Editorials
Our View: Housing is a critical policy issue
Back in 2016, The Astorian published a series of stories on housing. The series opened with a stark ...
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Our View: Paying tribute to the Chinook Indian Nation
With a legacy rooted in legendary migrations of the last ice age, the Chinook Indian Nation is deserving ...
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Our View: Nonprofit boards must be accountable
Nonprofits play vital roles in life on the North Coast. They fill gaps in our social services safety ...
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Our View: It takes all types of farms to feed a hungry world
The drumbeat continues. In agriculture, big is bad, and small is good. Or so we’re told. In reality, ...
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Our View: Tentative Columbia River deal looks promising
After years of negotiation, the United States and Canada have reached a tentative agreement renewing the Columbia River ...
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Our View: Marine toxin outbreaks demand better science
Oregon, Washington and other coastal states increasingly share a vexing problem with marine toxins that shut down harvests ...
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Our View: West must get real about looming water crisis
Over the past decades, our colleagues at the Capital Press have published thousands of stories about water — ...
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Our View: Shameful in Seaside
Editor’s Note: This editorial has been updated to reflect comments by Seaside City Councilor Steve Dillard after publication. ...
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Our View: Scientists hope a one-two punch will control avian flu
While public health authorities — and the rest of us — were wrestling with COVID-19 during the past ...
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Our View: We all must learn financial self-defense
An Astoria doctor and a retired Longview accountant are among those who recently have shown courage and community ...