Editorial cartoons for Aug. 25
Editorial cartoons for Aug. 25
Seniors look to end on a high
Eight Tribe veterans are focused to find a huge winning edge One of the most bittersweet parts for high school athletes is when the four-year journey comes and goes with a snap of the fingers.
Making all the right moves
TDW boy’s soccer squad is geared up to produce a memorable 2013 outcome As one of the old men in the group, all-league senior goalkeeper Bryan Sanchez has been through it all and seen it all.
Two-wheelin’ on a legendary Cascades trail
MCKENZIE BRIDGE (AP) — It might be the most thrilling, most scenic trail in Oregon — perhaps even in the entire Northwest.
Body discovered at Ecola Falls
PORTLAND (AP) — A hiker discovered the body of a man in a creek near Ecola Falls in the Columbia River Gorge. Lt. Steve Alexander of the Multnomah County Sheriff’s Office said Friday afternoon that the terrain is difficult and Portland Mountain Rescue will help retrieve the body.
Hikers found near Multnomah Falls
PORTLAND (AP) — A group of six hikers has been rescued from an area near Multnomah Falls after getting lost on the trails.
Snowden suspected of covering tracks
WASHINGTON — The U.S. government’s efforts to determine which highly classified materials leaker Edward Snowden took from the National Security Agency have been frustrated by Snowden’s efforts to cover his digital trail by bypassing electronic logs, government officials told The Associated Press.
March to focus on continued fight for civil rights
March on Washington commemorates King march WASHINGTON — Alice Long planned months ago to use vacation time to travel from Huntsville, Ala., to the 50th anniversary events for the March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom.
Today in History, Aug. 25
The Associated Press Today is Sunday, Aug. 25, the 237th day of 2013. There are 128 days left in the year. Today’s Highlight in History: On August 25, 1943, U.S.-led Allied troops liberated New Georgia in the Solomon Islands from Japanese forces during World War II.
Looking back, Aug. 25
August 25 20 Years Ago-1993 Susan Huntington thought a lynch mob might be looking for her because the food kept running out. Jerry Schubert, the Wagon Master of the official Oregon Trail Wagon Train, said the parade through downtown The Dalles was “the best production we’ve seen.” Eric Fishman, project manager of the Oregon Trail Wagon Train, said the parade, the crowds of people and the great evening all added up to one of the best events he had seen celebrating the arrival of the wagon train. The official Oregon Trail Sesquicentennial Wagon Train arrived in The Dalles Tuesday and thousands of cheering residents and visitors lined Second Street to welcome the wagon train participants.
Editorial: Be informed about affordable care
As the Oct. 1 start date for open enrollment in the Affordable Care Act’s health insurance exchanges looms, Obamacare is back in the news.
Letter to the Editor: Thrice as clever
To the editor: For those of us who were around at the time, remember how terribly long it took for the extensive investigation of Watergate to finally force President Nixon to resign in disgrace? It seemed like forever. We were anxious for justice to quickly prevail, but the exhaustive investigation accelerated at a snail’s pace, thanks to stonewalling and cover-up activity by the White House. That was Nixon’s Watergate.
Letter to the Editor: Homeowner help
To the editor: Sorry, this is a little after the fact, but I saw this product profiled on TV. Barricade fire-blocking gel. It was amazing how well it protected the structure.
Arizona teen missing somewhere in Ore.
ROSEBURG (AP) — Authorities on Friday were searching for a missing Arizona teenager whose car was found abandoned in southwest Oregon.
Conviction overturned in Oregon Islamic charity case
GRANTS PASS — A federal appeals court Friday overturned the conviction of a man who operated an Oregon-based Islamic charity on charges he smuggled money out of the country to help Chechen rebels fight Russian forces.
A new place to hang out
Gazebo completed in Sherman County.
What's happening from Aug. 25
COURTHOUSE CLOSES: The Original Wasco County Courthouse will close for the season at the end of August. The last scheduled days are August 29, 30, 31 from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m., and during the Chamber of Commerce barbeque from 5 to 7 p.m. Aug. 29.
Discovery Center hosts Haunted History Dinner
The Dalles has more than 70 historic buildings steeped in the wild history of the old West.
Firefighters gain ground; structure team demobilizes
Firefighters have made enough progress in easing the risk to homes from the Blackburn Fire that the Oregon Fire Marshal planned to return protection responsibility to Mid-Columbia Fire and Rescue Saturday.
Editorial: Thank you, firefighters
They also serve who only stand and wait. — John Milton Milton wasn’t talking about firefighters when he wrote those words, but they fit all the same.
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