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  • U.S. Timber Exports to China has Lessened the Economic Blow for Some

    Published July 06, 2011

    The timber industry has become a surprising bright spot in the U.S. economy. Even as the housing market continues to sputter and home building remains stuck at levels one-third of the boom times of 2006, exports to China have softened the blow.

  • Compromise on Pledge of Allegiance in Washington Town Has Some Seeing Red

    Published June 28, 2011

    The Eugene City Council voted down a proposal to say the Pledge of Allegiance before every council meeting, but later passed a compromise that seemed to make no one happy. It allows the pledge to be recited at just four meetings a year, those closest to July 4, Veterans Day, Memorial Day and Flag Day.

  • Energy in America: Micro Hydroelectric Power is Environmentally Approved and Coming to Washington State

    Published June 23, 2011

    For the first time in 25 years, a hydroelectric dam is being built in the state of Washington. It’s significant because in this place where it rains constantly and rivers flow year round, dam has become a four-letter word to the well-entrenched environmental movement. 

  • Police Departments Train Officers in Kindness to Reduce Cop Killings, but Some Oppose Tactic

    Published June 22, 2011

    As cop killings spike in the U.S., police departments in the Pacific Northwest are turning to training officers to be kinder in hopes it will make cops safer. 88 law enforcement officers have been killed in the line of duty so far this year, 38 of them were killed by gunfire. It’s a 41-percent increase over the same period in 2010.

  • Energy in America: Oil Drilling Denial

    Published April 25, 2011

    Shell Oil Company has announced it must scrap efforts to drill for oil this summer in the Arctic Ocean off the northern coast of Alaska. The decision comes following a ruling by the EPA’s Environmental Appeals Board to withhold critical air permits. The move has angered some in Congress and triggered a flurry of legislation aimed at stripping the EPA of its oil drilling oversight.

  • High Gas Prices a Boon for Alaska Budget

    Published April 20, 2011

    While most Americans are cursing the high price of gas, residents in one state have reason to celebrate. Alaska gets 90 percent of its state revenue from oil production taxes. 

  • Washington State Online Election Doesn't Click

    Published April 15, 2011

    The largest e-vote ever held in the United States for public office can boast a turnout of 0.23 percent.

  • Palin Rumor Mill Turns Out April Fools Joke

    Published March 30, 2011

    Sarah Palin is not going to be making a major announcement about her political future this Friday, sources tell Fox News.

  • Washington State Union Battles Heated, But Lack Wisconsin-Like Outrage

    Published March 30, 2011

    The strong union state is running a projected deficit in the billions. The Governor is asking state employees to make big sacrifices, a pay cut and pay a larger share of their health care premiums.

  • NPR Member Stations Preparing for Budget Ax to Fall

    Published March 22, 2011

    More than 800 public radio stations around the country are keeping one ear on Congress these days as momentum seems to be building to eliminate or at least drastically reduce the amount of taxpayer support they get.