Saturday the American Cancer Society Relay For Life event takes place at Seaside High School. I would encourage you to take part. You don't have to have a team to take part. One way to do that is to make a donation for a luminary. These will line the track at the school Saturday night each one a lighted memorial. There w

About the time I wrote my last post our station General Manager, Paul Mitchell, announced his plan to take a new job with Columbia Memorial Hospital. I wish him well. We had a good management partnership over the last six years. Paul will do well for the hospital and we continue to talk about management challenges and opp

Years in the making.A process that engaged stakeholders in Oregon and Washington.It all goes away. Why? Because everyone didn't agree. Because baseless fears drove a handful of people to object. Since when have we all agreed on everything that happens around here?The proposed Low

A friend spotted this classified ad and sent it to me today. I was a little worried about where the country is going with the job picture no better. After reading this I felt better knowing that the politics that have upended Clatsop County and driven off major industry is actually an industry unto itself with gro

I just got my hands on the findings regarding FERC's investigation of complaints against Oregon Pipeline. The judge who conducted the hearings here and in Forest Grove and Portland has determined that there is no evidence to support the complaints.There was something else troubling about the report that reflect

Well...Maybe not.Tim Gannaway hosts "The Diamond Chronicles" weekday mornings at 8:30 on KAST where he tells short stories about diamonds. In one trivia episode he talks about how that stone oxidizes. He says (dramatically) that your diamond is actually burning. It's a very slow chemical process..let me stres

In the June edition of Coast River Business Journal Publisher Susan Trabucco writes a compelling commentary on energy production.She says 'Energy production isn't pretty, but be clear on the reason you're against it"In other words, she asks "What DO you want?"Trabucco cites a recent Astor

People aren't smoking enough.The State budget office reported today that they seriously overestimated how much the cigarette tax would bring in and as of now the immediate deficit has grown from $560 million to just a little over $577 million.Today it was reported that legislative republicans and at

We learned quite a lot about the ship breaking industry several years ago when a proposal for that kind of work at Tongue Point hit the news.At the time the company making the proposal was looking at locating at Tongue Point, using the old finger piers and hauling in some big ships to dismantle for scrap. It nev

Jay Flint's job title is Columbia Pacific Strategy Coordinator for Shorebank Enterprise Cascadia. As such Flint is the guy who looks for ways to mitigate concerns locals may have about the impending National Heritage Area here.Flint's approach seems to be one of coming up with ways to counter arguments against t

The State Economist has released the latest news on Oregon's runaway spending habit. He estimates government will be short $560-million after a big dip in tax collections.The Governor is calling for across the board spending cuts to put Oregon's budget back in balance. He says 10% should do it. I'm

I'm working with the people at Shore Bank Enterprise Cascadia to set up a live interview on the morning show next week. We'll be talking about what might have changed since we talked a month ago when the NHA study was released. We'll also talk about that curious email from Shore Bank that started

I just got this from Joni MarcksJoni is a local who ran the office in Astoria for Bradwood Landing for years. It's worthy of a re-print here. What we will all lose...In all of the pro and con letters to the editor I've seen since Bradwood closed up shop, I notice there'

Senate Republican leader Ted Ferrioli wants those emails that the DOJ says are off limits regarding their former environmental lawyer Brent Foster.Foster quit his position when he lied about a field trip he took with his old buddies from Columbia Riverkeeper to Hood River. Riverkeeper is trying to shut down yet

An earlier post here poking fun at Shorebank Enterprise Cascadia as resulted in some very interesting comments. Check it out and feel free to join in....tfSurf our sites! www.kast1370.com www.kkee1230.com www.kcrx1023.com www.

If the first count in tonight's election holds, the Clatsop County Commission will be a very different animal when the new commissioners are sworn in.With over 62 % of the vote Scott Lee replaces Jeff Hazen.With 55% Peter Hutula takes John Raichl's spot.With 57% Debra Birkby takes Robert

Just got an email from John Berdes the CEO of Shorebank Enterprise Cascadia with an attached FAQ that explains the difference between his Shorebank (The proposed entity to be in charge of the proposed National Heritage Area) and other Shorebanks.Basically his Shorebank was created by the other Shorebank but now

OREGON LNG PIPELINE HEARING RESCHEDULED FOR JUNE 10A public hearing on the consolidated land-use application from Oregon LNG for a proposed natural gas pipeline has been rescheduled to June 10.The hearing will begin at 1 p.m. at the Judge Guy Boyington Building, 857 Commercial St., Astoria, bef

Fact: The United States has no energy policyFact: Nature abhors a vacuumOutcome: Instead of comprehensive policy and the leadership to provide it we have some vague ideas about what makes sense, no clear direction, patchwork regulation, over regulati

With the Bradwood Landing LNG project in suspension and the LNG project in Coos Bay on the ropes attention turns to the Lower Columbia's first LNG project. Oregon LNG is entering the public arena with the consideration of a consolidated land use application for the pipeline necessary to carry the natural gas the Warrenton p

The race for Governor of Oregon this election cycle presents some clear choices. You can vote for more of what we've had or you can vote for pure special interest control, or you can vote for someone who has had enough excuses and wants to take the harder road toward fixing state government.You can vote for a f

A very interesting and relaxing cruise this year.We flew to Oahu and boarded the Carnival Spirit for 12 days of cruising the islands and then crossing the Pacific to debark at Vancouver B.C. There was a large contingent of Australians aboard who continued their cruising to Alaska this morning.On our

As far as I know people who work for government don't have an automatic tax exemption for doing so. They pay taxes. They pay fees.When we talk about government on the show there is a tendency for the conversation to steer toward how many government workers there are, what they make and the benefits they get. As

The "crash the tea party" project inspired by an Oregon teacher is just plain nasty. It does nothing to add to the debate over the priorities in this country. What it does do is take the discussion to the level of "Jackass The Movie" which reflects poorly on progressives and the real issues they must deal with.

In its latest ruling, LUBA accepted the county’s definition of “small to moderate scale” development as affecting less than 100 acres, but ruled that certain development activity proposed for the Bradwood project, including in-river dredging, on-site areas disturbed by construction of the terminal and pipeline, and of

We played tourist yesterday. It's one of the perks when you live here. We went to the Maritime Museum to renew our membership and take in the new exhibit there. The exhibit tells the story of the Columbia River bar from the perspective of the bar pilots and it's exceptional. It's the first time I saw video of the old pi

I picked this post off our webfoot.womf.com site this morning. The proposal is worthy of discussion....................................................................................................................................................................

" The location of the proposed Columbia-Pacific National Heritage Area is one of the most distinctive geographical points on the North American continent"That quote taken from the just released feasibility study on the proposed National Heritage Area for this region. The comprehensive 135 page report details the