I’ve been playing with chatbots for years, having tested many tools and toys, this latest generation of tools feels different. The thought of AI as an assistant, friend, tool, resource is enticing….
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Response to Jim Heffernan Op/Ed – Ideology over Experience on TSD#9 Policy Board
Sometimes politics taints an individual’s vision of truth so bad that they cannot see those they disagree with as people or see themselves in a mirror. Such is the case in a…
A toe into crypto
With Sam Bankman-Fried in the news many are asking that question of the last decade, “What is crypto?” I spent two years studying crypto, here’s what I learned. It doesn’t matter the…
World of Haystack Rock Library Lecture Series: Transient Killer Whales of the Outer Coast of Oregon & California, March 8th
Who: Friends of Haystack Rock & the Cannon Beach Library What: World of Haystack Rock Library Lecture Series 2022-2023 When: Wednesday, March 8th, 2023 at 7:00 p.m. (These are recurring lectures with different speakers…
Oregon will lift mask requirement for health care settings April 3; Change follows improvements in people hospitalized for respiratory infections, test positivity
From Tillamook County Community Health Centers: In alignment with other states including Washington and with respiratory virus positivity rates decreasing and expected to continue to drop, Oregon will lift the mask requirements…
NEWS UPDATE FROM STATE REPRESENTATIVE DAVID GOMBERG: Your Chance to Get Involved
By Representative David Gomberg, House District 10 Hello Neighbors and Friends, Every day in Salem, we receive over 100 emails. I read them and answer them. And increasingly, I’m also encouraging writers…
NEWS UPDATE FROM STATE SENATOR SUZANNE WEBER: Rural Northwest Oregon Capitol Updates Vol 12
Dear Neighbors and Friends, It is officially March and that means that we are a quarter of the way through the 82nd legislative session. Things are starting to ramp up with committee…
OREGON STATE POLICE: FATAL INCIDENT – CAPE KIWANDA STATE NATURAL AREA – TILLAMOOK COUNTY SATURDAY, MARCH 4th
(News Release from Oregon State PoliceMarch 6th, 2023 9:47 AM) On Saturday, March 4, 2023, at approximately 5:00 P.M., the Oregon State police responded to Cape Kiwanda State Natural Area to assist…
I’ve Been Thinking: Local Journalism – Meet the Pioneer Editor & Headlight-Herald Editor
By Jim Heffernan I’ve been thinking a lot lately about “The Rocky Mountain News”, the newspaper of my youth. It was printed in a tabloid style that seemed the ideal format to…
Nestucca, Neskowin and Sand Lake Watershed Council, Hebo Stewardship Group & Pelican Brewing Present “Science Pub” – Trees, Water & Family March 7th
Nestucca, Neskowin, and Sand Lake Watersheds Council (NNSLWC), Pelican Brewing Company, and Hebo Stewardship Group are hosting a Science Pub event, “Trees, Water and Family,” on Tuesday, March 7 at 6 pm….