By Marlene Putman, Tillamook County Community Health Centers Administrator We have seen many news media reports in recent months referencing the topics of underlying health conditions and health disparities. Factors underlying these…
Category: Guest Column
WORDS OF WISDOM: My Love/Hate Relationship with the Media
By Neal Lemery Everyone seems to be a critic these days, taking their most disliked media outlet to task, heaping scorn and stink-eye, badmouthing them to any and all who will listen….
Do You Stand for Love?
A Call to Action: Tillamook County Commissioners, Elected City Officials, Neah-Kah-Nie School District, Tillamook School District, Nestucca Valley School District, Tillamook Chamber of Commerce, All Tillamook County Businesses, Organizations and Individuals By…
It happens here … A personal story – Call to listen
By T. Brown At the end of 2019, my work and former-marriage partner, a beloved member of the Cannon Beach/Nehalem community for thirty years, was convicted of a DUI then deported. It…
Neah-Kah-Nie High School’s Speech and Debate Team Needs Your Support
EDITOR’S NOTE: This is for the Speech & Debate Team of Neah-Nie-Nie Middle and High School, School District 56. Hannah Reynolds, the Speech & Debate Team Coach, has done an excellent job…
A short Oregon coast black history lesson (by LeeAnn Neal Feb. 4, 2008)
EDITOR’S NOTE: Oregon Shores Conservation Coalition shared this link from The Oregonian, an article written by Pioneer founder LeeAnn Neal – and we thought everyone would appreciate this history lesson from LeeAnn….
COVID Changes and Challenges on the Coast; $250 million in CARES Act Funds Allocated
By Representative David Gomberg, House District 10 email: Rep.DavidGomberg@oregonlegislature.gov COVID news from the Coast has been troubling for the past few days. While Tillamook County remains constant at 6 confirmed cases, Lincoln…
“More than a Gym” Tillamook YMCA Gradually Reopens
By Kaylan Sisco, CEO/Executive Director Tillamook County Family YMCA Wellness means so much more than physical fitness. In fact, “More than a gym” has been the Y’s tag line since 2010. A…
A Revolution of Love: Outreach and Education for Our Community to Bring Hope, Understanding About Race Issues
By LaNicia Duke, The Love Coalition I hope each of you are safe and healthy. Even as we are in the midst of two pandemics right now, I am encouraged by the…
Weyerhaeuser sprayed pesticides above Nehalem June 3rd; More spraying planned, and why we should be concerned
By Nancy Webster, North Coast Communities for Watershed Protection On Wednesday, June 3, Weyerhaeuser ground-sprayed pesticides on about 100 acres of their clearcut land within 1/4 mile of residential areas of Nehalem….
