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Yesterday | Tri-cityherald.com

Taste of WSU: University's links to food span state

What has Washington State University done for you lately? Chances are there's produce, wine, even cheese in your fridge, pantry or wine cellar that wouldn't be there without research done at the university.

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Related Topix: Washington State University, Agriculture, Science, Kittitas County, WA, Seattle Metro

Thu Aug 07, 2008

Tri-cityherald.com

FOOD: Sample foods, wines and ciders developed at WSU

What has Washington State University done for you lately? Chances are there's produce, wine, even cheese in your fridge, pantry or wine cellar that wouldn't be there without research done at the university.

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Related Topix: Washington State University, Agriculture, Science, Seattle Metro

Mon Aug 04, 2008

The Olympian

Campaign trail for August 3

Commissioner debate airs today on TCTV Thurston Community Television, Comcast Channel 22, will broadcast a forum by the five Thurston County Commission candidates at 6:30 p.m. today, 8 p.m. Tuesday, 11:30 a.m. ...

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Related Topix: Lacey, WA, Yelm, WA, Thurston County, WA

Sat Aug 02, 2008

The Brooks Bulletin

Jamie Nesbitt: Some local place names

Jamie Nesbitt Thursday, July 31, 2008 There are a lot of interesting books out there, one of which is "Over 2,000 Place Names of Alberta", written and compiled by Enid and Patricia Holmgren and published by ...

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Related Topix: Canada, North America, World News

Thu Jul 31, 2008

Seattle Post-Intelligencer

To Your Health: Kickoff for children's health insurance

Today Washington Governor Chris Gregoire and King County Executive Ron Sims will kick off a statewide initiative that looks to enroll more children in state-sponsored children's medical coverage.

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Related Topix: Health Insurance, Health, King County, WA, Family, Kids

Sun Jul 27, 2008

The Olympian

TCTV gives candidates a forum

Growth issues and Thurston County budget problems took top priority Saturday at a forum among five candidates for county commissioner in the Aug.

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Related Topix: Lacey, WA, Yelm, WA, Thurston County, WA, Olympia, WA

Thu Jul 24, 2008

KING-TV Seattle

Kayaking in Clear Lake; Mt. Rainier in Background

My husband and I were kayaking on Clear Lk., south of Yelm. The day was absolutely gorgeous and with Mt.

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Related Topix: Yelm, WA

Mon Jul 21, 2008

KING-TV Seattle

Fast crowd draws Friday-night revelers to Redmond

It was back in the '60s when the wheels started turning. Free love was in the air, Nixon was headed for office and Seattleite Jerry Baker was campaigning to build a velodrome in Redmond's Marymoor Park.

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Related Topix: Redmond, WA, Sammamish, WA, Seattle, WA, Seattle Metro

Sat Jul 19, 2008

The Olympian

Embrace recycling of food waste

The city of Olympia has moved a step closer to its vision of "zero waste," with the expansion of its yard waste residential program to include food waste and food-soiled paper such as pizza boxes and fast food ...

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Related Topix: Olympia, WA, Olympia Metro, Thurston County, WA, Opinion

Thu Jul 17, 2008

The Olympian

Jury awards $4.37 million in Rainier-area wrongful-death suit

A jury decided Wednesday that Donald Skewis must pay Scott Keith's family $4.37 million in damages after ruling that there was not enough evidence to prove that Skewis' fatal shooting of Keith on McIntosh Lane ...

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Related Topix: Thurston County, WA

Wed Jul 16, 2008

Tacoma News Tribune

Drivable feasts: Find fresh food at the farm

DEAN J. KOEPFLER/The News Tribune Sisters Kaisa, 4, and Grace Mallory , 3, of Puyallup love visiting Terry's Berries to play with the baby ducks and chickens as well as the farm store where they can sample ...

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Related Topix: Life, Food, Organic Food, Kent, WA, Fort Lewis, WA, River Road, WA

Sun Jul 13, 2008

Seattle Post-Intelligencer

Wash. boy, 5, drowns in the Columbia

Authorities say a 5-year-old Washington boy died after falling into the Columbia River during a fishing trip with his father.

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Related Topix: Cowlitz County, WA

Thu Jul 10, 2008

Tri-cityherald.com

Chinook celebrates 25th anniversary; Mercer Estates prepares for debut

Prosser is often considered the cradle of the Washington wine industry because of its history as a center for wine research and as the site of some of the state's oldest wineries.

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Related Topix: Prosser, WA, Chinook, WA, Wine, Drink

Tue Jul 08, 2008

Yelmonline.com

Police search fails to yield missing man

A Rainier neighborhood was on high alert last Wednesday afternoon and into the evening as police searched for a man reportedly wanted on suspicion of domestic violence.

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Related Topix: Yelm, WA, Thurston County, WA, Tenino, WA, Olympia, WA, Olympia Metro

Thu Jul 03, 2008

Seattle Post-Intelligencer

A Fresh Crop: Rainier cherries will reign on July 11

Have you marked your calendar? July 11 is National Rainier Cherry Day. At least that's what the Washington State Fruit Commission says.

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Related Topix: Life, Fruits, Food

Wed Jul 02, 2008

KIRO-TV Seattle

Injured Climber Rescued From Mt. Rainier

MT. RAINIER, Wash. -- An injured climber was rescued from Mt. Rainier Wednesday morning, spokeswoman Pam Garrison from the Department of the Army said.

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Mon Jun 30, 2008

Yelmonline.com

Alleged meth dealers busted

Tenino police made two drug arrests, one of them in Rainier, and seized nearly a half pound of methamphetamine.

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Related Topix: Tenino, WA, Yelm, WA, Drugs, Olympia Metro

Sat Jun 28, 2008

Yelmonline.com

Local families needed to host foreign exchange students

Northwest Student Exchange, a nonprofit organization, is looking for families to share their homes with a foreign exchange student for the coming school year.

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Related Topix: Education Etc., Tenino, WA, Kids, Family, Yelm, WA

Thu Jun 26, 2008

The Olympian

Visitors find unearthly experience inside Mount St. Helens lava tube

Txus Paul stood in the warm sunshine and peered down into the dark, dripping mouth of Ape Cave.

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Related Topix: Vancouver, WA, Spain, World News, Cougar, WA

Sun Jun 15, 2008

Yelmonline.com

Traffic stop evolves into police chase

A Yelm man remains behind bars for his alleged involvement in a car chase between Yelm and Rainier.

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Related Topix: Yelm, WA, Thurston County, WA

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Rainier, Washington is located in Thurston County and is part of the Olympia Metro Area. Zip codes in Rainier, WA include 98576.

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