EDITOR’S NOTE: Join me in welcoming another wonderful guest columnist to the Pioneer, Barbara McLaughlin! A local gardener and community organizer, and wife of another Pioneer story-teller, Charles “Chuck” McLaughlin, Barbara will…
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NEWS FROM STATE REPRESENTATIVE DAVID GOMBERG: A Collection of Salient News – 3/28/22
Hello Neighbors and Friends, Childcare. Parents can’t find it and when they can find it, they often can’t afford it. The result is that many parents stay home to care for their…
Good Friday Shakes – Remembering the Great Alaskan Quake – March 27, 1964
By Stevie Stephens Burden I remember the day so well, March 27th, 1964. It was my father’s birthday and we were all home to celebrate. That is no small statement, since at…
TILLAMOOK COUNTY DAILY WEATHER BRIEFING: Gordon’s Update – 3/25/22
By Gordon McCraw Friday, March 25, 2022, 07:00am We continue with a mild southwesterly flow today, brought on with a trough of low pressure off the coast in the eastern Pacific and…
RENDERINGS & RAMBLINGS: School in “B” Town
EDITOR’S NOTE: This is #6 in Chuck McLaughlin’s series of stories about his life. If you’ve missed one, see the links at the end to “catch up.” By Charles McLaughlin The months…
BOOK REVIEW: Gunfight- My Battle against the Industry that Radicalized America
By Jim Heffernan This a book written by a man who grew up in rural Kansas (20 miles from Colorado, 20 miles from Nebraska). That makes his birthplace Cheyenne County, Kansas, same…
TILLAMOOK COUNTY WELLNESS: Tailoring Social Media to Improve Your Mental Health
By Erin Washbon, OHSU Dietetic Intern Social media is a mixed bag of sorts. It can lead to poor sleep quality, and fuel mental and emotional fatigue. It can be a very…
RENDERINGS & RAMBLINGS: A 30-30 rifle and Ziegfeld girl
By Charles McLaughlin Ok. When we last talked about Bakersfield, Mom had just driven us there from San Francisco in her 1932 Chevy. Why did she decide to leave such an idyllic…
BOOK REVIEW: 1984 by George Orwell
By Jim Heffernan 328 Pages Published 1949 Available everywhere. This 1960 copy, original price 60 cents; this version $9.95 on eBay. In 1960, I was a High School Freshman and one of…
TILLAMOOK COUNTY DAILY WEATHER BRIEFING: Gordon’s Update – 3/22/22 – COVID-19 Case Update
By Gordon McCraw Tuesday, March 22, 2022, 08:45am Weather We still have a little patchy light rain or drizzle lingering this morning but with a ridge of high pressure moving in conditions should slowly…
