By David Gomberg, Oregon State Representative District 10 Good Morning, Friends and Neighbors! At the edge of the ceiling in the House chamber, names are painted of people consequential to Oregon history….
Category: Guest Column
POETRY: BIRTHDAYS, YEAR BY YEAR
EDITOR’S NOTE: The Pioneer’s poet that is truly a pioneer … Virginia graces us with a poem a month (or more) when the muse or subject matter presents itself. Join us in…
WORDS OF WISDOM: Shopping the Cultural Marketplace
EDITOR’S NOTE: Last week the annual “Read Across America” event coinciding with the birthday of Dr. Seuss brought out a litany of comments and information about the racist nature of several Dr….
STATE LEGISLATURE UPDATE: Representative Suzanne Weber District Update 3/9/21
By State Representative Suzanne Weber Welcome back for my newsletter district update! I have been so very busy working in the legislature researching new bills, listening to public testimony regarding bills in…
Tillamook County COVID-19 News Update 3/8/21
By Gordon McCraw, Tillamook Emergency Manager & COVID-19 Incident Commander This last week we saw an uptick in cases in Tillamook County. While I think we still squeaked by with under 30…
NEWS FROM STATE REPRESENTATIVE DAVID GOMBERG: Moving into the Middle of the Legislative Session
By Representative David Gomberg, House District 10 Legislative leadership has announced that we will now be coming to Salem twice a week to begin floor votes on bills reviewed in virtual committee meetings. The…
View from Here: Under the Protection of the Totems
By Stevie Stephens Burden Safety is something that has played at my mind a lot for the last year, well the lack of it actually. With the rampant fear of COVID, the…
TILLAMOOK COUNTY COVID-19 UPDATE: COVID Cases & Vaccine Updates
From Gordon McCraw, Tillamook County Emergency Manager & COVID-19 Incident Command Tillamook County Community Health Centers ⏺”Lower Risk” 2/26/21 – 3/11/21 ⏺Next potential risk movement: 3/12/2021 ⏺15 new cases ⏺572 vaccines given…
TILLAMOOK COUNTY WELLNESS: The Many Forms of Self-Care
EDITOR’S NOTE: It was a Monday (yesterday) and the news was all about “one year anniversary” of the first case of COVID-19 being announced in Oregon (the first case in Tillamook County…
NEWS UPDATE FROM STATE REPRESENTATIVE DAVID GOMBERG: Money, Cooperation, and Bad COVID Jokes
By Representative David Gomberg, House District 10 As the calendar turned over to March first, the sunshine burst through the window early today. It was a welcome change! Certainly the most significant news…
