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Documents outlining Jefferson County's draft updates to its shoreline master plan are available for viewing at neighborhood information booths.

Jefferson County Environmental Health officials are monitoring water quality in Mystery Bay, and have been awarded a grant for improving the quality of Mats Mats Bay.

“We will propose four buoys per acre”

Jake Johnson stands on a long dock overlooking his family's Mystery Bay shoreline, which is heavily laden with palm-sized oysters, many of which will end up as fine cuisine on restaurant tables from Seattle to ... via Peninsula Daily News

“What question would you ask the pope?”

We have subscribed to your paper for more than 35 years. We have read with interest your Reader Reaction Forums for as long as you have published them. via WisInfo

“If this is going to help anybody get away from a violent controller, then I'm so grateful”

Breaking 100 isn't always a good thing. According to a press release from Puget Sound Energy , the typical household electricity bill paid by residents is a little more than $90. This November a proposed ... via Tacoma Daily Index

“We have had a generation of cities emerge, the post-World War II boom, the suburbs; it's all based upon a system in which the motorcar rules supreme.”

' Bicyling is the Rodney Dangerfield of transportation. So said a crowd of biking enthusiasts who pressed for greater respect for the Earth-friendly form of getting around during Thursday's forum on ... via Tacoma Daily Index

“Every year since, at least $100,100 has been deducted from the port's levy to make bond payments. There has never been a separate levy to pay off the bonds”

' Port of Coupeville officials stressed Wednesday at their regular meeting that there was no way around a property tax increase if the port wants to stay afloat financially. via Tacoma Daily Index

“Bad legislation would impose tremendous costs on our economy and American families without accomplishing the important climate change goals we share.”

Gerald Herbert AP Photo President Bush walks with Pope Benedict XVI and Papal Nuncio Pietro Sambi, right during the arrival ceremony at Andrews Air Force Base, Md., Tuesday, April 15, 2008. via The News Tribune

“We can't teach content in two weeks after school”

Ready or not - ' it's WASL time Click image to enlarge. Frank Varga Miguel Sepulveda , 11, and Christopher Lane, 12, prepare for the WASL reading test after school on March 13. via Anacortes American

“April really marks the start of the new year for fishing and hunting”

Good fishing for spring chinook salmon has been drawing large numbers of anglers to the lower Columbia River, where a survey team counted more than 1,500 boats on the last Saturday in March. via LandBigFish

Feel strongly about something? Share it with the community by writing a letter to the editor. via The Herald

Everett Food expert to visit Everett Garden Club Leslie Lightner, owner of Invisible Chef, a gourmet food delivery business, is the scheduled speaker at the Everett Garden Club on Wednesday. via The Herald

“We're going to review all of our options”

The sole bid to build a new ferry for the Keystone route came in $9 million more than anticipated because the vessel proposed by the state is significantly different from the design originally envisioned.

The vessel was to have been modeled after the Steilacoom II, the Pierce County ferry rented by Washington State Ferries to temporarily operate on the route. But to make the vessel safer and more functional for use on storm-tossed Admiralty Inlet, WSF asked for a number of changes.

The result, according to Todd Pacific Shipyards CEO Stephen Welch, is a much more expensive boat. Read more

“That translates into almost $4 million right there”

The state has decided to try again on a bid to build a new car ferry. Washington State Ferries today said it is rejecting a $26 million bid from Todd Pacific Shipyards to build a 50-car ferry using the ... via The Herald

“I'm wracked with nervousness and anticipation”

Skagit County Health Department Director Peter Browning taste tests water for the 2008 Northwest Best Tasting Water Contest on Thursday at the Skagit River Brewery. via Anacortes American

“This is a much sought-after award for drinking water providers”

Everett has been named the city was the best-tasting drinking water in Northwest Washington. via KING-TV Seattle

The following is a special weather statement from the National Weather Service. For more information on today's snow and rain, watch the Q13 FOX First Forecast Channel - digital channel 13-2 or Comcast channel ... via KCPQ

“You have better than a reasonable chance of taking home a blackmouth, and the mark rate is very high.”

The return of winter with the arrival of spring appears to have put a chill on fishing across Western Washington. via Seattle Post-Intelligencer

“If I can't keep busy, then that's the problem”

JoAnn Mulligan remembers filling her Chrysler LeBaron with packages of food before hitting the roads of Marysville. via Seattle Post-Intelligencer

“That was part of the vision of the park”

State parks officials plan to open Cama Beach State Park on the first day of summer this year, despite repeated objections from local American Indian tribes. via The Herald