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OPINION 4A THE DAILY ASTORIAN THURSDAY, MARCH 10, 2016 Finding a home on minimum wage SOUTHERN Founded in 1873 STEPHEN A. FORRESTER, Editor & Publisher EXPOSURE LAURA SELLERS, Managing Editor BETTY SMITH, Advertising Manager CARL EARL, Systems Manager B Y R.J. M ARX JOHN D. BRUIJN, Production Manager DEBRA BLOOM, Business Manager HEATHER RAMSDELL, Circulation Manager ($6,'( ² :H KHDUG DQ LPSDVVLRQHGSOHDODVWZHHN DWWKH6HDVLGH&LW\&RXQFLO S -RKQ+DJHUW\VWRRGEHIRUHFRXQFLO- RUVGXULQJSXEOLFFRPPHQWDQGVDLG³, Katherine Lacaze/For EO Media Group QHHG D VLPSOH LQH[SHQVLYH DSDUWPHQW John Hagerty stands on the sidewalk in front of Safeway with a sign to LQ6HDVLGH´ The Daily Astorian/File Photo Lewis and Clark National Historical Park Superintendent Scott Tucker pauses along a trail in the park. 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RESOURCES ONLINE The state provides a list of income- based housing opportunities at egov.hcs.state.or.us. If Hagerty were a politician, he’d probably be pretty good at it. 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