The following statement was issued by Anthony Smith, Oregon state director for the National Federation of Independent Business, following yesterday afternoon’s 18-to-11 State Senate passage of House Bill 3427, creating a new “corporate” activities tax. The measure is expected to be signed by…
Hello Cannon Beach, I’m Joe Warren the new publisher of the Cannon Beach Gazette. I can’t wait to make the rounds and meet everyone.
Between April and May, programming at the Cannon Beach Library changes noticeably. Soon the crush of tourism will impede the library’s ability to find vacant rooms for visiting authors and ope…
It’s hard to write a farewell column when I’ve only been here four years. That’s less than the lifespan of some razor clams.
That dogs have powerful noses is a well-known fact. The term “sniffari” is endearingly used by some dog lovers to describe the safari-like sniffing excursions that healthy dogs enjoy so much. …
A couple of weeks ago, my husband misplaced his glasses. His very expensive prescription glasses, I might add, not his cheap drugstore readers. After turning the house upside down a few times …
During the Great Depression, World War II and Korean Conflict, the Democratic Party of Franklin Roosevelt and Harry Truman protected workers, farmers, people of color and average middle-class …
April is National Poetry Month, a celebration introduced in 1996, organized by the Academy of American Poets.
By R.J. Marx
Years ago, my husband and I were at an event. It was one of those end-of-week things where you steal away for a half hour from whatever you were doing to run in, kiss people on both cheeks, ma…
This column often mentions the important role volunteers play in providing library, information, meeting facilities and programs to Cannon Beach, Arch Cape and other North Coast communities.
I live nine miles from Astoria and eight miles from Seaside. It’s like having a foot in both north and south Clatsop County, and as the publisher of both the Daily Astorian and Seaside Signal,…
New York City's Strand Book Store was the setting on March 21 for a discussion of the existential challenge facing community newspapers across America. Inspiration for the event came from "Gri…
Diets often don't work well because we haven’t given our brains the exact directions on what we really want. Let me explain, this can change your whole perspective.
By R.J. Marx
Fifty years ago, Eli Saslow’s “Rising Out of Hatred: The Awakening of a Former White Nationalist” might have been viewed as controversial “New Journalism,” Tom Wolfe’s designation for his own …
About a year ago I wrote a column for this newspaper where I mentioned the iceberg wedge. The iceberg wedge, in case you’re unaware, is a salad made famous after a formerly unexciting lettuce …
You’re making that dreaded walk from your doctor’s waiting room toward the exam room, hoping against all hope to bypass the scale in the hallway. Have you ever refused to jump on? Many people …
You don’t want to talk about it. You don’t want to think about it. But it's important. If you are over 50, screening for colorectal cancer (cancer of the rectum or colon) is critical. For one …
It is a story of corruption that will stay secret, politicians who will need fewer votes to win, even dangerous communicable diseases that will spread faster as our best scientists struggle to…
The spring gray whale migration is almost upon us. And, each year we delight in catching glimpses of these majestic creatures as they pass by, thrilling us with spouting displays as they blow …
This winter, the Cannon Beach Library encouraged writers from northwestern Oregon and southwestern Washington to submit a poem, story or essay on the theme, “Life on the North Coast,” for incl…
Gearhart isn’t underwater, but new maps swathed in shades of blue delineate degrees of submersion.
I’ve always felt that as elected officials it’s our job to engage the public and allow our residents to guide the decision-making process. And I’ve always had great faith in the citizens of Ge…
In recognition of 2019 World Biodiversity Day, Oregon’s Sen. Jeff Merkley and Sen. Susan Collins (R-ME) today introduced bipartisan legislation to help save endangered animals by combating wil…
A Construction Contractors Board (CCB) sweep of the Oregon coast revealed alleged contractor violations, including 11 instances of working without a license, 4 lead-based paint violations and …
A woman who fell while taking pictures on Neahkahnie Mountain has died, according to Portland news station KPTV.
A $600,000 grant awarded by the U.S. Forest Service Community Forest Grant Program moves North Coast Land Conservancy one step closer to conserving 3,500 acres of forest in the mountains above…
Replaces separator island on U.S. 101 at 10th to 12th Avenue
April 26
The Coast Guard rescued two tourists who were stranded by a high tide on the south side of Indian Beach within Ecola State Park, Sunday afternoon.
According to a report from the Oregon Environmental Council (OEC), Justices of the U.S. Supreme Court declined to hear a 2015 lawsuit challenging Oregon’s authority to clean up its polluting f…
Vacation season is kicking into gear and the availability of coastal rentals is already tightening.
The Oregon Construction Contractors Board (CCB) has discovered a security breach involving 8,013 online contractor accounts, according to a report from the agency.
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Democratic U.S. Sens. Ron Wyden and Jeff Merkley welcomed the U.S. Agriculture Department decision to restore full Secure Rural Schools program payments for counties and schools.
Oregon’s total nonfarm payroll employment rose 3,300 in April, following a gain of 6,500 jobs in March.
Criminal charges are pending for a student who allegedly threatened a school shooting in Seaside.
Researchers at Oregon State University have developed a new methodology for building computer models that paves the way to better understanding the flood risks faced by coastal communities.
Coast Guard crews responded to a commercial fishing vessel that grounded on the north side of the Clatsop Spit near the Columbia River Bar entrance on Monday, May 13.
The Better Business Bureau Northwest + Pacific is alerting small business operators about scammers preying on small businesses.
A National Science Foundation study of factors that cause corals stress suggests that localized attempts to curb pollution on reefs won’t save them without a worldwide effort to reduce global …
Sens. Jeff Merkley and Ron Wyden, Oregon Democrats, have joined colleagues in introducing the West Coast Ocean Protection Act to permanently ban offshore drilling in federal waters off the coa…
When people hear Cannon Beach has a food pantry, surprise is not an uncommon response. As a renowned upscale tourist destination studded with opulent homes and ocean views, how can there be a …
TUESDAY, May 7
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April 19
The state and Cannon Beach City Manager Mike Myers want the coastal community to be ready with two weeks of supplies on-hand should a disaster occur. It was this concern that Myers brought to …
A man who was suspected to be a fatal assault victim died accidentally, according to new information.
WINGS offers educational opportunities for women who have had their education interrupted and are yearning to go back to school.
Pianist Tom Grant is a longtime leader on the Portland music scene, an award-winning jazz and New Age music star with an international audience. After graduating from the University of Oregon,…
Of all the masterful fiction of the North Coast, Don Berry presents the most vivid naturalism: capturing the scent of the woods, the hollow of a log or the whisper of a dream. The writer lived…
Aldous Huxley’s 1932 novel “Brave New World” is back and more relevant than ever. The title alone is a meme for our genetically engineered, social media besotted society, where individuals spe…
When the Army Corps of Engineers issued a permit for water work in September for the school district’s campus construction in the Southeast Hills, officials and construction crews issued a col…
Many of the stars of the day have long since been forgotten. Others live on in the annals of the city’s musical history, from visitors like Duke Ellington, Count Basie and Louis Armstrong to l…
The firefighting community is mourning the loss of Bill Boone, who served as Hamlet’s fire chief for many years.
I wish I had known Mike Knop.
