(EDITOR’S NOTE: Photo from the Tillamook County Family YMCA and the banner greeting Governor Kotek during her August visit.) To the Editor: It was incredibly heartening to see Governor Tina Kotek…
Category: Op-Ed
OP/ED: Starting Too Late on Education Reform
What we are missing about how children learn By Michelle Jenck, M.Ed. Reading candidate bios in Oregon’s voters’ pamphlet, it’s refreshing to see that many promise to fix our…
TILLAMOOK COUNTY PIONEER’S QUESTIONS FOR THE CANDIDATES GENERAL ELECTION NOV. 3, 2026: STATE REPRESENTATIVE HOUSE DISTRICT 32
The Tillamook County Pioneer provides readers with expanded election coverage – Questions for the Candidates – gives our communities an introduction to the candidates and an unbiased view to compare the candidates…
TILLAMOOK COUNTY PIONEER’S QUESTIONS FOR CANDIDATES, GENERAL ELECTION NOV. 3, 2026: Bay City Mayor & City Council Positions
The Tillamook County Pioneer provides readers with expanded election coverage – Questions for the Candidates – gives our communities an introduction to the candidates and an unbiased view to compare the candidates…
A Vote for Tina is a Vote for Oregon
Tina Kotek has my vote for Governor. Tina Kotek’s governance always centers around the best interests of the people. Three reasons to vote for Tina Kotek: *Tina Kotek signed the POWER…
Sometimes the Difference Is One Paycheck
Cyrus Javadi recently wrote something about homelessness that struck very close to home for me: housing may not be everything, but without it, everything else becomes harder. I know that from…
Showing Up Matters in Senate District 16
Campaign season brings plenty of promises. I prefer to look at what candidates have done when they’ve actually had the opportunity to serve. Rachel Armitage has. She was appointed to represent…
What are we doing to the children?
I am writing out of deep outrage and heartbreak after learning that toddlers, children as young as three years old, are being forced to appear in U.S. immigration court without an…
Vote for Rachel Armitage, candidate for Oregon State Senate District #16
I am excited to be voting for Rachel Armitage, who is running for Oregon State Senate District #16, and I am very happy she is back! She was appointed to…
Robin Swain’s Remarkable Recovery from Liver Transplant Surgery – GoFundMe
When I chatted with Robin this week, I told her that she now has 2 birthdays – the one in November, and September 12, 2026 – when she received her new…
