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Guest Column: Walden’s political legacy

Oregon is assured of having a new member in Congress in 2021. Unless U.S. Rep. Greg Walden changes…

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Southern Exposure: Seaside veterans honor service in Vietnam

SEASIDE — Mark Hansen, a Vietnam War veteran, presented plans for a granite memorial to be installed in…

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Writer’s Notebook: A dismal memory along the river

One of America’s defining adventures was reaching its crescendo 214 years ago just now within sight of Astoria.…

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Guest Column: Remember Vietnam veterans with memorial

On Nov. 11, 1969, Operation Fulton Square in the Quang Tri Province was in full force with the…

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Publisher’s Notebook: Everyone’s life is a story

Last month, John Shepherd’s obituary was published in The Astorian. Perhaps I wouldn’t have noticed it if it…

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Guest Column: Make affordable housing a priority

For years, folks in Clatsop County have talked about how to get more affordable housing. This term usually…

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Guest Column: A vote is a voice

The ability to vote is the single greatest representation of democracy in existence today. The power to choose…

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Guest Column: Grounded in truth

With looming questions about our environment, economy and basic survival in a war-torn world, I am of the…

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Guest Column: Bill could harm air ambulance service

In Clatsop County, we are home to beautiful landscapes like beaches, state forests and mountains. We’re also home…

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Guest Column: A moral perspective on pollution

Honolulu’s Moana Surfrider Hotel on Waikiki Beach made a picture-perfect setting for Jacques Cousteau’s speech in 1980. At…

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