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Updated: November 20th, 2008
Then Environment
November 20, 2008

About 18 Anacortes residents had lots of questions when they met with three state Ecology Department staffers on the cleanup of the Scott Paper mill site Wednesday night.

Northwest Bestsellers
Books
November 20, 2008

Wow! There are six Northwest authors on this week's Northwest Bestsellers list. The Eleventh Man, by Seattle author Ivan Doig, tops the bestsellers list. Garth Stein's The Art of Racing in the Rain is also on the hardcover list.

Guemes
November 20, 2008

County Commissioners are scheduled to set new fares for the Guemes Island ferry on Tuesday. And, the commissioners are expected to also decide whether to make the extended weekday evening service permanent at the same meeting.

Community
November 19, 2008

The board of the Northwest Career and Technical Academy has decided to go after state funding for conservation and sustainability features for the marine skills center planned for Anacortes.

More news
from Seattle Times
If you order a handmade chef's knife from master bladesmith Bob Kramer, you might receive it in time for Christmas — in 2010. He has a backlog.
The Summit at Snoqualmie got U.S. Forest Service approval to build six new lifts, upgrade eight existing lifts, expand parking, overhaul and expand several lodges, build a new mountaintop restaurant, and add lighting for night skiing on 25 new runs.
If you're still thinking about heading over the mountains for the Apple Cup — or for other weekend adventures, be aware that the forecast is for a 60 percent chance of precipitation at Snoqualmie Pass — that could be either rain or snow.
Blogger beware? State regulators are wondering whether online political activism amounts to lobbying, which could force Web-based activists to file public reports detailing their finances.
from Politico.com
Obama answered calls for the disbandment of the White House office central to the Karl Rove-style politics he once condemned. The office stays.
Beyond Gov. Bill Richardson, a few names are circulating for positions in an Obama administration.
Malia, 10, and Sasha, 7, will attend Sidwell Friends School, the alma mater of former first daughters Chelsea Clinton and Tricia Nixon Cox.
Campaign operatives look back at the race during today's Politico-USC conference.
The Clinton camp is selling gear to pay off its debt. See also: Own a piece of Obama history!
from FactCheck.com
We are officially in the off-season and, as always, we're thankful for your questions, which help us nurse our election hang-over.
The Georgia Senate run-off is filled with misleading claims from both sides.
No. There's no plan to seize these accounts. One House witness at a committee hearing proposed to allow some people to trade their old accounts for a new type that would be less risky.
A hearing is scheduled Dec. 8 to decide whether Virginia election officials should count absentee ballots that arrived late. In response to a lawsuit filed before Election Day by John McCain's campaign, a judge had ordered officials to keep such...
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