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 Thompson’s…
Category: Commentary
OP/ED: Manzanita – Enclave for the Rich?
By Will Stone When Manzanita’s City Manager said at a recent Budget Meeting that employees can’t live in Manzanita because the average house costs $850,000, I began to wonder about the source…
The Wettest Place on Earth
By David Dillon © 1996 The wettest place I have ever been is in France. It’s a battlefield where great armies clashed — where many men fought and died. It’s a bluff…
From the Mayor of Manzanita: QUESTIONS ABOUT THE BUDGET
by Deb Simmons, Mayor of Manzanita The Manzanita proposed city budget 2023 – 2024 is on the Manzanita City website* (link below). Since many folks have asked why I voted no on…
MANZANITA MUSINGS: Let’s Get Our Facts Straight, Kids
EDITOR’S NOTE: The subject line of this email from Kim Rosenberg was “final post” which I truly hope is not the case. As Kim relates below, I did have to, as she…
THE VIEW FROM HERE: A Seat At The Table
EDITOR’S NOTE: This was a social media post that Sierra shared today May 18th and I love everything about it. As one of those moms that took their kid to meetings, I…
RESPONSE: FACTS about Transparency and Compensation
by Deb Simmons, Mayor of Manzanita Recently, there was an article by Kim Rosenberg about Transparency and Compensation*. It referenced the evaluation process of the City Manager which, in Manzanita, has traditionally…
THE VIEW FROM HERE: Between Mother’s Day and Election Day
By Lianne Thompson, Clastop County Commissioner As I’m writing, it’s May 15, and we’re sitting between Mother’s Day and Electon Day. I was thinking about the similarities and differences in the roles…
A Mother’s Day Gift: Johnny’s Apple Tree blooms again ~ May 13, 2023
EDITOR’S NOTE: The Pioneer shares Johanna’s photos all the time on our Facebook page, and we featured her photo on the cover of this year’s Giving Guide. I had been contemplating a…
Sheriff’s Office budget cut insight from someone who’s been there …
EDITOR’S NOTE: Gordon gave me a call yesterday afternoon and it wasn’t to talk about the weather. He’d just seen a story on a valley news channel about the Tillamook County cutting…
