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THE BEACH TIMES — Twelve years ago, a train of cars headed up the long, dirt road that winds towards Arenal, loaded with piles of steel, concrete and rebar. The final goal was to erect 57 wind turbines along the top ridge. At the time, wind energy was nearly unheard of in Central America and, in a developing country still 73 per cent hydroelectric, one might have called the $35 million project visionary. At the...

THE GOLDENDALE SENTINEL — The severity of the Cold Springs fire that has been raging near Trout Lake for almost two weeks might have been prevented with better forest management, officials said this week. Agency heads lamented too much fuel was allowed to build up prior to the fire, which struck on...

COLUMBIA SPORTSWEAR OUTDOOR GUIDE — When Rashad Frazier was a kid in North Carolina, he used to hear stories from his grandparents about being outside. But they weren’t the typical…

THE BEACH TIMES — Heavily-armed police detained at least 1,000 people in separate immigration and crime raids in Tamarindo, Playas del Coco, and Filadelfia on the weekend. The raids began Friday at around midnight, when officers with automatic weapons and wearing bulletproof vests blocked exits to...

THE GOLDENDALE SENTINEL — Klickitat County residents should brace themselves for more of the harsh weather conditions that hit the region this week, weather experts said on Monday. In fact, winter will be colder than average throughout the state of Washington this year, climatologists predicted. “The temperatures for the entire state...

COLUMBIA SPORTSWEAR OUTDOOR GUIDE — When it comes to masculinity, a lot has changed in the past few decades. Gender norms have become more fluid and the dialogue around men’s…