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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.
Following the Adventurous Ant Trail
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.
The 40-Something Dependent Child
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.
Centralia Tragedy of 1919 -- Commemoration
Ross Rieder is a monthly contributor to "Our View" the 30 min. television series offered on Rogue Valley Community Television here in Southern Oregon.
Turning a daughter's death into activism
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.
Retail Report | This year, retailers expect to hire more help for the holidays
Haley Wentworth, a recent college graduate, has a job till the end of December at Fireworks in the Westlake Center.
Longhouse expansion celebrated
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.
Big Labor & Higher Ed battle public disclosure
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 up at Wash. public universities
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.
TACOMA: High school graduation rate subject of event Friday
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.
The Kept-Up Academic Librarian
Why Faculty Should Not Run Study Abroad
Rebecca Moorman says the first clue that something was amiss with her field trip to Chile came when her professor at The Evergreen State College insisted her payment of more than $3,000 be deposited into his bank account.A subsequent audit by the Olympia university, aided with information that Moorman gathered, revealed that she and 14 other ...
Evergreen professor on leave in wake of school trips to Chile
Rebecca Moorman says the first clue that something was amiss with her field trip to Chile came when her professor at The Evergreen State College insisted her payment of more than $3,000 be deposited into his bank account.
Funds misused: Evergreen students settle Peruvian travel fee dispute
A lawyer for 13 Evergreen State College students says they have settled a dispute with the college over fees for a monthlong trip last year to Chile.
Professor on leave over travel fees
Rebecca Moorman says the first clue that something was amiss with her field trip to Chile came when her professor at The Evergreen State College insisted her payment of more than $3,000 be deposited into his bank account.
Bend 'green' consultant could have ear of next governor;...
Cylvia Hayes likes to say she spent more than a decade preaching renewable energy before growing concern over climate change suddenly put her in demand.
Voyeurism charge dismissed in diversion program agreement
OLYMPIA A prosecutor has agreed to dismiss a felony voyeurism charge against a 36-year-old faculty member at The Evergreen State College as part of an agreement requiring him to complete a diversion program for first-time offenders, court papers state.
Nevada leads nation in people who have been divorced
Nevada has the highest percentage of divorced people in the nation, according to U.S. Census Bureau estimates.
New revenue shortfall prompts talk of state tax hikes
Reaction to HatloeNeedstoGo "I'm for a state income tax for anyone making over 75,000 per year." So you earn less than $75,000 per year? Look behind you.
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