Fairfield manager honored for 2019

The Dalles made national and international hospitality industry headlines when Sara Hearn, general manager of Fairfield Inn and Suites in The Dalles was named both General Manager of the Year and Diamond General Manager of the Year for 2019. Hearn won the coveted Diamond General Manager of t…

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Rep. Bentz speaks about chaotic, controversial first week in office

  • By Kirby Neumann-Rea, Columbia Gorge News

Oregon Second District Rep. Cliff Bentz told Columbia Gorge News he feels discussion of the 25th Amendment and Impeachment “are not productive toward the goal of a peaceful transition and will only divide our country more.”

Walden delivers farewell address
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Walden delivers farewell address

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Washington, D.C. — Energy and Commerce Committee Republican Leader Greg Walden (R-OR) delivered farewell remarks on the House Floor.

Time to vote, and vote correctly
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Time to vote, and vote correctly

  • Kirby Neumann-Rea
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General Election Day, and the start of election results week, is just under two weeks away. 

League of Women Voters hold registration events

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The League of Women Voters of Hood River, Klickitat, and Skamania counties are holding events to register voters in time for the Nov. 3 election. Tuesday, Sept. 22 is National Voter Registration Day, a 50-State effort to register thousands of voters. The deadline for registering to vote is O…

DACA sets a historic precedent in immigration policy

  • By Abel Cruz Flores
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In my first year of college at Columbia Gorge Community College in Hood River, I formed the Multicultural Club. Our first event was the screening of “Paper: Stories of Undocumented Youth.” The film is about the challenges of being an undocumented youth in this country. My adviser and I belie…

‘No War With Iran’
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‘No War With Iran’

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The activist group Hood River Indivisible organized Thursday’s protest at Second and Oak streets in response to intensification of violence between the U.S. and Iran, which peaked with last week’s killing of Iranian general Qassem Soleimani in Iraq by the United States military. The 4:30-5:3…

Federal ‘Public Charge’ change

  • By Claire Withycombe and Rachel Alexander, Oregon Capital Bureau
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Oregon AG: ‘Cruel’ new Trump rule harms the most in need

Merkley, Wyden press Veterans Affairs on clinic wait times

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Oregon’s U.S. Senators Jeff Merkley and Ron Wyden are pressing Veterans Affairs about wait times at the Department of Veterans Affairs Community-Based Outpatient Clinic in Salem, which, according to a report by the Statesman Journal newspaper, is subjecting veterans to multi-month waits for …

Dr. David Russo appointed to School Board
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Dr. David Russo appointed to School Board

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Dr. David Russo, right, accepts Superintendent Dan Goldman’s congratulations after Russo was sworn in Wednesday as Director for Dist. 2, in the Hood River County School Board’s special meeting at Pine Grove School gymnasium. Russo was selected after brief interviews by a 3-2 vote, over fello…

The Gorge Restaurant Guide

This year our dine and drink business locations throughout the Gorge have suffered with closures. You can help support your favorites by purchasing take out and gift cards. Many of these business will offer curb-side delivery and some will deliver to your home. Let’s keep the Gorge going strong!

The Gorge Restaurant Guide

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