EDITOR’S NOTE: The Tillamook County Pioneer will be publishing regular guest commentary about inclusion and equity. With a continuing discussion string on the Pioneer’s Facebook page about current immigration policy, this is…
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The View From Here: Why Love?
EDITOR’S NOTE: The Tillamook County Pioneer will be publishing regular guest commentary about inclusion and equity. With a continuing discussion string on the Pioneer’s Facebook page about current immigration policy, this is…
The Littoral Life: Go Fourth!
By Dan Haag It’s just before 5 am and I’m not sure what to write about for this particular column. I usually mine the rich tapestry that is my life for stories,…
The Littoral Life: Dad
By Dan Haag I wasn’t a very bright teenager. I’m not talking about academics, just common sense. Basically I would eat, jump off of, or light fire to anything anyone dared me…
The Littoral Life: It’s a small world after all
By Dan Haag One of the best things about my job at the Manzanita Visitors Center are the people I get to interact with from around the country and all points of…
The Littoral Life: A Light in the Darkness
By Dan Haag I often wonder – as most full-time Oregon Coast residents do – about the strange behavior of some of our inland visitors: their odd interpretations of traffic signs, their…
The Littoral Life: Thoughts and Prayers
By Dan Haag I admit to being somewhat of a cynic. I need tangible proof that I can see and touch before I believe most things. Taking things on faith is not…
The Littoral Life: Almost Famous
By Dan Haag As you read this, the cast and crew of the ABC pilot “Staties” has descended on my beloved Manzanita. Opinions vary on whether or not this is a good…
The Littoral Life: Perchance to Dream
By Dan Haag Recently, I had a bad day at work. Everything I did failed miserably. Feelings were hurt, promises were broken, milk was spilled and cried over. I left the office…
The Littoral Life: The Boy Who Cried Shark
By Dan Haag I have an irrational fear of sharks and I try to keep it in check by not going into water much deeper than my ankles. Occasionally, however, the fear…
