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Brad Smith, president of Microsoft Corp., speaks during a presentation on affordable housing in Bellevue, Wash., on Thursday. Microsoft Corp. said it will spend $500 million to develop affordable housing and help alleviate homelessness in the Seattle area. CREDIT: Bloomberg via Getty Images

Microsoft Pledges $500 Million To Address Homelessness And Affordable Housing In Seattle Area

NPR News January 17, 2019

Idaho Gov. Brad Little delivers his State of the State address inside the house chambers at the state Capitol building, Monday, Jan. 7, 2019 in Boise, Idaho. CREDIT: AP PHOTO/OTTO KITSINGER

Idaho Gov. Brad Little: Climate Change Is Real, Must Be Addressed

NWPB News January 17, 2019

You can now buy bitcoin at select Coinstar kiosks in Washington and two other states, including at this one in Tumwater, Washington. CREDIT: TOM BANSE / NORTHWEST NEWS NETWORK

Honey, Please Stop At The Grocery To Pick Up Some Bread, Milk And… Bitcoin?

Tom Banse January 17, 2019

Charlene Tillequots is a member of the Yakama Nation’s Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women’s Special Committee. Tillequots spoke at the meeting Jan. 14 meeting in Toppenish, saying, “We don’t need another study. We need action to address a human rights issue.” CREDIT: Esmy Jimenez/NWPB

‘We Need Action.’ Yakama Nation Leads Discussion On Violence Against Women

Esmy Jimenez January 17, 2019

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For Opera Singers, Life After Retirement — At Least At One Very Special Rest Home

NPR News January 17, 2019

Composer Olivier Messiaen in 1983, at the organ at the Trinité church in Paris where he held the post of organist for over 60 years. Francois Lochon/Gamma-Rapho via Getty Images

Finding God, Love And The Meaning Of Life In Messiaen’s ‘Turangalîla-Symphonie’

NPR News January 12, 2019

Here’s What NWPB Music Hosts Are Excited About In 2019

Anjuli Dodhia January 9, 2019

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Poet Mary Oliver speaks at the 2010 Women's Conference in California. CREDIT: Kevork Djansezian/Getty Images

Beloved Poet Mary Oliver, Who Believed Poetry ‘Mustn’t Be Fancy,’ Dies At 83

NPR News January 17, 2019

Peter Jackson restores archival footage of British soldiers enjoying a meal in the documentary They Shall Not Grow Old. Warner Bros. Pictures

FILM REVIEW: World War I Brought To Astonishing Life In ‘They Shall Not Grow Old’

NPR News January 12, 2019

October 1789: American Gen. George Washington declining to accept terms, after the siege of Yorktown, from British Gen. Charles Cornwallis (left), whose subsequent surrender practically ended the American War of Independence.

BOOK REVIEW: ‘The First Conspiracy’ Details Foiled Plot To Assassinate George Washington

NPR News January 9, 2019

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Federal immigration authorities took Jilmar Ramos-Gomez, a U.S. citizen and veteran, into custody to face possible deportation. CREDIT: Courtesy ACLU of Michigan

He’s A U.S. Citizen And Marine Veteran Who Served In Afghanistan. ICE Tried To Deport Him

NPR News January 17, 2019

Microsoft Pledges $500 Million To Address Homelessness And Affordable Housing In Seattle Area

NPR News January 17, 2019

The Old Post Office Pavilion Clock Tower, seen above the Trump International Hotel in Washington, remains open despite the partial government shutdown. CREDIT: Alex Brandon/AP

Federal Watchdog Finds Government Ignored Emoluments Clause With Trump Hotel In D.C.

NPR News January 16, 2019

Commerce Secretary Wilbur Ross, who oversees the Census Bureau, approved adding a question about U.S. citizenship status to the 2020 census. CREDIT: Andrew Harrer/Bloomberg via Getty Images

Judge Orders Federal Government To Remove 2020 Census Citizenship Question; Appeal Expected

NPR News January 15, 2019

Rep. Steve King, R-Iowa, a member of the House Judiciary Committee, is under fire again for making controversial remarks. CREDIT: J. Scott Applewhite/AP

House GOP Leaders Move To Discipline Rep. Steve King After White Supremacy Remarks

NPR News January 14, 2019

After the November 2018 Camp Fire, thousands of people whose homes were destroyed were forced to seek refuge in nearby Chico, Calif. Some 700 people, some in their RVs, are still living at a Red Cross shelter at the Chico fairgrounds. The shelter is expected to close at the end of January. Kirk Siegler/NPR

Crisis Builds In Chico In Aftermath Of Camp Fire That Devastated Paradise And Butte County

NPR News January 14, 2019

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Microsoft Pledges $500 Million To Address Homelessness And Affordable Housing In Seattle Area

Idaho Gov. Brad Little: Climate Change Is Real, Must Be Addressed

Honey, Please Stop At The Grocery To Pick Up Some Bread, Milk And… Bitcoin?

‘We Need Action.’ Yakama Nation Leads Discussion On Violence Against Women

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For Opera Singers, Life After Retirement — At Least At One Very Special Rest Home

Finding God, Love And The Meaning Of Life In Messiaen’s ‘Turangalîla-Symphonie’

The Arts

Beloved Poet Mary Oliver, Who Believed Poetry ‘Mustn’t Be Fancy,’ Dies At 83

FILM REVIEW: World War I Brought To Astonishing Life In ‘They Shall Not Grow Old’

BOOK REVIEW: ‘The First Conspiracy’ Details Foiled Plot To Assassinate George Washington

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He’s A U.S. Citizen And Marine Veteran Who Served In Afghanistan. ICE Tried To Deport Him

Microsoft Pledges $500 Million To Address Homelessness And Affordable Housing In Seattle Area

Federal Watchdog Finds Government Ignored Emoluments Clause With Trump Hotel In D.C.

Judge Orders Federal Government To Remove 2020 Census Citizenship Question; Appeal Expected

House GOP Leaders Move To Discipline Rep. Steve King After White Supremacy Remarks

Crisis Builds In Chico In Aftermath Of Camp Fire That Devastated Paradise And Butte County

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