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| The world's largest maker of Bible software is in Bellingham | It might come as a surprise to some that this city of 81,000, known more for banning plastic bags than as a center of religion, is headquarters to the world's leading producer of Bible software. |
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| Tacoma native Dick Cvitanich chosen to lead Olympia schools | A Tacoma native will be offered the job of leading the Olympia School District. After a 30-minute discussion about the qualifications of all three finalists, the Olympia School Board came out of closed session about 8:45 p.m. Monday and unanimously voted to hire Dominic 鈥淒ick鈥 Cvitanich鈥 |
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| New principal named for Wade King Elementary School | Analisa Ficklin will be principal of Wade King Elementary School beginning July 1, the Bellingham School District announced. |
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| Prize-winning poet Carol Davis to give reading on campus April 3 | |||
| Student loan crisis calls for mortgage-style flexibility | For a sobering observation about student debt, it鈥檚 hard to beat this: 鈥淏ankruptcy attorneys from across the country . . . report that what they are seeing at the ground level feels too much like what they saw before the foreclosure crisis crashed onto the national scene: more consumers鈥 |
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| Elementary Principal Named Mt. Baker Superintendent | The Mount Baker School District now has a new superintendent. Kendall Elementary School Principal Charlie Burleigh was tapped for the district's top spot following a vote by the School Board last week. |
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| Educating kids, learning himself | Yelm High School鈥檚 Ed Bergh recently was honored as Washington Civic Educator of the Year by the state Legislature. He teaches world problems, history and a variety of American government electives. |
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| Auburn grad Alicia Thompson takes over Auburn Mountainview fastpitch | New Auburn Mountainview fastpitch coach Alicia Thompson wants her team to do well on the field. But more important, she wants her players to grow. 鈥淭he No. 1 thing I want these girls to learn is life skills as women,鈥 said Thompson, who succeeds Dee Herren this season. 鈥淚 want them鈥 |
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| Poet Joseph Green Sends 'A Postcard From Salamanca' | Poet Joseph Green's new collection, "That Thread Still Connecting Us" (Moonpath Press, 2012) captures both the durability and complexity of the relationship between children and their parents, even after death. His poem, "A Postcard From Salamanca," reveals a son far鈥 |
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| Cvitanich鈥檚 turn with Olympia school district | Dominic 鈥淒ick鈥 Cvitanich is scheduled to visit the Olympia School District today to meet with officials, employees, students and community members. He is one of three candidates vying to replace retiring superintendent Bill Lahmann. The Olympia School Board is holding interviews and鈥 |