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Guest Column: Astoria Bridge likely wouldn’t survive major ship strike

The Astoria Bridge near the mouth of the Columbia River is as well-protected as any span against ship…

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Guest Column: Tragedy should prompt safety evaluation of Lewis and Clark Bridge

The moment I heard about the Baltimore bridge collapse, I thought about Jerry Reagor and a story I’d…

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Guest Column: Rose is the peoples’ lobbyist

“Traditionally lobbyists have been cast as villains in apocryphal tales of governmental scandal or legislative indiscretion. Veteran legislators…

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Publisher’s Notebook: Trusted information is vital before elections

Credible news and information is the basis for well-informed decisions that create strong communities. Nowhere is credible news…

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Writer’s Notebook: Kotek, Fitzpatrick strain the public trust

In her first year as governor of Oregon, Tina Kotek received respectable reviews. The Democrat made good on…

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Guest Column: Oregonians still know little about Kotek spouse situation

Almost two weeks late, Gov. Tina Kotek finally held a public press conference and took questions about the…

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Behind the News: ‘We could have achieved the same level of conservation while also honoring the economics’

As the Oregon Board of Forestry reviewed the habitat conservation plan, Clatsop County Commissioner Courtney Bangs was the…

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Guest Column: We need a Marshall Plan for public media

America’s media institutions have had a terrible, horrible, no good, very bad start to 2024. The Messenger, a…

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Guest Column: Not a first for first spouse questions

There is deep irony in the political and ethical contretemps surrounding Aimee Kotek Wilson and her wife, Gov.…

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Writer’s Notebook: Willapa Bay’s beating heart gets even better

A couple of decades ago, creation of Lewis and Clark National Historical Park on both sides of the…

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