By Will Stone Note: This critique is a work of fiction. The play and its characters are fictional. Any resemblance to real individuals is unintended and purely coincidental. “5 Angry Councilors” is…
Category: Perspectives
Inspiration – Peace & Civility Pledge
OIOpublisher EDITOR’S NOTE: The Pioneer shared the Peace & Civility Pledge in 2020; and earlier this year, Jim Heffernan came upon it again. The original author Barbara McLaughlin was inspired by Lianne…
THE VIEW FROM HERE: An Attitude of Gratitude
By Lianne Thompson “Don’t be in an argument with reality,” they said. “Look for the blessing in this moment,” they told me.” “Get over yourself,” was the final bit of advice. All…
OP/ED: The Village Near the Mountain – A Grimm Fairy Tale – Part 2
By Will Stone, Manzanita The councilors and the City Manager gathered around the conference table to discuss the pressing issue of how to pay for a new City Hall building. Attending via…
Manzanita Musings: Resolutions – They Aren’t Just For the New Year Anymore! (OP/ED)
By Kim Rosenberg We are always dealing with history–our personal history, our family’s history, our nation’s history. And when it comes to the city hall in Manzanita, our town’s history. Whether or…
RANDOM BYTES: Perception
Capitalism’s greatest worry is the ease with which ignorant people become wealthy. Couple this with a government where money equals power; a supposed legal interpretation of the Constitution suggesting truth is optional;…
Rural, urban – what does and doesn’t divide us
By Cara Mico, Assistant Editor Nash, Nicholas, Adjunct Philosophy Instructor at Blue Mountain Community College, facilitated an Oregon Humanities Conversation Project in Tillamook on September 20, 2022. The conversation focused on understanding…
Exploring Toxic Masculinity
by Neal Lemery What is it to be a man in these times? There are a lot of mixed messages, and outright confusing and contradictory “principles” and models for behavior. It is…
Response to “Call to Action – Curbside Recycling”: Rethink Waste
This is in response to: tillamookcountypioneer.net/call-to-action-curbside-recycling-in-north-county/ Your attention to recycling is commendable. Unfortunately, not all recycling is equal. Commingled is recycling in name only: once different plastics are combined they are difficult…
The Gift of Sobriety
By Neal Lemery (12/24/2018) “I know my limit,” one young man kept saying, his bloodshot eyes and pale complexion seemingly at odds with his statement, as he held his energy drink, hands…