EDITOR’S NOTE: Today, June 18th, the Trump administration backed off plans to cancel a $368 million ocean monitoring system that helps scientists study climate change. The reversal followed bipartisan pressure from senators,…
Category: Science and Technology
THE SANDSTONE JOURNAL: Tell me your thoughts on God (then we can talk about AI)
On the Vatican’s AI Manifesto* and the mirror it holds to our unbelief. By Lynnee Jacks If you are concerned about AI’s threat to humanity but you are not thinking about God,…
GORDON’S EXTRA UPDATE 1/19/26: Strong Storm Headed Our Way … Geomagnetic Storm Could Bring Northern Lights Viewing Tonight
By Gordon McCraw, Meteorologist for the Tillamook County Pioneer This time we are not looking at an atmosphere river, or a snowstorm, or anything like that. This time we could see the…
YOUR LOCAL EPIDEMIOLOGIST: 𝙊𝙣𝙚 𝙤𝙛 𝘾𝘿𝘾’𝙨 𝙛𝙞𝙣𝙖𝙡 𝙗𝙡𝙤𝙬𝙨. 𝘼𝙣𝙙 𝙬𝙝𝙖𝙩 𝙞𝙩 𝙢𝙚𝙖𝙣𝙨 𝙛𝙤𝙧 𝙮𝙤𝙪.
EDITOR’S NOTE: I started following Your Local Epidemiologist during the pandemic. I’m always looking for reliable, knowledge experts in their field that are also excellent writers/communicators … this is one of those…
Tillamook County Library Launches New Website October 1
The Tillamook County Library is excited to announce the launch of a brand-new website, on October 1st at www.tillabook.org. The new website represents a major step forward in usability for community members….
Blue Power Systems Providing Affordable, Reliable, and Simple Off-Grid Power Solutions
In an era where energy independence is no longer a luxury but a necessity, Blue Power Systems of California stands out as a pioneering force in hybrid power technology. Founded in 2019…
Noland Arbaugh’s Neuralink Journey Unveiled
Life hasn’t been the same for Noland Arbaugh since a 2016 swimming accident left him a quadriplegic, but Neuralink is hoping to restore some of that normality with a small brain-computer interface…
Astound Broadband Completes 108-mile Fiber Construction Project Along Highway 6, Brings High-Speed Fiber Internet to rural Tillamook County
Astound Broadband announced today, April 8, 2025, that it has completed a 108-mile underground fiber route along Highway 6, bringing high-speed internet connectivity to more than 270 homes in rural Tillamook County…
SpaceX Starship 8 Launch
SpaceX’s Starship Flight 8, scheduled for March 3, 2025, from Starbase in Texas, was scrubbed late in the countdown due to Super Heavy booster issues. During propellant loading, problems emerged, leading to…
Space Just Got a Little Closer
There’s a world beyond our own, and to better understand it, we must explore it. For the better part of a decade, several companies have been developing technologies to explore the universe…
