Opinion

Animal Shelter Report: Meet Major — A true gentleman ready for his forever home

If you’re looking for a loyal companion with a heart of gold and a zest for life, meet…

Opinion

Coast Chronicles: Homage to Astoria I: Mark Josephs

Our neighbor across the river, Astoria, Oregon, provides us Washingtonians so many riches, it’s easy to take this…

Opinion

Commentary: Here’s what we stand to lose from NOAA funding cuts

The Trump administration wants a leaner federal government. To get there it’s slashing funding for science. One federal…

Opinion

Animal Shelter Report: Meet Licorice, the ultimate sidekick for snuggles and exploring!

Are you looking for a pup who’s equal parts curious explorer and world-class snuggler? Look no further than…

Opinion

Coast Chronicles: We live in interesting times

Peace Last week I watched the procession of the 133 Cardinals and their entourage from the Pauline Chapel…

Columns

Editor’s Notebook: Dialing up the past in old phonebooks

As for many other Baby Boomers, our family’s phone number from half a century ago easily comes to…

Columns

Chinook Observer backgrounder: What is the Columbia Land Trust?

Following articles related to a dike breaching project on the Grays River by the Columbia Land Trust, readers…

Columns

Coast Chronicles: ‘Blast of Jazz’ at our Long Beach Grange #667

A quick garden report The rhodies are waking up and their blooms are starting to explode everywhere. Also…

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Editor’s Notebook We must fight on behalf of freedom from want

The Great Depression had soup lines. We have food banks. There are, of course, glaring differences between the…

Columns

Being Frank: Tribes not interested in ‘Museum Fish’

True salmon recovery will not be achieved until we have sustainable, harvestable populations that support treaty tribes’ culture…

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