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In One Ear: UFO tales

Since Oregon has recently been reported as quite high in the rankings of UFO sightings, a trip to…

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In One Ear: Around town

From an early July, 1890, edition of The Daily Morning Astorian: • A.E. Shaw, a first class bilk…

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In One Ear: Swilltown ruckus

As mentioned in last week’s column, on July 2, 1883, the first major Astoria fire started in a sawmill.…

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In One Ear: No lighthouse

An article in The Daily Morning Astorian, July 10, 1888, noted that U.S. Sen. Senator Dolph of Oregon…

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In One Ear: A poignant tribute

“On a beautiful early June evening in the town of Astoria,” Mark Marshall posted July 5 on The…

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In One Ear: Shedding light

After the Lighthouse Board’s string of objections to Senator Dolph’s proposals in 1888, a wharf and lighthouse weren’t…

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In One Ear: Chunk of Mars

Ever looked up into the Pacific Northwest sky and seen a meteor fall? Ever wanted to own one?…

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In One Ear: Random musings

• One for the books: A man on a fishing trip in Louisiana in June was wrestling a…

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In One Ear: Doomsday weapon

Clammy rerun: “At a recent memorial service for Allan Doney, what is believed to be the forerunner of…

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In One Ear: Did you know?

A few bits of Fourth of July trivia, courtesy of Farmer’s Almanac: • So when is Independence Day,…

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