By Virginia Prowell This year’s Baseball World Series is now over. The Houston Astros are the winners. Although I don’t pay much attention to baseball the rest of the year, there is…
Category: Op-Ed
Opinion: Take me out to the ball game
by Victoria Stoppiello Just as the Astro’s center fielder, George Springer went up for the ball, the screen went black. “I’m not watching that, I’m not watching them jumpin’ around, celebrating.” My…
OP/ED: SEDIMENTATION BRAIN FREEZE
By Gus Meyer, Tillamook Tillamook County’s Coastal range of mountains has a limited prevalence of fluvial plains. (NOTE: fluvial process: The physical interaction of flowing water and the natural channels of mountains…
The Littoral Life: Whatever Floats Your Goat
By Dan Haag As the calendar turned to November, a magical switch flipped and the weather became painfully familiar. Rain and wind kept us inside most of the first few days after…
LETTER TO EDITOR: We Need Housing, Not False Hope.
I will preface this letter by saying that I have no immediate plans to build a home or rental property within Tillamook County. I will also say that I’m about as liberal…
Letter to the Editor — Please support the “Construction Excise Tax”
I have given the issue of affordable housing in Tillamook County considerable thought and investigation. I participated in the County’s Housing Task Force and have attended meetings throughout Tillamook County about this…
THINKING THINGS THROUGH: Seeking Inspiration
by Chris Wagner “We must let go of the life we planned so as to have the life that is waiting for us.” — Joseph Campbell “There are those who are destroyed…
EDITORIAL: Have you voted yet? What there’s an election?
By Laura Swanson, editor, Tillamook County Pioneer Member, Housing Task Force There aren’t any “big” national positions vying for our attention, in fact, there are only two issues on our local Tillamook…
Letter to Editor: South County – Unraveling Our Infrastructure Dilemma
It is no secret that many of our roads, sidewalks, boat ramps, recreation areas and bike lanes are shipwrecked and have seen better days. While the Haystack area in Pacific City has…
5 Reasons to travel ‘Chamber Style’ to Ireland
By Sierra Lauder, Director of Events and Downtown Promotions, Tillamook Area Chamber of Commerce Our downtown office has been hopping lately. Amongst the downtown construction, launching our #constructdowntown sweepstakes, and planning the…
