. There is a rhythm, a pattern in life, where things that are to be…
Category: Guest Column
COVID-19 Questions of the Day: Testing
OIOpublisher EDITOR’S NOTE: The Pioneer has received more emails, messages and comments about testing for COVID-19. They are testing in Tillamook county of the 4 positive tests there have been 123 negative…
Why I love gardeners
EDITOR’S NOTE: Thanks Terri Maragos for sharing this essay from John Benson that was shared with the Nehalem Bay Garden Club in January of 2018. As gardening has become a top activity…
Healthcare in the Time of Coronavirus
By Mary Faith Bell (Nehalem, OR) This is a very stressful time for healthcare personnel; they’re on the frontlines of an unprecedented public health crisis, putting their own health at risk in…
Words of Wisdom: Connecting and Creating
By Neal Lemery This time of quarantine, social distancing, staying home is a new order in society. Our social connections can become frayed, even severed. The many events of daily life have…
Op/Ed: Democracy and Public Service
By David McCall, Candidate for Tillamook County Commissioner Position #2 COVID-19 has brought some faults in our society to the forefront. Facebook is full of memes about hoarding toilet paper, and the…
From Adventist Health Tillamook: Prepared, Ready, Taking Care of Your Health
EDITOR’S NOTE: In response to questions raised in the previous opinion article, Cherie Plaisted provides details and information about Adventist Health’s preparations and readiness to care for our community now, during a…
Some Words from Sheriff Candidate Gordon McCraw
By Gordon McCraw, Candidate for Tillamook County Sheriff As many of you know, I am indeed running for Sheriff in this November’s Election. Normally, a candidate would be talking about himself, his…
Hunkering Down
By Neal Lemery The morning drizzle finds me inside, sorting and organizing, rediscovering my writing space. Long neglected filing cabinets and piles of papers are now getting sorted. I have a number…
COLUMBIA MEMORIAL HOSPITAL PREPARES FOR NECESSARY CHANGES DURING COVID-19 PANDEMIC
(Astoria, Oregon) – Columbia Memorial Hospital (CMH) has implemented several initiatives to comply with Governor Brown’s most recent COVID-19 mandates. As a result, CMH has stopped performing all nonessential and elective services…