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Tribal pacts' legality backed
Gov. Chris Gregoire negotiated controversial tribal gambling compacts in full compliance with state and federal law, state Attorney General Rob McKenna told tribal leaders.
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Gov. Chris Gregoire negotiated controversial tribal gambling compacts in full compliance with state and federal law, state Attorney General Rob McKenna told tribal leaders.
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Study considers how to make cents of the Sound
What is the "natural capital" of the Puget Sound region worth? A team of economists has taken the first steps toward putting a price tag on the natural assets many of us take for granted.
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What is the "natural capital" of the Puget Sound region worth? A team of economists has taken the first steps toward putting a price tag on the natural assets many of us take for granted.
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Stricter criteria for the state's graduates?
New rules adopted Thursday by the Washington State Board of Education would strengthen high school graduation requirements by 2016 -- but they may not come to fruition unless the state Legislature provides more money for public schools.
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New rules adopted Thursday by the Washington State Board of Education would strengthen high school graduation requirements by 2016 -- but they may not come to fruition unless the state Legislature provides more money for public schools.
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Blogs helping cancer patients cope
One of the first things people do when they are diagnosed with cancer is go online and look up their disease. The Internet has become a patient's best friend -- for better or worse.
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One of the first things people do when they are diagnosed with cancer is go online and look up their disease. The Internet has become a patient's best friend -- for better or worse.
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Developers plan 4 towers on site north of Qwest Field
Developers have applied to double the height limit on the northern half of the county-owned parking lot north of Qwest Field and erect four towers on the site.
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Developers have applied to double the height limit on the northern half of the county-owned parking lot north of Qwest Field and erect four towers on the site.
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Looking for the 180 turn
Youth 180 is trying to help youths avoid gangs from the inside out, taking kids and adults from the Rainier Beach neighborhood to participate in the gang intervention program.
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Youth 180 is trying to help youths avoid gangs from the inside out, taking kids and adults from the Rainier Beach neighborhood to participate in the gang intervention program.
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Fire rips through Alki Avenue house
Fire engulfed a house in the 2400 block of Alki Avenue Southwest Thursday night.
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Fire engulfed a house in the 2400 block of Alki Avenue Southwest Thursday night.
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Lawsuit filed following Valley View Fire
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Coast Guard warns false calls are a federal crime
Coast Guard officials in Seattle have not declared a Tuesday distress call of an unconscious woman in the water a hoax. But they reminded the public Thursday that making such a call is a federal crime.
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Coast Guard officials in Seattle have not declared a Tuesday distress call of an unconscious woman in the water a hoax. But they reminded the public Thursday that making such a call is a federal crime.
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Record number of sockeye salmon in Columbia River
PORTLAND -- Sockeye salmon are heading back up the Columbia River this summer in numbers unseen since 1955, and nobody is sure why.
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PORTLAND -- Sockeye salmon are heading back up the Columbia River this summer in numbers unseen since 1955, and nobody is sure why.
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