EDITOR’S NOTE: This letter was shared with the Pioneer by Jim Heffernan, and Steve gave his okay to publish it. According to Jim, “The first bus ride I took was with Steve…
Category: Letters to the Editor
Erin Skaar: A Vote for Experience, Skill, and Commitment
We have lived in Tillamook County since 1992 and have watched closely the priorities and decisions of the several County Commissioners who have been elected during our years here. We so appreciate…
Where’s Gordon? All the best in your recovery … An Update …
Dear Gordon, I had been missing your excellent reports and was about to write the editors about the unusually long spell since your last posting when I decided to check the recent…
Keep Politics out of our Wombs!
On this we can agree: Most Americans disliked the Republican dominated Alabama Supreme Court ruling on IVF (In Vitro Fertilization). And, because the ruling affected the companies that provide the expensive treatment, the Alabama legislature quickly changed the law to protect the…
Open Letter to Tillamook County Commissioners
Monday, February 5, 2024 Dear County Commissioners Bell, Skaar and Olson – I am writing to respectfully request that Tillamook County revoke the conditional use approval granted to Oregon Treehouse Partners for…
Final Words from David Yamamoto – Into Retirement ….
Dear Friends, I hope you all had a Very Merry Christmas and are poised to have a Happy New Year! By now, you are probably tired of hearing of my upcoming retirement…
To the Citizens of Manzanita: Call for apologies, integrity, answers
Let’s remember that our Mayor, Deb Simmons, was elected by more voters than any other counselor or mayor that I can remember. For those who complain she was running unopposed, no one…
AI Council Coverage Called into Question
To the Editor: I don’t know what is going on with the Pioneer. Your site is huge benefit to our community, and I visit almost every day. Recently, coverage seems to want…
More Voices: Lessons in Wording, Meaning and More
To the Editor, and to TCP readers: In reference to the 11/18 article/editorial by Cara Mico, I’m wondering where she got her information and who fact-checked it? Also, there are several confusing…
LETTER TO THE EDITOR: Recent Manzanita City Hall Story Labeled as Biased
Which part of Cara Mico’s writing on Manzanita’s City hall is distorted and biased? Quite a bit. I counted half a dozen inaccuracies, not to mention judgements without support. If this is…