I applied for a recently advertised position on the Manzanita Budget Committee. The Mayor did not select me. As one individual on the 10 member Budget Committee, I was not that naive…
Category: Op-Ed
Drew’s Reviews Editorial: NOT A FLIGHTLESS BIRD (Streaming Services Series – Continued)
By Andrew Jenck Many were caught off guard by the influx of streaming services launching this year, myself included, but in hindsight, it’s not surprising that NBCUniversal would be launching its own,…
Op/Ed: Tillamook Deserves Better
EDITOR’S NOTE: The community conversation continues about the appropriateness of images published by media sources, and how stories are reported. Neal Lemery’s article outlined the issue, https://www.tillamookcountypioneer.net/op-ed-an-example-of-bad-taste-and-worse/ and here, Romy Carver relates…
Report on the January Manzanita Council Meeting
Guest Column by Randy Kugler At the January 8th Manzanita Workshop and City Council meeting, the Mayor solicited suggestions from citizens as to next steps on the City Hall project for the…
Drew’s Reviews – Editorial: CBS ALL LACKING (Streaming Services Series Continues)
By Andrew Jenck Perhaps the oddest addition to the streaming platform economy is CBS All Access. Whereas all the other newcomers are from multi-media conglomerates, CBS Corp., all though larger than just…
FishPeople at Garibaldi Landing Donates 100 Pounds of Fresh Crab to Nehalem Bay House
It’s a bountiful crab season. In fact, FishPeople Seafood Market at Garibaldi Landing has so much crab that they thought the beneficiaries of the Smiley Brothers Salmon Harvest might enjoy a crab…
Whirlwind of a Week: Tornado on Tuesday Jan. 21, Hits Neighborhood North of Manzanita
By Laura Swanson On Tuesday January 21st just before 11 am, several people reported a water spout north of Manzanita, near Neah-Kah-Nie beach, and they observed the water spout come ashore as…
OP/ED: Another View of the Linn County Lawsuit
By Craig Mackie Recently, the Linn County jury determined that the State had indeed breached a long-standing contract with the 13 plaintiff forest trust counties. As Mr. Yamamoto wrote in his op/ed…
Our Future Depends on It
My district rep told me once that Democrats have been in power in Oregon for so long, you have to reach across the aisle to get anything done. They don’t want to…
Celebrate Civil Rights: Sign the “Civility Pledge”
By Barbara McLaughlin, for the Pioneer For the past 3 years, The Love Coalition has hosted events on Martin Luther King weekend to celebrate his legacy of love and justice. With the…