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OPINION 4A Founded in 1873 STEPHEN A. FORRESTER, Editor & Publisher THE DAILY ASTORIAN • TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 9, 2016 Assessing the environmental legacy of a bad idea LAURA SELLERS, Managing Editor BETTY SMITH, Advertising Manager CARL EARL, Systems Manager JOHN D. 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SOUTHERN EXPOSURE B Y R.J. M ARX By R.J. MARX The Daily Astorian N eal Maine still remembers the battle over development LQ 6XQVHW &RYH LQ 6HDVLGH +H VHHVWKHUHVXOWVRILWHYHU\GD\ A sand berm built by developers LV¿QDOO\EUHDNLQJGRZQ5RFNV DQGGHEULVGXPSHGLQWKHHVWX DU\ DOPRVW D KDOIFHQWXU\ DJR FRQWLQXHWROLWWHUWKHVKRUHOLQH Neal Maine/For EO Media Group Rock fill remains on the banks of the Necanicum. 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Marx is The Daily Astori- an’s South County reporter and editor of the Seaside Signal and Cannon Beach Gazette.
