Jeanne Huff

Now in its 29th year, the Charles Snowden Program for Excellence in Journalism has announced internships awarded to 21 student journalists from four Oregon universities: Oregon State University, Willamette University, […]

Now in its 29th year, the Charles Snowden Program for Excellence in Journalism has announced internships awarded to 21 student journalists from four Oregon universities: Oregon State University, Willamette University, the University of Portland and the University of Oregon.

The newest member of our news team at The Astorian is also new to the industry. Prior to taking the job as reporter for the paper, Abigail Jablon was working at the Texas Legislature. And while journalism may not have been her first occupational venture, her writing and researching skills quickly demonstrated that she's got the chops.

I've been a bit despondent ever since the U.S. Treasury announced the end of the penny, which has been a form of American currency for more than 230 years.

I got my notice from HR on Sunday — it's official: I just rounded the one-year mark in the editor's chair at The Astorian. I saw that auto-congrats in my email, scrolling on my phone as I was riding on a bus shuttling me and about a dozen or so others to the annual Astoria Warrenton Crab and Wine Fest. It felt like one of those moments, you know, serendipitous, that I was reminded of how far I've come while I was en route to add a new adventure to the list.

As members of the community began to come to grips with the fact that one of their own treasures had passed in an unexpected and tragic way, they also began to grieve — and find ways they could honor him.

Tuesday rolled two celebrations into one — Cinco de Mayo and Taco Tuesday. It was the perfect collision of tastebud titillation. So I took the gang out to lunch.

I just came back from a whirlwind trip to Maryville, Illinois to see my son TJ, daughter-in-law Emily and four of my grandkids: Violet, 14; Sawyer, who turned 12 during […]

I just came back from a whirlwind trip to Maryville, Illinois to see my son TJ, daughter-in-law Emily and four of my grandkids: Violet, 14; Sawyer, who turned 12 during my visit; Lawson, 7 and Charlotte, 3. I had not seen them for over a year-and-a-half so I wanted to get some Grammy time in before they forgot who I was.

I just came back from a whirlwind trip to Maryville, Illinois to see my son TJ, daughter-in-law Emily and four of my grandkids: Violet, 14; Sawyer, who turned 12 during […]