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Recreation sports: On the move for Sept. 5
Sep 5 2011, 5:25 AM EDT (view original item)On the move Basketball <
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Take this day to renew efforts to honor labor movement
Sep 5 2011, 2:40 AM EDT (view original item)Today marks the end of the three-day Labor Day weekend.
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State approves funds to improve rail safety in central Thurston County
Dec 16 2010, 5:20 PM EST (view original item)The Washington Utilities and Transportation Commission has approved $14,000 from the Grade Crossing Protective Fund for Thurston County Public Works to replace and add signage near a railroad trestle near Offutt Lake on Old Highway 99.Old Highway 99 is a high volume, two-lane rural arterial roadway that serves 9,000 vehicles every day. BNSF operates trains over the railroad trestle that has a ...
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$2.5M in aid to help build affordable housing
Dec 16 2010, 9:15 AM EST (view original item)The Vancouver Housing Authority will be able to build 72 units of housing that’s affordable to local working families, thanks to a $2,516,147 grant from the Washington State Housing Finance Commission.
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Confidence in Thurston economy up
Dec 16 2010, 2:40 AM EST (view original item)GRAND MOUND - Thurston County consumer and business confidence improved in the fourth quarter of the year, ending the year on a more positive note after confidence sank before the election, according to survey data shared Wednesday at an economic-forecast conference at Great Wolf Lodge.
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Lawmakers' reactions to Gregoire's deep-cutting budget mostly positive
Dec 15 2010, 1:17 PM EST (view original item)Goodbye Basic Health Plan and Children's Health Program. Hello to tuition hikes and public-employee pay cuts. Gov. Chris Gregoire rolled out her two-year budget proposal for the Legislature Wednesday, and it's a plan she says she would not sign "in any other time." • In depth: 40-page document summarizes proposed cuts • Quotes: Highlights of the governor's speech...
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Across the nation
Dec 15 2010, 11:27 AM EST (view original item)NEW YORK - The body of Mark Madoff was claimed by a funeral director on behalf of his family Tuesday, one day after his imprisoned father, Bernard Madoff, said he would not seek to attend the funeral.
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Job creation is minimal
Dec 15 2010, 3:19 AM EST (view original item)What little difference a year makes, especially if the topic is unemployment.
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Local law firm's attempt at satire was in horrible taste
Dec 15 2010, 2:46 AM EST (view original item)The Christmas newsletter composed by the South Sound law firm of Morgan Hill was in poor taste and should have never seen the light of day.
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LEWIS COUNTY: Goose hunters plucked from water by rescuers
Dec 15 2010, 2:45 AM EST (view original item)Two goose hunters who had overturned their boat were rescued about 11 a.m. Tuesday off Nisqually Reach in northeast Thurston County.
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ROCHESTER: Exposure may have contributed to death
Dec 15 2010, 2:45 AM EST (view original item)A 50-year-old Oakville man was found dead Friday morning in Rochester, lying in a field not far from his bicycle.
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Health assistant suspended after sex charge
Dec 15 2010, 2:45 AM EST (view original item)A former nursing assistant at RooLan Health Care Center in Lacey who allegedly molested two girls he baby-sat and had sexual contact with two patients at the assisted-living facility has had his credentials suspended by the state Department of Health.
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Mayor announces finalists in city administrator search
Sep 6 2010, 4:18 PM EDT (view original item)UPDATED — 1:45 p.m. Sept. 6, 2010 The field to be the next Issaquah city administrator includes officials from Lake Forest Park, Yakima, Thurston County, San Juan County and Wyoming, Ohio. The search to fill the No. 2 position at City Hall entered the final phase Monday, as Mayor Ava Frisinger released the names of the finalists. The [...]
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Time for a heart-to-heart talk with kids as school kicks off
Sep 5 2010, 10:38 AM EDT (view original item)As the new school year kicks off this week, parents from all over Thurston County are telling their children: "Everyone needs a good education - even if you already know everything."
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South Sound residents among competitors at Puyallup Fair
Sep 1 2010, 2:44 AM EDT (view original item)Slicing and mixing, boiling and baking for hours at a time doesn't normally make the to-do list for a steamy summer day - unless you're a perennial ribbon-winner at the Puyallup Fair. • There's still time for entries
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Editorial: Governor’s office rejects disclosure law’s spirit
Aug 31 2010, 3:28 AM EDT (view original item)Editorial: Governor’s office rejects disclosure law’s spirit
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Wash. DOC gets money to help endangered frogs
Aug 25 2010, 5:52 PM EDT (view original item)The Washington Department of Corrections says it is getting money from the Oregon Zoo to help rehabilitate an endangered species of frog once commonly found in Puget Sound.
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Wash. DOC gets money to help endangered frogs
Aug 25 2010, 5:46 PM EDT (view original item)Associated Press - August 25, 2010 5:35 PM ET OLYMPIA, Wash. (AP) - The Washington Department of Corrections says it is getting money from the Oregon Zoo to help rehabilitate an endangered...
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Website asks
Aug 25 2010, 1:24 PM EDT (view original item)The man who supplied information for a controversial website urging Sumner City Council member Matt Richardson to resign says he isn’t worried about being sued.
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State takes action against health care providers
Aug 25 2010, 12:11 PM EDT (view original item)The Washington State Department of Health has taken disciplinary actions or withdrawn charges against the following health care providers:Pierce CountyIn July, the Massage Program entered into an agreed order with Aisha N. Viera. She was convicted of assault of a child. She must comply with terms and conditions set against her license. ...
