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Saturday, July 19, 2008

A weekend to enjoy Lakefair
Today is Capital Lakefair's Grand Parade day.

Ideas floated for development around Great Wolf Lodge
A town center near Old Highway 99 and state Route 12 is one of several higher-density ideas pitched in a new draft report on development around the newly opened Great Wolf Lodge.

Thousands join state program to help cut costs of medicine
With 10 prescriptions to fill, Patti Gee said she hit the so-called "doughnut hole" in Medicare Part D pretty quickly.

Democrats ready for in-party race
Longtime Democratic state Sen. Karen Fraser faces an unusual intra-party challenge this year from a Democrat, Erik Lee, who says she is weak on helping small businesses.

Auto theft suspect shot by deputies after chase
Two Mason County sheriff's deputies shot a 23-year-old Belfair man Friday night after he pointed what appeared to be a firearm at them at the end of a chase, a sheriff's official said.

At the Democrats' party, a Pentecostal minister
The request befuddled Leah Daughtry. The experienced political hand in charge of planning next month's Democratic National Convention - a self-described "black chick from Brooklyn" and ordained Pentecostal minister who keeps a Bible in her purse - didn't know what to tell the atheists.

Bush: Congress could take steps to ease gas prices
Responding to Americans' anger over fuel prices and the housing bust, President Bush is stepping up pressure on Congress to open up offshore oil exploration and work to restore confidence in the housing finance industry.

Investigators arrive at site of crane collapse
Hitting the ground with enough force to bounce a nearby worker off the ground, one of the nation's largest mobile cranes collapsed at a Houston oil refinery, killing four workers and injuring seven others.

Frenzy in the fields
You can't fault Tabitha Townsend if she doesn't answer her phone on the first ring.

Look who's lurking at British Open
SOUTHPORT, England - Tiger Woods on crutches was supposed to be a chance for someone else to seize the spotlight at the British Open. Greg Norman wasn't the guy anyone had in mind.

Seattle romps in return
SEATTLE - The four-day All-Star break agreed with the Seattle Mariners, who scored as many runs on the night it ended as they had in the three games before it began.

BACKYARD ADVENTURES
EATONVILLE - Drive an hour outside of Olympia, beyond where the six-*** highways turn to two-*** roads, past the rickety barns and into the imposing majesty of Mount Rainier and you'll find a wildlife park that rivals any in the West.

Surprises surfaced during Mount St. Helens' eruption
VANCOUVER, Wash. - Sept. 23, 2004: Two or three miles beneath Skamania County, for reasons nobody yet understands, a swollen reservoir of molten rock at least six times the size of Lake Merwin began to tremble with 200 little shudders.