Dear Editor, Thank you for your ODF’s fire danger alerts. It is a serious situation and one which I hope people will take seriously and act accordingly. We have a, potentially, dangerous…
Category: Op-Ed
THINKING THINGS THROUGH: Revisiting the Four Agreements
OIOpublisher By Chris Wagner “As children, we didn’t have the opportunity to choose our beliefs, but we agreed with the information that was passed to us from the dream of the planet…
The Littoral Life: Summer, Bloody Summer
By Dan Haag Labor Day marks the symbolic end of the summer season as children head back to school. It’s a mixed bag of emotions for kids as they reflect on the…
The Littoral Life: Living in a post eclipse-alyptic world
By Dan Haag Just like that, it was over. The Great Eclipse of 2017 came and went like gifts under the Christmas tree: months of anxious build-up and fevered anticipation, followed by…
“Ode to Eclipse” — DDD & SEH
by Virginia Prowell (8-9-2017) Two years ago, I wrote a poem about the Calendar Family, referring to August as the step child, because nothing of importance happens in August. Now…
The Littoral Life: Say Anything
By Dan Haag I was born and raised in the heart of the Midwest, a small town combining the musings of Garrison Kellior and the paintings of Norman Rockwell: Boy Scouts, parades,…
Letter to Editor: MANZANITA MAYOR’S RESPONSE TO PROPOSED RECALL
August 17, 2017 The registered voters of Manzanita yesterday received a two-page letter from Richard Mastenik explaining why he wants to recall me and three other members of the Manzanita city council….
Letter to Editor: Letter Mailed to City of Manzanita Registered Voters
EDITOR’S NOTE: Manzanita resident Richard Mastenik has filed recall petitions for four of the Manzanita City Council members, and this week mailed a 2-page letter with supporting information to every elector in…
OP/ED – Humor: Things You Should Know Before Heading to Oregon for the Solar Eclipse:
Editor’s Note: I posted this on the Tillamook County Pioneer Facebook page, but it is too good not share with all the Pioneer readers. I’m not sure of the original author –…
“The Littoral Life” – A letter to Kay
By Dan Haag Dear Kay, According to the calendar, you’ve been gone for two years now. Depending on how the day’s going, it’s one of those things that can simultaneously seem so…