By Representative David Gomberg, House District 10 2/27/2023 Dear Friends and Neighbors, Mother Nature landed hard across our district this past week. And while the statisticians tell us this was the heaviest…
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NEWS UPDATE FROM STATE REPRESENTATIVE DAVID GOMBERG: Semiconductors, Crab and Carp
OIOpublisher By Representative David Gomberg, House District 10 2/20/2023 Hello Neighbors and Friends, Thursday afternoon, my committee hearing ended early. I often opine that a legislator with nothing to do is the most…
NEWS UPDATE FROM STATE SENATOR SUZANNE WEBER: Meetings, Committees, Bills of Note, Events & More
Dear Neighbors and Friends, We are already almost a month into the 2023 legislative session and it feels like it just began. The weeks are flying by having so much work to…
Vote for Terry Walhood & Sue Wilson
I am giving my endorsement and my vote to Terry Walhood for City Council #4 and Sue Wilson for Mayor of Rockaway Beach. They have both proven their ability in municipal government…
TILLAMOOK COUNTY PIONEER’S QUESTIONS FOR CANDIDATES – Nov. 2022: US Representative 1st District
EDITOR’S NOTE: We are updating the US Representative 1st District with responses from Suzanne Bonamici. It’s election time – and in Tillamook County there has been an increase in participation in our…
I’VE BEEN THINKING: Money & Politics – ORESTAR Reveals Candidates Fund Sources
By Jim Heffernan I’m still thinking about how money has corrupted our political life. Maybe a closer examination of the details might provide something of an explanation for the mess we’re in….
TILLAMOOK COUNTY PIONEER’S QUESTIONS FOR CANDIDATES – Nov. 2022: State Senator & State Representative Candidates; Virtual Forum on Zoom Oct. 20th
It’s election time – and in Tillamook County there has been an increase in participation in our government process with many races having multiple choices. The Pioneer is proud to provide this…
Sowing Seeds for Our Shared Future
These can feel like dark times to us everyday Americans: extraordinary natural disasters, rising prices, violence against innocent children, social and political divisions even within families, our cherished democracy under threat. All…
I’ve been thinking … Money in Politics
By Jim Heffernan I’ve been thinking a lot lately about money in politics. Each election, more money is spent on politics and now it has reached levels that I find truly shocking….
TILLAMOOK COUNTY PIONEER’S QUESTIONS FOR CANDIDATES – Nov. 2022: Governor Candidates
It’s election time – and in Tillamook County there has been an increase in participation in our government process with many races having multiple choices. The Pioneer is proud to provide this…