By Randy Kugler After spending more than $146,738 for an investigation initiated by our City Manager against Mayor Deb Simmons, the City refuses to disclose what the investigation uncovered. The Mayor was never…
Category: Op-Ed
OP/ED: U.S. – No Compassion for Palestinians
By Charles McLaughlin A short time ago the Tillamook County Pioneer published an article I wrote entitled “Where I Stand.” (*See link below.) In that article I expressed disgust and affront that…
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…
OP/ED: WHERE I STAND
By Chuck McLaughlin There occurs on occasion during one’s life when a question of great moral and legal significance compels an answer and silence would betray one’s conscience. Such is the question…
COMMENTARY: Club Manzanita Bait and Switch CONCLUSION
By Randy Kugler What happened to our old City Hall? The City described it as an old, leaking, mold filled building that was so unsafe for use that employees could no longer…
COMMENTARY: Club Manzanita – Bait and Switch Part 2
By Randy Kugler What happened to the promise of building a facility that would provide adequate space needs for City staff? The City accepted its consultant’s recommendation on office space needs that…
COMMENTARY – Club Manzanita: Bait & Switch (Part 1)
By Randy Kugler Our Planning Commission has approved the design of our new City Hall and Police Station. The Planning Commission’s responsibility was restricted to the review of the application submitted by…
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…
OP/ED: Troubles in Manzanita (Dec. 17, 2023)
Friends and Neighbors, “If everyone is thinking alike, then somebody isn’t thinking” George S Patton to his troops The troubling developments of the last few weeks in Manzanita have citizens worried. Our…