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Ellen M. Banner/The Seattle Times Jonathan Cluts, director of strategic prototyping at Microsoft, waves goodbye to a woman on the screen in the living room of the Envisioning Center, which is Microsoft's revamped version of its Home of the Future.
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Macabeo Murillo, 58, left, looks at plum trees as he is driven by Antonio Magdaleno, 59, in Selma, Calif., on Feb. 27. California agriculture is struggling with labor shortages.
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Photos by Hector Amezcua/McClatchy-Tribune Macabeo Murillo, 58, left, looks at plum trees as he is driven by Antonio Magdaleno, 59, in Selma, Calif., on Feb. 27. California agriculture is struggling with labor shortages.
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Magdaleno ties down branches on a plum tree orchard in Selma, Calif. Magdaleno has been working for the farm for 40 years.
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Magdaleno ties down branches on a plum tree orchard in Selma, Calif. Magdaleno has been working for the farm for 40 years.
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Churchgoers enter the Faith Center Church in Brush Prairie for a special Saturday night service catering to recovering addicts.
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Adam Washburn, a worship leader at Faith Center Church, performs a song at the first joint service of Faith Center Church and The XChange Church last month. The partnership is intended to serve recovering addicts. Adam's brother, Gabriel, died of a drug overdose in 2011.
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Pastor Bill Smith, on stage right, with The XChange Church, and Pastor Glen Johnson, left, with Faith Center Church, provide worship to churchgoers at the Faith Center Church. The united worship is devoted to people who are in the drug recovery community.
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Pastor Bill Smith, left, and his wife, Vicky Smith, with The XChange Church, lead service for people in drug recovery at Faith Center Church in mid-February. The two churches have combined their resources to provide new services to people in recovery.
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Faith Center Church members, from left, Lisa Walters, Bruce Washburn and Taryn Trenda, have each had a loved one succumb to heroin addiction. A new partnership with The XChange Church, which caters to addicts, is intended to combat drug addiction in Clark County.
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Pastor Bill Smith, left, and his wife, Vicky Smith, with The XChange Church, worship at the Faith Center Church at the first joint service of the churches. The two churches came together to provide a recovery church service devoted to helping those affected by addiction woes.
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FILE - In this Jan. 14, 2013, file photo House Appropriations Committee Chairman Rep. Hal Rogers, R-Ky. testifies on Capitol Hill in Washington. Rogers and Sen. Barbara Mikulski, D-Md., head of the Senate Appropriations Committee, not shown, are the two individuals most responsible for avoiding a government shutdown and taking the edge off automatic spending cuts called sequester. They preside over a tiny political domain in which bipartisanship survives, however uncomfortably, and lawmakers do their jobs. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite, File)
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Senate Appropriations Committee Chairwoman Sen. Barbara Mikulski, D-Md.
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File photos/Associated Press House Appropriations Committee Chairman Harold Rogers, R-Ky.
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State Sen. Don Benton and State Rep. Paul Harris, left, host a town hall meeting at the Firstenburg Community Center Saturday evening.
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Columbia Valley Elementary School music teacher Fauna Woolfe expresses concerns regarding arming teachers as a proposed school safety measure as she speaks during a town hall meeting hosted by the 18th District's Sen. Ann Rivers, R-La Center, and Reps. Liz Pike, R-Camas, Brandon Vick, R-Vancouver, at Camas High School on Saturday.
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A chart explaining the state's expenses sits on display during a town hall meeting hosted Saturday by state Sen. Don Benton, R-Vancouver, and Rep. Paul Harris, R-Vancouver, at the Firstenburg Community Center.
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Portland Trail Blazers forward LaMarcus Aldridge shoots over Detroit Pistons forward Jason Maxiell during the second half Saturday. Aldridge scored 31 points and pulled in 12 rebounds as the Trail Blazers won 112-101.
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Vancouver Democratic Rep. Sharon Wylie, left, and Sen. Annette Cleveland, D-Vancouver, listen to speakers discuss the Columbia River Crossing project at a town hall meeting Saturday morning.
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The 18th District's (from left) Sen. Ann Rivers, R-La Center; Rep. Liz Pike, R-Camas; and Rep. Brandon Vick, R-Vancouver, host a town hall meeting at Camas High School on Saturday.
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State Sen. Don Benton and State Rep. Paul Harris, left, host a town hall meeting at the Firstenburg Community Center Saturday evening.
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The 49th District town hall kicked off a series of community discussions on Saturday about the Columbia River Crossing project. The town hall in the 49th District also allowed residents to discuss policy with state Reps. Sharon Wylie, D-Vancouver, and Jim Moeller, D-Vancouver, and state Sen. Annette Cleveland, D-Vancouver.
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A Life Flight helicopter at Woodland State Airport prepares to take a seriously injured girl to a hospital in Portland after she fell from playground equipment and struck her head Saturday.
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Seattle Sounders' Andy Rose vies for the ball with Portland Timbers' Diego Valeri (8) in the first half Saturday.
