08/26/2026
We think Shawn O'Neil, Wilsonville Mayor gets it just right here.
Before anyone gets this twisted, let us be clear. If you run a page called, hypothetically, "Wilsonville Democrats" or "Wilsonville Conservatives", it's on you if you think they shouldn't have a bias.
If you run a social media page called, hypothetically, "Wilsonville Community" or "What's Up Wilsonville", you would have a reasonable expectation they would be community-focused pages, open to everyone. You would be wrong.
As we always say, their page, their rules. But you would be well served to notice who gets to post on those pages (that is if you aren't blocked for having a different viewpoint.) As election season rolls around, you will see a lack of diversity of opinion on those pages. That's a feature, not a bug.
As Mayor O'Neil points out, please go to the source for truth.
• Ask the candidates running for office
• Ask city officials for answers
• Go to verified unbiased sources for facts
Good luck out there.
We live in a time when information — and misinformation — can travel through a community in seconds. That makes something I have spoken about before increasingly important: truth. Disagreement […]