By Stevie Stephens Burden As this chaotic time in history continues, I am reminded of the man whose legacy we celebrate tomorrow, Martin Luther King Jr. Reverend King was an American patriot…
Category: Commentary
Jordan Schnitzer Printmaking Residency 20th Anniversary Folio exhibition January 12 – February 28, 2021 at Waterstone Gallery
Sitka Center for Art & Ecology in collaboration with Waterstone Gallery will debut the 20th Anniversary Folio and related work in an exhibition at Waterstone Gallery January 12 – February 28, 2021….
PEACE OUT LOUD: Time for a Choice
By Romy Carver In 1999, I spent four days in Washington, DC where I lobbied for children’s mental health parity on Capitol Hill. It was November but it felt like early fall,…
OP/ED: What is a patriot?
By Stevie Stephens Burden (January 7, 2021) What is a patriot? I have asked myself this question over and over and over in the last 24 hours. Since the Day of the…
OP/ED: January 6, 2021 – It is With Great Sorrow…
By Fred Bassett, Chair, Tillamook County Democrats It is with great sorrow, immense concern and no small amount of fear and confusion that I watch the situation unfold in our national capitol….
JUST THINK: Druid work
By Victoria Stoppiello About a mile from our house there’s a patch of state forest land, accessed by a network of logging roads and the “Outback Trail” which provides a steep, ascent…
VIEW FROM HERE: Bill Baertlein – Into Retirement ….
By Bill Baertlein, Chair, Tillamook county Board of Commissioners From my perspective as a County Commissioner the fact that we did not have anyone die of Covid in Tillamook County has to…
VIEW FROM HERE: A Metaphor in PINK
By Barbara McLaughlin I DON’T want pink in my flower garden. I don’t like pink. I don’t know why. It’s a visceral reaction that is not rational. I love my garden and…
LIFE BYTES: And the Devil Laughed
EDITOR’S NOTE: Here’s a different kind of story from Pioneer contributor Kay Stoltz with a familiar theme. By Kay Stoltz “Boss, we’re losing the battle. Even my best can’t make any headway.”…
LETTER & PETITION TO TILLAMOOK COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS: Citizens Deserve a Fair Shake after the Chaos of 2020; Reconsider County Park Fees
EDITOR’S NOTE: Tillamook County Board of Commissioners increased the Tillamook County Parks parking/day use fees and annual pass costs to increase revenue to support the increased use of county parks. The annual…