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Monday, April 28, 2008

Olympia council weighs new tax for more officers
The City Council is considering whether to ask voters to raise property taxes to pay for more police.

Work starts on Capitol day care
Orange spray paint in the front yard marks where a new wheelchair-accessible ramp will lead from Perry Street to the doors of the Capitol Campus Child Care Center.

Feds to enlist boaters in anti-terror efforts
WASHINGTON - As boating season approaches, the Bush administration wants to enlist the country's 80 million recreational boaters to help reduce the chances that a small boat could deliver a nuclear or radiological bomb somewhere along the country's 95,000 miles of coastline and inland waterways.

Rockies' wolves in the crosshairs
BILLINGS, Mont. - Tony Saunders stalked his prey for 35 miles by snowmobile through western Wyoming's Hoback Basin, finally reaching a clearing where he took out a .270-caliber rifle and shot the wolf twice from 30 yards away.

New quakes on Sunday rattle nerves in Reno
RENO, Nev. - Dozens of minor earthquakes shook Reno on Sunday as a sequence of quakes entered its third month and prompted some frazzled residents to leave their homes.

Local, visiting teams add spirit to dragon boat race
An afternoon downpour didn't dampen the enthusiasm of 22 teams racing across Capitol Lake on Sunday for the third annual Dragon Boat Festival.

TCTV telethon raises $1,500
Thurston Community Television wants to grow, and Sunday the station sought the community's help through the Spring Fling telethon.

Inside the classroom: Dinner raises money for trafficking victims
German potato salad, lasagna, tacos and Thai curry all came together last week at Olympia High School, as students raised money to help victims of modern-day slavery.

Seahawks get their needs met
KIRKLAND - After the sexiness of the NFL draft's first two rounds died down, the Seattle Seahawks got down to the business of filling some less exciting needs on Sunday.

Stewart always more than just a football player
In high school football, there are good players, great players and those who stand head and shoulders above the rest.

Felix flummoxed
SEATTLE - Knowing when to say when with today's pitchers can be a haunting decision.

Some healthy tidbits for good health
As a practicing pediatrician and parent concerned about my health and the health of my family and my patients, I've tried to have a commonsense, natural approach to life and health.