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Guest Column: A park for the community

New York Times bestselling author Karl Marlantes spoke at the dedication of Astoria Nordic Heritage Park on June…

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Writer’s Notebook: Which Johnson would govern?

Betsy Johnson entered my office at The Astorian in 2000 as a candidate for the state House of…

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Guest Column: State board nominees get little scrutiny

Oregon’s police certification agency has made the headlines for the wrong reasons. At times, so have other state…

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Behind the News: ‘I really hope that we’re able to keep that authenticity’

Back in 2009, the Astoria City Council voted unanimously for the Riverfront Vision Plan, a framework to guide…

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Writer’s Notebook: Intimate music a balm for this troubled moment

Emotion filled the auditorium of the Liberty Theatre last Saturday evening as the Russian cellist Sergey Antonov approached…

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Guest Column: Oregon can learn from Scandinavia

Imagine a community where homeless individuals aren’t living downtown, in parks and along busy streets and freeways. That…

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Guest Column: An old house gets a brighter future

On a busy stretch of W. Marine Drive, John Harper is spinning gold from dross — though it…

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Guest Column: Healthy rivers and a healthy economy

Seven years ago, when the ocean temperatures in the Pacific were in a periodic cooler cycle, NOAA Fisheries…

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Guest Column: Democracy is difficult to sustain

On the day Oregonians chose Tina Kotek and Christine Drazan as their Democratic and Republican nominees for governor,…

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Writer’s Notebook: Astoria’s historic buildings are our high card

There are many examples of what brings a small town back from atrophy. One unheralded factor is that…

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