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In memoriam: Jerry Rutan, 1935 - 2011 2011-04-08
Life Story: Gardening and helping others were her passions

Ruby Rose Armstrong's flower beds were a source of pride and joy.

She grew up gardening at her parents' farm in Oso, where the garden was so beautiful people driving by would slow down just to look.

She nurtured her…

2011-04-04
Aledo church gearing for growth

Ron Buch, pastor of Aledo Church of Christ, once had political aspirations.

He graduated from Western Washington University with a double major — in political science and communications — and once served as an aide to U.S. Congresswoman Linda Smith, a former…

2011-04-01
‘Why Iowa?’ explains state’s key role in nomination process

The jab at Iowa’s first-in-the-nation caucuses is a running joke among politicians who dismiss the event as hokey or inconsequential. But the dig is a bit off-base, according to a new book by the University of Iowa’s Caroline Tolbert and fellow political scientists David Redlawsk of Rutgers…

2011-03-09
Ex-Seneca Gaming exec adds D.C. work

Barry Brandon, a former top ranking official with Seneca Gaming Corp., has landed a new firm that takes him back to Washington — but for work only.

2011-03-01
WWU's Paul Chen to speak on religion and politics in Turning Points lecture March 2 2011-02-28
WWU professor releases book on colonial constitutions

Western Washington University associate professor of political science Vicki Hsueh has written "Hybrid Constitutions: Making and Unmaking Power and Privilege in Colonial America," published by Duke University Press.

The book examines the charters, constitutions and treaties of…

2011-02-14
Economy sank bonds, schools officials say

The No. 1 reason Mead and Central Valley school district officials think their capital improvement bonds failed Tuesday: the economy.

“I had dozens of discussions with people who have talked about many things that they are dealing with as far as (economic) issues,” said Thomas Rockefeller…

2011-02-10
Effect of new congressional district expected to be mild in Whatcom County

The creation of a new congressional district is likely to shift district boundaries across the state, but the impact on the 2nd District that includes Whatcom County is expected to be minimal.

U.S. Rep. Rick Larsen, the Democratic incumbent who won a sixth term by a narrow margin in…

2010-12-22
Census figures bring 10th representative, more clout to Washington state

Washington's presence in Congress is going to get larger and its clout in electing the next president stronger.

That's because the state will gain another seat – its 10th - in the U.S. House of Representatives in 2012 based on U.S. Census Bureau figures…

2010-12-22
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