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�� grad a finalist in international design competition	When recent Western Washington University graduate Thomas Kloucek designed a small multifunctional tool for scuba divers for a class assignment, he thought he had just designed something for school and that would be the end of it. But now the invention is one of 10 projects representing…	2011-09-26
Seattle runner breaks course record at Bellingham Bay Marathon	Former Western Washington University cross country runner Jordan Welling won the men's half marathon with a event record time of 1:11:32, while women's winner Kristen Carter missed the record by just one second.	2011-09-26
Valerie Bauman joins PSBJ to cover nonprofits, research beat	Valerie Bauman has joined the Puget Sound Business Journal as a reporter covering nonprofits and research. She brings experience that includes five years at The Associated Press in Mississippi, North Carolina and New York. Her work has been published in USA Today, The New York Times and…	2011-09-23
Budding writer Rachel Ballard blossoms with first novel, "A Long-Forgotten Truth"	Rachel Ballard shares her first published novel, "A Long-Forgotten Truth," the story of a young woman's search for her biological father (and ultimately, herself) at 7 p.m. Friday, Sept. 23, at Village Books, in Fairhaven. Ballard grew up on Mercer Island, where,…	2011-09-21
ASSE’s WISE Group Honors WA’s Nicole McOmie as One of 100 Women Making a Difference in Safety	The American Society of Safety Engineers’ (ASSE) Women in Safety Engineering (WISE) Common Interest Group has honored Nicole McOmie, M.S., of Vancouver, WA, for making a difference in the safety, health and environmental (SH&E) field as part of the WISE ‘100 Women, Making a Difference in…	2011-09-21
Woman takes on world's best in Ironman 70.3	If anybody needs a weekend in Vegas, it's Heidi Hubler. She's a teacher, the mother of a kindergartner, a personal trainer and an indoor cycling instructor. "I don't get a lot of sleep," Hubler said with a chuckle. "There's a lot to do." …	2011-09-21
House Republican proposed cuts to transit would cost Washington 20,000-plus jobs over six years	“Without federal investment in our local public transit systems the thousands of Washingtonians who depend on it every day will be stranded at the bus stop,” Andrew Austin, field director of the group and a Western Washington University alumnus. “People in Washington want more transit, lot less…	2011-09-21
Volunteer of the Week: Aaron Keech	Aaron Keech, 39, has a wealth of experience in environmental science and field research with a variety of species. It was a natural fit for him to choose ECHO’s Animal Care Department as a place to volunteer upon moving to Burlington in September 2010. He wrote the center, interviewed with…	2011-09-20
Career Services Center introduces Viking CareerLink		2011-09-19
True to his school: Class of '61 honors Everett High icon	They weren't just the big kids on campus. They were the only high school seniors in town. Everett High School's class of 1961 will gather Friday and Saturday for its 50-year reunion. Friends will look back on a different era. Cascade High School had opened by 1961, but…	2011-09-16

�� grad a finalist in international design competition

When recent Western Washington University graduate Thomas Kloucek designed a small multifunctional tool for scuba divers for a class assignment, he thought he had just designed something for school and that would be the end of it.
But now the invention is one of 10 projects representing…

2011-09-26

Seattle runner breaks course record at Bellingham Bay Marathon

Former Western Washington University cross country runner Jordan Welling won the men's half marathon with a event record time of 1:11:32, while women's winner Kristen Carter missed the record by just one second.

2011-09-26

Valerie Bauman joins PSBJ to cover nonprofits, research beat

Valerie Bauman has joined the Puget Sound Business Journal as a reporter covering nonprofits and research.
She brings experience that includes five years at The Associated Press in Mississippi, North Carolina and New York. Her work has been published in USA Today, The New York Times and…

2011-09-23

Budding writer Rachel Ballard blossoms with first novel, "A Long-Forgotten Truth"

Rachel Ballard shares her first published novel, "A Long-Forgotten Truth," the story of a young woman's search for her biological father (and ultimately, herself) at 7 p.m. Friday, Sept. 23, at Village Books, in Fairhaven.
Ballard grew up on Mercer Island, where,…

2011-09-21

ASSE’s WISE Group Honors WA’s Nicole McOmie as One of 100 Women Making a Difference in Safety

The American Society of Safety Engineers’ (ASSE) Women in Safety Engineering (WISE) Common Interest Group has honored Nicole McOmie, M.S., of Vancouver, WA, for making a difference in the safety, health and environmental (SH&E) field as part of the WISE ‘100 Women, Making a Difference in…

2011-09-21

Woman takes on world's best in Ironman 70.3

If anybody needs a weekend in Vegas, it's Heidi Hubler.
She's a teacher, the mother of a kindergartner, a personal trainer and an indoor cycling instructor.
"I don't get a lot of sleep," Hubler said with a chuckle. "There's a lot to do."
…

2011-09-21

House Republican proposed cuts to transit would cost Washington 20,000-plus jobs over six years

“Without federal investment in our local public transit systems the thousands of Washingtonians who depend on it every day will be stranded at the bus stop,” Andrew Austin, field director of the group and a Western Washington University alumnus. “People in Washington want more transit, lot less…

2011-09-21

Volunteer of the Week: Aaron Keech

Aaron Keech, 39, has a wealth of experience in environmental science and field research with a variety of species. It was a natural fit for him to choose ECHO’s Animal Care Department as a place to volunteer upon moving to Burlington in September 2010. He wrote the center, interviewed with…

2011-09-20

Career Services Center introduces Viking CareerLink

2011-09-19

True to his school: Class of '61 honors Everett High icon

They weren't just the big kids on campus. They were the only high school seniors in town.

Everett High School's class of 1961 will gather Friday and Saturday for its 50-year reunion. Friends will look back on a different era.

Cascade High School had opened by 1961, but…

2011-09-16

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