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Coast Chronicles: Timberland Library, Ocean Park Branch ‘Refresh’

What the heck is a “refresh”? Last week in the community room of our beloved Timberland Library in…

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Editorial: Medicaid mendacity deserves strong repudiation

Fourteen Washington state hospitals — plus four in Oregon including nearby Seaside Providence — are on a list…

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Animal Shelter Report: A couple pets wait to give you lots of love

Meet Major: Our trail-loving gentleman! Major just got back from the adventure of a lifetime, a road trip…

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Coast Chronicles: Homage to Astoria series — The remarkable Dinah Urell

I’ve long-admired Dinah Urell, Astoria native, co-founder and publisher of HIPFiSH Monthly, and owner and manager of Kala,…

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Guest Column: Strengthening local health care in difficult times

It will come as no surprise that the cost and funding of health care in our country is…

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Guest Column: Progressives forget recent history when it comes to Perez

Some Southwest Washington Democrats are suffering from political amnesia. If they don’t snap out of it, they’ll hand…

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Letters to the editor: July 16, 2025

Thanks for the shortened July cacophony We want to thank whoever is responsible for keeping the living nightmare…

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Animal Shelter Report: Featured pets of the week — Potato and Bartholomew

Meet Potato Looking for a compact cutie with a huge heart? Meet Potato, a young and affectionate pittie…

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Coast Chronicles: A report on my sunbird road trip

Dear folks, a few of you know that I’ve been down in the southwest working on a project…

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Oysterville Daybook – June 20, 2017: Our very own cloak of invisibility

In Oysterville, you know summer is here, not by the calendar or even by the ambient outdoor temperature.…

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