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De Paul Treatment Centers' Alumni Association is conducting a rummage sale on Saturday, Aug. 12, between noon and 5 p.m. at 1312 S.W. Washington St.


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The School of Oregon Ballet Theatre will hold its annual placement auditions on Saturday, Aug. 5, by appointment, at the following times: • 1:30 to 2 p.m.: • 2 p.m. to 2:30 p.m.:


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Discover the Hoyt Arboretum at a series of "Meet the Trees" events that feature a free activity every Saturday from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. Aug. 5 to Sept. 30.


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It's that time again. The Seattle Seahawks opened training camp Saturday at Eastern Washington University in Cheney. At windy Woodward Field, the Seahawks took that first step on the road back to the Super Bowl.


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Gary Boone, chair of the Model Family Mentorship Program, shows off some of the rokkaku kites provided by the corporate sponsors of the Model Family Program at this year's Kite Fest 2006 Family Fun Fly and Picnic, held July 29 at Kite Hill at Sandpoint Magnuson Park. This year's event featured kite making, fighter kite demonstrations and a rokkaku kite battle.


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Land use, estate tax measures top the list of governor's targets

OLYMPIA—Gov. Chris Gregoire has vowed to help defeat three prospective ballot measures with conservative roots, including Tim Eyman's third run at $30 car tabs.
Gregoire, a Democrat, also said Monday she's still weighing a fourth ballot measure — this one from the political left — that would force a renewable energy standard for large utilities.
In a news conference, Gregoire reinforced her opposition to Initiative 933, the Washington Farm Bureau measure that says government should pay landowners for regulations that damage property values, or waive those laws.
Gregoire said she sympathizes with the concerns behind the measure and will work with the Legislature to find a solution, particularly for preserving farmland in Washington.
"I want to do that," Gregoire said, but, "This piece of legislation is poorly drafted, far too broad."
Farm Bureau spokesman Dean Boyer said I-933 supporters are tired of getting no response from the Legislature.
"(Gregoire) certainly had an opportunity the past two years to come up with proposals that would address the situation, and she didn't," Boyer said.


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Marriage in Washington is a long way from being clearly defined

Editor's note: The following is an Associated Press analysis of the recent Washington Supreme…


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The two states will pool resources to help people afford prescriptions

Oregon and Washington state will form a prescription drug-buying cooperative to leverage their combined buying power to get medicine for the uninsured.


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Now a community tradition for over five decades, the annual Umoja Family Fest African Heritage and…


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The woman killed when a man opened fire at a Jewish center converted to Judaism when she was…


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