COLFAX — Rep. Cathy McMorris Rodgers criticized the $1 trillion infrastructure bill the U.S. Senate passed Tuesday because she is concerned it will drive up inflation.
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The Oregon Heritage Commission, the State Library of Oregon, and Washington State Library teamed up on the project. It allows libraries, museums, and cultural heritage groups to digitize and share their collections for a wider audience than they’d receive individually.
“So it’s very easy and accessible by the everyday public or researcher or historian, that wants to look for information, explained Katie Henry is coordinator for the Oregon Heritage Commission. Being a service hub for the Digital Public Libraries of America, it’s a national platform. So Oregon’s great history can be accessed by people across the entire nation.”
May 19, 2021 Press Release
WASHINGTON, D.C. – On Thursday, May 13, Rep. Dan Newhouse (R-WA) participated as a keynote speaker for the Andrus Center for Public Policy’s 2021 Environmental Conference at Boise State University. Titled “Energy, Salmon, Agriculture and Community: REVISITED,” the conference reprised the Andrus Center’s 2019 conference focusing on the diverse and interconnected factors related to salmon survival, energy production, and economic development throughout the Pacific Northwest.
River stakeholders and partners have since been applauding Rep. Newhouse’s remarks and his commitment to ensuring all voices are heard on this important issue:
“In every public debate, a moment occurs that shifts the tide. Rep. Newhouse’s comments at the Andrus Center conference created that moment for supporters of a clean, equitable energy future for the Pacific Northwest.”
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Zach Wilkinson/Daily NewsDamage to Colfaxâs historic Perkins House has pushed extensive restoration work, including improvements to its brick foundation and interior walls as cracks and tears worsen inside the home built in 1886. The homeâs exterior has already seen upgrades, such as the inclusion of the McGregor Garden, which is named after the Whitman County Historical Societyâs founder, Norma McGregor.
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Zach Wilkinson/Daily NewsPerkins House Coordinator Nancy Rothwell points to a framed sample of original wallpaper that is displayed in the hallway of the home. Although the pattern slightly differs, the restored wallpaper has maintained the same colors as the original.
David L. Morrison, 71, of Colton, passed away Tuesday, Dec. 8, 2020, at Tri-State Memorial Hospital in Clarkston.
David was born Aug. 26, 1949, in Lewiston, to James and Janita (Holbrook) Morrison. He attended Colton School for a while and graduated from Pullman High School. David attended Spokane Community College where he studied auto body painting, receiving his Associate Degree in 1969. David worked in that industry for a while. He married LuAnne Hamilton and together they made this area their home. Upon returning to the Pullman area David became a truck driver and later worked for the McGregor Company for a while before going back to work on the farm. He loved farming and all the hard work that it entailed. He later worked at Washington State University for a couple of years. David loved guns and hunting and was always at peace when outdoors. Farming, however, was dear to his heart.