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 […]
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PEACE OUT LOUD: Roe v Wade
By Romy Carver I am really sick and tired of the woman shaming I am seeing over abortion. I have read the saddest and most heartbreaking stories shared by women […]
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PEACE OUT LOUD: Mental Health vs Terrorism
By Romy Carver Yesterday was the final day of Mental Health Awareness Month, and I have a lot on my mind. I had already written a blog about mental illness, […]
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PEACE OUT LOUD: Thank You Teachers!
By Romy Carver It’s Spring Break, a chance for students and teachers to regroup. Nobody deserves a break more than our teachers. Teachers don’t stop working when school ends for the day. […]
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PEACE OUT LOUD: Tillamook School District Board – What’s going on?
By Romy Carver It’s hard to find anything that everyone can agree on these days, but I think we can all agree that we love our kids and want them […]
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PEACE OUT LOUD: To Your Health
By Romy Carver My Facebook feed is full of grief right now. Grief is permeating the very air right now. Many people I know are dealing with severe illness and/or […]
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LETTER TO EDITOR: Response to Romy Carver’s Blog – By the Grace of God
Romy Carver, you are my hero! I may have been once your teacher and peer, but your willingness to share your story is inspiring to this sage on the stage. […]
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PEACE OUT LOUD: But for the Grace of God
EDITOR’S NOTE: When our community experienced several suicides over the last few months, the Pioneer reached out to a multitude of organizations and individuals to provide information, outreach, education about […]
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OP/ED – PEACE OUT LOUD: Honoring Jaime
By Romy Carver Today is my birthday. It’s supposed to be “my day,” but I’d like to share it with someone special. I recently learned that I had a birthday […]
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PEACE OUT LOUD: Cemetery Clean Up in Bay City, First Event, More Planned by New Organization Tillamook County Cemetery Conservation
By Romy Carver The Bay City Oddfellows Cemetery is a very special place to me. As a kid, when things got rocky at home, I’d walk to the cemetery to […]
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