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Bellingham mandolin maker crafts beautiful music

ON THE ONE hand, says Bellingham craftsman Stan Miller, the gorgeous mandolins he makes are essentially "a box with a stick at one end."

Of course, that's like saying the Sistine Chapel is an auditorium with a colored ceiling. Miller's mandolins…

2010-12-06
Did you know? Recent WWU alumna Amy Harder appeared on C-SPAN recently to talk energy policy 2010-11-30
WWU alum talks on coal industry and energy policy

Amy Harder talked about the latest federal regulations and possible laws that will impact the coal industry. She also responded to telephone calls and electronic communications.

2010-11-29
Judge blocks third attempt to subpoena reporter's notes

A federal judge in Seattle Friday quashed the third subpoena served on a reporter by lawyers representing the Chicago Police Department in a civil rights lawsuit, highlighting in her ruling the importance of protecting the First Amendment-based reporter’s privilege not to testify about sources…

2010-11-18
Rising Oregon congressman can cross the partisan divide

The Pacific Northwest's new power in the U.S. House of Representatives may not be Doc Hastings or Cathy McMorris-Rodgers of Washington but a low-key Republican from Eastern Oregon, Rep. Greg Walden.

2010-11-16
Oregon election update brings a turnaround

John Kitzhaber, who served as Oregon's governor from 1995 to 2003, won an unprecedented third term Tuesday night, a Democrat bucking the Republican tide in a tight contest against newcomer Chris Dudley, a former Portland Trailblazer center.

Kitzhaber began pulling away from Dudley…

2010-11-04
Seattle Times Publisher Frank Blethen to speak on campus this Wednesday, Nov. 3 2010-11-01
Sequim Gazette names Dashiell its new editor

Michael Dashiell is the new editor of the Sequim Gazette, newspaper managers announced this week.

Dashiell, 34, is a graduate of Western Washington University, where he earned a Bachelor of Arts in journalism degree in 2001.

Dashiell…

2010-10-06
Carolyn Nielsen presents manuscript at Texas conference 2010-09-01
WWU journalism instructor gets court victory, heralds win for reporters

A Western Washington University journalism assistant professor just got some major protection from a federal judge, and she's calling it a win for all reporters. Carolyn Nielsen will not have to turn over information about her reporting on a story about a 13-year-old boy convicted of murder…

2010-08-23
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