George W. Johnson, 98, soared in the local real-estate world

03/19/11 George W. Johnson, a veteran Seattle realtor who has been called the Oracle of Ballard, died March 10 of lung disease at his home in Broadview.

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South Sound growing, but in the right places?

03/06/11 Recently released 2010 census figures confirm what clogged freeways and new subdivisions on converted farmland already told us. Despite the recent recession, the Puget Sound region continued to teem with new residents in the past decade.

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Pierce County Sheriff's Deputy Dies After Surgery From Scuffle

03/04/11 A Pierce County sheriff's deputy dies less than 24 hours after undergoing surgery for an injury he suffered during a scuffle with a man he was arresting.

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Community notebook: Prairie equestrian team has big effort

03/01/11 Jacob Heiser and Jeffery Wallace had big meets for the Prairie High School equestrian team during its second meet of the 2011 season. Heiser set records while winning the steer daubing and breakaway events. He also teamed with Jacob Bush to win the team sorting competition. Wallace was a winner in the dressage, the driving, and the working rancher events. He also placed second in reining. A ...

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Baseball. 2011 Home Opener Pits Huskies Against BYU

03/01/11 The Washington baseball team opens the 2011 home schedule with a three-game series vs. BYU starting on Thursday.

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No butts about it: Franciscan Health to refuse jobs to smokers

02/11/11 Franciscan Health System, which employs 8,100 people in three counties, said Thursday it is implementing a nicotine-free hiring policy starting March 1.

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Tacoma hospital group to refuse jobs to smokers

02/11/11 Want the job? Kick the habit. That's the word from one of the largest private employers in Western Washington.

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Wagner sticking with what works, adds Molloy

02/10/11 University of Montana volleyball coach Jerry Wagner announced this week that Kaitlyn Molloy of Spanaway, Wash., has been accepted to the University and will join the Grizzly volleyball program in the fall.

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Washington player joins Montana volleyball

02/10/11 Montana volleyball coach Jerry Wagner says Kaitlyn Molloy of Spanaway, Wash., has been accepted at the University of Montana and plans to join ...

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Deployed Lewis-McChord troops may not show up in census as living near base

02/10/11 Nearly two-thirds of the soldiers at Joint Base Lewis-McChord were deployed overseas last year during the U.S. Census count and they won't necessarily show up on the population rolls in the South Sound cities where they lived before they left.

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GIRLS BASKETBALL: Beamer secures program's first-ever postseason berth; Federal Way will play Riverside for SPSL title

02/09/11 For the first time in the program's history, the Todd Beamer Titans are going to play in the postseason. The Titans (12-8 overall, 9-7 SPSL South) secured fourth place in the South Puget Sound League South Division with a 52-38 win over the Puyallup Vikings in their regular season finale Tuesday.

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Saturday's prep wrestling results

02/05/11 Lake Stevens 360. 5, Marysville-Pilchuck 332, Snohomish 293, Edmonds-Woodway 272, Arlington 218, Mariner 148, Stanwood 143. 5, Monroe 133 133...

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UW Huskies' 2011 Signing Class (Full List)

02/04/11 The 2011 National Letter of Intent signees for Washington, in alphabetical order, with name, position, height, weight, high school or junior college, and hometown:

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Portland State signs Texas Tech transfer

02/03/11 The Portland State football program has signed 18 student-athletes for the 2011 season. Four of the 18 were junior college early signees in December. One of the signees is a grant-in-aid agreement sig

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Signing-day defections fail to depress Sarkisian

02/03/11 After listening to the Washington football office fax machine crank out the 23 signed national letters of intent Wednesday, coach Steve Sarkisian finally emerged to discuss his third class of recruits.

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National Signing Day List - Four of Four

02/03/11 Tray Becton-Martin, wr, 5-10, 160, Briarcrest Christian HS, Eads, Tenn. Michael Brinson, dt, 6-4, 260, University Christian School, Flowood, Miss. Garrett Clark, ol, 6-4, 286, North Gwinnett HS, Suwanee, Ga.

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Police: WA Men Caught With $31k Pot

01/25/11 Oregon State Police arrested two Washington men early Tuesday after they say a traffic stop led to the discovery of over 12 pounds of marijuana hidden in the car.

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Local News

01/09/11 BY STEVEN FRIEDERICH The Daily World Hoping for hundreds of new jobs and an economic boost, city officials in Raymond and McCleary hope to compete with other communities around the state for the construction of a potential new 1,000-bed state prison intake center. "This is going to be so...

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Local News

01/07/11 WILLAPA BAY (AP) -- The Coast Guard says one boater has been found unresponsive and another is still missing after their vessel capsized in Willapa Bay. One of the men was able to call 911 and report the accident shortly before midday Saturday. He reported that they were both in the water, and...

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GIRLS BASKETBALL: Eagles remain unbeaten in SPSL South with win over Rogers; Decatur beats Peninsula

01/05/11 The top-ranked Federal Way Eagles stayed unbeaten in the South Puget Sound League and the state of Washington Tuesday with a 68-36 blowout of Rogers at home.

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