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…
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VIEW FROM HERE: No One Chooses Homelessness – Misconceptions about Complex Issue Requires Empathy, Understanding to Work Toward Solutions
OIOpublisher By Christy Kay “It is easy enough to tell the poor to accept their poverty as God’s will when you yourself have warm clothes and plenty of food and medical care…
Celebrating Mothers Every Day, Every Kind of Special Caregiver
EDITOR’S NOTE: Thanks for sharing your thoughtful words about Mothers Day , Robyn. As I read these words, names and faces popped into my head in every category. For all the moms…
THE VIEW FROM HERE: Autistic Adolescence – Part #2 of series
EDITOR’S NOTE: Several months ago, Andrew Jenck started a series about his life with Asperger’s Syndrome, see below for a link to the first story. April is Autism Awareness Month, so we…
THE VIEW FROM HERE: THE EARLY YEARS OF ASPERGER’S SYNDROME
EDITOR’S NOTE: Pioneer readers are familiar with Andrew Jenck’s writing – from his popular movie reviews to commentary about movies and more, he always has something important, news worthy to share. This…
THE VIEW FROM HERE: Friday, the Thirteenth, Twenty-Twenty
EDITOR’S NOTE: About a year ago, the Governor issued the stay at home orders and Tillamook County recorded it’s first case of coronavirus on March 26, 2020. Here is a perspective from…
View from Here: Under the Protection of the Totems
By Stevie Stephens Burden Safety is something that has played at my mind a lot for the last year, well the lack of it actually. With the rampant fear of COVID, the…
VIEW FROM HERE: Year in Review – Images Part 3 from Photographer Don Backman 2020 – Sept. – Dec.
Here is the final segment of images from Don Backman – a review of the year through his photo lens. We’ve included several images from hikes outside of Tillamook County as an…
VIEW FROM HERE: Year in Review – Images Part 2 from Photographer Don Backman 2020 – May – August
So many “year in review” stories … the Pioneer asked photographer Don Backman for his “year” in photos — three or four images from each month in 2020 — Here’s May through…
VIEW FROM HERE: Bill Baertlein – Into Retirement ….
By Bill Baertlein, Chair, Tillamook county Board of Commissioners From my perspective as a County Commissioner the fact that we did not have anyone die of Covid in Tillamook County has to…