by Neal Lemery We may not realize it, but the school year has already begun. At my neighborhood school, our community’s teachers and support staff are already at work. Long hours are…
Category: Guest Column
Drew’s Commentary: WHO ATTEMPTED TO MURDER THE PAC-12?
By Andrew Jenck Laying on the shores of the Pacific lies the Pac-12, “Packy,” having been dealt blows to its upper left forehead, and three more, south of its stomach. It got…
THE OCEANSIDER: Oregon Coast Hosts Appeals County STR Ordinance – Save Our Neighborhoods Leaders Organize to “Intervene”
By Jerry Keene, Editor, The Oceansider In early August, Oregon Coast Hosts (“OCH”), a group representing short-term rental companies, continued its effort to challenge the new STR ordinance by filing a Notice of Intent to…
BOOK REVIEW: Mansfield and Dirksen – Bipartisan Giants of the Senate; Hoffman Center Writer’s Series – Marc Johnson Reading August 30th
By Jim Heffernan Marc C. Johnson is a local author who serves as President on Nehalem Bay Health District. He moved here after a career in journalism, teaching and government in Idaho…
THE OCEANSIDER: Three matters of community interest this week ….
By Jerry Keene, Editor The Oceansider County Announces Hearing on a Proposal to Convert the Surf Shop and Cafe to Transient Lodging Neighbors of the Three Arch Inn received letters from the county this…
Early Railroad Logging Book Event Marks the Arrival of Local Historical Classic at Tillamook County Pioneer Museum
By Neal Lemery; Photos & Video by Don Backman The Whitney Company Along the Kilchis River: A First Hand Telling of Logging in the 1920s, a long awaited historical book, premiered August…
WORDS OF WISDOM: A Time for Good Deeds
By Neal Lemery August: the height of “no left turn season”, where the simple errand to the grocery store or the post office turns into a lengthy frustration with traffic, aimless drivers,…
JOURNEY GAL: Memories of Long Ago in Italy
By Marilyn Karr The dread of ending the writing of my book and knowing what the next steps must be, recent deaths of friends and being in the midst of Covid-19 have…
Rise for America: Zoom Meetings Friday, Saturday for Political Conversations
The only way we’re going to be able to bridge our political divides is if we all come to the table. Jim Heffernan continues his call to action for blues, reds and…
BOOK REVIEW: Deer Hunting with Jesus – Dispatches from America’s Class War
By Jim Heffernan This book was published 15 years ago but remains accurate and topical today. The author writes about his hometown of Winchester, Virginia in the early years of George W.’s…
