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Guest column: Public should guide process on new Gearhart fire station

I’ve always felt that as elected officials, it’s our job to engage the public and allow our residents…

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Guest column: Time to act on cap-and-trade

For well over a decade, Oregon has considered legislation to cap carbon and put a price on pollution.…

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Southern Exposure: What’s a typewriter, grandpa?

I had something of a jarring journalistic moment the other day.

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Pro-Con: Have President Donald Trump’s tariffs hurt America’s economy?

PRO: Tariffs are hurting American families and workers CON: Trump’s targeted tariffs have boosted many key industries

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Guest column: Understand racism to grasp crime numbers

When I read the Chinook Observer article about the KKK posters that had been posted around Astoria, I…

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Writer’s Notebook: Kenyon brought learning, nurturing to Astor School students

Karen Kenyon was a stickler for grammar and especially for punctuation. Since she and her husband, Ralph Wirfs,…

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Southern Exposure: Citizens concerned about drone encounters

Seaside’s surfers are upset about camera and drone operators at the Cove.

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Pro-Con: Is the Green New Deal worth its price tag?

PRO: Ignoring climate change far exceeds the price of dealing with it. CON: Green New Deal will be…

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Guest column: Gearhart park not suited for fire station

Gearhart needs a new fire station. The existing building is antiquated and constructed of unreinforced masonry that will…

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Southern Exposure: Artist Lobato looks at Cannon Beach with an artist’s eye

Is Cannon Beach a getaway or a place to tune in? For many of us it’s a little…

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