EDITOR’S NOTE: The Tillamook County Pioneer will be publishing regular guest commentary about inclusion and equity. With a continuing discussion string on the Pioneer’s Facebook page about current immigration policy, this is…
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The View from Here: Inclusion Sounds Easy
By Julie Chick, FACT Oregon North Coast If you are like I was, when you hear ‘inclusion’ you may run an internal checklist and derive at something like, “Well that’s easy, we’ll…
Celebrate Independence Day – 25 quotes
People across the United States will be attending parades, firing up the grill, and watching fireworks to celebrate Independence Day on today — and throughout the weekend. While food, family, friends and…
Just Think: Lessons in the Surf
EDITOR’S NOTE: This essay was first published in the Chinook Observer in 1998. As Victoria’s accompanying note said: Here’s an ancient essay, but still relevant after this week’s drownings in Rockaway Beach….
The Littoral Life: It’s a small world after all
By Dan Haag One of the best things about my job at the Manzanita Visitors Center are the people I get to interact with from around the country and all points of…
Memorial Day – May 28, 2018 – Someone Should Do Something
By Laura Swanson, Editor, Tillamook County Pioneer A few days ago as I began to verify information about plans for Memorial Day services around Tillamook County, it became evident that the only…
Something to Think About: Real Answer to Question …
I am the gentleman that wrote “Who Owns a candidate?”. The posted response I received from Jerry A Dove, is what one would expect from a professional politician. The gambit is to…
From the DAILY ASTORIAN – Our View: Vote Orr for state representative
Reprinted from the Daily Astorian Published on May 3, 2018 9:59AM Last changed on May 3, 2018 10:55AM Outside money pouring into the race What strikes us most about the race to…
OP/ED: Who owns a candidate?
By Julian Macassey Anyone living and traveling in Tillamook and Clatsop counties has noticed a barrage of advertising from Democratic candidate Tim Josi. All this advertising and canvassing costs money. This makes…
Education Talks – Fire Mountain School: Place-Based Education
By Liz Beckman, for Fire Mountain School Imagine this: 1st and 2nd graders studying their local watershed and visiting the local water department so that they can understand where the water they…