Evergreen State College News

The father of an American wanted for ecoterrorism attacks in the western United States said Saturday that his son was sentenced to prison in China after pleading guilty to drug charges in that country.

Where to start -- overly generous pension benefits for government employees, that nobody in the private sector enjoys any more Inflated "prevailing wage" labor costs Job "property rights" for unproductive employees Wasteful boondoggle projects like Sound Transit In short -- a culture of spending other people's money unwisely seattle61 Maple Valley, ...

OLYMPIA Last school year, one of Olympia High School senior Alex Arbogast's classes raised money to build schools in Afghanistan.

OLYMPIA The need this holiday season can be measured in city blocks. Dozens of people lined up Monday morning for about a block and a half at the start of the Thurston County Food Bank's annual Thanksgiving basket giveaway.

Josh Blue, the comic who performs Saturday in Yakima, tells a story in his act about a stranger approaching him on the street to tell him how inspiring it is that he's out on his own.

Student field crews study the ecological power of ants in Central America under the guidance of biologist John Longino "This work will be physically demanding.

OLYMPIA About 150 people took part Saturday in Imagine Olympia, a community gathering organized by city officials to elicit feedback about the city's future growth and development.

Prospective graduate students at The Evergreen State College will learn about undergraduate requirements, the importance of standardized tests, transcripts and other credentials needed for graduate school admission at a Graduate School Fair on Tuesday, Nov.

In Centralia's Washington Park stands a statue commemorating the Nov. 11, 1919, deaths of four American Legionnaires who died "on peaceful parade." But a mural overlooking the park tells a different story of those deaths a story that went largely untold for nearly 80 years but echoes to this day.

During a 2008 field expedition to Chiapas, Mexico, a litter sifting crew at Sierra Morena, prepares for work at one of the Project LLAMA study sites.

Ahead of the curve: The Bunkers with their live-in son-in-law and daughter. First, parents were bankrolling their 20-something children , paying tuition bills for private colleges, globe-trotting adventures and rent after college.

Ross Rieder is a monthly contributor to "Our View" the 30 min. television series offered on Rogue Valley Community Television here in Southern Oregon.

Craig and Cindy Corrie, parents of Rachel Corrie, discuss Rachel's life and volunteer work in the Middle East during a pre-show presentation in Withycombe Hall on Sunday, Oct.

Haley Wentworth, a recent college graduate, has a job till the end of December at Fireworks in the Westlake Center.

OLYMPIA It was joyful scene Saturday at The Evergreen State College. Four American Indian men beat drums and shouted, and dozens of others participated in a procession in a circle, waving cedar branches.

Sunlight is the best disinfectant, Justice Louis Brandeis said. Which is why labor organizers and left-wing education officials using public tax dollars in government-funded colleges and universities are raging against the scrutiny from Mark Levin's Landmark Legal Foundation.

FOLK SPIRITS. Local folk musicians Steve and Kristi Nebel will be playing their brand of music inspired by social inequalities at the third annual So'Just fall festival 2009.

Enrollment is up at Washington's public universities this fall, with most of the increase coming from students who decided to stay in school rather than seek their fortunes elsewhere in a down economy.

Fall enrollment is up at Washington's public universities this fall. Most of the increase comes from students who decided to stay in school rather than seeking their fortunes elsewhere in a down economy.

Elected officials, educators, business leaders and advocates for kids will gather Friday at the Tacoma campus of The Evergreen State College to discuss ways to increase the high school graduation rate in Pierce County.