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Thursday May 9 | The Columbian

Some Northwest coal efforts fade | May 9,

The Pacific Northwest is no longer as big a target for global energy companies looking to export coal from the West Coast to energy-hungry China and other countries.

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Wed May 08, 2013

OregonLive.com

Arts tax questions put Portland districts in precarious position

Despite warnings from the mayor's office about the uncertainty surrounding a controversial arts tax , Portland Public Schools still plans on moving forward with staffing tied to revenue from the tax.

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Thu Apr 11, 2013

Travel + Leisure

Easy Weekend Getaways

Thank God for Friday-the gateway to a new adventure. Celebrated in movies and songs, the weekend looms large in the imagination.

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Tue Apr 02, 2013

Eurogamer

Creepy Watson to return in Sherlock Holmes' Crimes & Punishments

Back in 2008 Youtube user tdous made history with a brilliant horror comedy video entitled "Creepy Watson," which had some fun with the peculiar AI in Sherlock Holmes Nemesis.

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Tue Mar 19, 2013

motherjones.com

Charts: Bush Lowballed Us on Iraq by $6 Trillion

Ten years later, the Bush administration's projected price tag for the war in Iraq seems downright cute.

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