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Letter to the Editor: Proud to support mom

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To the editor: My name is Brittan Schwartz and I am proud to say my mother, Kathy, is running for Wasco County commissioner. Although not unbiased as her daughter, I would like Wasco County to know what it was like growing up with Kathy as a mother because I know she will bring the same kind of tough love to the position.

Jail works with immigration agency
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Jail works with immigration agency

  • NEITA CECIL, The Dalles Chronicle
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Wasco County Sheriff Lane Magill explained at a meeting last Saturday that a 1987 state law prohibits city, county and state police from acting in any capacity to help with immigration efforts.

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Jail works with immigration agency

  • Neita Cecil
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Wasco County Sheriff Lane Magill explained at a meeting Saturday that a 1987 state law prohibits city, county and state police from acting in any capacity to help with immigration efforts. However, if a person is arrested, state law allows — and federal law requires — the local jail to provide that information to immigration officials.