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Brad Pitt reacts to Angelina Jolie’s double mastectomy
Nation & World Comments Updated: May 15, 2013 10:30amLOS ANGELES — Angelina Jolie was “heroic” for undergoing a preventive double mastectomy, her fiance, Brad Pitt, said Tuesday after she wrote an op-ed piece revealing her decision and describing...
Russia says American was recruiting for CIA
Nation & World Comments Updated: May 15, 2013 10:30amMOSCOW — Russia detained an American citizen accused of attempting to recruit a local intelligence officer into the CIA, the Federal Security Service said.
Ryan Christopher Fogle, the third...
Holder defends seizure of AP’s telephone records
Nation & World Comments Updated: May 15, 2013 10:30amWASHINGTON, D.C. — Attorney Gen. Eric H. Holder Jr. on Tuesday strongly defended the far-reaching probe in the disclosure of security information by The Associated Press and said American lives...
Holder orders criminal investigation into IRS screening
Nation & World Comments Updated: May 15, 2013 10:30amWASHINGTON, D.C. — Attorney General Eric H. Holder Jr. said Tuesday that he had ordered a criminal investigation into allegations that top IRS officials purposely targeted conservative groups for...
Three issues at forefront of session
Northwest Comments Updated: May 15, 2013 10:30amOLYMPIA — Gov. Jay Inslee has shortened his top priorities on the Legislature’s “to do” list for the special session to three things: Pass an operating budget.
Pass a new package for...
WWU math teacher arrested after shooting on Nevada Street
Northwest Comments Updated: May 15, 2013 10:30amBELLINGHAM — A Western Washington University graduate teaching assistant has been arrested on suspicion of shooting a 30-year-old man.
Several people called police to report gunfire at 10:22...
Budget plans in flux at start of Legislature’s special session
Northwest Comments Updated: May 14, 2013 10:30amAs lawmakers debate how much money to spend on schools and state government, the budget proposal by House Democrats represents the high-water mark — one that even they cannot meet.
Their...
Science proves fruitful for Lacey teacher
Northwest Comments Updated: May 14, 2013 10:30amJulie Wyatt’s fifth-grade students at Pleasant Glade Elementary School weren’t surprised to hear she was named the state’s 2013 Elementary Science Teacher of the Year.
“I think she’s cool,”...
Fife explores building sports complex
Northwest Comments Updated: May 14, 2013 10:30amThe city of Fife is exploring the regional sports tourism market and the possibility of building a multi-sport venue.
The city is preparing to review a study, completed by California-based...
Weyerhaeuser could stay at port for 20 years
Northwest Comments Updated: May 14, 2013 10:30amThe Port of Olympia Commission was set to ratify a lease amendment at its meeting Monday, an agreement that could keep Weyerhaeuser and its log export business at the port for the next 20 years....
