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Writer’s Notebook: Renewed vision for a cherished community asset

A West Coast bookend or sibling to Plymouth Rock, Fort Clatsop once served as a symbol of Manifest…

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Guest Column: A note of appreciation

We are living through what news people might call a season of abundance. Consider: • We’ve seen a…

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Guest Column: Oregon cares about outcomes, not process

The Oregon Senate boycott isn’t all that it seems. State Senate President Rob Wagner and fellow Democrats say…

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Behind the News: ‘The library is a place for everybody’

Josh Saranpaa took on the role of director at the Warrenton Community Library at a fragile time. He…

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Publisher’s Notebook: The shift to digital marches on

“Change is the only constant in life.” — Greek philosopher Heraclitus This is the last week Fred Meyer…

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Guest Column: Stunning revenue forecast alters conventional wisdom

Surprise! Oregon has nearly $2 billion extra to spend during the next six weeks. A stunning state revenue…

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Guest Column: We can live with fireworks a few days a year

The Astorian carried a guest column in March titled, “Time to rein in the scourge of fireworks.” Scourge?…

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Guest Column: Harvest management is not enough

Salmon extinction is not an option, but harvest management alone is not going to get us to recovery.…

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Guest Column: Hyperbole is in the eye of the beholder

A southern Oregon senator posed a pungent question last week: “What the #*%@! is happening in Salem these…

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Guest Column: Governors must try harder with rural voters

No doubt many cheers went up in the lower Columbia region when Washington state Gov. Jay Inslee announced…

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