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In White Salmon WA, in the gorge, we are in a bad way with our pioneer cemetery. Most of the headstones were moved in the 40s to the "new cemetery" on the outskirts of town and remains were left in place. The burial ground is now an unmarked field. It is such a shame.

one idea for town like ours is to hire a ground penetrating radar and at least know where the graves are, although the particulars of the grave may never be known.

We have not had luck in finding funding to have this done unfortunately.

I believe the Yakima nation offers this radar service for towns at a pretty reasonable rate.

Good idea for a halloween show!

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I would be late to work to hear a show about this. The real stories of what it means to make a switch.

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I recently watched the film "transamerica". It was really eye opening for me to see the complications that are added to an already difficult life by having to deal with gender identity issues.

It is not easy to understand these issues for people who don't struggle with them as the topic is blurred by the many different forms of cross-gender behavior, such as drag shows.

this topic is a is a great reminder that every person has their own truth and struggle in this world.

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