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Friday | The Olympian

Hike of the Week: Jefferson Ridge No. 808

If you're looking for solitude and a workout on the trail, try Jefferson Ridge. This hike is short, steep in spots, and not well-maintained but well worth the effort.

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Mon Jul 06, 2009

KING-TV Seattle

War vets prepare for Rainier climb

Navy Seal Ryan Job took a sniper's bullet through his eye when working a mission in Iraq 3 years ago.

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Fri Jun 05, 2009

KOMO-TV Seattle

Time lapse -- of the end of a heat wave

Photo and caption By Reid Wolcott: "Marine push that arrived at 9:10pm at the north tip of Lake Washington.

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Tue Jun 02, 2009

Seattle Post-Intelligencer

Horsebytes: Other people's volcanoes

"That can't still be Rainier. Is it Mount Saint Helens?" I aksed about the snow-covered volcano looming over green hills.

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Thu May 28, 2009

Tacoma News Tribune

Get your feet wet in Mt. Rainier waterfalls

The Carbon River rushes past a foot log crossing that's part of the short trail to Chenius Falls at Mount Rainier National Park.

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Wed May 27, 2009

The Seattle Times

Unusual varietals offer food-friendly alternatives to standard wines

At the Local Vine in Belltown, assistant wine director Todd Stevens touts the wine he's pouring for, from left, Mikel Re, Christine Foltz and Emily George.

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Mon May 25, 2009

The Olympian

Yelm city officials blew it

The Thurston Highlands development of 1,200 acres, now in default in Yelm, is a boondoggle and the taxpayers got ripped off while the Yelm city government ignores the situation and the Chamber of Commerce gives Mayor Ron Harding an award for being so great! Kudos to Steve Klein, for his in-depth research from public records.

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Mon May 04, 2009

The Olympian

Fire districts join forces to save

Seven years after approving a merger of the Grand Mound and Rochester fire districts, voters will decide in August whether to approve further consolidation.

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Sat Apr 25, 2009

How Stuff Works

Unidentified Flying Object

"Unidentified Flying Object." 22 April 2009. HowStuffWorks.com. 24 April 2009. Unidentified Flying Object, or UFO, an object or light that cannot be readily explained as being man-made or of natural origin.

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Thu Apr 23, 2009

Tacoma News Tribune

Stimulus will restart work at Rainier

An infusion of $62 million in federal stimulus money will fund 33 national park projects in Washington, including speeding removal of two dams in Olympic National Park and work on nine Mount Rainier projects that otherwise would be idled by a lack of funds.

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Tue Apr 21, 2009

King County Journal

The radio tower being removed on Mt. Constitution. - Rolf Eriksen Photo

In some ways, the new webcam and the removal of the analog KVOS radio tower that stood sentry there since 1955, mark the end of an era.

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Sun Apr 19, 2009

The Seattle Times

Kids' activities, Rainier tales and a Seattle visit from Ken Burns

Washington's dreary spring has made it tough to enjoy the outdoors, but Olympic National Park and parks nationwide are celebrating National Parks Week through next Sunday with special events.

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Wed Apr 15, 2009

King County Journal

Enumclaw, Black Diamond part of tourism pitch

Enumclawa TMs agricultural scene and the Black Diamond Historical Depot Museum are featured in 4Culturea TMs launch of Destination Heritage, a program encouraging King County tourism of historic places.

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Mon Apr 13, 2009

The Olympian

Local briefing - April 13

Converse with Romero at coffee hour Thurston County Commissioner Sandra Romero will have an informal coffee hour starting at 2 p.m. at Olympic Crest Coffee Roasters, 4211 Pacific Ave.

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Sat Apr 11, 2009

Seattle Times

Muckleshoot concerns put plug in 520 tunnel idea

Day Trader! Once again, I have said this many times. There are twice as many elevated road structure contractors as there are tunnel contractors.

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Fri Apr 03, 2009

The Seattle Times

Walkabout | Yelm-to-Tenino rail trail passes prairies, farms and wetlands

Trail location: Yelm to Tenino, in Thurston County southeast of Olympia. Length: 14.5 miles, with mileage markers every half-mile. Level of difficulty: Level-to-gentle grade, wide asphalt-paved surface.

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Wed Apr 01, 2009

The Stranger

Public Editor

The way she handled the recent allegations about her "racist scarf" - well, in my opinion, her response to all that nonsense provided not just a virtuous defense of modest dress and cross-cultural adventurism, but also a shining example of how The Stranger 's otherwise pernicious weblog can be used as a force for good amid the moral wasteland of ...

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Sun Mar 29, 2009

Seattle Post-Intelligencer

Ramblin' Man: 1980 - More change

Editor's note: This is a P-I Reader Blog. P-I Reader Blogs are not written or edited by the P-I. They are written by readers, for readers.

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Fri Mar 27, 2009

Tacoma News Tribune

Mount Tacoma? Or is it Tahoma? Like Takhoma?

On the honey-do list of bad stuff government must fix - unemployment rates, housing market collapse, $9 billion state budget abyss and potholes big enough to swallow a Daffodil float - there's a big one we just learned about.

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Tue Mar 24, 2009

Associated Content

The Serpent's Brother - Diary of a Madman

The boy was no slouch, like him or hate him. He served in the artillery in WWI, in "Black Jack" Pershing's army.

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