The Tillamook County Giving Guide is in mailboxes throughout the county, and available here on the Pioneer as we all look around to see what we can do right here, in our…
Category: Op-Ed
TRYING TO SEE: An ICE Agent’s Shame
OIOpublisher EDITOR’S NOTE: There are many photos of masked ICE agents lining hallways of courts, where people are following the law by reporting, and being met with “lawless enforcement.” By Michael Randall…
Thanksgiving Contemplations
By Lianne Thompson Thanksgiving means more than football games and generous meals shared with family and friends, although those traditions matter. The turning of the season into deep Autumn and deeper Winter…
A POINT OF PERSONAL PRIVILEGE: The Musical Chairs of the Housing Market
EDITOR’S NOTE: Here’s an installment from Tillamook County’s State Representative Cyrus Javadi’s Substack blog, “A Point of Personal Privilege.” Oregon legislator and local dentist. Representing District 32, a focus on practical policies…
A POINT OF PERSONAL PRIVILEGE: Same Gallon, Different Price – What Really Drives the Cost of Gas
EDITOR’S NOTE: Here’s an installment from Tillamook County’s State Representative Cyrus Javadi’s Substack blog, “A Point of Personal Privilege.” Oregon legislator and local dentist. Representing District 32, a focus on practical policies…
Let’s Talk Tillamook: Food Insecurity in Tillamook
A Conversation with Julia Wentzel Regional Manager, Tillamook County Services, Oregon Food Bank Editor’s Note: This interview was conducted on October 29, 2025. Federal funding for SNAP benefits during the federal government shutdown is in…
Will Manzanita City Council Obey Its Ordinance?
By Randy Kugler The Purpose Section of City Ordinance 91-2 dealing with City streets assures citizens that its “provisions shall be held to the minimum requirements adopted by the City for the…
LETTER TO THE EDITOR: Trump’s Unlawful Army
Immigration and Customs Enforcement has ignored minimum standards for recruitment and accepted hundreds of unvetted new agents into training. This includes some with criminal records, no background checks, no fingerprinting, no drug…
A POINT OF PERSONAL PRIVILEGE: A Government That Starves Its Own People
EDITOR’S NOTE: Here’s an installment from Tillamook County’s State Representative Cyrus Javadi’s Substack blog, “A Point of Personal Privilege.” Oregon legislator and local dentist. Representing District 32, a focus on practical policies…
Manzanita Bait and Switch on Classic Street Project Outlined in Letter to Business Oregon
Ms. Sophorn Cheang Director of Business Oregon Ms. Cheang, The Manzanita Mayor and City Manager in describing to State officials the City’s need for funding the reconstruction of Classic Street specifically highlighted…