By Madame Dana Zia A GIANT full super Moon in Virgo is exposing all the cracks in our fragile and mortal existence here on Earth. We are officially in the Full Moon…
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North Coast Communities for Watershed Protection – Pesticides & Environmental Justice Presentation Feb. 29th
OIOpublisher By Nancy Webster, North Coast Communities for Watershed Protection Thanks go to Dr. Deke Gundersen, toxicologist, for a very informative presentation entitled “Pesticides and Environmental Justice: Impacts on Community Health” at…
OREGON STATE LEGISLATURE REPORT: 2020 Session Conclusion
By Representative David Gomberg, House District 10 Two weeks ago, I wrote you with an update on the bills and budgets being considered for the 2020 legislative session. Sadly, not one of…
The Extra Day
By Neal Lemery Leap Day. It only shows up on the calendar every four years, and sometimes not even then, being quirky and a human invention to try to define and measure…
Drew’s Reviews – Editorials: NETFLIX AND HEAT UP
By Andrew Jenck Now we come to the final entry of Binge-uary for the one that started it all: Netflix. The platform has been a juggernaut since it transitioned from mail-order Blockbuster…
Oregon Community Foundation “GO Kids” Program Looks to Close Opportunity Gap for Low-Income, Rural Children
By Stacy Lorette MSW, OCF Volunteer Living in America, most of us were raised to believe in the “American Dream”. We believe that America is a country where every individual has opportunities:…
POETRY: February Reflections
– Virginia Carrell Prowell (2-02-2020) Candy hearts, flowers, and red boxes filled with chocolates are all the rage Reflections of love for any age When Cupids arrow leaves its quiver Two hearts…
The Littoral Life: Sweaty little thing called love
By Dan Haag I’m just going to come right out and say it: I love Valentine’s Day. I know there’s a very vocal segment of the population that gripes every year about…
TILLAMOOK COUNTY WELLNESS: Eating Out and Eating Well
By Dusti Linnell, PhD, OSU Extension Service, Tillamook and Lincoln County & Anne Goetze, RDN, LD, Oregon Dairy and Nutrition Council Eating out is something we all do. A 2019 survey found…
IN GOOD HEALTH: A Personal Journey of Weight Loss
By Linda Tate, Northwest Osteopathic Medical Foundation Communications Director This week, we are going to talk about someone’s personal journey of weight loss. Me. I’m that someone. While this blog will be…