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Women Talk Forest

November 18, 2015 by Gwendolyn Endicott 1 Comment

I have been following with deep concern the proposed logging of the “Homesteader Tract” in the Buster Creek Basin of Clatsop County. I would like to believe that Oregon Department of Forestry has some sense of the value of these older forests whose fate they hold in their hands. [Read More]

Filed Under: Featured Writing, Nature, Spirit Tagged With: clearcut, Homesteader Tract, Oregon Department of Forestry

The Seeds of the Stormy Weather Arts Festival

October 27, 2015 by Frank Milan 6 Comments

Like anything else, this event was seeded, and grew organically over time. The seeds held the potential of what the event would become. [Read More]

Filed Under: Art, Featured Writing Tagged With: Cannon Beach, Oregon, Stormy Weather Arts Festival

Crossing the Bridge

October 21, 2015 by Rick Bonn 2 Comments

Steven Spielberg combines the best elements of his past political films like Amistad, Schindler’s List, and Munich in the new drama-thriller Bridge of Spies. [Read More]

Filed Under: Featured Writing, Movies Tagged With: Amistad, Bridge of Spies, freedoms, Munich, Norman Rockwell, Schindler, Spielberg

A View From the First People

October 20, 2015 by Roberta Basch 3 Comments

This is where the medicine men throw lightening. Its name is Swalalahoost. From a distance, far from it’s true qualities, it’s referred to as Saddle Mountain. [Read More]

Filed Under: Culture, Featured Writing, Nature, Spirit

Legacy of a playful local resistance

October 13, 2015 by Watt Childress 4 Comments

Forever playful, John Fraser. In communities where people approach life with a bit of whimsy, his kind of disposition becomes part of our civic identity. If neglected, we are easily overrun by tedium. [Read More]

Filed Under: Art, Featured Writing Tagged With: Cannon Beach, John Fraser, Juan Man Band

‘Whose Move’ Premieres at Steidel’s Art Gallery

October 10, 2015 by Rick Bonn Leave a Comment

Shoes scraped, scruffed, and made the polished wooden floors of Steidel’s Art Gallery gently groan today as fans packed the small studio for the first peek of William Steidel’s new illustrated book, ‘Whose Move.’ [Read More]

Filed Under: Art, Books, Featured Writing Tagged With: art, books, Cannon Beach, dragons, fantasy, illustration, Sam Steidel, Steidel's Art Gallery, Whose Move

For the Love of Collard Greens

October 8, 2015 by LaNicia Duke Leave a Comment

Collard greens are a staple to any soul food meal. Many times it can be the lengthiest part of the meal, but also the most satisfying. [Read More]

Filed Under: Featured Writing, Food, Spirit

It’s all about the Salmon

October 5, 2015 by Rabbi Bob Leave a Comment

It’s probably not too much of a stretch to say that we revere salmon in these parts. Not in the same sense as the Native American population, but salmon certainly are given preference over their non-human predators, and their preservation as a species is codified in many of our laws. [Read More]

Filed Under: Featured Writing, Nature

The Art of Organic Goat Cheese

October 4, 2015 by Jennifer Childress Leave a Comment

You hear that making cheese is an art. It is. But I’ll tell you a secret: some recipes are really easy. [Read More]

Filed Under: Featured Writing, Food, Nature

Farmers Seed our Freedom and Security

October 3, 2015 by Teresa Retzlaff Leave a Comment

Seeds are our common cultural heritage, the basis for much of the food we need to stay alive. [Read More]

Filed Under: Featured Writing, Nature

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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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    Couldn't agree with you more. We're dealing with that all right now trying to get the air museum in tillamook
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