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Levy for North County Recreation District

October 30, 2013 by Lucy Brook 1 Comment

The North County Recreation District (NCRD) has a 5-year property tax levy (titled Local Option Tax) coming up for renewal. Voters will approve or reject this levy on Tuesday November 5th. This is an important decision for the future of NCRD.

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Filed Under: Politics, ULE Tagged With: NCRD, North County Recreation District, Tillamook County

Why I Moved to Astoria

October 26, 2013 by Rabbi Bob 5 Comments

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About eight years ago, the same day that Hurricane Katrina hit New Orleans, my family and I moved from the Wallingford neighborhood of Seattle to Astoria — specifically to the Emerald Heights Apartments, past the Alderbrook neighborhood at the very eastern edge of the city. So many times was I asked why I moved to Astoria that I actually started a website with that domain (I’ve since taken the site down). [Read more]

Filed Under: Featured Writing, Nature, Politics, ULE Tagged With: Astoria

Happy 5774!

September 5, 2013 by Rabbi Bob 4 Comments

tashlikh 2013

The seagulls swooped in immediately to consume our breadcrumb sins, and just like that, we were cleansed! We had just completed the Tashlikh ceremony to conclude the first Rosh Hashanah morning and afternoon service on the North Coast in 50 years, after a wonderful evening service the night before.

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Filed Under: Culture, Spirit, ULE

For Farah’s mom (whom I haven’t met)

September 5, 2013 by Jennifer Childress 7 Comments

I met your daughter the other day,
New friend to my Willa,
At a gathering for new college students.
Our girl will be far away.
Your Farah is farther from you.

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Filed Under: Culture, Poetry, Politics, Spirit, ULE Tagged With: Motherhood, Peace, Syria

Peninsulas and Islands: A Tale for Coastal Communities

August 26, 2013 by Margaret Hammitt-McDonald 5 Comments

Charles Le Guin’s novel, North Coast, is a peninsula of a story. Set in the fictional community of Bridger Bay, the protagonists—Kim, the narrator, and Steve, who becomes his closest friend and briefly his lover—reach out between individuals, cultures, and elements.

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Filed Under: Books, Culture, Featured Writing, Spirit, ULE Tagged With: Cannon Beach, Charles Le Guin

Wisest Is He Who Knows He Does Not Know

August 25, 2013 by Angus Rush 1 Comment

In September, 2012, the world of physics was upended when news broke from CERN, the European Center for Particle Physics, that a neutrino had been clocked at speeds faster than that of light. Time magazine wrote an article titled “Was Einstein Wrong? A Faster-than-Light Neutrino Could Be Saying Yes.”

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Filed Under: Culture, ULE Tagged With: science

Lifting hearts is as important as fundraising to our community

August 21, 2013 by Glenna Gray 20 Comments

I moved to the Oregon Coast ten years ago after visiting to participate in a week-long painting workshop. During that visit I fell in love with the natural beauty of this place, the kind and progressive people I met, and the air of inclusion I found in the organizations, activities and events in the area. This was quite a change from the atmosphere in the California town where I had been living. [Read More]

Filed Under: Art, Culture, Featured Writing, Spirit, ULE

How the World Can Be the Way It Is

August 13, 2013 by Rabbi Bob 1 Comment

hagen

I’m reading a book by this title, by Steve Hagen, published in 1995. The book has recently been revised and retitled Why the World Doesn’t Seem to Make Sense, published by Sentient Publications. Hagen is a Buddhist teacher with lots of credentials. Anyway, the book so far has been pretty repetitive, basically saying that Reality (with a capital R, the real thing) is different from what we think it is.
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Filed Under: Books, Culture, Entertainment, Nature, Spirit, ULE

What’s Next for Nurses at CMH?

July 25, 2013 by Rabbi Bob 3 Comments

In an earlier post on the Edge’s Forum, I talked about the current labor negotiations between the Oregon Nurses Association (ONA), representing the nurses at Columbia Memorial Hospital (CMH), and the hospital management. The union negotiating team is currently busy preparing a counter-proposal to the hospital’s “final offer”.
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Filed Under: Politics, ULE Tagged With: Columbia Memorial Hospital, Oregon Nurses Association

Clatsop-Nehalem hereditary chief celebrates 91st birthday!

July 16, 2013 by Dee Zimmerlee Leave a Comment

On Saturday, July 13th, at Ft. Clatsop, the Clatsop-Nehalem Confederated Tribes celebrated the 91st birthday of their Hereditary Chief Joe Scovell with a flintlock salute.

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Filed Under: Culture, Photography, ULE, Uncategorized

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  • Watt Childress April 28, 2025 at 11:48 am on Uncle Zech’s Amphibious GestaltAlso, you inspired me to insert a sentence crediting Hoyt Axton with the song's genesis. Many thanks!
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