The Lone Pine In-Lieu Fishing Site sits in the shadow of The Dalles Dam. The construction of the dam in the 1950s flooded historic Celilo Falls, one of the oldest communities in North America. (Andy Bao)
The Lone Pine In-Lieu Fishing Site sits in the shadow of The Dalles Dam. (Andy Bao)
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COVID and squalor threaten tribal members living in once-abundant Indian fishing sites along Columbia River

COVID and squalor haunt fishing sites provided by the Corps of Engineers where dams have replaced Indian fishing sites along the Columbia River. The sites were designed primarily for day use, but many now use them as permanent residences. VIEW

Marshallese Women’s Association CQ president Jiji Jally CQ, left, interprets medical information for Bokai Mokin CQ at the COVID-19 Pacific Islander Vaccination Community Clinic with Swedish in Federal Way, Wash. Thursday Feb. 4, 2021. “We are proud we had 150 Pacific Islanders show up,” says Jally. With phone calls and social media messages, Jally talked with elders about the community clinic. The night before, Mokin shared about her fears of needles and coming alone. Jally says its important to have community advocates to provide culturally-tailored care and to help elders with vaccinations because there is mistrust of U.S. government due to nuclear testing. 216382
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Seahawks quarterback Russell Wilson looks to throw in the first half as the Seattle Seahawks take on the Arizona Cardinals for Thursday Night Football at Lumen Field in Seattle Thursday November 19, 2020. 215694
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FILE – In this Jan. 6, 2020, file photo, Tony A. (Naschio) Johnson, center, elected chairman of the Chinook Indian Nation, plays a drum as he leads tribal members and supporters as they march to the federal courthouse in Tacoma, Wash., as they continue their efforts to regain federal recognition. As COVID-19 disproportionately affects Native American communities, many tribal leaders say the pandemic poses particular risks to tribes without federal recognition. The Chinook Nation received some federal funding through a local nonprofit for small tribes to distribute food to elders and help with electricity bills, tribal Johnson said. (AP Photo/Ted S. Warren, File) WATW402 WATW402
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After the earthquake destroyed the outside wall of their architecture office in Pioneer Square, Kevin Eckert and Laura Hafermann finish removing items from the debris yesteday. The building, at 540 First Avenue South, has been red-tagged.

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A shopper leaves as others line up to enter a Costco store, Friday, March 20, 2020, in Tacoma, Wash. Consumers continued to stock up on food and other items as officials urged people to stay at home to slow the spread of the new coronavirus. (AP Photo/Ted S. Warren) WATW102

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The new location of the beloved local chain will share the archetypal drive-in aesthetic of the rest, as shown in this rendering of the building topped with lit-up orange “Dick’s.”

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A boat and trailer sit at the Lone Pine in-lieu fishing site as The Dalles Dam is pictured in the background on Dec. 29, 2020. No running water or electricity puts the community members at higher risk for COVID-19 due to the lack of proper sanitation. Credit: Andy Bao

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FILE – In this Jan. 11, 2015 file photo, Tina Fey, left, and Amy Poehler arrive for the 72nd annual Golden Globe Awards in Beverly Hills, Calif. On Saturday, Jan. 11, 2020, Poehler announced she and Fey will share host duties for the Golden Globes ceremony in 2021. (Photo by John Shearer/Invision/AP, File)

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Rabbi Rafi Mollot, dressed as Haman, and Ari Hoffman, on the horse, dressed as Mordechai, pretend to ride through the streets of Shushan as Haman shouts, “This is what you do for somebody the king wants to honor!” In the story of Purim, the evil leader Haman is tricked into dressing Mordechai in the king’s robes. “One of the themes of the holiday is opposites,” said Hoffman, who said he finally gets to play the good guy in the story for a change. Congregants of Bikur Cholim Machzikay Hadath synagogue in the Seward Park neighborhood of Seattle celebrate Shushan Purim with candy and pony rides for children Sunday February 28, 2021. Purim is a Jewish holiday that celebrates the saving of their people from a threatened genocide at the hands of an ancient Persian leader, Haman. 216509
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Purim celebrated in Seattle’s Seward Park neighborhood VIEW

Larger than life, a mural of the slain civil rights leader, Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., looks out from the corner of East Madison Street at East Pike Street. It’s by artist Lawrence Genette and is part of the Capitol Hill Arts District. Dr. King was only 39-years-old when assassinated: April 4, 1968 in Memphis, He won the Nobel Peace Prize in 1964. (Maybe a Black History Month ref) LO MLK Friday Feb 26, 2021 216505
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Sgt. Darreld Sheppard (CQ) with the Summit Safety Patrol has to climb a berm of snow to get to his office Thursday morning. It was shoveled out later. Ref to more photos online More than 386-inches of snow have fallen this winter at Snoqualmie Pass according to the WSDOT website. and another 30-plus is expected this weekend. (Note: Ck numbers) LO Snow at Snoqualmie Pass Thursday Feb 25, 2021 216500
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Snow — and more snow — on Snoqualmie Pass VIEW

Tuesday, Feb. 23, 2021 Gene Moy, Army Veteran from 1941 to 1945 at 103-years-old is thought to be oldest living Chinese American Veteran. Today Moy received his second dose of COVID-19 vaccine at the Seattle VA Puget Sound Health Care Hospital. “I feel like a movie star” said Gene as cameras clicked away. 216465
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