EDITOR’s NOTE: We are going to continue to celebrate the ethnic diversity that’s the United State of America … Here’s more about the heroes of history in the U.S.A. By Jim Heffernan…
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TILLAMOOK POLICE DEPT. From the Chief’s Desk: Cyber Safety Month Stay Safe Online; Protecting Yourself in the Digital World
OIOpublisher (February 2025 – Vol. 1 | Issue 2) By Chief Nick Troxel In today’s fast-paced digital world, staying safe online is more important than ever. Cybercriminals are constantly developing new ways…
CIVIC SATURDAYS WITH JIM HEFFERNAN: Sermon #6 – A Great Awakening – Sat. March 1st
Join Jim and others at 10AM on Saturday March 1 for Sermon #6. This week’s sermon is 35 minutes long and will examine the American Dream and asks two important questions, “What…
Hey MooVoters! Election Time is Coming Up – Special Districts Positions File by March 20th
Every two years, on odd numbered years, there are elections for Special Districts throughout the United States. There are over 50,000 Special Districts across the country. Special Districts are controlled by boards…
BLACK HISTORY MONTH: ROSA PARKS
By Jim Heffernan This is the 1955 booking photo of Rosa Parks taken in the Montgomery, Alabama jail. She had committed the heinous crime of sitting on a bus seat reserved for…
WORDS OF WISDOM: Sequoia Facilitator
By Neal Lemery Planting trees has always been one of my favorite things to do. I was probably three or four when my family took me out to plant trees. We had…
BLACK HISTORY MONTH: HARRIET TUBMAN
By Jim Heffernan Harriet Tubman was born a slave in 1822 with the name, Ariminta Ross. She grew up on a Maryland plantation and like most slaves was treated harshly until she…
BOOK REVIEW: The Sirens’ Call by Chris Hayes
By Jim Heffernan Laura Swanson, my editor and a sneaky woman, flashed this bright object before me. I did not have high hopes for it. I was expecting a fluff piece from…
WORDS OF WISDOM: Komorebi – Take Yourself to the Forest – Just Being
By Neal Lemery Komorebi: The interplay of light and leaves as the sun shines through the trees. Into this place, this space Open to light, streaming, flowing Straight light, angled, shaded, scattered…
THE OCEANSIDER: Oceanside Cabins Owner Pauses Plans for New Hotel – For Now
By Jerry Keene, Editor, The Oceansider With the collapse of the proposal to redevelop the House on the Hill site on Maxwell Point, Oceansiders have asked for an update on Fusion Lodging’s effort to replace Oceanside Cabins…