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Commissioner Holcom Responds
Kast Coastwatch
Apr 26After reading my previous post "Crider Earned It" Port Commissioner Floyd Holcom responded with the following email. As rambling as it may be, he deserves to be heard. tfTom,Like frosting on a cake, your analysis does not give the reader/listener a t... »
Crider Earned it.
Kast Coastwatch
Apr 25Jack Crider gets a big smile on his face when he talks about his new job. For the last four years Jack has served as Executive Director of the Port of Astoria and May 1st he moves on to become Chief Executive Officer of the Humboldt Bay Port Authority... »
Kindergarten Round-Up
Astoria School District
Apr 24Parents of incoming kindergarten students who are living in the Astoria area are invited to Astor Elementary School’s “Kindergarten Round-Up” on Thursday, May 10th at 3:30 p.m. or 6:00 p.m. in the Astor School gym at 3550 Franklin Ave. Parents will ha... »
Respecting James Beard’s Legacy
The Solipsistic Me
Apr 21Growing up, I knew who James Beard was in a casual sort of way. He was a famous chef who wrote cookbooks and appeared on television. I didn’t fully appreciate his significance, nor did I know how much we had in common. Recent events made me take anothe... »
Oregon Leftist Roundup
Max Redline
Apr 07Having solved all other problems, activists in Clatsop County are pushing to ban elephants lions, tigers, primates, and an array of other animals from exhibition or performance. No word on whether they covered hippos. But they left exemptions for horse... »