By Representative David Gomberg Regular readers have heard me talk in the past about the Big Creek Dams in Newport. In 2011, engineers learned that the two earthen dams that store the…
Category: Guest Column
OP/ED: Let’s Change Our Minds, Not Just Our Underwear
OIOpublisher By Kim Rosenberg, Manzanita resident It’s easy to be discouraged some days. It’s easy to think that all the problems we face are too big, that what we as individuals do,…
NEWS UPDATE FROM STATE REPRESENTATIVE DAVID GOMBERG: Opportunities on the Coast
By Representative David Gomberg, House District 10 Over the course of four years, I worked with Dr. Bruce Mate at the Marine Mammal Institute to authorize a Coastal Playground gray whale license plate. Eventually,…
KITCHEN MAVEN: THE STAFF OF LIFE
by Judi Yamada, www.kitchenmaven.org The first known use of the idiom “Staff Of Life” was in 1638; it meant “a staple of diet”, and the meaning hasn’t changed. Obtained from Western man’s…
PEACE OUT LOUD: Grief and Gratitude – A love story
EDITOR’S NOTE: This blog was first published on Romy’s blog nearly ten years ago on December 19, 2012. She shared it again today on her Facebook page and it just really resonated…
WORDS OF WISDOM: A Short Visit to Meth World
by Neal Lemery My cell phone buzzed, and a familiar name appeared on the screen. I rushed to answer it, hearing the faint voice of a young man I’d befriended years ago….
WORDS OF WISDOM: Guerrilla Gratitude – Bringing Light Into Our World
by Neal Lemery Any act, any kind word, is capable of making a change for the better in our world. Each of us has so many opportunities to make it a better…
Tillamook County Creamery Association CEO Op/Ed: ‘Preserve’ your culture at your own peril
EDITOR’S NOTE: This op/ed by TCCA CEO Patrick Criteser appeared on Fortune.com, and was shared on social media. We reached out to request sharing it with our readers because the messages about…
WORDS OF WISDOM: What I Learned This Summer
By Neal Lemery The calendar and the changing light in the mornings and evenings tells me that this season is in transition. We are leaving summer and moving into fall. Perhaps it…
NEWS UPDATE FROM STATE REPRESENTATIVE DAVID GOMBERG: Small Business, Carp, and Crabs
By Representative David Gomberg, House District 10 Hello Neighbors and Friends, Oregonians are starting new small businesses. Especially in the wake of the pandemic, more of us are staying home, caring for…