Opportunity News

The following is a news release from the Washington County Citizens for Economic Opportunity Washington County voters should be allowed to determine whether the county will remain dry or go wet.

Washington Gov. Chris Gregoire met with President Obama and other governors today in the nation's capital to exchange ideas on national health care reform.

The first thing I did after meeting Rogers Weed was to make fun of his name. You don't often meet a man with two last names and I just couldn't help myself from remarking on it.

Colleen Delsack is a 47-year-old single mother who can't seem to find a steady job, and she worries that her age may have something to do with it.

Accused New Mexico football coach Mike Locksley , on the job less than six months, has been accused of sexual harassment, age discrimination and retaliation by a former administrative assistant.

University of Florida president Bernie Machen didn't grow up poor, but he remembers juggling multiple jobs while working his way through college.

NURSE INTERVIEWERS Needed in Washington Extra Income Opportunity Join our Nat'l Network of Nurses! We need RNs and LPN/LVNs to conduct face to face geriatric interviews on a PRN basis as independent contractors.

A 50% Off Card Shop at Sprague Avenue and Pines Road in Spokane Valley will close this summer due to low sales volume and because it's near the Spokane chain's outlet located near Sprague and Sullivan Road, says part-owner Ellsworth Moland.

NO one ever said teaching middle school would be easy. Last week, however, truly tried my patience.

Government CITY OF BATTLE GROUND EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY TEMPORARY Rental & Events Coordinator Parks Department $10.00 per hour.

Gay marriage legalization in several states and the public's growing acceptance of same-sex unions have Democrats sensing political opportunity and some Republicans re-evaluating their party's hard-line opposition to an issue that long has rallied its base.

Advocates for low-income families are worried about access to higher education as the state Legislature weighs how much colleges and universities should be able to raise tuition in the coming biennium.

Op-Ed: Greek Independence Day at the White House - Lost Opportunity WASHINGTON, DC - The following Op-Ed by Nick Larigakis appeared in the National Herald 04-04-09 the Hellenic Voice 04-08-09 and the Greek News 04-06-09. GREEK INDEPENDENCE DAY AT THE WHITE HOUSE - LOST OPPORTUNITY By Nick Larigakis Once again, as has been the tradition by recent ...

The daughter of sharecroppers, Mary Ross was the only one of her nine siblings to go to college.

What: A Teach-In colloquium, "Access to Education; Opportunity to Serve" Who: Students participating in Whitworth's Bonner Leaders program When: Thursday, April 9, at 6 p.m. Where: Multipurpose Room of the Hixson Union Building at Whitworth University Cost: Admission is free.

A Binghamton University fundraiser has accused two senior athletic department officials of "egregious acts of sexual misconduct," saying they encouraged donors as the donors were offering her money for sex.

A Seattle-based investment company that has amassed nearly 13 percent of the stock in Spokane-based Red Lion Hotels Corp.

A bill sponsored by state Rep. Tim Probst, D-Vancouver, that would link high school students at risk of dropping out with high-demand careers passed the House of Representatives last week by a 65-32 vote.

There are the high dungeon doors, of course. You brace yourself to muscle one of them open, only to have it glide without effort, as if it had been salvaged from the magic castle in Jean Cocteau's Beauty and ...

King City residents Keith and Dolores Yates are among the most enthusiastic members of the Rose City Banjoliers, which they discovered almost by accident.