Photos for December 3, 2012
Prosecutors and crime lab scientists say a little-noticed provision in Washington’s new law legalizing recreational marijuana has jeopardized their ability to go after any pot crimes at all, and they’re calling for an immediate fix in the Legislature.
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Austin, Texas-based band The Sword will perform Dec. 7 at the Hawthorne Theatre in Portland.
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Thai Chicken Peanut Wraps are on the menu at the South Pacific Cafe in Battle Ground.
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Tequila Lime Prawns and Chicken with Mashed Potatoes is featured at the South Pacific Cafe in Battle Ground.
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Portland's LaMarcus Aldridge led the Trail Blazers with 25 points and 13 rebounds in their overtime win at Charlotte on Monday.
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Val Joshua in March talked about what it was like living in Vancouver during World War II.
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Liz Rowan, photographed in March, died Thursday from complications related to her cancer treatment. She was 21. Rowan was diagnosed with bone cancer at age 16, two types of breast cancer at age 19 and two types of leukemia at age 21.
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Seamstress Brigid Nelson lets down the hem of a dress. The dye that produced the color -- chrome orange -- was formulated in the early 1800s.
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Sheila Dolle checks the fit as re-enactor Ethan Hardy tries on a shirt. Hardy, a musician, will be playing tunes from the 1840s Saturday at the Christmas event at Fort Vancouver National Historic Site.
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Eleven-year-old Benedicta Hardy tries on her re-enactor's dress while wearing her everyday shoes.
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Eight dogs were rescued during a Monday morning house fire at 1105 E. 29th St. in Vancouver. New recruit Jake Britt assists animal control with removing the dogs from a car, where they were placed for safety reasons. It was Britt's first shift as a Vancouver firefighter, after recently completing the firefighter recruit academy.
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Sharon Burchett of Bend makes a cast while fly fishing on the Metolius River last week.
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Scott Montross
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Ogden: Brandon Snow-Kanniainen, from left, Ashley Hopkins, Manny Rocha and Sanyissa Secor load blanket and clothing donations Dec. 1 at Living Hope Church, 2711 N.E. Andresen Road.
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Drew Clark, a senior at Evergreen High School, was chosen as to represent the Scandinavian community as St. Lucia for 2012-2013. The crowning was held at the annual ScanFair in the Portland Veterans Memorial Coliseum on December 2, 2012. Drew will reign as Oregon's offical St. Lucia for a year and will recieve a $1000 scholarship. Photo was taken by Melissa Clark (Drew's mother) December 2, 2012 at the Memorial Coliseum.
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Dreams of Secession
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Joanna Kyrstin May Speaks, 22, appeared in Clark County Superior Court on Monday on suspicion of the kidnapping, robbery and attempted murder of an Oregon man early Nov. 28 near Vancouver Lake.
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Walk and Knock, Clark County’s biggest annual food drive, collected about 264,000 pounds of food on Saturday, organizers said. Saturday’s food total was down from recent years, when donations have topped 300,000 pounds.
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