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Sunday, July 06, 2008
4 candidates vie for District 20
What might have been an easy jog to re-election for state Sen. Dan Swecker is turning into a free-for-all in a district where the politics can be as volatile as the floodwaters that ravaged it last winter.
Child hurt by cannon shrapnel
For the second consecutive year, metal shrapnel from an exploding cannon struck a Thurston County child during a Fourth of July celebration.
Troop supporters hang on at bridge
On the first Saturday of every month for the past five years, a group has been gathering at Freedom Bridge to show flag-waving and sign-holding support for military troops serving overseas.
Teenager healing after crash
The father of an Olympia teen who was injured in a racing-car crash Friday night said he hopes his son can be released from Harborview Medical Center today.
Employers use federal law to deny benefits
Dying of cancer, Thomas Amschwand did everything he was told to make sure his wife would collect on the life insurance policy he had through his employer.
US checks Mexico for source of salmonella outbreak
Inspectors are collecting soil, water and produce samples, reviewing export logs and combing packing plants in three major tomato-growing states in Mexico.
3 freed US hostages give thanks for their rescue
The three American hostages rescued by Colombia's military said in their first public statement that they are doing fine and are thrilled to "return home to the country we love."
Clement single-handedly beats Tigers
SEATTLE - Never in college, and not in the minors. The last time Jeff Clement was asked to take a curtain call: high school.
Jackson scores 34 points as Storm roll
SEATTLE - Lauren Jackson scored 16 of her season-high 34 points in the first quarter, and the Seattle Storm rallied from an early deficit to rout the Minnesota Lynx 96-71 on Saturday.
Gay's status for Beijing unkown after injury
EUGENE, Ore. - Tyson Gay accelerated through the first curve. Then, he started flying.
Malls fill vacancies with nontraditional tenants
Community college classes in the old mall movie theater. A DMV office across from the Starbucks. Maybe a local library between the Victoria's Secret and the Gap.
Friends in need
From across the street, it looks like a family reunion - except it's in a parking lot behind a bus station. There are men, women, babies, children and older folks, some in wheelchairs. Missing is the smell of barbecue. Instead, this "family," which on this day numbers about 60, is gathered around vans and a trailer.
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. |
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