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Obamaa s peace prize inspires protest
OLYMPIA Twenty-five to 30 anti-war demonstrators marched through downtown Thursday, protesting President Barack Obama's acceptance of the Nobel Peace Prize, just days after he announced a plan to send more troops to Afghanistan, organizers said.
Native American college guide lists KU among universities that inspire students
The University of Kansas is one of seven universities in the nation that "inspire and encourage students to participate, connect and explore," and "offer support and academic challenges to the motivated student," according to the Native American college guide Winds of Change.
Harvard freshman operates Yale FML site
Though Cantabs in town for The Game returned to Cambridge before Thanksgiving break, the Crimson are still infiltrating some parts of Yale: The idea for the Web site Yale FML - a spin-off of the popular FMyLife.com - comes not from Old Campus, but Harvard Yard.
Historians explore hard times, obsessions with big families
The Dionne quintuplets in May 1943, a few weeks before their ninth birthday. Edith Manildi, 93, was just a child when the Dionne quintuplets were born.
US man wanted for ecoterror sentenced in China
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.
Gregoire, state budget director explain budget shortfall in new video
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, ...
Local students talk to Afghan youths
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 -- Equal parts inspiration and humor
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.
Following The Adventurous Ant Trail
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.
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.
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