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  Opinion: Democrats refuse to condemn anti ICE riots
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  City of Washougal seeks applicants for Planning Commission vacancies
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   Letter: ‘We are ALL being shafted’
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  Letter: Rising property values hurt our community
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  Truck crashes into apartment complex
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  Woodland School District secures $600,000 grant for essential repairs
  Woodland School District received a $600,000 state Urgent Repair Grant to fund fire alarm upgrades at Woodland Middle School and roof repairs at Columbia Elementary.