In the Media
"Who is not from an immigrant family who came to this land of opportunity to escape war, famine, disease, poverty, oppression, etc., in their "old country"? If I saw only Native Americans out rallying against immigrants I might be a bit more intrigued than by the efforts of the strongly white majority. This is a human rights issue; it is a civil rights issue. It is about every day racism in our country and it affects each and every one of us."
"For the second time in less than two months former Western Washington University football player Matt Overton has signed a contract with the Seattle Seahawks."
"Western Washington University professor Stephen McDowall will discuss how math is used to see inside humans and objects in the third installment of this year's Science and the univerCity community lecture series."
"Jaymes Song has been named administrative correspondent for The Associated Press in Honolulu, overseeing news and operations for the bureau covering Hawaii and other parts of the Pacific.
The appointment was announced Thursday by John Raess, chief of bureau for northern California, northern Nevada and Hawaii."
"Sequim High School teacher Gary Pringle will become principal of a 300-student elementary school in Oroville next school year.
"I'm pretty pleased, pretty excited" about his first job as a school principal, said Pringle, 47, on Wednesday.
Pringle, who had not yet signed a contract, will earn about $80,000 as principal of the Oroville Elementary School, according to The Chronicle in Oroville."
"Karli Baumgartner drove in two runs and scored twice as Western Washington University defeated Simon Fraser University, 5-3, in the opener of a non-conference softball doubleheader Wednesday, April 28, at Viking Field on the WWU campus.
In the nightcap, the Clan (16-9) rallied for a 3-2 win as Jessie Harris drove in all three runs with a bases-loaded double in the fourth inning."
"David McDonough gestures towards one of his charcoal drawings entitled "The Wedding."
"These ones are Marc Chagall," McDonough said of the elongated couple in the center of his sketch.
But Chagall, a master of 20th century modern art, didn't inspire all of McDonough's drawing. "This area and this area are mine," he said."
"The Bainbridge Island School District has named Reese Ande as the new principal of Blakely Elementary.
Ande succeeds Ric Jones, who is retiring after 18 years. "
"Filipino-American poet Oliver de la Paz, who teaches English at Western Washington University, draws vividly on his boyhood in Eastern Oregon in his collection, "Requiem for the Orchard." And "Last Days" is just one of several poems in the book that evoke the caged, reckless energies of small-town youngsters looking for a way out."
"Environmental Protection Agency staffers have been forced to ignore relevant science, have lacked key monitoring data on human health and environmental impacts, and have worked without crucial information needed to protect the public, according to the preliminary findings of a scientific advisory board."