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In One Ear: Elephant seal saga

On the evening of March 16, a man stabbed an 180-pound elephant seal pup several times on the…

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In One Ear: Oscar’s flying record

For the North Coast’s many cat lovers: Oscar, a 7-year-old rescue cat owned by Theodore Shiells of Dallas,…

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In One Ear: Navigational blunder

A nugget from The Daily Astorian, May 16, 1879:  • In consequence of bad weather, progress of work…

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In One Ear: Don’t mess with Astoria

Patch reports that people “keep calling the cops on Astoria,” a wild turkey that’s been cavorting all over…

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In One Ear: Unexpected find

Be Careful What You Wish For rerun: A while ago this column requested that readers send in their…

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In One Ear: Rectifying an error

“Dwaine Holiday (pictured left), commander of the Clatsop Post 12 American Legion, presented a certificate of appreciation and…

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In One Ear: A pauper in Astoria

From The Daily Astorian, May 16, 1879, “A Neglected Grave”:  • On the 16th of September, 1846, George…

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In One Ear: Passing judgment

Yet another bit of Titanic memorabilia has hit the auction block at Henry Aldridge & Son Ltd. in…

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In One Ear: Blind piloting

Today is the 177th anniversary of the unhappy fate of the Hudson’s Bay Company’s 400-ton British barkentine Vancouver,…

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In One Ear: Be resourceful

Paper panic rerun: A lengthy March 11 Facebook gem of a post by the Newport Oregon Police Department…

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