“It’s not just the books under fire now that worry me. It’s the books that will never be written. The books that will never be read. And all due to the fear…
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WORDS OF WISDOM: Looking at the Content of My Character
By Neal Lemery Almost seventy years ago, I remember watching soldiers on our grainy black and white television, escorting kids my age into a school. I asked my mom why the soldiers…
TILLAMOOK COUNTY UNITED AGAINST BOOK BANS – POP-UP BOOK CLUB – READINGS OF BANNED BOOKS SAT. SEPT. 28TH
Tillamook County United Against Book Bans will “wrap up” Banned Books Week with a pop up “Book Club.” Join us to talk about the efforts to reverse the decision of the Tillamook…
OREGON DEPT. OF TRANSPORTATION (ODOT) HWY. 101: Emergency repairs at Necarney Creek Bridge; Construction, One Lane 24/7 Flagging to Continue
Thank you to everyone who helped us safely and quickly remove the 50-foot piece of concrete that was hanging off the Necarney Creek Bridge. The 36-hour emergency closure was required because the…
OREGON DEPT. OF FISH & WILDLIFE: Columbia River Chinook fishing extended through Oct. 13
(September 25, 2024- CLACKAMAS, Ore.)—Fishery managers from Oregon and Washington extended Chinook retention on the mainstem Columbia River for two additional weeks during a joint state hearing today. The decision came after…
TILLAMOOK COUNTY WELLNESS: HUCKLEBERRIES AND ETHNOBOTANY AT WHALEN ISLAND, SUNDAY SEPT. 29TH
Join Tillamook County Wellness this Sunday, September 29th at 10am on Whalen Island for Part 4 of Four Seasons of Foraging! Local native plant expert, Asa Skinner, from Tillamook Estuaries Partnership will…
Mini Music Festival & Food – Three Bands & a Taco Truck! Bay City Arts Center Sept. 28th
Join us for a Mini Music Festival presented by the Bay City Arts Center on Saturday, September 28th, 2024! The special event starts at 4pm with music starting at 4:30 PM with…
City of Rockaway Beach EPA Community Change Grant Opportunity – Community Engagement Session Sept. 30
Jetty Creek Watershed Acquisition Community Engagement Session – Sept. 30th Funding Opportunity through EPA Community Change Grant Jetty Creek Watershed Acquisition Effort – Background: The City of Rockaway Beach (CORB)’s current primary…
GEEZER TRIBE: ‘Physically Fit’ isn’t always a fairy tale
By Linda Shaffer Not sure about you but the odds of me being labeled physically fit would be like winning the Mexican lottery or being hit by a flying turtle. Before all…
I’ve been thinking … A Giant Faucet? Really??
By Jim Heffernan I’ve been thinking a lot about Donald Trump and his “giant faucet” that will solve all of California’s water problems. I can’t help it, maybe it’s a curse. I’ve…
