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17 hrs ago | KGW-TV Portland

Taxes catch up to online sales

“There's no format to plug into the template to just say, 'Oh, this person is from Seattle, rural or semi-incorporated or city limits,'”

How to find a bargain and avoid sales tax in this state: Visit shops, talk with sales clerks, decide on a desired model. via KGW-TV Portland

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Related Topix: Internet, Science / Technology, University Place, WA, Washington, Seattle Metro

Thursday May 15 | The Seattle Times

UW plan merges forestry school, 5 others

“Certainly, higher education in general has a responsibility to tackle challenges that threaten the well-being of the planet”

Seattle Times higher education reporter The University of Washington has released plans to create what it says would be the largest environmental college in the world. via The Seattle Times

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Related Topix: Publishing, Media, Washington

Wednesday May 14 | WUSA9.com Washington, DC

DC Ranks Fifth For Road Rage

“Maybe people should just relax, not take life so seriously”

It takes four people to control the traffic at 14th and New York Avenue, NW. And it's not much better at 14th and H. "It's road rage, road rage," Traffic Control Operator Preston Cato says. via WUSA9.com Washington, DC

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Monday May 12 | InvestmentNews

Retirement security top priority for investors

“I hope that the various industries involved will resist the temptation to lobby Congress for legislation to enshrine one approach over others”

The retirement savings industry is a major focus for mutual fund firms, Paul Schott Stevens, Investment Company Institute president and chief executive, said yesterday at the ICI's 50th annual general ... via InvestmentNews

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Related Topix: Washington, Personal Finance, Retirement, Social Security, Mutual Funds

Saturday May 10 | Examiner.com

Melanie Scarborough: Additional laws needed to limit peeping government

Imagine trying to go about your business every day, walking around the city with a stranger dogging your steps, hovering within inches of your face and constantly taking your picture. via Examiner.com

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Thursday May 8 | OregonLive.com

In Washington, the $28 you save in gas taxes equals $126 million lost to fix roads

“She has a firsthand look at what's going on with our transportation systems, our roads and our bridges, and from her perspective, this is bad idea”

Posted by Michael Rollins, The Oregonian May 06, 2008 06:59AM What do Hillary Clinton and John McCain absolutely agree on? Give motorists a summer reprieve from the federal gas tax. via OregonLive.com

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Related Topix: Hillary Clinton, US Politics, US News, Washington, John McCain, US Senate, Patty Murray, Democrat, Barack Obama, 2008 Presidential Election

Tuesday May 6 | KOMO News

State oyster dredge sinks, leaking fuel

The Washington Department of Ecology says a 50-foot oyster dredge that sank in Grays Harbor leaked an undetermined amount of marine fuel into the bay. via KOMO News

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Related Topix: Washington, Science, Ecology

Tuesday May 6 | KNDO

License Tab Fees Aren't So Cheap Anymore

“There have been additional fees that have been implemented by the legislature. Most recently, a couple of years ago, they enacted a weight fee on all vehicles.”

Everyone was happy when license tab fees dropped down to $30, but now the cost is far more than that every year. via KNDO

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Sunday May 4 | Free Republic

ID ruling stuns Dems, Ind. setback for Obama

“Show me just what Mohammed brought that was new, and there you will find things only evil and inhuman, such as his command to spread by the sword the faith he preached.”

The Supreme Court ruled 6-3 Monday to uphold a strict Indiana law requiring voters to present photo identification at the polls, handing Sen. via Free Republic

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Related Topix: Washington, US Supreme Court, US News

Friday May 2 | Collegian.psu.edu

Wash. student uses Title IX in rape case

“The woman felt intimidated and that she couldn't get a good education. And that's how they brought it under Title IX”

At the University of Washington, a female student accused a fellow student and football player of rape -- but she never got her day in court. via Collegian.psu.edu

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