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This July 2011 photo shows Pete Linnerooth and his two children, Jack and Whitney, in Lake Tahoe during his wedding to Melanie Walsh. Though Linnerooth moved to California, he remained an attentive, loving father. He'd fly to Minnesota often and while in California, he'd call his children every night. He'd read to his son; he created a cartoon series for his daughter featuring a spider they called Gigerenzer. He'd Skype with his kids, too, content just to watch them watch TV.
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This Dec. 15, 2006 photo provided by Brock McNabb shows Pete Linnerooth in their Christmas-decorated office in Baghdad, Iraq. Capt. Linnerooth, an Army psychologist, counseled soldiers during some of the fiercest fighting in Iraq.
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This Dec. 2009 photo provided by Mary Linnerooth Gonzalez shows her and her brother, Pete Linnerooth at their aunt and uncle's home in St. Mary's Point, Minn. Coming back from serving in Iraq, his family noticed he wasn't the same when they met him in Schweinfurt, Germany. "He came home burdened," says Mary. "He was disappointed that he couldn't affect the wheels of change. ... I think he was defeated."
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In this Autumn 2006 photo provided by Brock McNabb, McNabb places a "combat patch" on Pete Linnerooth's uniform at their office in Baghdad, denoting that he had been in-country long enough to earn the badge of honor and is officially a combat veteran. Capt. Linnerooth was an Army psychologist who counseled soldiers during some of the fiercest fighting in Iraq. Hundreds upon hundreds sought his help. For nightmares and insomnia. For shock and grief. And for reaching that point where they just wanted to end it all. Linnerooth did such a good job his Army comrades dubbed him The Wizard. His "magic" was deceptively simple: an instant rapport with soldiers, an empathetic manner, a big heart.
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This circa 2010 photo provided by Brock McNabb shows him and Pete Linnerooth during a dinner in Capitola, Calif. Linnerooth's best buddy, McNabb, recalls when they were Army psychologists in Baghdad how they'd laugh and find parallels to the plight of Ernest Shackleton, whose ship, Endurance, became trapped in the Antarctic during an early 20th century expedition. The crew ended up on an ice floe, scrambling to survive. (AP Photo/Brock McNabb)
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ADVANCE FOR USE SUNDAY, MARCH 17, 2013 AND THEREAFTER - This Feb. 15, 2013 photo shows the grave site of Capt. Peter Linnerooth at Fort Snelling National Cemetery in Minneapolis. Linnerooth's friend, Brock McNabb mulled over how to leave a legacy for his friend's kids - a memorial that would give them peace and make them proud. But he was limited to 30 characters for the message on Pete's headstone. How do you honor a life in a handful of words? McNabb then remembered something Linnerooth had once told him: "Maybe we're all meant for just one great deed and we're done." (AP Photo/Jim Mone)
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In this 1974 photo provided by Mary Linnerooth Gonzalez, her brother, Pete, colors Easter eggs with their father, Dave Linnerooth at their home in Rochester, Minn. (AP Photo/Mary Linnerooth Gonzalez)
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This 2007 photo provided by Brock McNabb shows Pete Linnerooth, right, and Travis Landchild sitting outside their mental health clinic in Baghdad. McNabb, Landchild and Linnerooth were the tight-knit mental health crew in charge of the 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 1st Infantry Division in the Baghdad area. They were there when the surge began, rocket attacks increased and the death toll mounted. Fairchild says the three dubbed themselves "a dysfunctional tripod." Translation: One of the three 'legs' was always broken, or stressed out, and without fail, "the other two would step up and support that person."
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This undated image provided by Amy Linnerooth shows a drawing made by Pete Linnerooth for their daughter, Whitney. Linnerooth created a cartoon series for her featuring a spider, center, they called "Gigerenzer." (AP Photo)
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This circa 1980 photo provided by Mary Linnerooth Gonzalez shows the Linnerooth family, father, David, mother, Gayle, Pete and Mary next to their Christmas tree at their home in Rochester, Minn. Gayle, who adopted Pete when he was 9½ weeks old, recalls a loving little boy who adored animals, talked up a storm at 18 months old and was very sensitive.
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Pope Francis Elected pope Wednesday
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L'Osservatore Romano Pope Francis pays the bill at the Domus Internationalis Paulus VI hotel, where he stayed before entering the conclave and being elected pope, Thursday in Rome.
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Driving dog. This caught my eye in parking lot of Costco.
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VFD bagpipers woo the crowd at Shanahans Pub friday evening.
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Shoko Fuchigami shows her class 1,000 origami cranes during her Japanese class Friday at Washougal High School.
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Meika Yoosang Ahn, 17, makes an origami crane in Shoko Fuchigami's class. Ahn moved to Washougal from South Korea two years ago and thought learning Japense would be easy, given her background. "It's totally not," she said with a chuckle.
