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Sunday, December 30, 2007


West Woods care center lays off six staff members
Six employees of West Woods assisted living center were laid off Friday.

Evicted seniors find new places to live
Moving day came earlier than expected Saturday for Bertha Allen - and on a much happier note.

High-inventory market trims prices
About 2,000 homeowners in Thurston County are trying to sell their homes, according to the Northwest Multiple Listing Service, and it's taking longer than many had expected.

Area home buyers find they have new room to negotiate
Home buyers found themselves in the driver's seat in 2007 as South Sound became a buyers' market after two years of red-hot sales.

Iowans shift in latest survey
DES MOINES, Iowa - John Edwards has clawed his way into contention to win Iowa's caucuses Thursday in the first vote for the Democratic presidential nomination, gaining strength even as rivals Hillary Clinton and Barack Obama have lost ground, according to a new McClatchy-MSNBC poll.

Tent city moves on to First Christian Church
OLYMPIA - For Camp Quixote, much like its namesake, the journey continues.

Gifts help family go on
It has been a terrible month for Jim Grove, Cindy Lee and their daughter, Jenny, but life slowly is improving for the Tumwater family whose house burned to the ground four days before Christmas.

File for college aid Tuesday
Tuesday is the first day that college students and prospective college students can kick off the financial aid process for next school year.

Big question dogs Snoop
Long before Jonathan Stewart became Washington's all-time leading high school rusher, before he led Timberline to the state quarterfinals twice, and before he led the Pac-10 in rushing, his high school coaches saw his NFL potential.

Dawgs finally nab road win
BATON ROUGE, La. - Playing away from home has been trouble enough for the Washington Huskies.

Perfection attained: plucky Pats go 16-0
EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. - Tom Brady was as giddy as the quarterback of an unbeaten and perhaps unbeatable team should be. Had Bill Belichick spotted him slapping the backs of his New England teammates, the dour coach might have scoffed.

Where are they now?
About three years ago, The Olympian launched its popular Face to Face series, which promises an "extended conversation with someone who makes South Sound a unique place" at least one Sunday a month.

Where is this?
This is a chance for outdoors enthusiasts with knowledge of the Northwest to win prizes in The Olympian's weekly outdoors photo contest. Just identify the place in the photo and win an Outdoors cap. Each Sunday, The Olympian features a photo on the Outdoors page. We choose the photos. Readers identify the place. Identification should be specific, such as naming the features in the photo or giving a specific location.