Me first! America first! Two sides of the same coin. The global pandemic has brought the βme firstβ culture into sharp focus. We are now confronted with people who refuse to wear…
Category: Op-Ed
Letter to the community from Mimi Haley, Executive Director of Columbia Pacific CCO
With the outbreak of the COVID-19 pandemic, Columbia Pacific CCO is keenly aware of the additional burdens and challenges for everyone. We are so thankful for the dedication and response from health…
Tillamook Lightwave Q & A: Broadband Network, Communications Backbone – Support for Skaar & McCall for Commissioner
EDITOR’S NOTE: The Tillamook County Pioneer posted Miel Macassey’s support for Erin Skaar and David McCall with information about the Tillamook Lightwave project last week; and then on Wednesday May 13th, Commissioner…
Drewβs Reviews Editorial: EARTH SHATTERING & BLATHERING
By Andrew Jenck Itβs been awhile since Iβve written a piece, hasnβt it? When AMC, the largest theater chain in the U.S. announced a boycott of Universal Studiosβ productions with their announcement…
LETTER TO EDITOR: Commissioner Baertlein Endorses Yamamoto
I have spent my entire life as a Tillamook County Resident and during that time I have never endorsed a candidate for public office. In this unprecedented turbulent time, under conditions not…
Letβs Keep Him
Iβm speaking of Commissioner David Yamamoto. I give this endorsement from a person who has been there and done that for the twelve years I had the distinct privilege and honor to…
Support for Erin Skaar and David McCall for County Commissioner Positions: Connecting Our Community
By Miel Macassey In this time of seclusion, the internet is more important than ever. We use it to order groceries, monitor health bulletins and educate our children. Most of us depend…
Words of Wisdom: What’s to Become of the Handshake?
By Neal Lemery Social change can come slowly or astonishingly fast. In the blink of an eye, we now have βpersonal distancingβ, quarantine, and the closing down most of our social interactions….
Kendraβs River Inn HomeGrown Farmstand Dedicated to Shelly Bowe Opens May 6th; Proceeds from HomeGrown to be Donated to Local Food Programs
By Laura Swanson Have you been wondering what that little building at the east end of Kendraβs River Inn parking lot is for?? We are happy to announce the opening of “Shelly…
Save Our Shoreline Political Action Committee (SOSPAC) Endorsing David McCall for Tillamook County Commissioner Position #2
SOSPAC was formed recently to fill a gap in the preservation of Oregonβs unique shoreline. There are worthy organizations and volunteers who work on cleanup and restoration activities and/or legal issues when…
