EDITOR’S NOTE: When Mike Randall sent me this column, he indicated that we might not want to publish it after the “rosy” picture painted by the recent Housing Summit. Here he points…
Category: Guest Column
NEWS UPDATE FROM STATE REPRESENTATIVE DAVID GOMBERG: A Bi-Partisan Proposal to Help Rural Economies
OIOpublisher By Representative David Gomberg, House District 10 Dear Neighbors and Friends, I often talk about bipartisanship and the need to bring opportunity, good jobs, and prosperity to all parts of Oregon….
I’ve been thinking … Accentuate the Positive
By Jim Heffernan I’ve been thinking a lot lately about how our national news seems dedicated to stoking fear and resentment. I would prefer a little positivity, even if it does interfere…
NOTES FROM GEEZERLAND 2 – Where do we go from here?
By Charles McLaughlin The first issue of Notes from Geezerland with the posing of the question what options and resources a geezer has to help maneuver through the end-game of life in…
TILLAMOOK COUNTY SHERIFF’S OFFICE COMMUNITY ROLL CALL: Ballot Measure 114 is an ever-evolving entity
EDITOR’S NOTE: Since Sheriff Brown posted this update, the Oregon State Supreme Court has refused to review the Harney County judge’s ruling, and more action will be taken next week when further…
NEWS UPDATE FROM STATE REPRESENTATIVE DAVID GOMBERG: Something for Everyone During “Leg Days”
By Representative David Gomberg, House District 10 Dear Neighbors and Friends, This week the Legislature will hold a series of committee hearings for the last of our quarterly “Leg Days” prior to…
NOTES FROM GEEZERLAND – The Beginning
By Charles McLaughlin Being well beyond any doubt as to being old—long past the stage when someone speaking of me would say, “He’s not that old,” I am truly old! So I…
LETTER TO COMMUNITY: Call to Action – Notify City of Manzanita about Concerns regarding Development Slated for Downtown Manzanita
EDITOR’S NOTE: The proposed building that Patty Rinehart refers to in her letter below is to be located at 220 Laneda Ave. in Manzanita. This Oregonian article provides details about rapidly expanding…
I’ve been thinking … Democracy – A Fact of Life
By Jim Heffernan I’ve been thinking a lot lately about democracy and how it’s working in two countries, my own United States and Ukraine. I am blessed to have been born in…
Learning to Swim in the Seas of Grief
By Vivi Tallman for the Tillamook County Pioneer Two years ago this week, my 19 year old grandson died of an unintentional overdose. Mache’s death, building on a season of other intense…