EDITOR’S NOTE: With the open Tillamook County Board of Commissioners position due to Commissioner Yamamoto’s early retirement, the Pioneer has sent the finalists selected for the position our “Questions for the Finalists.”…
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NEWS UPDATE FROM STATE REPRESENTATIVE DAVID GOMBERG: The Future of Our Roads
By Representative David Gomberg, House District 10 10/9/2023 Hello Neighbors and Friends, Oregonians celebrate Indigenous Peoples Day October 9, for the third time since the holiday was officially recognized in 2021. Indigenous…
TILLAMOOK COUNTY PIONEER’S QUESTIONS FOR BOC FINALISTS: Doug Olson
EDITOR’S NOTE: With the open Tillamook County Board of Commissioners position due to Commissioner Yamamoto’s early retirement, the Pioneer has sent the finalists selected for the position our “Questions for the Finalists.”…
TILLAMOOK COUNTY PIONEER’S QUESTIONS FOR BOC FINALISTS: Jerry Keene
EDITOR’S NOTE: With the open Tillamook County Board of Commissioners position due to Commissioner Yamamoto’s early retirement, the Pioneer has sent the finalists selected for the position our “Questions for the Finalists.”…
NEWS FROM STATE SENATOR SUZANNE WEBER: Rural Northwest Oregon Updates Volume 28
By Oregon State Senator Suzanne Weber Throughout the summer months I was able to hold office hours in multiple locations in Senate District 16. Affording me the opportunity to visit with upwards of…
NEWS UPDATE FROM STATE REPRESENTATIVE CYRUS JAVADI: Are we making progress on the HCP?
By Representative Cyrus Javadi, House District 32 Friends and Neighbors, I hope you and your family have had an enjoyable summer. Now that session is over, my staff and I spend less of…
Legislators Disqualified Under Measure 113 Will Not Be Allowed to File to Run in 2024
Salem, OR – Today, August 8, 2023, Secretary of State LaVonne Griffin-Valade directed the Oregon Elections Division to implement an administrative rule, providing guidance to candidates on Measure 113. The rule clarifies…
NEWS UPDATE FROM STATE SENATOR SUZANNE WEBER: Rural Northwest Updates Volume 27 – Summary of Funding for District Projects
The 2023 Legislative Session has completed and, yet again we have secured substantial funding for our district. This session, for sure, was challenging. I had to fight harder on every front than…
BOOK REVIEW: “The Common Good” by Robert Reich
EDITOR’S NOTE: When I saw the announcement below from Robert Reich that he was going to share his book “The Common Ground” a chapter each week, I knew that the Pioneer’s book…
I’ve Been Thinking … Let’s Try This – Rise Up Tillamook County
EDITOR’S NOTE: As Pioneer readers are aware, Jim has been actively involved with Braver Angels for some time now, and he’s been inspired to “bridge the divide” between blues, reds and “in-betweens”…
