EDITOR’S NOTE: Tillamook County photographer/videographer Don Backman recorded the Longest Night vigil that was held outside the community Warming Center, which was opened on Wednesday December 21st for the first time this…
Category: Guest Column
BOOK REVIEW: Humankind – A Hopeful History
By Jim Heffernan I think what attracted me to this book was the coda “A Hopeful History” in its title. by author Rutger Bregman. I found it to be an entertaining read…
TILLAMOOK COUNTY WELLNESS: It’s Time to Give Yourself a Gift – Self-Care for the Holiday Season
by Patti Atkins, APR, Communications Consultant, Tillamook County Community Health Cente The most wonderful time of the year is known to prompt joy, but the reality is that it may invoke stress…
NEWS UPDATE FROM STATE REPRESENTATIVE DAVID GOMBERG: A Few Packages for the Holidays
By Representative David Gomberg, House District 10 Dear Neighbors and Friends, Saturday, December 17th, I was pleased to be part of a large group that gave a warm December welcome to three…
Neal Lemery’s New Book: Be the Change – One Random Act of Kindness at a Time …
Everyone needs this book. The title was often used around our house. One could not complain about this or that without being asked if they could do something about the situation… and…
NOTES FROM GEEZERLAND Episode #3: The love of Zen and Music
By Charles McLaughlin In the previous episode a brief outline was provided of my background from which the reader could derive a series of skill sets I had learned before entering Geezerland….
TRYING TO SEE: “DOMICILE UNKNOWN”
EDITOR’S NOTE: When Mike Randall sent me this column, he indicated that we might not want to publish it after the “rosy” picture painted by the recent Housing Summit. Here he points…
NEWS UPDATE FROM STATE REPRESENTATIVE DAVID GOMBERG: A Bi-Partisan Proposal to Help Rural Economies
By Representative David Gomberg, House District 10 Dear Neighbors and Friends, I often talk about bipartisanship and the need to bring opportunity, good jobs, and prosperity to all parts of Oregon. On Wednesday I…
I’ve been thinking … Accentuate the Positive
By Jim Heffernan I’ve been thinking a lot lately about how our national news seems dedicated to stoking fear and resentment. I would prefer a little positivity, even if it does interfere…
NOTES FROM GEEZERLAND 2 – Where do we go from here?
By Charles McLaughlin The first issue of Notes from Geezerland with the posing of the question what options and resources a geezer has to help maneuver through the end-game of life in…