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Monte Georgianna, 16, makes an origami crane in Shoko Fuchigami's class Friday. He is one of 20 students at Washougal High School studying the Japanese language and culture.
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Photos by Steven Lane/The Columbian Shoko Fuchigami teaches her class how to make origami cranes Friday in preparation for this year's Japanese Festival. Washougal High School restarted its Japanese program this year after taking a year off. Two years ago, the program held a Japanese festival in the wake of the devastating tsunami that swept through Japan and led to the Fukushima nuclear disaster.
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Personal trainer Derrick DeLay performs exercises.
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Personal trainer Derrick DeLay performs exercises.
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Personal trainer Derrick DeLay performs exercises.
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Personal trainer Derrick DeLay performs kettlebell swings.
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Byron Pitts is chief national correspondent for "CBS Evening News". He will speak at the Clark College commencement on June 20
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Tapani Underground was set to break ground on Ridgefield's Overlook Park on Saturday. Construction on the park, which overlooks the Ridgefield Wildlife Refuge, was delayed for two years after Native American artifacts were discovered on its site.
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Former House Speaker Newt Gingrich and his wife Callista Gingrich walk from the exhibition hall Saturday at the 40th annual Conservative Political Action Conference in National Harbor, Md.
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Sen. Ted Cruz, R-Texas, left, greets Former Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin after introducing her Saturday at the 40th annual Conservative Political Action Conference in National Harbor, Md. Diehard activists at the three-day conference are already picking favorites in what could be a crowded Republican presidential primary in 2016.
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Sen. Rand Paul, R-Ky., speaks at the 40th annual Conservative Political Action Conference in National Harbor, Md., on Thursday. Rand narrowly won the straw poll Saturday.
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A woman in the audience stands Sarah Palin as she speaks during the 40th annual Conservative Political Action Conference in National Harbor, Md., on Saturday. Diehard activists at the three-day conference are already picking favorites in what could be a crowded Republican presidential primary in 2016.
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Photo was taken March 16, 2013 near the Shorewood Manor apts on Evergreen Blvd. This boat was dumped on this empty lot a few days ago
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United States Coast Guard Petty Officer 3rd Class Tanner Marshall is grabbed and kissed by a woman Saturday during Savannahís St. Patrick's Day parade in Savannah, Ga.
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Members of the Emerald Isle Step Dancers, from Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania, make their way up New York's Fifth Avenue as they take part in the St. Patrick's Day Parade on Saturday.
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David Westerby of Kenosa, Wis. left, yells during the St. Patrick's Day parade in Chicago on Saturday. With the holiday itself falling on a Sunday, many celebrations were scheduled instead for Saturday because of religious observances.
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Mary Steffens, of Duluth, Ga., holds a cup of green beer in her teeth Saturday while she tries to take a picture during Savannahís St. Patrick's Day parade, in Savannah, Ga. Thousands of gaudy green revelers Saturday crammed the oak-shaded squares and sidewalks of downtown Savannah for the St. Patrick's Day celebration that's a 189-year-old tradition in Georgia's oldest city.
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Jacob Tidwell, center, and his friends Donavan Mock, left, and Preston Vasquez react Saturday to a band during Savannah's 189-year-old St. Patrick's Day parade, in Savannah, Ga. Started in 1824 by early Irish immigrants to Georgia, the parade has ballooned into a sprawling street party that makes for Savannah's most profitable tourism event.
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Spectators watch Saturday as the Chicago River is dyed green right before the start of the St. Patrick's Day parade in Chicago.
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Kathy Brucia, of Bellmore, N.Y, left, and Kara Kerley, of Wantagh, N.Y., laugh Saturday as they watch the St. Patrick's Day Parade as it moves up New York's Fifth Avenue.
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A spectator looks on as the Chicago River is dyed green Saturday ahead of the St. Patrick's Day parade in Chicago. With the holiday itself falling on a Sunday, many celebrations were scheduled for Saturday because of religious observances.
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Former Gov. Booth Gardner sits in Wright Park, near his home in Tacoma, on Oct. 25, 2006. Gardner, 76, died March 15 after a long battle with Parkinson's disease. There will be a memorial service for him Saturday at the University of Puget Sound.
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Vancouver police are seeking the public's assistance in locating Ariana C McGuckin, a 22-year-old woman with the mental capabilities of a 7- to 10-year old, who was reported missing by her family on Friday.
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Vancouver police are seeking the public's assistance in locating Ariana C McGuckin, a 22-year-old woman with the mental capabilities of a 7- to 10-year old, who was reported missing by her family on Friday.
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Last night (some how it went un noticed) someone burned a Honey Bucket that was chained next to the pole by the camas washougal skate park. My brother thought he smelled burning plastic coming from the bowling alley lot and so we stopped by yesterday morning to find this.Honey bucket burned to the ground. Tonight the Fire setters lit up a honey bucket next to shmittys restaurant on 3rd. Some one is ruining honey buckets! one a night for two nights! there's a interested story here!
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