By Stevie Stephens Burden (January 7, 2021) What is a patriot? I have asked myself this question over and over and over in the last 24 hours. Since the Day of the…
Category: Op-Ed
OP/ED: January 6, 2021 – It is With Great Sorrow…
OIOpublisher By Fred Bassett, Chair, Tillamook County Democrats It is with great sorrow, immense concern and no small amount of fear and confusion that I watch the situation unfold in our national…
Year in Review 2020: Whew!
By Laura Swanson I’ve been working on the “year in review” video compilation and top stories for over a week, and part of the delay comes from HOW MUCH HAPPENED in 2020!…
JUST THINK: Druid work
By Victoria Stoppiello About a mile from our house there’s a patch of state forest land, accessed by a network of logging roads and the “Outback Trail” which provides a steep, ascent…
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…
LIFE BYTES: And the Devil Laughed
EDITOR’S NOTE: Here’s a different kind of story from Pioneer contributor Kay Stoltz with a familiar theme. By Kay Stoltz “Boss, we’re losing the battle. Even my best can’t make any headway.”…
Holiday Lights – Tillamook County Lights It Up for 2020 – Merry Christmas!
EDITOR’S NOTE: During this pandemic year, Tillamook County proved that you can bring light to dark days and truly “lit it up” in 2020. Local residents organized Holiday Light parades in nearly…
Drew’s (Short) Editorials: CHRISTMAS EVE 2020
By Andrew Jenck I see many people not feeling the Christmas spirit this year, given the past 12 months and being unable to attend familiar traditions due to COVID. It’s been a…
DECORATIONS WITH MESSAGE APPEAR AT FACEBOOK LOT
By Ed Ruttledge Seasonal decorations appeared at the front entrance of Facebook’s drilling site in Tierra Del Mar. Garlands have been strung on the small trees planted between the roadway and the…