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On a windless, cloudless night in late January, Salish Sea ecologist Russel Barsh and his team of scientists at the Kwiáht biology lab scoured Indian Island for sea stars.
LACEY, Wash. -- Losing 11,000 troops from Joint Base Lewis McChord would be "recession inducing," according to U.S. Representative Denny Heck, D-Olympia.
But Heck said that's not his biggest concern.
"We should avoid it because it's not in the best interest of the nation's security," said Heck.
JBLM is in Heck's congressional district.
The White House wants to double spending on construction projects for the Department of Veterans Affairs next year while steering some of that new money to a major expansion of the VA hospital in Lakewood.
Tacoma Mayor Marilyn Strickland said she wasn’t trying to get cheap applause Monday when she invoked the Seattle Seahawks at the city’s annual Martin Luther King Birthday, Jr. celebration.
But she did draw one of the loudest bursts of enthusiasm when she made a point using the Seahawks’ surprising come-from-behind victory Sunday in the NFC Championship Game.
Newly elected Thurston County Clerk Linda Enlow said she had waited for more than 20 years for Tuesday’s swearing-in ceremony at the Kenneth J. Minnaert Center for the Arts at South Puget Sound Community College.
“It’s very emotional,” said Enlow, who served as the county’s chief deputy clerk for 21 years, under retiring Clerk Betty Gould. “I’m very excited.”
Washington state’s congressional delegation voted unanimously Wednesday in favor of a package of about 50 federal tax break extensions that includes a one-year continuation of the federal income-tax deduction for sales taxes.
While the jobless rate for Americans falls to 5.9 percent, and our state’s clocks in even lower at 5.6 percent, many breathe a sigh of relief. But an important segment of our population hasn’t seen similar signs of recovery.
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