EDITOR’S NOTE: During Tillamook County’s emergency press conferences and leadership meetings last week, Representative Gomberg was on the line every time – even when he himself had been evacuated, and didn’t know…
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VIEW FROM HERE: Breathe
By Karen Olson How much of this bizarre year has been focused on breathing and breath? We learned that we were all at risk of catching a deadly virus, spread by our…
NEWS FROM DAVID GOMBERG, OREGON STATE REPRESENTATIVE: Labor Day News
Hello Friends, Where did summer go?? Suddenly the Labor Day weekend is upon us. This is a time to celebrate working people, enjoy family, and embrace our spectacular Autumn weather as Summer…
LIFE BYTES: WEEDING LESSONS
By Kay Stoltz Today’s the day. Just do it! Weed the garden and the parking spot. After working for some time, I still face the undone parking spot. I am at the…
August Update From Congressman Kurt Schrader, Representing the 5th District of Oregon
I hope that this email finds you and your family well as the summer comes to an end. I spent much of the month of August back home in Canby meeting virtually…
WORDS OF WISDOM: Finding My Way
By Neal Lemery “What should I be doing with my life?” a friend asked me the other day. I echoed the cliché about following your passion and left it at that. But…
FROM STATE REPRESENTATIVE DAVID GOMBERG: Parkocalypse and Public Dollars, Round Two
By Representative David Gomberg, House District 10 Hello Friends, Practical Responses to Parkocalypse: Last week I wrote about the Parkocalypse at the Beach. In hindsight, it may not have been clear whether I…
THE VIEW FROM HERE: The Parents are NOT OK
By Karen Olson Did you hear that? That was the sound of rising panic as parents everywhere contemplate the beginning of comprehensive distance learning in just a few weeks. This is not…
Transient Lodging Tax (TLT) Revenues Should Support Public Safety Services
By Bill Baertlein, Chair, Tillamook County Board of Commissioners Tillamook County has a population of approximately 26,000, which our first responders can barely provide services for. Tourism has increased year after year…
VIEW FROM HERE: Who will lead us through?
By Karen Olson Remember when the jigsaw puzzles were sold out? I miss the good old days of the COVID-19 pandemic, back in optimistic April, when we were just locking down and…
