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COMMENTARY: Even offensive letters have value

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As editor of the Columbia Gorge News, I’m sometimes asked why we print a specific letter the reader finds deeply offensive.

It’s a good question, and I understand the reader’s consternation.

We review every letter according to our published policies. Those policies are weighted toward allowing our readers to speak freely on topics they believe are important.

Take CAT to the Fair
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Take CAT to the Fair

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Columbia Area Transit (CAT) buses will be running routes to the Hood River County Fair July 24-26. CAT’s Upper Valley Bus will stop on its way…

Free museum admission July 18
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Free museum admission July 18

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The Fort Dalles Museum is offering free admission as part of Fort Dalles Days Saturday, July 18, 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. The Surgeon’s Quarters, Antique Vehicle Buildings, and the Anderson House and Barn will all be opened to visitors.

Oregon dig uncovers ancient tool
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Oregon dig uncovers ancient tool

  • Jeff Barnard
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GRANTS PASS — Archaeologists have uncovered a stone tool at an ancient rock shelter in the high desert of eastern Oregon that could turn out to be older than any known site of human occupation in western North America. The find was announced Thursday by the U.S. Bureau of Land Management, which controls the land on which the site was found.

Gary Leyon Reynolds Sr.
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Gary Leyon Reynolds Sr.

Gary Leyon Reynolds Sr. passed away Dec. 19, 2011, peacefully at home in Portland, Ore., surrounded by the love of his family. Gary was born A…