By Jim Heffernan I’ve been thinking a lot lately about how our national news seems dedicated to stoking fear and resentment. I would prefer a little positivity, even if it does interfere…
Category: Guest Column
NOTES FROM GEEZERLAND 2 – Where do we go from here?
OIOpublisher By Charles McLaughlin The first issue of Notes from Geezerland with the posing of the question what options and resources a geezer has to help maneuver through the end-game of life…
TILLAMOOK COUNTY SHERIFF’S OFFICE COMMUNITY ROLL CALL: Ballot Measure 114 is an ever-evolving entity
EDITOR’S NOTE: Since Sheriff Brown posted this update, the Oregon State Supreme Court has refused to review the Harney County judge’s ruling, and more action will be taken next week when further…
NEWS UPDATE FROM STATE REPRESENTATIVE DAVID GOMBERG: Something for Everyone During “Leg Days”
By Representative David Gomberg, House District 10 Dear Neighbors and Friends, This week the Legislature will hold a series of committee hearings for the last of our quarterly “Leg Days” prior to…
NOTES FROM GEEZERLAND – The Beginning
By Charles McLaughlin Being well beyond any doubt as to being old—long past the stage when someone speaking of me would say, “He’s not that old,” I am truly old! So I…
LETTER TO COMMUNITY: Call to Action – Notify City of Manzanita about Concerns regarding Development Slated for Downtown Manzanita
EDITOR’S NOTE: The proposed building that Patty Rinehart refers to in her letter below is to be located at 220 Laneda Ave. in Manzanita. This Oregonian article provides details about rapidly expanding…
I’ve been thinking … Democracy – A Fact of Life
By Jim Heffernan I’ve been thinking a lot lately about democracy and how it’s working in two countries, my own United States and Ukraine. I am blessed to have been born in…
Learning to Swim in the Seas of Grief
By Vivi Tallman for the Tillamook County Pioneer Two years ago this week, my 19 year old grandson died of an unintentional overdose. Mache’s death, building on a season of other intense…
SEASON OF GIVING: Local Community Organizations Helping Those In Need – Seniors, Children – Special Holiday Programs
By Patty Rinehart The groups below are all 501(C) (3) organizations located here in North Tillamook County. Your help is needed every month of the year, and especially this time of year….
BOOK REVIEW: Cheese War
By Jim Heffernan Cheese War is a book written mainly about a tumultuous time in Tillamook County between 1962 and 1968. It was written by a pair of sisters who lived through…