By Commissioner Bill Baertlein This year I celebrated my birthday by volunteering at the Homeless Connect. This is an event to count the homeless in our community for a national census of…
Category: Op-Ed
February 15 Risk of Shutdown
OIOpublisher By Erin Skaar , Executive Director of CARE, Inc. and Melissa “Mis” Carlson-Swanson, Branch Services Manager for Oregon Food Bank Tillamook County Services We so often hear that many in our…
A Day of Kindness
by Neal Lemery I had a big dose of soul medicine and human kindness last week. The experience restored my faith in humanity and the power of unconditional love. I saw my…
Exploring Toxic Masculinity
by Neal Lemery What is it to be a man in these times? There are a lot of mixed messages, and outright confusing and contradictory “principles” and models for behavior. It is…
OP/ED: CARTM – More Than a Transfer Station
By Jenny Greenleaf, CARTM Board Member As I swept out The Refindery for the last time today, I reflected what a wonderful community hub we citizens of North Tillamook County created at…
The Littoral Life: A senior moment
By Dan Haag I was dreading the arrival of 2019 for a very specific reason. It wasn’t for the fact that I’d have to yet again admit defeat in the face of…
Financial Support Details for Coast Guard and other Federal Employees from Rep. Gomberg
As the Federal shutdown enters a fourth week, 1,135 active duty Coast Guard members and 138 Coast Guard reservists on the Oregon coast remain on the job, but unpaid. Essential employees at…
Response to “Call to Action – Curbside Recycling”: Rethink Waste
This is in response to: tillamookcountypioneer.net/call-to-action-curbside-recycling-in-north-county/ Your attention to recycling is commendable. Unfortunately, not all recycling is equal. Commingled is recycling in name only: once different plastics are combined they are difficult…
Call to Action: Curbside Recycling in North County
Hey there North Tillamook County friends who use Recology for garbage service…. did you know that Recology offers curbside recycling in Clatsop County? I am going out on a limb here and…
Top 2018 Stories – Tillamook County Pioneer
By Laura Swanson, Editor I’m one of those types that really doesn’t embrace all the review, “best of the year” hoopla of New Year’s. Let’s just get on with it. Not one…