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Chetzemoka delivered; training to begin soon
Peninsula Daily News News Sources Todd Shipyards delivered the Chetzemoka ferry to Washington State Ferries on Wednesday. It…
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Update: Chase banking website returns to service
Peninsula Daily News news sources Chase’s online banking service returned to service late Tuesday evening. The bank said…
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PENINSULA POLL BACKGROUNDER: Gregoire calls for across-the-board budget cuts in state government
By Rachel La Corte The Associated Press OLYMPIA — Gov. Chris Gregoire signed an executive order Monday directing…
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Gregoire orders across-the-board state cutbacks on eve of trip to Asia
The Associated Press OLYMPIA — Gov. Chris Gregoire signed an executive order today directing across-the-board cuts to state…
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Fla. pastor will ‘not today, not ever’ burn Quran
Peninsula Daily News news services NEW YORK — A Florida pastor said today his church will “not today,…
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Updated: Convicted murderer executed at state penitentiary
By Nicholas K. Geranios and Shannon Dininny The Associated Press WALLA WALLA — Convicted killer Cal Coburn Brown…
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Preacher reconsidering burning Quran to protest 9/11
By Antonio Gonzalez The Associated Press GAINESVILLE, Fla. — An anti-Islamic preacher backed off and then threatened to…
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Fla. minister cancels burning of Qurans on 9/11
The Associated Press GAINESVILLE, Fla. — The leader of a small Florida church that espouses anti-Islam philosophy says…
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New news about the much-debated — and declining — spotted owl
Peninsula Daily News news sources Twenty years after northern spotted owls were protected, their numbers continue to decline.…
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PENINSULA POLL BACKGROUNDER (update): U.S. Supreme Court denies death row killer; execution scheduled for 12:01 a.m.
By Shannon Dininny The Associated Press WALLA WALLA — Officials at the Washington State Penitentiary were making final…
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PENINSULA POLL BACKGROUNDER (updated): Preacher says 9/11 Quran burning will go on as he plans
By Mitch Stacy Associated Press Writer The leader of a small Florida church that espouses anti-Islam philosophy said…
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State staff takes furlough day on Tuesday
The Associated Press OLYMPIA — State employees who work for nearly 50 state agencies, boards or commissions will…
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Wild horses: Advocates pull for the underdog in roundups
At right . . . two foals follow a mare named Guinevere as they graze on a hillside…
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Forest Service prepares for giant Rainbow campout next summer
By KEVIN GRAMAN The Spokesman-Review (via The Associated Press) SPOKANE, Wash. — A U.S. Forest Service ranger sat…
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Endangered or not, wolf killings set to expand nationally
By MATTHEW BROWN Associated Press Writer BILLINGS, Mont. — Government agencies are seeking broad new authority to ramp…
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School-age athletes — a warning about the dangers of concussions
The Associated Press CHICAGO — Emergency room visits for school-age athletes with concussions has skyrocketed in recent years,…
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Spotted owls back in the news — federal judge orders revised plan for the owls’ recovery
Peninsula Daily News news services SEATTLE — A federal judge is requiring the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service…
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State, unions at odds over health insurance costs. Premiums going up?
By Brad Shannon The Daily Olympian (via The Associated Press) OLYMPIA — Gov. Chris Gregoire wants state workers…
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Remains of 2 people found on Mount Hood
By STEVEN DUBOIS Associated Press Writer PORTLAND, Ore. — Search crews on Mount Hood believe they have found…
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Lawsuit argues for minimum wage for confined Wash. sex predators
By GENE JOHNSON Associated Press Writer SEATTLE — Sexual predators confined to Washington’s Special Commitment Center on McNeil…