By Mary Faith Bell On the infamous Friday after the Supreme Court decision to reverse Roe vs Wade was announced, I ran into a friend at the farmers market. My friend is…
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TILLAMOOK COUNTY DAILY WEATHER BRIEFING: Gordon’s Update 6/29/22
Wednesday, June 29, 2022, 08:00am An upper level trough of low pressure is sitting off the coast and keeping us under a southwesterly flow which is deepening the marine layer which in…
BOOK REVIEW: What Unites Us – Reflections on Patriotism by Dan Rather
By Jim Heffernan I found this book of essays very enjoyable. There are 16 essays, each extolling a particular aspect of a broad topic and each aspect seems to be somehow diminished…
TILLAMOOK COUNTY DAILY WEATHER BRIEFING: Gordon’s Update 6/28/22
By Gordon McCraw, Meteorologist for Tillamook County Emergency Management Tuesday, June 28, 2022, 09:00am We see a strong southwesterly flow today thanks to a weak upper level low pressure area up west…
The Bramble Bush: A Look at the Law on Abortion
by Neal Lemery In law school, there’s a famous, now century old, book about the study of legal reasoning and the study of law. The Bramble Bush is a must read for…
TILLAMOOK COUNTY DAILY WEATHER BRIEFING: Gordon’s Update 6/27/22
Monday, June 27, 2022, 08:30am Yep, it was a hot weekend, but only a couple of records were set, one on Saturday, and one on Sunday, and both were in Astoria. Saturday,…
TILLAMOOK COUNTY DAILY WEATHER BRIEFING: Gordon’s Update 6/24/22; Heat Advisory through Sunday
By Gordon McCraw, Meteorologist for Tillamook County Emergency Management Friday, June 24, 2022, 08:00am Weather Today is going to be on the warm side and tomorrow and Sunday will be just plain…
TILLAMOOK COUNTY DAILY WEATHER BRIEFING: Gordon’s Update 6/23/22
By Gordon McCraw, Meteorologist for Tillamook County Emergency Management Thursday, June 23, 2022, 07:45am Today is starting out with mostly sunny skies already, but the ridge had weakened a little so the…
BOOK REVIEW: THEM – Why we hate each other – and how to heal by Ben Sasse
By Jim Heffernan I am amazed at how much I liked a book written by the conservative* Republican Senator from Nebraska. He and I differ on a lot of policies, but I…
TILLAMOOK COUNTY DAILY WEATHER BRIEFING: Gordon’s Update 6/22/22
By Gordon McCraw, Meteorologist for Tillamook County Emergency Management Wednesday, June 22, 2022, 07:30am The upper level ridge is pushed westward a little by a low pressure area headed for the British…
