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Argentine Asado on the Nehalem River Ranch

April 23, 2016 by Jared Gardner Leave a Comment

How lucky we are to live here and be in life with this community.
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Filed Under: Culture, Featured Writing, Food

Bringing Birth Home

April 22, 2016 by Jennifer Childress 1 Comment

It’s usually the middle of the night when I drive to my client’s house after hearing she is in labor. [Read More]

Filed Under: Culture, Featured Writing, Healing Tagged With: midwife, Oregon

Soul-Searching with Civic Boosters

April 21, 2016 by Matt Love Leave a Comment

Once upon a rainy day Matt Love (author and publisher of Nestucca Spit Press) and Jack Harris (co-founder and co-owner of Fort George Brewery) had a conversation about gentrification in Astoria. [Read More]

Filed Under: Books, Culture, Featured Writing Tagged With: Astoria, gentrification, Oregon

Home/Less

April 19, 2016 by Gambele Kerr 1 Comment

Remember that poverty isn’t a crime, but denying people access to basic human needs should be. [Read More]

Filed Under: Culture, Featured Writing, Spirit

Another Way of Knowing

April 17, 2016 by Carol Vanderford Leave a Comment

Day after day
I sit and stare.
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Filed Under: Featured Writing, Nature, Poetry

A Village Called Home

April 15, 2016 by Nancy McCarthy 2 Comments

I worry that what made Cannon Beach what it was when I first moved here — a “friendly, informal setting” – is slipping away. [Read More]

Filed Under: Featured Writing, Nature, Politics Tagged With: Cannon Beach

Leaving Smog-iago

April 3, 2016 by Willa Childress 7 Comments

Chileans feel ownership and pride towards Patagonia while recognizing that it’s a destination largely frequented by non-Chilean tourists. [Read More]

Filed Under: Culture, Featured Writing, Nature, Photography

The Day Renny Skäraosten Saved the North Coast

March 20, 2016 by Gregory Zschomler 5 Comments

To this day Ren, or Rippin’ Renny as he is now known, is a world-renown legend. [Read More]

Filed Under: Featured Writing, Fiction

Chilean Musings

March 1, 2016 by Willa Childress 4 Comments

More than anything else, venturing sola—on foot or or on public transportation—has left me breathlessly and expansively happy as I begin exploring Santiago. [Read More]

Filed Under: Culture, Featured Writing, Politics Tagged With: Bear Story, Gabriel Osorio, Institute for Study Abroad, Punkrobot Studios, Santiago

Missing W.S. Merwin and Valhalla

February 21, 2016 by T H Savaht 2 Comments

We cannot All
Dine
Together
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Filed Under: Featured Writing, Poetry, Spirit

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    May 13, 2026 at 3:18 pm
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    Deep gratitude for your learnings and teachings dear Cliff.
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    April 25, 2026 at 8:01 am
    on Opening the Book of Indigenous Grief
    Wow… Taylor: a deep poetic Ponca man. So full…overflowing with wisdom, with heart, with courage to share. I’m thankful for
  • Watt Childress
    April 22, 2026 at 6:12 pm
    on Opening the Book of Indigenous Grief
    Thank you for these beautiful words that go straight to the heart of healing.
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    January 7, 2026 at 7:19 am
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