After Deadline

The Spirit of Giving Click here to download Reporter Chelsea Gorrow talks with Barb Roberts and Myrle Bruner about the Christmas basket program and the Astoria Wishing Tree project.

Culture is Alive and Well Click here to download Meryl Lipman talks about the Oregon Cultural Trust. Jan Mitchell talks about the Clatsop County Cultural Coalition. Host is Daily Astorian Editor Steve Forrester.

Astoria Downtown works for a bright future Click here to download Editor and Publisher of the Chinook Observer Matt Winters talks to Astoria Downtown Historic Association District (ADHDA) Executive Director Alana Garner about continuing efforts to ensure a thriving business … Continue reading →

Expanding during a challenging time Click here to download Kathy Kleczek of La Luna Loca and Karen Emmerling of Beach Books have increased the scope of their businesses. They talk about seeing opportunity and taking it. Host is Daily Astorian … Continue reading →

New Play at Coaster Click here to download South County reporter Nancy McCarthy talks to the Coaster Theatre’s Executive Director Patrick Lathrop and Marketing and Operations Manager Jenni Tronier about “White Christmas,” the holiday play opening at the Coaster Nov. … Continue reading →

All about levees Click here to download Reporter Chelsea Gorrow speaks with Warrenton Mayor Mark Kujala and City Manager Kurt Fritsch about the city’s efforts to get its levees certified – and the FEMA letter recently sent that raised a … Continue reading →

How local business thrives in 2013 Click here to download Neal Cummings of Video Horizons and Becky Johnson and Paul Tuter of Vintage Hardware talk about the challenge of being locally-owned businesses in the face of big box and Internet-based … Continue reading →

Schools seek support Click here to download Nancy McCarthy talks with Mary Blake and Doug Barker, co-chairmen of the campaign committee, and Steve Phillips, Seaside School Board member, about the upcoming Seaside school bond measure.

Helping teens makes good choices Click here to download Patrick Webb, managing editor of The Daily Astorian, talks with Janet Evans, director of the Juvenile Department, and Jill Quackenbush, prevention supervisor with the Clatsop County Juvenile Department, about efforts to … Continue reading →

How horticulture affects our towns Click here to download Beth Holland and Kris Saulsbury talk with Daily Astorian Editor Steve Forrester. Holland has designed a number of public landscapes. Saulsbury runs Tongue Point’s landscape gardening curriculum.

Changes for the armory Click here to download Astoria City Manager Paul Benoit and Columbia River Maritime Museum staff discuss their upcoming trade and sale of the armory building in Astoria on this week’s KMUN After Deadline.

Funding the school Click here to download South County reporter and Seaside Signal editor Nancy McCarthy will discuss the $128.8 million bond measure to build a new Seaside school campus with campaigners Mary Blake and Tom Horning and architect Keith … Continue reading →

History and Politics Click here to download Steve Rogers, Pacific County Commissioner and a leader with the Pacific County Historical Society, speaks about county and history issues with Matt Winters, editor of the Chinook Observer and Columbia River Business Journal.

Inside the North Korean gulag Click here to download Blaine Harden talks about his book “Escape from Camp 14” and the updated version of “A River Lost: The Life and Death of the Columbia.” Daily Astorian Editor Steve Forrester is … Continue reading →

All about Walldorf Click here to download Reporter Chelsea Gorrow talks to Astoria City Manager Paul Benoit and Mayor Willis Van Dusen about the City Council’s trip to sister city Walldorf, Germany and how they feel Astorians will benefit from … Continue reading →

Trying to save the lodge Click here to download Patrick Webb, managing editor of The Daily Astorian, talks with Milo Haskell and Stephen Burk about the campaign to save the historic Masonic Lodge at 16th and Franklin in Astoria, home … Continue reading →

Cleaning up our beaches Click here to download Tom and Gini Dideum, two of the founders of Seaside’s Beach Drive Buccaneers will talk about the award the group is receiving from SOLVE and their ongoing efforts to keep the beach … Continue reading →

All about the Land Trust Click here to download Nadia Gardner and Jennifer Sims talk about the Columbia River Land Trust and its activities in our region. Daily Astorian Editor Steve Forrester is the host.

The funeral business Click here to download Todd Slack, the new owner of the Hughes-Ransom Mortuary, will talk about the decision he made to buy the 100-year-old mortuary out of receivership in late June and his plans for the future. … Continue reading →

How to save the PAC Click here to download Constance Waisanen and Charlene Larsen describe the coalition to maintain the Clatsop College Performing Arts Center.  Editor Steve Forrester is the host.

How Oregon can curb the cost of PERS Click here to download State Treasurer Ted Wheeler talks with Daily Astorian Editor Steve Forrester.

All About Business Click here to download New Seaside Chamber of Commerce Executive Director Susan Huntington talks about her new role, where she came from and what her plans are as she transitions into the community. Seaside Signal Reporter Aaron … Continue reading →

How is Obama doing? What about LNG? Click here to download Oregon Sen. Ron Wyden talks about the president’s problems with the IRS, Justice Department and drones. Wyden also addresses LNG terminals and coal exports.  Daily Astorian Editor Steve Forrester … Continue reading →

History in the spotlight Click here to download Peter Brix and Beverly Warren-Leigh discuss their collaborative historical project with Chinook Observer and Coast River Business Journal editor Matt Winters. “The Brix Maritime Story” and “The Brix Logging Story” explore one … Continue reading →

The Play’s the thing Click here to download Patrick Lathrop is new executive director of Coaster Theater. He tells Daily Astorian Editor Steve Forrester about the changes he plans and describes the current season.

New energy for downtown Astoria Click here to download Patrick Webb, managing editor of The Daily Astorian, talks with Keith Clark, artistic director of the Astoria Music Festival, about this year’s busy lineup for June.

