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…
Category: Commentary
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…
Op/Ed – JUST THINK: WATER—WE TAKE IT FOR GRANTED, BUT SHOULD WE?
By Victoria Stoppiello In the heat of this election season, an interesting study examining how much we can (or cannot) count on abundant water along our coast crossed my mental path. This…
