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Guest Column: Use common sense on chain businesses

The Astoria City Council is looking to take steps to prohibit more large chain-type restaurants and lodging in…

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Guest Column: State braces for virus impact

Oregon’s reaction to the coronavirus pandemic got off to a rocky start. The economic shockwaves are rippling worldwide.…

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Publisher’s Notebook: Why we make political endorsements

The Arizona Republic will no longer make candidate endorsements. Here’s why How and why our editorial board endorses…

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Guest Column: The state of democracy in Oregon

‘The Twilight Zone,” also known as the 2020 Oregon Legislature, has gone off the air. Democrats pulled the…

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Behind the News: ‘The coronavirus is preventable’

Behind the News: ‘I’m vested in this community’ Behind the News: ‘This isn’t some sort of a stepping…

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Guest Column: Impressed with coordination on coronavirus

Astorians have legitimate concerns and are asking good questions about what preparations are being made locally to deal…

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Guest Column: Wild salmon likely doomed by more talk

Thirty years ago, tribes and conservation organizations had to submit petitions listing Snake River salmon under the Endangered…

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Guest Column: #TimberUnity is a misnomer

#TimberUnity is a misnomer. Climate deniers are attempting to claim the timber industry is unified in opposing cap-and-trade…

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Guest Column: A groundfish success story

Twenty years ago, West Coast groundfish stocks such as sole and rockfish were in serious trouble. Decades of…

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Guest Column: Our pets deserve better

Now in his early 70s, Daniel Koller should want to be known to us as a veterinarian who…

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