I lived on North Main (Hwy 101) and the Doughty slough for 5 years. I have watched the water, cleaned up the mess and spent countless hours watching listening and learning about…
Category: Op-Ed
OP/ED: Behind the shadows and smoky rooms – Democracy in action
By David McCall On the evening of January 3rd, 2022, less than three weeks after Betsy Johnson abruptly resigned from her state senate seat, seventy Precinct Committee People (PCPs) from all five counties…
“I’ve been thinking”: An Ephiphany – Never Forgotten …
By Jim Heffernan January 6 has been rolling around in my brain. Not just January 6, 2021, and the shame attached to that particular day. There was something else about January 6…
OP/ED: The Villages Near the Mountain – A Grim Fairy Tale (With apologies to the Brothers Grimm)
By Will Stone Once upon a time there was a large mountain at the edge of the ocean. Two villages, Cannon and Manita, were on opposite sides of the mountain. The villagers…
“Lighting Up Tillamook County” – Winners!
Thank you so much to the over 70 entries in the First Annual “Lighting Up Tillamook County” contest. We hope you had a chance to get out and see the amazing holiday…
Tillamook School Board Workshop Dec. 21st Reviews “Resolution for Local Control”, Mask Mandate
By Andrea Goss*, for the Tillamook County Pioneer The Tillamook School Board Workshop was quiet and not very well attended by the community. Three of the board members wore masks, two did…
THE VIEW FROM HERE: THE EARLY YEARS OF ASPERGER’S SYNDROME
EDITOR’S NOTE: Pioneer readers are familiar with Andrew Jenck’s writing – from his popular movie reviews to commentary about movies and more, he always has something important, news worthy to share. This…
“I’ve been thinking …” – Make America Greater
EDITOR’S NOTE: Here’s a commentary from Jim Heffernan, whom we introduced a couple days ago with his brief book review (he’s got more of those in the works, too) of local author…
OP/ED: Those Were the Days …
By Stevie Stephens Burden “Forgive, sounds good…forget, I’m not sure I could…” to quote the Dixie Chicks on their “Taking the Long Way” album. The album reflects the part of their lives…
Drew’s Editorials: NO WAY HYPED
By Andrew Jenck This week sees the third entry of Tom Holland’s Spider-Man series, featuring the villains and other Spider-Men from the previous live action iterations. With millions are speculating online, its…
