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14 THE CHARBONNEAU VILLAGER January 2021
Wednesday , December 16 , 2020 • Vol 36 , Issue 51 • Building a stronger Wilsonville through great local journalism • wilsonvillespokesman . com • $ 1.00
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tion , perhaps it is time to consider just what our journalists communities need trusted

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profiling or Nazi symbol engravements .
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Wilsonville community members
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Charbonneau is separated from the rest of the Wilsonville by the Willamette River . The community also tends to vote as a decisive bloc in elections .
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