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Bricks Could Rain Down On Your Head During The Next Major Quake. These Proposals Want To Fix That

Tom Banse February 22, 2019

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Washington Anti-Tax Activist Tim Eyman Tries To Return The Office Chair He Is Accused Of Stealing

Austin Jenkins February 22, 2019

Washington Gov. Jay Inslee speaks in support of firearm restrictions in 2017, as his wife, Trudi, looks on. The initiative passed, but some Washington state sheriffs are refusing to enforce all the measures. CREDIT: Ted S. Warren/AP

‘My Plan Is Not To Enforce It.’ Washington Gun Law Highlights Constitutional Sheriffs Movement

NPR News February 21, 2019

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Oregon Legislative Effort To Block Offshore Drilling Gets One Step Closer To Passage

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Bricks Could Rain Down On Your Head During The Next Major Quake. These Proposals Want To Fix That

Washington Anti-Tax Activist Tim Eyman Tries To Return The Office Chair He Is Accused Of Stealing

‘My Plan Is Not To Enforce It.’ Washington Gun Law Highlights Constitutional Sheriffs Movement

Oregon Legislative Effort To Block Offshore Drilling Gets One Step Closer To Passage

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The Quest for Children’s Literacy with LitRPG and Patrick Carman

A Memory Box of Craft: Moscow Writer Jeff P. Jones

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‘You Get Paid For Doing Therapy’: Stand-Up Comedians On Anger

TV Review: The Ted Bundy Tapes Show Uneasy ‘Conversation With A Killer’ From Washington

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Interior Department’s Push To Limit Public Records Requests Draws Criticism

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