New energy for downtown Astoria Click here to download Dulcye Taylor and Tiffany Estes of the Astoria Downtown Historic District Association talk about the findings of Consultant Michelle Reeves. Daily Astorian Editor Steve Forrester is the host.

County commissioner on KMUN Click here to download Pacific County Commissioner Frank Wolfe will be Chinook Observer editor Matt Winters’ guest on “After Deadline” at 9:30 a.m. Friday at 91.9 FM – KMUN National Public Radio. Wolfe represents the Long … Continue reading →

Earth Day celebration Click here to download Daily Astorian reporter Nancy McCarthy will talk to Ed Johnson and other Cannon Beach residents about the town’s annual 12 Days of Earth Day celebration.

Easter Celebrations Click here to download Reporter Chelsea Gorrow talks with Ann Fontaine and Steve Buckelew about traditional and nontraditional Easter church services.

Trolley turns 100 Click here to download Daily Astorian Editor Steve Forrester talks with Mitch Mitchum and Amanda Cordero about the Astoria Riverfront Trolley and its centennial   party.

City Discusses Dirtiest Project Yet Click here to download Reporter Chelsea Gorrow interviews Mayor Willis Van Dusen, City Manager Paul Benoit and Public Works Director Ken Cook about the latest Combined Sewer Overflow project.

New acquisitions Click here to download The Daily Astorian South County reporter Nancy McCarthy interviews Daily Astorian Publisher Steve Forrester about the recent acquisition of three newspapers, the Coast River Business Journal, the Seaside Signal and the Cannon Beach Gazette.

Why public health is so important Click here to download Daily Astorian Publisher Steve Forrester interviews Margo Lalich, director of Clatsop County Public Health, and Steven Blakesley talk about influenza and whooping cough epidemics, childhood immunization and the importance of … Continue reading →

Operation Bunny Suit Click here to download Paul Mitchell and Jarrod Karnofski, organizers of Columbia Memorial Hospital’s student outreach program Operation Bunny Suit, discuss the curriculum’s expansion into nutrition and pet therapy on this week’s KMUN “After Deadline.”

Mental Health & Jail System Click here to download Clatsop County Sheriff Tom Bergin and Summer Watkins of Clatsop Behavioral Health talk about the need to better accommodate mentally ill persons who are incarcerated. Bergin also talks about the need … Continue reading →

New Cannon Beach Elementary School Click here to download The Daily Astorian’s South County reporter Nancy McCarthy speaks with Philip Simmons and members of the task force who want to build a new Cannon Beach Elementary School in Cannon Beach.

Mark Hottowe Click here to download Mark Hottowe, superintendent of Ocean Beach Schools, discuss a wide array of education topics with Chinook Observer editor Matt Winters. School safety, facilities, standardized testing and enrollment growth will be among their subjects of … Continue reading →

Railway station Click here to download Steve Forrester talks with Sam Johnson, Irene Martin and Joe Bakkensen about the railway station

The gillnet controversy Click here to download Patrick Webb, managing editor of The Daily Astorian, talks with North Coast commercial fishing advocates Steve Fick and Bruce Buckmaster about potential changes in gillnet fishing on the Columbia River. State Sen. Betsy … Continue reading →

Will the Regatta go ahead in 2013 Click here to download Daily Astorian reporter Chelsea Gorrow talks with Peter Roscoe and Eric Paulson about the campaign to save the 2013 Astoria Regatta, which has been canceled because of a lack … Continue reading →

Change is afoot in Oregon’s schools Click here to download Teacher retention and evaluation are topics when Chalkboard Project President Sue Hildick and Tillamook teacher Mary McGinnis talk with Daily Astorian Editor Steve Forrester.

Generosity of the season Click here to download South county reporter Nancy McCarthy talks to Sandra McDowall about the Seaside Rotary’s Wishing Tree program and to Lou Neubecker about the U.S. Marine Corps Toys for Tots program, which bring joy … Continue reading →

Walmart under the microscope Click here to download Daily Astorian reporter Chelsea Gorrow talks with Warrenton Planning Commission Chairman Paul Mitchell and Warrenton Mayor Dick Hellberg, about the recent split vote to approve the Walmart store in Warrenton.

Our fascinating world Click here to download Award-winning writer Robert Pyle of Grays River, Washington, will be discussing his new book, “The Tangled Bank: Writings from Orion,” with Chinook Observer editor Matt Winters. In his collection of short essays, Pyle … Continue reading →

Innovative ideas about energy savings Click here to download Patrick Webb, managing editor of The Daily Astorian, talks with Margie Harris, executive director of the Energy Trust of Oregon, and Andrew Bornstein, of Bornstein Seafoods of Astoria, about ways to … Continue reading →

Be true to your school Click here to download Seaside High School Principal Sheila Roley and SHS English teacher Susan Wilderman talk to Daily Astorian Editor Steve Forrester.

Becoming aware of violence Click here to download Reporter Chelsea Gorrow talks to Clatsop County Women’s Resource Center Director Pat Burness and Community Programs Manager Kathryn Burr about Domestic Violence Awareness Month.

How to review a ballot measure Click here to download Editor Steve Forrester talks with Tony Iaccarino, Policy Director at Healthy Democracy, and Cannon Beach resident Sue Meyers about the Citizens’ Initiative Review.

Preparing to stay safe Click here to download South County reporter Nancy McCarthy talks with Cannon Beach emergency preparedness consultant Bill Vanderberg and City Councilor Sam Steidel about the city’s emergency container project.

Banned books Click here to download What do Lady Chatterley’s Lover and Winnie the Pooh have in common? Patrick Webb, managing editor of The Daily Astorian, talks with Nancy Ross, Oregon board member of the American Civil Liberties Union, and … Continue reading →