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Writer’s Notebook: Gun violence shifts public opinion

For years, automobile accidents were the major cause of children’s deaths in the U.S. That has changed. In…

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Writer’s Notebook: Storm revives memories of 2007 challenges

The ice storm and power outage on Dec. 23 challenged The Astorian. This recent event reminded us of…

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Guest Column: How could family have saved my cousin from addiction?

My late cousin, Valeria, was a dark-haired beauty, with deep brown eyes, a keen sensibility and a quick…

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Guest Column: Governing is the art of relationships

When Gov.-elect Tina Kotek started her “One Oregon Listening Tour” in Yamhill County last month, local residents weren’t…

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Guest Column: Help create affordable housing

To my disappointment, it has been some time since there has been anything published about efforts by First…

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Guest Column: Who will protect all the values of our forests?

In mid-November, the Oregon Board of Forestry met in Seaside to discuss, among other things, a new 70-year…

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Guest Column: Kotek is listening

Tina Kotek was in her element: listening closely, jotting notes, asking questions both broad and detailed, and along…

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Guest Column: How far do we go to cancel Russian culture?

For 30 years, I’ve cherished a black fur Russian shapka ushanka (ear hat) that I bought in St.…

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Guest Column: Reform a wasteful housing behemoth

Calling it the No. 1 issue throughout Oregon, more than two dozen mayors recently wrote to the Oregon…

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Guest Column: Tour showed importance of forestry sector

For the first time in three years, the Clatsop Forestry Tour for Community Leaders was live on Oct.…

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