It’s that time of year to be Happy and Jolly, We decorate our trees and boughs of Holly. In spite of the conditions we have to bear In this terrible and frustrating…
Category: Guest Column
OP/ED: Another roadside distraction
OIOpublisher By Fred Bassett, Chair, Tillamook County Democrats This past week I was driving with my grandsons through Pleasant Valley but had this rather unpleasant experience. In plain sight along Hwy. 101…
THANKS & GIVING: Giving Thanks and Giving Back
EDITOR’S NOTE: During the holiday season, we reached out to our writers and readers for inspiration. I don’t need to repeat the theme of this year’s trials and tribulations … we plan…
IN GOOD HEALTH: Keep Moving
By Linda Tate, Communications Director, Northwest Osteopathic Medical Foundation This week, we are going to talk about Depression and the Holidays, and I’m dedicating this blog to all my friends who lost loved…
Facebook Facing Anti-Trust Actions
By Ed Ruttledge Facebook, which has been engaged in a troubled project at Tierra Del Mar, is now facing a gathering of forces hoping to check its monopolistic business practices. Members of…
County Rankings, Proposed Budgets, Money for Small Business & Thoughts from a Former Governor
By Representative David Gomberg, House District 10 Hello Friends, Early this week we remembered Pearl Harbor. It was a day that changed America. Over 2,400 soldiers and sailors lost their lives. Every…
Facebook Conducts Survey at its Drilling Site in Tierra Del Mar
By Ed Ruttledge Facebook subcontractors have been conducting a high tech review of what went wrong earlier this year in its on ongoing industrial level drilling project on lot 3200 in Tierra…
IN GOOD HEALTH: Raccoon or Monkey?
By:Linda Tate, Communications Director, Northwest Osteopathic Medical Foundation This week, we are going to talk about something that has always baffled me. One’s inability to change their mind on any given topic…
FROM REPRESENTATIVE DAVID GOMBERG: December is now upon us; New COVID Framework – Tillamook County at “Moderate” Level
By Representative David Gomberg, House District 10 There is so much about 2020 that didn’t go the way any of us planned. But despite all the challenges we’ve faced, or perhaps because…
TILLAMOOK COUNTY WELLNESS: Stress Coping Strategies During and After the Pandemic
by Janeane Krongos, Prevention Specialist at Tillamook Family Counseling Center You are not alone if you have been feeling more stressed than usual. This additional stress is likely a result of the…