EDITOR’S NOTE: How could there be “positive vibes” when discussing suicide? That’s exactly what Jan Boal wants to do. Remove the whispers and the whys and normalize the conversations about suicide and…
Category: Guest Column
WORDS OF WISDOM: Savoring the Silence
OIOpublisher by Neal Lemery I’ve arrived in the holidays. Normal obligations have either been taken care of, or completed, or postponed until “later”, which means whenever we feel like getting back to…
LONGEST NIGHT THOUGHTS FROM CARE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR: Community Need for No-Barrier Shelter, Candlelight Vigil Video
EDITOR’S NOTE: Tillamook County photographer/videographer Don Backman recorded the Longest Night vigil that was held outside the community Warming Center, which was opened on Wednesday December 21st for the first time this…
BOOK REVIEW: Humankind – A Hopeful History
By Jim Heffernan I think what attracted me to this book was the coda “A Hopeful History” in its title. by author Rutger Bregman. I found it to be an entertaining read…
TILLAMOOK COUNTY WELLNESS: It’s Time to Give Yourself a Gift – Self-Care for the Holiday Season
by Patti Atkins, APR, Communications Consultant, Tillamook County Community Health Cente The most wonderful time of the year is known to prompt joy, but the reality is that it may invoke stress…
NEWS UPDATE FROM STATE REPRESENTATIVE DAVID GOMBERG: A Few Packages for the Holidays
By Representative David Gomberg, House District 10 Dear Neighbors and Friends, Saturday, December 17th, I was pleased to be part of a large group that gave a warm December welcome to three…
Neal Lemery’s New Book: Be the Change – One Random Act of Kindness at a Time …
Everyone needs this book. The title was often used around our house. One could not complain about this or that without being asked if they could do something about the situation… and…
NOTES FROM GEEZERLAND Episode #3: The love of Zen and Music
By Charles McLaughlin In the previous episode a brief outline was provided of my background from which the reader could derive a series of skill sets I had learned before entering Geezerland….
TRYING TO SEE: “DOMICILE UNKNOWN”
EDITOR’S NOTE: When Mike Randall sent me this column, he indicated that we might not want to publish it after the “rosy” picture painted by the recent Housing Summit. Here he points…
NEWS UPDATE FROM STATE REPRESENTATIVE DAVID GOMBERG: A Bi-Partisan Proposal to Help Rural Economies
By Representative David Gomberg, House District 10 Dear Neighbors and Friends, I often talk about bipartisanship and the need to bring opportunity, good jobs, and prosperity to all parts of Oregon. On Wednesday I…