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Nation. There are around 10
unrecognized tribes in Wash-
ington state, including the Du-
wamish and Snohomish.
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not adopted, and SB5433 passed
the Senate on a 42-7 vote with
a teaching mandate only for rec-
ognized tribes. Some local ed-
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included information about the
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there is nothing in the new law
that will preclude this from con-
tinuing.
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ant tribal history, but leaving out
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Nation is the wrong path for our
‘They are rightfully proud of their heritage and should
be part of any comprehensive look at tribal history in
our classrooms.’
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speaking about the Chinook people
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their history should not be si-
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amendment, explaining he stud-
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high school student in northeast
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Johnson is one voice urging
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from telling our history, culture,
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Johnson in a letter to legislators.
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years, we have had a major proj-
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With an assist from Jeremy Kinman, front left, Chinook
Tribal Elder Gary Johnson, front right, Chinook Nation
Cultural Committee Recorder Dioniscio “Don” Y. Abing,
back right, and his son-in-law Andy Adams, back left,
carry the tribe’s journey canoe down Astoria’s Commer-
cial Street and into the Liberty Theater for a performance
in 2011. The canoe is called ul-iymits, or Old Nose, and
named for the old-growth cedar that makes up the bow.
Johnson and others are calling for the Chinook Indian
Nation to be included among tribes that Washington
state school children will learn about in mandated les-
son plans.
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By this time next year,
Westport will have a new fer-
ry, new ferry landing, paved
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long term plans include a trail
between the ferry landing and
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where boaters can tie up for
the afternoon.
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Park plans
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acquiring the donated land
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critical step in moving for-
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county can now submit grant
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wait until the next grant cycle
later this summer because the
board needs to complete more
surveying on the site.
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also cover the beginning
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and new bathrooms.
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attempted to donate the land
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Wauna Mill as seen from Bradley State Scenic Viewpoint, just west of Westport.
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and the process was complet-
ed in December.
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positive impact on fish hab-
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stages and may not be com-
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recently received a letter of
support from state Sen. Bet-
sy Johnson, D-Scappoose, to
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project.
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step is to complete prelim-
inary designs and apply for
grants with the letter of sup-
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Watershed groups focus on
native plants, restoring habitat
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as most have been, in order
to accommodate people, the
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point in time, people were
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changes would impact nature,
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gruder said.
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husband, she witnessed the
tail end of active mills sup-
plying lumber to large ships
waiting on the river.
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saw the young people in town
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front area continued to wear
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port corridor project is the
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Treasury of tens of billions of
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man of the Senate Finance
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ing taxpayers about the scam
a year ago, and it has since
ballooned. This year, it tops
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tax scams.
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IRS is seeing many cases
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fraud.
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stepped up efforts to detect
large numbers of tax refunds
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lion in fraudulent returns, as
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in his testimony.
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taxpayers, claim they owe
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refuse are threatened with ar-
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the water as Martin Gomez, left, of Portland, and Sean McVey,
of Venice, Fla., prep their kiteboarding gear in August 2013 at
Jones Beach near Westport. Locals like life on the river here.
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until the money runs out or
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unexpectedly claiming to be
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tiate contact with taxpayers
by telephone. If you do owe
money to the IRS, chances
are you have already received
some form of a notice or cor-
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The new Westport Ferry Landing is expected to be completed by May 1 of this year.
biggest improvement in town
since a new sewer system was
built about 25 years ago.
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