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…
Category: View From Here
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…
VIEW FROM HERE: A Metaphor in PINK
By Barbara McLaughlin I DON’T want pink in my flower garden. I don’t like pink. I don’t know why. It’s a visceral reaction that is not rational. I love my garden and…
VIEW FROM HERE: Breathe
By Karen Olson How much of this bizarre year has been focused on breathing and breath? We learned that we were all at risk of catching a deadly virus, spread by our…