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  City of Washougal launches Strategic Plan Dashboard and shares year-end update
  The city of Washougal has launched a new Strategic Plan Dashboard and released a year-end update outlining progress, economic indicators, and key accomplishments tied to its 2023–2028 Strategic Plan.
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  Letter: Worried about a replacement bridge?
  Sharon Nasset raises concerns about congestion, bridge capacity, and unanswered questions surrounding inspections and decisions tied to the I-5 bridge replacement effort.
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  County extends application deadline for Development and Engineering Advisory Board opening
  Clark County has extended the deadline to apply for a land developer position on the Development and Engineering Advisory Board, which advises on county code, policies, fees, and development processes.
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  High school girls basketball: Union Titans give Brooklynn Haywood a homecoming in Alaska
  Union traveled to Anchorage for two games that allowed Brooklynn Haywood to play in front of her hometown crowd while the Titans bonded through travel, cold weather, and on-court adversity.
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  WATCH – Detransitioner to providers: ‘Please just stop’ gender surgeries on minors
  Detransitioner Soren Aldaco shared her experience and urged providers to stop encouraging gender surgeries on minors as HHS moves to restrict federal funding for such procedures.
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  Without pennies, should retailers round up or down?
  As the penny disappears from circulation, states and retailers are grappling with how cash purchases should be rounded and who should benefit from those decisions.
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  Opinion: IBR promotes ‘giving away’ historic interstate bridges while withholding cost estimate for replacement
  Neighbors for a Better Crossing argues the IBR program is promoting demolition of the historic Interstate Bridges without releasing updated cost estimates or current seismic data to justify replacement.