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Reminder: Northwest at risk of earthquake like one in Chile
By Alicia Chang Associated Press Science Writer The disaster in Chile has brought new attention to an undersea…
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Olympic, other national parks boom amid the recession
Peninsula Daily News News Services WASHINGTON — Ten million more people visited national parks in 2009 than in…
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Hitch in Hood Canal Bridge project, state Transportation says; west-half hydraulic system worries continue
State Department of Transportation news release SHINE – WSDOT is delaying the completion of the SR 104 Hood…
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PENINSULA POLL BACKGROUNDER: Governor approves suspension of Eyman anti-tax voter initiative
Peninsula Daily News news sources OLYMPIA — If you ask Tim Eyman what he thinks about Gov. Chris…
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PENINSULA POLL BACKGROUNDER: Flagging confidence intensifies economic fears
By Anne D’Innocenzio AP Retail Writer Americans’ confidence in the economy has suffered a sudden relapse, dimming hopes…
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State Senate wants 3/10 of a cent sales tax increase — but far from a done deal
The Associated Press OLYMPIA — State leaders are split over the idea of a sales tax increase to…
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PENINSULA POLL BACKGROUNDER: Camp-fire? Guns now legal in Olympic National Park
By Seabury Blair Jr. Special to the Peninsula Daily News AS MOST GUN advocates know, it is now…
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PENINSULA POLL BACKGROUNDER: What Legislature’s done so far
By Brian Everstine The Associated Press OLYMPIA — With the Legislature’s session half over, the biggest problem confronting…
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State modifies North Olympic Peninsula boundaries in rockfish rule
Peninsula Daily News news sources OLYMPIA — The state Fish and Wildlife Commission has modified the boundaries of…
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PENINSULA POLL BACKGROUNDER: Next up for Woods: Working his way back to tour
By Doug Ferguson Associated Press Golf Writer MARANA, Ariz. — Tiger Woods suddenly appeared through a door-sized gap…
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New poll on Obama, Murray, Cantwell, Gregoire
Peninsula Daily News News Services SEATTLE — President Barack Obama is a bigger hit with Washington residents than…
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DID YOU FEEL IT? Small quake in Strait of Juan de Fuca today
Peninsula Daily News news sources The Pacific Coast Seismic Network of Seattle Natural Resources Canada reported that a…
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Arraignment for suspect in Long Beach WSP shooting
The Associated Press SOUTH BEND — The man accused of shooting a Washington State Patrol trooper at Long…
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State House approves suspension of I-960
The Associated Press OLYMPIA — After two days of heated debate spurred by a feisty Republican minority, the…
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Democrats pull plug on GOP stall; House could vote today to suspend I-960 tax controls
Peninsula Daily News news sources OLYMPIA — The House of Representatives became a house divided Tuesday night as…
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Dueling tax, anti-tax rallies fill a.m., p.m. shifts in Olympia
Peninsula Daily News news sources OLYMPIA — An estimated 3,000 people lined the steps to the domed state…
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Update: Thousands demonstrate in dueling protests at state Capitol
Peninsula Daily News news sources OLYMPIA — An estimated 3,000 taxpayers lined the steps to the domed state…
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PENINSULA POLL BACKGROUNDER: Biden and Cheney spar over antiterrorism policies
By Steven R. Hurst The Associated Press WASHINGTON — Pingponging across the airwaves, Vice President Joe Biden and…
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House OKs public records measure
Peninsula Daily News news services OLYMPIA — The state House has approved a measure that exempts some information…
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Democrats’ effort to suspend tax-limiting I-960 moves forward in Olympia
Peninsula Daily News news sources OLYMPIA — The state House now takes up a bill to temporarily suspend…