By Stephen Mintie Greetings everyone! My name is Stephen Mintie and I live in Tillamook with my wonderful wife. I’ve gotten to know a lot of people in the area in the…
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I’VE BEEN THINKING: Where did Pennsylvania go?
By Jim Heffernan I’ve been thinking a lot about what a strange world we seem to be living in. I imagine myself and my wife sitting at the dinner table and I…
THE OCEANSIDER: Oceanside-Netarts Seeks its First New Fire Chief in 25 Years
By Jerry Keene, Editor, The Oceansider On Saturday (March 2), community leaders from Oceanside-Netarts and fire department officials from neighboring communities gathered at the Netarts Fire Hall to interview and evaluate five applicants seeking to…
TRYING TO SEE: One Man’s Reasons for Supporting Donald Trump
EDITOR’S NOTE: Pioneer columnist Mike Randall’s most recent column included a call to action to Trump supporters to reach out to him https://www.tillamookcountypioneer.net/trying-to-see-trump-supporters-please-speak-up/ … here is a response that he received. By…
WORDS OF WISDOM: Waiting for a Change
By Neal Lemery I usually don’t wait well. I get impatient, antsy, frustrated, and eager for the desired outcome. If the task is on today’s to do list, I want to make…
I’VE BEEN THINKING: STRUCTURAL AMNESIA
By Jim Heffernan I’ve been thinking a lot lately about the term “structural amnesia”. I first encountered the term in Arlie Hochschild’s excellent book, “Strangers in Their Own Land: Anger and Mourning…
BOOK REVIEW: “The Persuaders” by Anand Giridharadas – A VERY GOOD BOOK!
By Jim Heffernan I was attracted to this book by the idea of persuasion. So much of our political discourse these days is not devoted to persuasion at all. Today, it seems…
WORDS OF WISDOM: Taking on a Challenge
By Neal Lemery When I was younger, I thought that life got easier as you got older. “Easier” however, is a relative term. Getting older is hopefully a process that allows one…
THE OCEANSIDER: Finalists Selected for Oceanside Community Entry Sign View Them and Vote for Your Favorite Design Below
By Jerry Keene, Editor, The Oceansider When Oceansiders brainstormed community projects at workshops early last year, some raised the longstanding interest in customized community entry signs at our north and south boundaries. Oceanside resident Kris…
Words to Live By – Tender and Pragmatic
By Lianne Thompson If you had to pick two words to describe yourself, what would they be? You might not spend much time in mental exercises like this, but when my birthday…