By Neal Lemery A “piercing, unsentimental” history that boldly challenges the idea of a rural American crisis. (The New Yorker) One of the popular concepts about current American politics and culture is…
Category: Arts
Questioning the Need for Explicit Content in Required Reading
How the García Girls Lost Their Accents by Julia Alvarez is a novel that tells the story of the García family, who flee the Dominican Republic for the United States in the…
BOOK REVIEW: The True Patriot – A Pamphlet by Eric Liu & Nick Hanauer
By Jim Heffernan I was drawn to this book by familiarity with one of the authors and a healthy respect for patriotism. It’s a book that I wish I had discovered long…
Short Film Night Returns to Nehalem Sept. 7th at North County Recreation District Performing Arts Center
The McMinnville Short Film Festival will offer a pop-up screening of five environmental or documentary short films at the North County Recreation District Performing Arts Center Saturday, Sep. 7 at 6 p.m….
Tillamook School Board Votes to Ban Book – “How the Garcia Girls Lost Their Accents”
By Laura Swanson When this situation was first brought to our attention, the initial reaction was “Are you kidding me?” And then we are reminded that there is a small group of…
Diablo IV – Let’s All Go To Hell!
As someone who dipped their toes into the Diablo universe with the third installment, I downloaded Diablo IV not expecting much. My initial foray into Diablo III left me cold—there was something…
Letter to the Editor: How Our School District Lost Its Books
I’m a parent of three students who attend Tillamook school district. Over the past couple of weeks, I’ve been following the process the district has used to review the book How the Garcia…
Una Celebracion de Huehca Omeyocan: Ofrenda a nuestro oceano sanador, An Offering to our Healing Ocean 10th Year of Annual Event, Aug. 4, 2024 at Cape Lookout State Park
EDITOR’S NOTE: Don Backman and I have worked together for a few years now and have a routine about upcoming events, he’ll call or text – “What’s happening this weekend?” and I’ll…
BOOK REVIEW: How the Garcia Girls Lost Their Accents by Julia Alvarez
EDITOR’S NOTE: It was brought to the Pioneer’s attention the results of Tillamook School District 9’s Curriculum Review Committee meeting held July 29, 2024. The committee reviewed the book How the Garcia…
Review of Deadpool & Wolverine (2024) – Some thoughts
The highly anticipated Deadpool & Wolverine, a Kevin Feige film, has shattered expectations and box office records with its $205 million debut, making it the 8th biggest opening of all time and…
