Astoria runs
over Seaside
What are lawmakers
waiting for on gun control?
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143rd YEAR, No. 79
MONDAY, OCTOBER 19, 2015
ONE DOLLAR
DOG DAY
Gearhart
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rentals
City to send out
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Donna DuBois, of Portland, leads her Chihuahua Sprite, 3, through the obstacle course.
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Gearhart residents are seeking.
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care about their neighborhoods,” she
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Manager Chad Sweet said.
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through Gearhart through rentals,
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introduce a bill next year to create a
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Mary Todd is proud of her Union-
town haunt.
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Annie, a 3-year-old Labrador mix, goes for the frisbee owner Naomi
Langdon tossed.
Claudio Bertelli, of Chicago, cheers on his dog George, 10,
during the Doggie Dash.
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watering hole turns 25
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in a big box under the Astoria
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sary of Mary Todd’s Workers Bar &
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