I don’t know where Mr. Cicerelle (“It’s getting better,” March 25) is getting his news — but I can guess! Clearly things are not better, and our country, which my husband fought a war for, is getting ...

As a Port of Astoria commissioner from 2019 to 2023, I had the privilege to serve with Dirk Rhone. I strongly support him in his bid for re-election. Dirk was a great mentor, always prepared for ...

The U.S. Public Health Service, whose mission is “to protect the health of the nation,” is under attack. Our physical, mental and fiscal health is threatened due to unprecedented cutbacks and ...

I feed the birds! Do you? Did you know this is not legal? Feeding the blue jays, finches and the other little birds is against Astoria City Council rules. I have received a warning for this. I will be ...

Somewhere in last fall’s campaign, did the current president promise to end the existence of our national park system? I have to admit, after half-listening to a couple of his rants, I stopped ...

Caught in the act! It’s very interesting to see the liberal rags and legacy media machines ignoring the fact that the Department of Government Efficiency has found over $180 billion of fraud, theft ...

Always avoid violence; in this age of charity and kindliness, the time has gone by for such things. Leave dynamite to the low and unrefined.” — Mark Twain While I was vacationing in Arizona, a big ...

What we are now seeing in the country is not, in my estimation, political. It does not have anything to do with Republicanism or any other political philosophy. What I believe we are seeing is a ...

It’s wonderful that Americans of all political parties have benefited from decades of American medical research and development, including treatments for heart disease, leukemia and HIV; vaccines ...

A huge shout-out to the Clatsop County Animal Shelter! Working at an animal shelter must be both incredibly rewarding and emotionally challenging. Every day, staff and volunteers care for so many ...

I see where the veterans’ demonstration downtown was met with heckles and boos from some passing motorists. Sixty-one percent of voting veterans voted for Donald Trump. Over many objections, the ...

I am writing to express my profound outrage at the ongoing erosion of democratic principles, and the rule of law, under the Trump administration. The recent refusal to comply with a court order to ...