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Search for missing TD man resumes

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HOOD RIVER — Rescue crews resumed their search Thursday for a skier from The Dalles who went missing near Mt. Hood Meadows on Tuesday.

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‘Doc’ focuses on veterans

  • RaeLynn Ricarte
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A Navy corpsman, known as “Doc” to the Marines he cared for, is returning to his hometown of The Dalles to take on the role of program director at the Oregon Veterans’ Home. “I’m really passionate about helping other vets so I bring a very positive attitude to this job,” said Michael Springston, a 2004 graduate of The Dalles High School.

Travelogue part one: A week on the Rio Maranon
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Travelogue part one: A week on the Rio Maranon

  • DREW EASTMAN

Standing at the bottom of canyon walls that tower hundreds of feet above the river, staring at a maelstrom of whitewater knowing that it would be the biggest rapid we had ever run, and having been told that there was no way to walk around the exploding chaos named Shapalmonte, we studied the rapid intently while walking back to our kayaks.

Disabled surfers brave the waves in Brazil
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Disabled surfers brave the waves in Brazil

  • JENNY BARCHFIELD, Associated Press
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RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — One minute, Renata Glasner is watching the waves crash on Leblon beach from her wheelchair. The next, she’s plowing through the turbulent waters on a specially adapted surfboard.