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  1. New crop of Wolves aims to defend win streakRead the original story

    Jan 12, 2009 | Port Orchard Independent

    Jan. 1-2 Pacific Coast Tournament Jan. 15 at Mount Tahoma Jan. 19 at Olympia Jan.

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    Related Topix: Washington High School Sports, High School Sports, Golf, Golfers, Chris Gonzales

  2. Basketball preview: Western Cascade girlsRead the original story

    5 hrs ago | The News Tribune

    PG Sasha Weber, Timberline, 5-11, sophomore The Blazers' leader can score in bunches as the team is poised for the postseason.

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  3. The Moment: Books: The Real Look of GrungeRead the original story

    6 hrs ago | The New York Times

    ... what some might call pregrunge, an inchoate punkish street culture (loosely based in Portland, Ore., Seattle and Olympia, Wash.) that had room enough for mods, dandies and rough-edged, thoroughly pierced lovers of leather. While Lavine's book is ...

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    Related Topix: Nirvana, Grunge, Aberdeen, WA

  4. Preparing for 'Black Friday'Read the original story

    7 hrs ago | Business Examiner

    The City of Olympia will open a 2-hour free parking lot for downtown shoppers during the holiday season.

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    Related Topix: Life, Holidays, Day after Thanksgiving

  5. People on the moveRead the original story

    9 hrs ago | Business Examiner

    ... te Chamber of Commerce Executives. He has served on that body for eight years and is in his 12th year at the helm of Olympia's largest chamber of commerce. ...

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    Related Topix: Thurston County, WA

  6. Basketball preview: Western Cascade boysRead the original story

    10 hrs ago | Tacoma News Tribune

    Kole Podowicz and Dominic Woods are back after starting every game last season. Kevin Russell and Austin Kleinhans were spot starters.

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  7. Restoring saltwater, and nature, to the Nisqually River estuaryRead the original story

    15 hrs ago | CrossCut

    ... While multiple agencies argue over the Columbia River system, changes are afoot in the Nisqually Delta north of Olympia. Already you can see a difference. By Daniel Jack Chasan Earlier this month, the Nisqually National Wildlife Refuge celebrated ...

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    Related Topix: Wildlife, Outdoor Recreation

  8. Fish Tale's Winter Fish Seasonal Ale extremely well balanced and tastyRead the original story w/Photo

    Wednesday Nov 18 | Examiner.com

    Winter Fish... complex and hearty to the last drop! johnnyroger Now, to define "well balanced" in a way that engages both the beer lover's heart and brain : ok, ...let's just say that this beer is the lovely result of some very effective brewing done by the good people at Fish Brewing Company in Olympia, Washington.

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    Related Topix: Beer, Drink, Beer

  9. The Israeli Terror by David RovicsRead the original story

    12 hrs ago | Propaganda press

    I was in Olympia, Washington driving towards Evergreen State College when I got a phone call from someone in the occupied West Bank of Palestine.

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    Related Topix: Israel, World News, Middle East, Palestinian Territories, Evergreen State College

  10. Olympia murder victim had 'loving heart'Read the original story

    16 hrs ago | Tacoma News Tribune

    OLYMPIA More than 100 people gathered to remember Shaun Allen Peterson at noon Monday, just footsteps away from where the 40-year-old Olympia man was found dead a week ago.

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    Related Topix: Rochester, WA, Thurston County, WA, Yelm, WA

  11. San Joaquin club puts on a doggone good showRead the original story

    22 hrs ago | RecordNET

    ... "It means he can compete with any dog in the United States on any given day," Thomason said. The dog handler from Olympia, Wash., who has trained dogs for 10 years, can make that proclamation because of the quality of the Stockton show. I can't ...

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    Related Topix: Stockton, CA, Life, Holidays, Thanksgiving, Turlock, CA

  12. Fly-tying begins drift to madnessRead the original story

    18 hrs ago | The Olympian

    Years ago, I saw a collection of homemade lures that dated back to the Great Depression.

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    Related Topix: Sports, Sports Etc.

  13. Panel backs $65M school bondRead the original story

    18 hrs ago | The Olympian

    OLYMPIA The Olympia School District should ask voters to approve a $65 million bond to pay for the most pressing district construction needs, according to a committee of parents and community members who studied options for a February ballot measure to pay for school construction.

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  14. South Sound: Man posing as deputy calls for bail moneyRead the original story

    18 hrs ago | The Olympian

    The Olympia Police Department has received three reports of a man who impersonates a Thurston County sheriff's deputy and calls businesses to say he arrested one of their employees, who needs bail money.

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    Related Topix: Thurston County, WA, Vancouver, WA

  15. Baskets of ThanksgivingRead the original story

    18 hrs ago | The Olympian

    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.

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    Related Topix: Life, Holidays, Thanksgiving, Thurston County, WA, Lacey, WA, Evergreen State College

  16. At slaying site, a It is possible for us to heala

    18 hrs ago | The Olympian

    OLYMPIA More than 100 people gathered to remember Shaun Allen Peterson at noon Monday, just footsteps away from where the 40-year-old Olympia man was found dead a week ago.

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    Related Topix: Rochester, WA, Thurston County, WA, Yelm, WA

  17. Man impersonating cop calling businesses requesting DUI bail for co-workerRead the original story

    18 hrs ago | The Olympian

    The Olympia Police Department received three reports of a man identifying himself as a Thurston County Deputy Sheriff by the name of Jerry Porter.

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    Related Topix: Thurston County, WA

  18. Lewis County: Driver who was slumped at wheel arrestedRead the original story

    18 hrs ago | The Olympian

    A Washington State Patrol trooper and a Napavine police officer arrested an Olympia man on suspicion of driving while intoxicated early Sunday morning after an alert Lewis County driver called 911, according to a news release.

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    Related Topix: Lewis County, WA, Napavine, WA

  19. Drug boss gets 50-plus years in jailRead the original story

    Monday | Tacoma News Tribune

    An Olympia man with a history that a prosecutor called "horrendous" was sentenced to more than 50 years in prison last week for his leadership of a cocaine ring and for arranging the murder of a police informant.

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    Related Topix: Drugs, Prison, Criminal Defense Law, Law, Thurston County, WA

  20. UTC staff urge commission to reject PSE's rate hike requestRead the original story

    Monday | Vashon-Maury Island Beachcomber

    ... e wutc.wa.gov for locations. Customers unable to attend those meeings can submit comments by mail at P.O. Box 47250, Olympia, Wash., 98504 - or by e-mail at comments@utc.wa.gov. Or call 1-888-333-9882. Civil Smart

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    Related Topix: Ellensburg, WA

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