By Butch Freedman The time has come. November 3rd is going to set the course for the country for the next two years, and I’m losing my mind. I’ve avoided reading…
Category: Guest Column
MANY THINGS CONSIDERED: Travel Journal No. 6 – What Europe Thinks of the American President
“We have now sunk to a depth at which the restatement of the obvious is the first duty of intelligent men.” – George Orwell By Marc C. Johnson Homeward bound…
BUTCH’S BLOG: A Personal Anthem
By Butch Freedman As the mid-terms rapidly approach, and trump continues to spew lies and threats to his cult followers, and his co-conspirators at the injustice department make clear their intention…
GIFT FROM THE MUSE: Making The Connection
By Neal Lemery The first day of the true fall rains found me sitting out on the covered deck, with a cup of tea and my favorite sweatshirt, to ward off…
IN GOOD HEALTH: Preparing for respiratory illness season – Get vaccines now
By Leanna Coy, FNP-BC As temperatures begin to cool and the holiday season gets underway with Halloween this month, it’s time to prepare for fall and winter respiratory illnesses. As we…
BOOK REVIEW: Breakneck – China’s Quest to Engineer the Future by Dan Wang
By Jim Heffernan This excellent book was written by a native born Chinese man who emigrated to Canada in 1999 at age 7. His family moved to the United States when…
BUTCH’S BLOG: The Balm of Basketball
By Butch Freedman I love basketball. I used to play, mostly school yard stuff. But I kept at it for quite a few years, till bad knees forced me to sit…
MANY THINGS CONSIDERED: Travel Journal No. 5 – What Comes After the Election? Be Prepared …
“The human mind can only stand so much … You can’t win with a losing hand.” – Bob Dylan By Marc C. Johnson A (rather) strange, very short play opened…
BUTCH’S BLOG: The Final Push
EDITOR’S NOTE: We are two weeks from Election Day – over 1,000 ballots have been received at the Tillamook County Clerk’s officw. VOTE! Return your ballot to a ballot box. See…
IN GOOD HEALTH: The Sun Is Still Shining
On positive psychology, difficult people, and the choice to love By Michelle Jenck, M-Ed I’m a fan of Martin Seligman and the field of positive psychology, but I have to admit,…
