...Stevenson, Wash., as the agency prepares an environmental impact statement on the proposed casino in the scenic Columbia River Gorge. Residents of Cascade Locks hope the casino will reverse an outgoing tide of businesses, people and services...

...Wyden and Gordon Smith would extend wilderness protection to about 125,000 acres surrounding Mount Hood and the Columbia River Gorge. It would increase existing wilderness protection on the mountain by nearly two-thirds and add "wild and scenic...

...It has become established in the cities of Portland, Ore., and Seattle, Wash., and is widespread in the Columbia River Gorge. It is shade tolerant so it establishes easily under forest canopy where it crowds out wildflowers, small shrubs...

...celebrated their anniversary with their sons, Steve and Jim, and their families at the Skamania Lodge on the Columbia River Gorge. Anyone wishing to contact John and Naomi can reach them at 17401 S.E. 39th St., No. 12, Vancouver, Wash...