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Meet Deborah
Deborah Carver has been the Herald's librarian since 1998. She compiles the "On this day" stories for page B1 and has found many intriguing stories from the past that deserved more than just a few lines.
Community responsibility could be deadly in 1970
In light of the Treyvon Martin slaying, community members' involvement in their neighborhoods is getting more scrutiny. But in spite of the Sheriff's advice in this article to "get involved," some people still seem to think that brute force is the best teacher.
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Kirk Douglas visits Richland in 1951
Hanford was so important to the United States that it made Richland a destination point for many celebrities eager to do their part for the war effort, both World War II and Korea.
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What was the cost to come to the U.S. in 1956?
In an election year, the subject of immigration will be touted in the news. This article reminds me of how much effort it takes to come to this country, and the hard work willing done by people who want to live here.
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Resident's view of life in Hanford's trailer camp
Life in the Hanford trailer camp in North Richland wasn't a bed of roses, but some took it in stride, while others just scraped by. Some of the children apparently made their own fun. This letter to the editor gives one family's opinion.
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Big flood of 1948 displaced a thousand
Here's the original story of the 1948 flood. The banner headline was in huge type, but not as big as the "Nixon to quit" headline some 31 years later on August 9, 1974.
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Tin-can camera + gunpowder stir up meeting
I was amazed at the resourcefulness of this man who made his own camera out of tin cans, and at his knack of being where history happens.
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History of Kennewick from 1910 to 1929
Another segment of one woman's history of Kennewick, this time from 1910 to 1929.
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Mid-Columbia, where UFOs are born
Intrigued by the UFO report published in the Tri-City Herald on April 1? It seems that the Mid-Columbia has been a hotbed of UFO sightings since the 1940s. Project Blue Book looked into some of the sightings.
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Dealing with nuclear waste solved in 1954
A Hanford scientist explains how the problem of radioactive waste disposal would be solved in 1954, "The solutions to its problems were sought and found before any significant problems were caused to the public."
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Civil war ingenuity treasured in Kennewick
Newspapers...not only do they deliver the news but they're so handy for multiple uses...packing dishes when you move, wrapping garbage, starting campfires, training puppies, lining birdcages. I've heard of folks in the past who wallpapered the inside of their home with old newspapers to help ...
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