By Neal Lemery I found myself at a local café, having a late breakfast, with about a dozen other community members who had the same idea. At a nearby table, a family…
Category: Words of Wisdom
Abortion: Tornado in My Coffee Cup
EDITOR’S NOTE: The fate of Roe v. Wade the landmark abortion rights case hangs in the balance, and it seems that a “leaked” draft of the decision has the Supreme Court decision…
Appeals Court Decision on State Timberland Goes Against Counties; Setting Aside $1 Billion Judgment
EDITOR’S NOTE: The Oregon Court of Appeals has found the state Board of Forestry is not required to maximize logging revenues on forestland obtained from counties. Instead, the Board of Forestry must…
WORDS OF WISDOM: Planting Seeds
by Neal Lemery “Don’t judge each day by the harvest you may reap, but by the seeds that you plant.” — Robert Louis Stevenson Spring can be such a time of miracles….
PART 2 Law Enforcement & Opponents – Ballot Measure 29-161: “Should Tillamook County officials be prevented from enforcing most state, federal and local firearm regulations?”
by Neal Lemery In this second part of the Pioneer’s look at a county-wide measure on the May ballot, we hear from local law enforcement and the organized opponents of the…
Revising an Old Family Story
by Neal Lemery “We are collections of stories, we are vast houses in which stories come and go, and if we don’t listen for them, and savor them, and carry them in…
WORDS OF WISDOM: Towards More Community Solutions and Healing
by Neal Lemery We live in challenging times, but we have always wrestled with difficult problems that defy easy solutions. This work often involves difficult and often divisive conversations and involve our…
MAY PRIMARY ELECTION: Measure 29-161 – Second Amendment Sanctuary Ordinance (Part 1 of series)
by Neal Lemery As a 51 year Tillamook County voter, I like to be educated on the candidates and issues that I cast my ballot on in every election. The May primary…
The Unexpected Conversation
by Neal Lemery One of the often uncelebrated benefits of living in a small town are the seemingly random and unplanned conversations that occur at the grocery store or the post office….
Meth World – A Bitter Truth
EDITOR’S NOTE: “My latest, and not my usual. It’s long, and deeply personal. Feel free to not use this,” said the note from Neal Lemery that accompanied this article. What?! Of course,…
