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Despite uncertainty with lockout, Koenen keeps busy

Thursday, June 23, marks the 100th day of the NFL's lockout of its players - the league's first work stoppage since 1987 and its longest ever.
Like every one of his peers, former Ferndale High School and Western Washington University standout Michael Koenen, who has served as the鈥

Artist contemplates modern cultural influences

Though not self-proclaimed, artist Ryan Babcock could just as well be called a visual philosopher. His work speaks of the inner workings of someone who is constantly pondering the state of society and its actions with a goal of making viewers think.

鈥淢y art foresees the possibility of a鈥

Snoqualmie Elementary Principal Cori Pflug-Tilton is ready for anything

Cori Pflug-Tilton likes to be prepared for whatever may come, and she has to be, as principal of Snoqualmie Elementary School.

鈥淚t鈥檚 a very dynamic place,鈥 she said one morning during the last week of school. Students and staff were eagerly anticipating Friday, and鈥

New principal chosen at Two Rivers School

Amy Montanye-Johnson will become the next principal at North Bend鈥檚 Two Rivers School, a Snoqualmie Valley School District press release stated.

Montanye-Johnson accepted the district鈥檚 job offer but the hiring will not become official until June 23 at the鈥

Bellingham woman created Neighborhood Playhouse to encourage young actors

Lizanne Schader founded The Neighborhood Playhouse about 10 years ago in, she says, "a sort of backwards way - with the outreach first, teaching workshops in the schools through the Allied Arts Education Project, and then added character-trait assemblies, after-school drama clubs, school鈥

Bellingham bicyclist riding to all 30 Major League Baseball parks

When Major League Baseball's season began, so did Darren O'Donnell's.

O'Donnell was two years out of Western Washington University, where he majored in economics and accounting. He worked at a Bellingham food co-op, where he had been promoted to鈥

Grads, family revel in 2011 spring commencement June 11
Washington Legislature average in college grads, low in lawyers

Washington's Legislature is Husky-dominated, mostly college-educated and very average compared to legislatures elsewhere in the country.

That's the conclusion of an analysis done by The Chronicle of Higher Education, a national newspaper that covers鈥

Big things in store for 草榴社区 grads

Danielle Schmidt walked off Western Washington University's campus with something a lot sparklier than a diploma Saturday, June 11.

After her commencement ceremony was finished, her boyfriend of more than a year made a big day even bigger by proposing.

"It was one鈥

鈥業 will always answer her question鈥

The question is never far from Janice Asplund鈥檚 lips.

Bill Asplund knows it鈥檚 coming. He鈥檚 heard it about every hour for two years now.

And he鈥檚 always ready with an answer.

鈥淲here are Mom and Dad today?鈥 asks Janice.

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