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22nd LD: Incumbent Dems enjoying the free ride 05/27

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This week marks final chance to buy state-run booze 05/27

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2A Fastpitch State Championship: Tumwater vs Chehalis

Needless young-animal rescues are common in Thurston County

When finding young animals alone in the wild, go against instinct. They can be cute, cuddly and seemingly defenseless, but people often needlessly rescue animals that likely were not orphaned to begin with.
Kalakala ferry's quagmire: It can't stay or go

In 2004, when he got the phone call from Karl Anderson’s office, Steve Rodrigues thought he had finally found his angel.
Judges mull over nuclear waste

WASHINGTON – Federal judges are again being asked to solve a difficult problem that lawmakers can’t fix: the decades-old morass of how to handle tons of nuclear waste lying in temporary storage around the country.
Lacey, Olympia tied for 14th in contest boosting conservation

The cities of Lacey and Olympia are tied for 14th out of thousands of cities in the West in a program promoting water and energy conservation.
Skokomish salmon season to be limited

For much of the South Sound, recreational salmon fishing seasons will be the same as last year. The exception will be a major reduction in days fishing will be open on the Skokomish River.
Capitol Forest gets set for Great Gravel Pack-in

The state Department of Natural Resources is looking for volunteers to assist in repairing trails in Capitol State Forest on Saturday for the seventh annual Great Gravel Pack-in.
Groups push again for ban on lead ammo

WASHINGTON – Using a canoe or her 10-foot Zodiac boat, Martha Jordan has scooped up hundreds of sick or dead trumpeter and tundra swans from Judson Lake in Whatcom County, the site of one of the worst-known cases of lead poisoning among wildlife.
Colorful plumage stands out on gray day

As we traveled to the Theler Wetlands on Hood Canal last Sunday morning, the weather was enough to make us second-guess the timing of this much-anticipated birding trip.
Nisqually Land Trust plans annual dinner

The Nisqually Land Trust’s 20th annual Auction & Dinner is set for 4-9 p.m. today at the Saint Martin’s University Worthington Center.
GREEN event expected to attract hundreds

About 400 students in grades 3-12 are expected to participate today in the 20th annual GREEN Student Congress at The Evergreen State College’s Longhouse Education and Cultural Center.