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Columbia River and tributary fishery report for June 22-28

A single-family home in Howell that sold for $1.05 million tops the list of the most expensive residential real estate sales in Howell area over the past week.

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As of July 4, 2026 at 2:06 PM, this is how Optics News reads the wording differences in this story.

What happened On the lower Columbia River from Rocky Point/Tongue Point line upstream to Bonneville Dam, there were 87 salmonid boats and 366 Washington bank rods were tallied on the June 28 flight count.
The headline split The left frames it as "10 most expensive homes sold in Howell area, June 22-28". The center frames it as "Cortland County real estate: 10 most expensive homes sold, June 22-28".
Match confidence Medium confidence. 3 sources across 2 bias buckets. Useful framing signal — check the source list before sharing.
Same-event confidenceMedium

3 sources across 2 bias buckets agree on the event.

Framing confidenceMild

43/99 — small wording differences, not a major framing split.

WHAT EACH SIDE EMPHASIZED

Left / center-left10 most expensive homes sold in Howell area, June 22-28

Star Ledger · Center-left · News report

CenterColumbia River and tributary fishery report for June 22-28

The Columbian (Vancouver WA) · Center · News report

Right / center-rightNo matching source in this bucket yet.

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SEE THE HEADLINES

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Star LedgerNews report · Jul 4, 2:06 PM

10 most expensive homes sold in Howell area, June 22-28

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A single-family home in Howell that sold for $1.05 million tops the list of the most expensive residential real estate sales in Howell area over the past week.

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The Columbian (Vancouver WA)News report · Jul 4, 12:25 PM

Columbia River and tributary fishery report for June 22-28

On the lower Columbia River from Rocky Point/Tongue Point line upstream to Bonneville Dam, there were 87 salmonid boats and 366 Washington bank rods were tallied on the June 28 flight count.

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CenterMostly Factual
The Post-Standard (Syracuse)News report · Jul 4, 12:06 PM

Cortland County real estate: 10 most expensive homes sold, June 22-28

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A single-family home in Cortland that sold for $569,000 tops the list of the most expensive residential real estate sales in Cortland County during the past week.

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Details43/99 Wording Gap · Medium confidence · 3 sources
43/99 Wording GapMedium confidence3 sources · 2 bias bucketsLive match · 3 sources · 2 buckets · comparable news formatFormats: News report

SOURCE MAP CHANGES

Jul 4, 12:06 PM: The Post-Standard (Syracuse) joined the source map.

Jul 4, 12:25 PM: The Columbian (Vancouver WA) joined the source map.

Jul 4, 2:06 PM: Star Ledger joined the source map.

Now: Wording Gap is 43/99 and story health is live match · 3 sources · 2 buckets · comparable news format.