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Thursday Jul 3 | Peninsula Daily News

Draft shoreline plan workshop next week; information available now

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

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Related Topix: Quilcene, WA, Jefferson County, WA, Port Hadlock, WA

Sat Jun 07, 2008

Peninsula Daily News

Health officials work to keep bays safe for shellfish harvests

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.

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Related Topix: Science, Ecology

Tue May 13, 2008

Peninsula Daily News

Mystery bay shellfish threat examined

“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

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Related Topix: Seattle Metro, Jefferson County, WA

Sun Apr 27, 2008

WisInfo

Letters: Attacks on Christianity too much for readers

“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

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Related Topix: Pope Benedict XVI, Opinion

Tue Apr 22, 2008

Tacoma Daily Index

Puget Sound Energy proposes rate hikes

“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

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Related Topix: Burley, WA, Southworth, WA, South-Colby, WA, Rollingbay, WA

Sun Apr 20, 2008

Tacoma Daily Index

Bike riders ask for respect at latest Exchange forum

“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

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Related Topix: Goose-Prairie, WA, Inventions, Science / Technology

Fri Apr 18, 2008

Tacoma Daily Index

Port of Coupeville says tax increase is the only option

“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

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Related Topix: Coupeville, WA, Island County, WA, Greenbank, WA

Wed Apr 16, 2008

The News Tribune

Bush revises strategy on curbing greenhouse gases

“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

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Related Topix: Roman Catholic Church, Religion, Pope Benedict XVI, George Bush

Mon Apr 14, 2008

Anacortes American

Ready or not - it's WASL time

“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

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Related Topix: Mount Vernon, WA, Education Etc., Kids, Family

Sat Apr 12, 2008

LandBigFish

Washington Weekly Outdoor Report - Apr 5, 2008

“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

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Related Topix: Neah Bay, WA, Anacortes, WA

Thu Apr 10, 2008

The Herald

King's dream: Progress made, still much to do

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

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Related Topix: Everett, WA, Seattle Metro, Opinion

Tue Apr 08, 2008

The Herald

Our Towns: Around the county

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

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Related Topix: Lake Stevens, WA, Husum, WA, Pacific-Beach, WA, Everett, WA, Seattle Metro

Sun Apr 06, 2008

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Ferries chief promises to look at 'all options' for Keystone car ferry

“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

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Related Topix: Pierce County, WA, Coupeville, WA, Steilacoom, WA, Transportation, Automakers, Todd Shipyards Corporation

Fri Apr 04, 2008

The Herald

State rejects bid for new Whidbey-Port Townsend ferry

“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

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Related Topix: Pacific, WA, Port Townsend, WA, Steilacoom, WA, Pierce County, WA

Wed Apr 02, 2008

Anacortes American

Judges: Everett's water tastes best

“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

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Related Topix: Mount Vernon, WA, Skagit County, WA, Everett, WA, Seattle Metro, Washington

Mon Mar 31, 2008

KING-TV Seattle

Judges says Everett's tap water is tops

“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

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Related Topix: Seattle Metro, Everett, WA, Snohomish, WA, Waldron, WA

Sat Mar 29, 2008

KCPQ

Weather Alert: Snow Advisory

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

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Related Topix: Washington, South-Colby, WA, Chehalis, WA, Consulting, Advisory Board Company The, Whatcom County, WA

Thu Mar 27, 2008

Seattle Post-Intelligencer

Outdoors Report: Working anglers being rewarded

“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

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Related Topix: Waldron, WA, Carrolls, WA, Washington, Burlington, WA, Anacortes, WA

Tue Mar 25, 2008

Seattle Post-Intelligencer

Jefferson Award: Friend to the needy for 30 years

“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

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Related Topix: Seattle Metro, Chrysler, Chrysler Lebaron, Marysville, WA

Sun Mar 23, 2008

The Herald

Cama Beach will open in June, over tribes' objections

“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

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