EDITOR’S NOTE: The Tillamook County Pioneer will be publishing regular guest commentary about inclusion and equity. With a continuing discussion string on the Pioneer’s Facebook page about current immigration policy, this is…
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The View From Here: Why Love?
OIOpublisher EDITOR’S NOTE: The Tillamook County Pioneer will be publishing regular guest commentary about inclusion and equity. With a continuing discussion string on the Pioneer’s Facebook page about current immigration policy, this…
The View from Here: Inclusion Sounds Easy
By Julie Chick, FACT Oregon North Coast If you are like I was, when you hear ‘inclusion’ you may run an internal checklist and derive at something like, “Well that’s easy, we’ll…
Letter to the Editor – From TCCA President/CEO Patrick Criteser
July 6, 2018 Dear Tillamook Community, All of us at Tillamook want to thank the residents of our hometown and surrounding area for your patience and support as we welcome visitors from…
Celebrate Independence Day – 25 quotes
People across the United States will be attending parades, firing up the grill, and watching fireworks to celebrate Independence Day on today — and throughout the weekend. While food, family, friends and…
OP/ED: Housing Update. Progress
By Bill Baertlein, Tillamook County Commissioner The County and many Community partners have been actively working on the recommendations made by our 2017 housing study, Creating a Healthy Housing Market for Tillamook…
Letter to the Editor: POISON IN PARADISE
Do you know Oswald West State Park? A place of pristine beauty on the North Oregon Coast where you can still glimpse old growth trees, a clear running stream, and a beach,…
Just Think: Lessons in the Surf
EDITOR’S NOTE: This essay was first published in the Chinook Observer in 1998. As Victoria’s accompanying note said: Here’s an ancient essay, but still relevant after this week’s drownings in Rockaway Beach….
The Littoral Life: It’s a small world after all
By Dan Haag One of the best things about my job at the Manzanita Visitors Center are the people I get to interact with from around the country and all points of…
City of Rockaway Beach Clarifies Position on Memorial Day Service at Wayside
Editor’s Note: The Pioneer Memorial Day services information labeled the Rockaway Beach State Wayside as “Ocean Edge” as that is how the Rockaway Beach Chamber refers to the Wayside. In the past,…