Rather than stopping the city from functioning effectively, don’t vote for councilors whose platforms you don’t like. Lisa Kerr, Cannon Beach ...

The Oregon Food Bank Inc. doesn't automatically deserve money; it spends much of its money on partisan politicking. Thomas Busse, Portland ...

For physical therapy in the Lower Columbia area, people wait 10 to 11 weeks to get an appointment. Pamela Mattson McDonald, Astoria, Newberg ...

We need more mental health support in our schools, more trained counselors, more education on coping skills. Barbra Calliham, Astoria ...

Not caring about the slashing of efficiency and effectiveness in government, Trump will, for his next trick, extend and increase tax cuts for the very rich, and justify it by saying that billionaires ...

Americans are being shown it was all a humbug. Taxpayer dollars were paid to develop this virus in a lab in China. Matt Janes, Jeffers Gardens ...

The LGBTQIA+ community does, and always will, exist, and have our support, no matter what happens. Rowan Elfering, Astoria ...

This measure is about empowering the Cannon Beach community to have a direct say in its financial future. Kyle Genin, Cannon Beach ...

Clatsop Oregon Department of Forestry is again trying to ram this clearcut through, in spite of public disapproval. Roger Dorband, Astoria ...

Preventive maintenance is far more cost-effective than delayed emergency fixes. Our community deserves safe streets. Taylor Pass, Astoria ...

Federal cuts to food banks? The path that we are on is not humane, or constitutional or sustainable. Mary Lynn Mcconnell, Astoria ...

Please continue to support water fluoridation. Dental health is associated with general health. Paul A. Silka, M.D., Mike Brosius, Astoria ...