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CODA opened an opioid treatment clinic in Seaside in January. The Signal spoke to Alison Noice, CODA’s executive director, about how the clinic has adapted during the coronavirus pandemic.
As I watch Saturday’s misguided and ultimately futile attempt to turn back the clock to a time when we were free, I wonder where we’re going. As crisis by crisis, fear by fear, the elite gathe…
‘Be smart; be kind,” said Gov. Kate Brown last week. “I’m asking Oregonians to be smart and be kind.” She spoke of the medical information, the economic concerns, the stresses and strains on e…
If Seaside lodging reopens before phase two, we risk businesses unprepared for demand pushing against occupancy and supply constraints resulting in customers angry and abusive because their ex…
Almost 20 years ago I entered my first year of college at Western Oregon University. I arrived on campus before most other students to play football. The team was staying in temporary dorms an…
To the Mayor and City Council members of Seaside:
If Joe Foss and his friends really care and want to support Seaside, I’d love to see them move into the houses they own here. I deeply resent their complaints about how vacation rental dwellin…
Commissioner Sarah Nebeker and I are close friends and I will always admire her service to this community and value our friendship.
A vote for John Toyooka is a vote to help our county recover. In our current economic crisis, John has the experience to make the kinds of decisions that will be required to help our local bus…
My family has owned a vacation rental in Seaside for 23 years and we have always truly cared about and supported Seaside in many ways, financially and otherwise. We aren’t sure where it starte…
With the outbreak of the COVID-19 pandemic, Columbia Pacific CCO is keenly aware of the additional burdens and challenges for everyone. We are so thankful for the dedication and response from …
Clatsop County is blessed as a unique place on earth. We live in a region endowed with indescribable beauty, culture and assets. Our region overflows with resources capable of sustaining its o…
During this shutdown there are a couple of things that have not been handled here in Seaside in a logical way.
We need John Toyooka to help our businesses recover from the damage Clatsop County Commissioner Sarah Nebeker has done over the last eight years implementing harmful policies for our communities.
Today I talked with Seaside Mayor Jay Barber. I asked him why and who made the decision of closing Seaside beach to locals when all other beaches are allowing their locals on the beach, even t…
On May 19, we face a critical decision in our District 2 County Commission race. We face dire economic conditions that require strength, experience, acumen and leadership to protect our busi…
As we approach these milestone dates since the BP Gulf disaster, the Santa Barbara oil spill and Earth Day, we ask that the Seaside Signal weigh in on the folly of lax federal environmental re…
The Seaside Downtown Development Association learned this week of the opening of a relief grant offered by the city of Seaside to Seaside businesses and nonprofits. This opportunity allows org…
The coronavirus pandemic has changed the way we view the world, adding masks and personal protective equipment to our daily lives. Hand-washing, stay-at-home orders, the beach is closed — here…
Dear SEPRD Community,
One of the unfortunate consequences of the COVID-19 pandemic, is that many of us have more of a need to find ways to remove our minds from this situation. Thus, we turn to avenues that may be …
Dear Seaside School Family:
Like other schools around the state, Seaside schools have transitioned to distance learning during the COVID-19 pandemic. Seaside High School and Broadway Middle School principal Jeff Roberts …
Gearhart Second Homeowners, Re: Governor Brown’s executive orders
There was an excellent article in the March 29 Astorian newspaper about how Clatsop County and especially Astoria was affected by the 1918 flu pandemic, and recent articles in the Signal also …
Pesticide notifications are meaningless if you are not able to leave your home to avoid the sprays when sheltering in place.
School Community:
On Wednesday, March 25, Oregon’s congressional delegation — Reps. Suzanne Bonamici, Peter DeFazio, Earl Blumenauer, Greg Walden, and Kurt Schrader, and Sens. Ron Wyden and Jeff Merkley — descr…
Norma Paulus would be proud. And she would be amazed. As secretary of state from 1977 until 1985, Paulus was the prime mover of Oregon’s voting by mail. Other states have been slow to follow O…
Let’s talk money.
Let’s imagine that it is March 25, 2025 and we are looking back to remember the Great Pandemic Coronavirus Epidemic.
I’d be lying if I didn’t say how elated, upbeat, genuinely happy I felt Thursday morning walking downtown Seaside’s deserted streets.
I have never experienced anything of this magnitude in my life. A global event that has had the ability to impact everything in our daily lives and I feel deeply for all of our local businesse…
Is the city council actively seeking to destroy the businesses in Seaside with this latest closure? Haven’t the panicking federal, state and county done enough harm. Do you want to make it wor…
To everyone heading to the coast: Please stay home.
We are concerned citizens, business owners and visitors who care about the health and wellness of our community. We are asking that the city of Seaside, city managers and city council take pro…
It is at times like these that I am so thankful to live in a community like Seaside! This is a community that knows how to care for one another and make the best of a difficult and challenging…
Early this month, just before “everything changed,” the Signal took a look back at another world health crisis, in 1918.
Just before everything began shutting down and events, even modest events, were being canceled, over a delicious lunch of salad and sandwiches prepared by Seaside Coffee House, Astoria-based a…
The frogs are croaking and birds are singing as native wildlife on the Oregon Coast prepare for the changing seasons. Spring is the time for young animals that are freshly born or newly hatche…
I live in Seaside and work in Cannon Beach and was an outspoken voice begging organizers of Savor Cannon Beach to cancel their event, which was eventually “strongly recommended to cancel” by t…
Even in this era of disinformation campaigns and viral memes, Oregonians are nearly unanimous in their desire to have true and accurate information about our government.
Coronavirus was the topic du jour when our friends visited this past weekend.
Grants are like your morning coffee. Wisely timed, they can provide a much-needed kick of energy and focus for a project you want to develop. Then — like an afternoon cup — they can stave off …
The Clatsop County Chapter of the Oregon Hunters Association will host its annual fundraiser banquet March 21 at the Clatsop County Fairgrounds in Astoria, where guests will be served dinner a…
I asked our county commissioners to consider adding cap and trade to the agenda for a thorough review. Only two of five are interested in investigating the issues surrounding the current legislation.
Just recently, I read a letter available at the Sunset Pool encouraging public comment on their desire to purchase additional property for the recreational district. I have a few thoughts about that.
Dear Seaside families,
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