Photos for February 11, 2012
Mitt Romney, Won 39 percent of votes in Maine
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Republican presidential candidate Rep. Ron Paul, R-Texas, kicks balloons from the stage after speaking to supporters following his loss in the Maine caucus to Mitt Romney Feb. 11 in Portland, Maine.
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Dennis Sparks of Vancouver played Bob Cratchit in the troupe’s first production: A Christmas Carol. He called the closure “scary” for the local theater scene.
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Felipe Madrigal of the Slocum House Theatre Company looks for the perfect hat in the mens costume room during its last annual gala at the downtown home. While many were sad the company was closing, most donned colorful hats and costumes nonetheless.
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Jim Fully, president of the board of the Slocum House Theatre Company, has said that the board made the decision to close the theater at its current location with “heavy hearts.”
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Photos by Steven Lane/The Columbian The board of the Slocum House Theatre Company takes the stage Saturday night during the group’s final annual gala at the historic home in Esther Short Park. The group announced last week that it will close March 11 due to budget problems after more than 45 years in its location.
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A bust of William Shakespeare sits among the array of treats laid out Saturday at the Slocum House Theatre Company’s final annual gala.
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Francis Doo sings traditional Hawaiian music before dinner Saturday at the Ke Kukui Foundation Cultural Lu’au at Thomas Jefferson Middle School. The annual event features traditional Hawaiian food and shave ice, along with hula and Polynesian dancing, giving residents a chance to get a taste of the tropics without hopping a flight.
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Government Printing Office employees Clark Hopkin, left, and Sam Simm ready copies of President Barack Obama’s fiscal 2013 federal budget books Thursday in Washington.
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Annette Cleveland
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Dallas Mavericks center Brendan Haywood (33) shoots over Portland Trail Blazers center Marcus Camby (23) during the first half Saturday.
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Portland Trail Blazers guard Wesley Matthews knocks the ball loose from Dallas Mavericks guard Jason Terry during the first half Saturday.
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Portland Trail Blazers forward Gerald Wallace, left, drives toward the basket against Dallas Mavericks center Ian Mahinmi during the first half Saturday.
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Whitney Houston performs Nov. 22, 2009, at the 37th Annual American Music Awards in Los Angeles. Houston died Saturday. she was 48.
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Whitney Houston performs Nov. 22, 2009, at the 37th Annual American Music Awards in Los Angeles. Houston died Saturday. she was 48.
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The gaffes keep coming.
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Second half in America
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Two sides to contraception debate
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The second half begins.
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