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…
Category: Op-Ed
OP/ED: Troubles in Manzanita (Dec. 17, 2023)
OIOpublisher 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….
OP/ED: Club Manzanita, Lets Talk
By Randy Kugler The subject of Mayor Simmons reluctance to meet and have private one on one discussions with other Council members and only have discussions of City business at public meetings…
Trying to See: Be Careful What You Wish For
By Michael Randall Here’s a serious question for you: should we be concerned about the 2024 presidential election’s outcome? Let’s examine what one of the leading candidates thinks about and speaks about…
OP/ED: Club Manzanita Shell Game
By Randy Kugler The Budgetary sleight of hand that this Council continues to use to pay for their new City Hall with our Water Fund money is worthy of renewed discussion in…
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…
The Giving Season – Tillamook County Giving Guide Celebrates, Educates Community’s Organizations; Many Ways to Give
By Laura Swanson The seventh annual Tillamook County Giving Guide is in every mailbox in Tillamook County this week. The Guide features profiles of over 45 nonprofits and includes a list of…
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…
THE VIEW FROM HERE: Power and Force
By Lianne Thompson Did you know Michael Burgess, “Uncle Mike,” a beloved writer, editor, community icon, and force of nature? Many of us did. He coached us, his community of writers, in…