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Category: Op-Ed
An Essential Empath
OIOpublisher ~ Lynn St. Georges dedicates this essay to all the helpers “in these times” – the grocery store workers, the gas station attendants, the restaurants, the drivers and farmers and laborers….
The ‘indefinitely’ … entering month two of Shelter-In-Place. A Love Letter.
A Long Love Letter to Our Community ❤ April 13, 2020 By Amanda Cavitt, co-owner Garibaldi Portside Bistro What interesting times we’re in right now. And I say “we” because we are…
Easter Sunday Message from Gordon McCraw
Today is the day that traditionally, we used to dress up our children in their new Easter clothes, then go to church, followed by a grand Easter dinner with family and friends…
In response to David McCall’s Op/Ed: Democracy and Public Service
By Bill Baertlein, Chair Tillamook County Board of Commissioners I appreciate the opportunity to set the record straight. The Tillamook Board of County Commissioners (BOCC) is bound by Oregon Public Meetings Law…
Drew’s Delayed Editorial: CORONAVIRUS VS. CINEMA
By Andrew Jenck The Wuhan Coronavirus has disrupted the film release schedule more drastically than anything in the past few decades. You’ve probably heard by now that major film releases have been…
Healthcare in the Time of Coronavirus
By Mary Faith Bell (Nehalem, OR) This is a very stressful time for healthcare personnel; they’re on the frontlines of an unprecedented public health crisis, putting their own health at risk in…
Words of Wisdom: Connecting and Creating
By Neal Lemery This time of quarantine, social distancing, staying home is a new order in society. Our social connections can become frayed, even severed. The many events of daily life have…
Op/Ed: Democracy and Public Service
By David McCall, Candidate for Tillamook County Commissioner Position #2 COVID-19 has brought some faults in our society to the forefront. Facebook is full of memes about hoarding toilet paper, and the…
In my opinion … Tough Questions for Local Healthcare about Supplies, Readiness
EDITOR’S NOTE: It would be irresponsible to just publish this op/ed without seeking out answers to the questions that Kalie King Savage raises below, which is what we did. And you’ll see…