EDITOR’S NOTE: Here’s some help for your Summer reading list from author Neal Lemery. The Tillamook County Library has several summer reading programs for kids, teens and adults with special prizes, programs…
Category: Commentary
Holding Space
By Neal Lemery These are not gentle times. And, having a mean streak seems almost a requirement these days, as we navigate social media and the cultural and political climate. Our culture,…
One Person Making A Difference
By Neal Lemery The daily news can be overwhelming, and often paralyzes me into a state of inaction, frustration, and disappointment on how I fit in. I wonder if my life really…
Peace Out Loud: Christ, the Refugee
EDITOR’S NOTE: When news came about ICE being in Tillamook a few weeks ago, about the fear rippling through our Hispanic community, I forwarded the information to my social service resources, and…
OP/ED: Discrimination Against Your Future Self
EDITOR’S NOTE: With so much attention being given to discrimination, inclusion and equity issues these days, the “Kitchen Maven” Judith Yamada steps out of the kitchen with a thoughtful opinion article that…
The Littoral Life: Ear Worms
By Dan Haag In the wee hours of the morning, people are often visited by visions of faceless, nameless demons who prey on their anxieties, denying them sleep. In my case, the…
Getting Lost In America
EDITOR’S NOTE: Wheeler Mayor Stevie Stephens Burden with her husband Alan and two puppy dogs recently returned from a trip across the continent. They re-discovered parts of America. Here she shares some…
Drew’s Editorials: DISNEY-FOX MERGER: The effect on Hollywood (Part 1)
EDITOR’S NOTE: As a busy college student, Drew’s time has been limited for movie viewing, but he’s always keeping his eye on the “business” side of Hollywood as well. Here’s his “review”…
Age Isn’t A Number
By Neal Lemery “Ask yourself how old would you be If you didn’t know the day you were born?” —Toby Keith, Don’t Let the Old Man In (2018) When Toby Keith wrote…
Mid-March News from the Capitol – From Rep. David Gomberg
Hello Friends, I often observe that bills in Salem are not voted down. They don’t die of “trauma”, but rather from “old age”. After a hectic two months, we find ourselves approaching…