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Washington D.C. Rings in 250 Years Beneath 250 New Cherry Trees
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Washington D.C. Rings in 250 Years Beneath 250 New Cherry Trees

  • Karee Blunt
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In 1912, Japan sent Washington D.C. 3,000 cherry trees as a gift. Two years ago, it sent 250 more, one for every year of the American experiment. Those trees are in the ground now as part of a long-overdue Tidal Basin renovation that also brought wider walkways and a repaired seawall. They will bloom for the first time this month.

Letters to the editor

Letter to the Editor: An unflappable choice

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To the editor: Last December, a friend called asking me to meet with Dr. Jenni Neahring, whom she said was considering a run for the Democratic nomination for Oregon’s Second Congressional District. I met Jenni at a coffee shop during the wee morning hours and left saying to myself, “That’s a congresswoman!”

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The Dalles Economic district wins Innovation Award

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WASHINGTON, DC – The Mid-Columbia Economic Development District, based in The Dalles, received a 2013 Innovation Award from the National Association of Development Organizations (NADO) Research Foundation for the Klickitat-Skamania Local Technology Planning Team project.