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In One Ear: Sailing sensation

Oliver Widger, who quit his job and tossed his old life aside, set sail on a 2,000-mile journey ...

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In One Ear: Smallpox on board

The Daily Astorian, on May 24, 1881, reported a ship under smallpox quarantine:  • The Alden Besse, from ...

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In One Ear: Who started it?

Have you ever wondered when the first Memorial Day, first known as Decoration Day, took place? One claim ...

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In One Ear: Taking care

Behman Zakeri, and his wife, Liz, owners of the Goonie house, posted a video on Facebook of their ...

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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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