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Community 

Who’s a winner?

January 28, 2020January 29, 2020 thunderbolt

For the past few months, citizens and lovers of The Dalles have been barraging social media with hash tags and

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Uncategorized 

What’s new?

January 10, 2019 thunderbolt

I have news for you. All this national drama? All this international angst? It’s happened before. I have had the

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Artist Roger Cooke, Rafting down the Columbia River.
History 

Trash or Treasure?

January 4, 2019January 4, 2019 thunderbolt

Working for a museum has been an eye-opener, particularly since my career path veered into the realm of collections (as

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Opinion 

Christmas Eve Gift!

December 9, 2018January 4, 2019 thunderbolt christmas, family traditions

Does your family play the Christmas Eve gift game? You may be surprised at how many families do! Do you

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Opinion 

Who celebrates the Oregon Trail?

November 29, 2017January 4, 2019 thunderbolt

The Oregon Trail was not just a road; it was a decades-long event that brought an influx of pioneers into

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Events 

Total Solar Eclipse

May 29, 2017January 5, 2019 thunderbolt

We have the opportunity to recognize in the moment that we are living in historic times. If you think about

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Weather 

Spring is sprung

March 29, 2017January 5, 2019 thunderbolt

Spring is sprung, and with it the biting cold days of winter 2016-17 turn into memories. Was it an historic

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History Opinion 

Viva la revolución

December 30, 2016January 5, 2019 thunderbolt

Viva la revolución! In various languages and cultures, that has been the battle cry over the ages. Revolutions don’t take

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Columbia Gorge History People Weather 

A Common Cold

December 15, 2016December 15, 2016 thunderbolt

We have just experienced “Snowpocolypse 2016.” It snowed from noon to 10 p.m., depositing an amazing 8 inches of the

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Opinion 

Learning history

December 14, 2016 thunderbolt

One does not spring into existence fully informed about much of anything, except how to eat, sleep, and cry. Acquiring skills

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