By Christy Kay “It is easy enough to tell the poor to accept their poverty as God’s will when you yourself have warm clothes and plenty of food and medical care and…
Category: Op-Ed
Beach Hazards Can Kill During Any Season – Learn to Identify Rip Currents, Watch for Sneaker Waves
Since yesterday, Sunday August 21st, Seaside Fire & Rescue Beach Lifeguards and Water Rescue Team have pulled 16 distressed swimmers out of the ocean; and there was the drowning tragedy on Saturday…
Politics at Play in Manzanita; “Mudslinging” Begins with Questionable Questions about Mayoral Candidate’s Business Dealings
EDITOR’S NOTE: The post on the North Coast BBQ didn’t name names (or include the name of the author), but as Deb Simmons explains below, she is the only candidate for Manzanita…
AI is coming for us
By Cara Mico First, what is AI? It’s expansive, it’s in almost everything, and it’s already more intelligent than most living humans. AI is diverse, it’s a set of programming parameters in…
I’ve Been Thinking: History is Bunk
By Jim Heffernan I’ve been thinking a lot about history. I was around for a fair amount of recent history, but the day job distractions kept me from really understanding what was…
OP/ED: Divergent Thoughts on STRs
By Deb Simmons About a year ago, four retired professionals pulled together to study the significant problems facing our city. Short term rentals (STRs) was only one of several issues studied. This…
A Look at the Economy …
By Cara Mico A long trend of the past two centuries has seen rural areas shrink as people move to areas of greater economic opportunity. Economic cycles see recessions when US gross…
OP/ED: Voter Rules
By Kim Rosenberg My husband Ben and I moved here (Manzanita) full-time in May of 2020. Our house on Edmund Lane was a licensed short-term rental at the time. Like a lot…
OP/ED: A TOWN FOR ALL AGES
By Deb Simmons, candidate for Manzanita Mayor Lately in Manzanita, attention has re-focused on our Comprehension Plan (CP) as both the Planning Commission and the City Council, made decisions to deny the…
TRYING TO SEE: Repetitive Tragedies of Great Nations
By Michael Randall Fiery July 4th celebrations are now behind us. Having expressed proper gratitude for our country, perhaps we can acknowledge something a bit different. So often, we recognize our own…
