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Spain Lost Billions Over Columbus Venture Say Editors
A column argues Spain overpaid for the Americas as reflected by Columbus era spending. It compares potential investment returns at 4 percent to the vast future wealth of the United States and warns against investing in distant real estate. It then shifts to local topics on a Pasco bonded bridge, labor needs in Yakima and Wenatchee, and county seat politics in Benton County.
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Kennewick
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Yakima Valley
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Great Northern Railroad
Columbia River
Benton County
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