By Jim Heffernan Maybe something went wrong when my brain started developing, but somehow I ended up with an inordinate and unnatural love of spreadsheet software. Normal people look at the numbers…
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TILLAMOOK COUNTY DAILY WEATHER BRIEFING: Gordon’s Update – 1/25/22 – COVID-19 Update
By Gordon McCraw Tuesday, January 25, 2022, 10:30AM Weather The high pressure ridge will continue to dominate the pattern a few more days giving us sunny skies thru Thursday. We do see some…
PEACE OUT LOUD: Tillamook School District Board – What’s going on?
By Romy Carver It’s hard to find anything that everyone can agree on these days, but I think we can all agree that we love our kids and want them to be…
NEWS UPDATE FROM STATE REPRESENTATIVE DAVID GOMBERG: Assorted Important Notes Before Session; A Call to Give Blood – National Blood Shortage;
By Representative David Gomberg, House District 10 Dear Friends and Neighbors, Largely as a result of the ongoing pandemic, we’re now facing a national blood crisis. According to the American Red Cross,…
BOOK REVIEW: Divided We Fall by David French
By Jim Heffernan Divided We Fall: America’s Secession Threat and How to Restore Our Nation by David French 278 pages, Published 9/22/2020 Available at Tillamook Public Library, Amazon (print, audio and e-book)…
TILLAMOOK COUNTY DAILY WEATHER BRIEFING: Gordon’s Update – 1/20/22 – Sign up for Free In-home COVID-19 Tests
By Gordon McCraw Thursday, January 20, 2022, 07:45am Weather A weak front is pushing thru this morning bringing some showers to the area with westerly winds 4-8, the high temperature was earlier this morning at 54,…
WORDS OF WISDOM: Small Things
by Neal Lemery We live in a complicated and interconnected world, a world where a volcanic eruption in the South Pacific creates sound we can hear, alters our air pressure, and sends…
TILLAMOOK COUNTY DAILY WEATHER (and more) BRIEFING: Gordon’s Update – 1/19/22 – Weather, COVID-19 Cases, Vaccinations
By Gordon McCraw, Tillamook County Emergency Manager Wednesday, January 19, 2022, 08:45am Weather A series of disturbances riding down in the northwesterly flow is pushing some light showers across the region today. We…
TILLAMOOK COUNTY DAILY WEATHER BRIEFING: Gordon’s Update – 1/18/22 – Weather, COVID Cases, Weekend Tsunami Event Recap
By Gordon McCraw, Tillamook County Emergency Manager Tuesday, January 18, 2022, 9:15am Weather There is a ridge of high pressure to the west that weakened and flattened and as a result, a…
“I’ve been thinking” – On MLK Day: Finding the true meaning, the real man
By Jim Heffernan When most white people think of MLK day, I believe they’re either annoyed at banks and post offices being closed or grateful for the day off or the extra…