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Two sides in liquor battle raise a staggering $34M | Costco has dumped a startling $22.5 million into the ballot proposal that would open liquor sales in Washington to big retailers, and the new record for donations to a single ballot campaign is getting some attention. Foes of Initiative 1183 are using the big donations to say Costco is… |
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Free lecture about marine birds Oct. 27 in Bellingham | The decline of marine birds in Whatcom County and across Puget Sound is the topic of a free lecture Thursday evening, Oct. 27. |
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Math instructor creates interactive online algebra textbook | |||
Dining Services holds open house for new eating spaces on campus | |||
Costco Breaks Records With $22M To Privatize Liquor | The fight to privatize liquor sales in Washington just got a lot more expensive. Costco has dumped another $9 million into the Yes on Initiative 1183 campaign. That brings the wholesale giant's total spending to more than $22 million –- a state record for a ballot measure. |
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Whalley to discuss financial literacy during Nov. 16 Turning Points lecture | |||
Students' large-format film photos of campus on display through Oct. 24 | |||
The Archaeology of One: Speaker's memoir explores layers of autism | Dawn Prince gets a physical rush when she drives through a tunnel, sees the lines of a tennis court and smells a tin of Band Aids. Looking at the color turquoise, she said, "I would feel turquoise shivers run up and down my spine and hear turquoise singing in my ears." °Â³ó±ð²Ô… |
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Faculty Fears in Washington | It just got easier to lay off full-time faculty members in Washington State, thanks to a declaration of financial emergency last month by the State Board for Community and Technical Colleges. But some faculty leaders say the board’s move is more about a power grab than saving money. … |
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Retreat on funding carries real costs | As Washington looks toward the next special legislative session, higher education is again on the cutting block. It is likely that new cuts will be forthcoming absent new taxes. As a result, the cost to students to attend college will continue to rise. |