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A New Wildlife Crossing Provides Safe Passage Over a Busy Interstate
If you drive down Interstate 90 through Snoqualmie Pass in Washington state, there is a good chance an animal might be traveling above or below you. This busy travel corridor, heavily trafficked by motorists and fauna, is now home to an impressive network of wildlife crossings that safeguard the region’s biodiversity by providing animals safe passage across once-treacherous highways.
Study shows link between local newspapers and democracy
WASHINGTON-In June, the League of Women Voters of Washington released a study revealing the connection between local newspapers and democracy. "It is at the local level where so many issues affecting democracy occur," said Mary Coltrane, president of the League of Women Voters of Washington. "Local school boards, city councils, county councils."
Husky Stadium ranked among Top 10 college football venues
SEATTLE - "The greatest setting in college football" ranked 6th in ESPN's 'Top 25 college football stadiums' list. Husky Stadium, home of the University of Washington Huskies Football Team, was ranked among the best in all of CFB, according to ESPN. Husky Stadium ranked above other renowned stadiums like Alabama's...
Local nonprofit to host meet-and-greet on free bike program
Brilliant Planet, a new, local nonprofit organization dedicated to helping kids and families get into nature, will host its first community meet-and-greet event on Friday, July 26 at the Blaine Senior Center to showcase its new free bike program for Blaine youth. The event is a chance for Brilliant Planet...
Providence says next CEO has track record of transformation
The health system chose Erik Wexler, the chief operating officer, to succeed the retiring Rod Hochman. The Providence health system didn’t take too long to find the successor to retiring CEO Rod Hochman. Two months after Hochman announced his plans to retire next year, Providence announced that Erik Wexler,...
'Like Battle of the Bands, but for mini golf': Putt-Putt Clash returns to Bainbridge
Bryce Moulton wouldn't necessarily call himself a mini golf "aficionado." "But I enjoy a good game of mini golf," he admitted. Moulton, the creative lead for the Bainbridge-based design firm Blackmouth Design, is the founder of Putt-Putt Clash — a uniquely wacky event that pits neighbor against neighbor in a competition to build the...
Cantwell tours Island Hospital and new helipad
Senator Maria Cantwell (D-WA) toured Island Hospital today to help celebrate the hospital's newly completed rooftop helipad, constructed above the hospital's Acute Health Care Unit, next to the Emergency Department. The first stop on the tour was the new helipad for a photo op. Sen. Cantwell helped secure $2.5 million...
Eqraft Inc opens North American Service Center in Tri-Cities (WA)
After decades of working together with North American clients, Dutch machine builder Eqraft now opens a branch on American soil. Operating from Tri-Cities, Washington, Eqraft Inc is a reliable partner for any agricultural entrepreneur looking to future-proof their business. Machine builder Eqraft focuses on future proofing agricultural business, offering state...
Nominations open for Outstanding Service to Veterans Awards
Jul. 18—OLYMPIA — Nominations are being accepted for Washington State's Outstanding Service to Veterans Awards, according to an announcement from the Washington State Department of Veterans Affairs. The award honors volunteers, service officers, community members, Tribal veterans, National Guard members or others who day in and day out go above and beyond the call of duty making sure veterans ...
Catholic clergy abuse survivors still optimistic after investigation into Washington dioceses stalls
OLYMPIA, Wash. – After a Washington Attorney General’s Office investigation alleging that the Dioceses of Seattle, Spokane and Yakima used charitable funds to cover-up sex abuse was halted by a superior court judge on Friday, clergy abuse advocates are still demanding accountability. Abuse survivors and reform advocates from...
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