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Attorney from Port Angeles named one of 50 Faces of Indian Country

Along with Standing Rock Sioux Chairman David Archambault III and Spokane tribal author Sherman Alexie, Galanda was recognized as one of 50 Native people who epitomize “the day-to-day struggle for Indian Country to regain what was taken and that it’s…

2016-09-30
Teaming up to get the perfect backcountry photo with Adam Ü and Grant Gunderson

Teamwork. Just like how the saying goes — that two minds are better than one — marine biologist and pro skier Adam Ü and professional photographer Grant Gunderson travel the world together looking for the best backcountry photo opportunities.

For the past 15 years, they…

2016-09-30
New Mizzou A.D. Jim Sterk seeks to ‘calm everyone down’

Personnel decisions, of course, are just a fraction of the work ahead for Sterk, a former high school quarterback, catcher and guard who is conditioned to a long slog from his roots on the 100-acre farm before going on to Western Washington University…

2016-09-23
From the community: The Second City - Rashawn Nadine Scott

Actress, comedian and singer Rashawn Nadine Scott is currently performing in Fool Me Twice, Déjà Vu at Chicago's premier improvisational comedy club, The Second City. The show is in its 104th Mainstage Revue and has been running since December 2015.

Scott is originally from Tacoma,…

2016-08-17
Going to Philly for the convention? Delegates turn to the crowd for help

Dallas Roberts needed some help paying for his trip to Philadelphia later this month. The Western Washington University alum was selected to be a delegate at the Democratic National Convention, so he decided to turn to GoFundMe – a popular crowd-funding site.

“The GoFundMe is purely to…

2016-07-20
SPJ to testify before Senate committee on FOIA’s future

Society of Professional Journalists Freedom of Information Committee member and past president David Cuillier will testify Tuesday before the Senate Judiciary Committee on ways to improve access to public records through the Freedom of Information Act.

Cuillier, who served as FOI…

2016-07-13
Kelso grad Katie Reichert plans to ‘enjoy the experience’ competing at the U.S. Olympic Trials

Katie Reichert is a month removed from earning bachelor’s degrees in communications studies and graphic design from Western Washington University, but she isn’t polishing her cover letter and resume for potential employers just yet; she already has a post-graduation internship lined up with…

2016-07-06
Helen Haller Elementary in Sequim to get new assistant principal

The commute for (WWU alumna) Allyson Cundiff just got a little longer.

A Poulsbo resident who works at a Bremerton school serving students in prekindergarten through third grade, Cundiff is preparing to make the commute to the North Olympic Peninsula as Helen Haller Elementary School…

2016-06-29
Centralia College’s Distinguished Alumnus Overcomes Adversity

Ron Podmore has several degrees, but during his high school days, he was ready to drop out of school.
Podmore, who is deaf, said he struggled through the education system and no longer wanted to be an outcast or misfit.
He was born with mild to moderate hearing loss, and now only has…

2016-06-22
Ferndale schools superintendent may be headed to Bothell

Linda Quinn, superintendent for the Ferndale School District, is a finalist for the same post at the Northshore School District in Bothell.

Quinn will be one of three finalists who will meet with the Northshore school board in a public forum Wednesday, June 15, the district in Bothell…

2016-06-14
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