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| The Great Giant Flea Hunt | In the Pacific north-west, we live among behemoths - snowcapped volcanoes, towering trees, great splashing salmon and lattes as big as a child's head. Yet one of the region's undeniably superlative titans has slipped beneath everyone's radar. The land of Bigfoot and鈥 |
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| Peninsula marine life centers losing sea stars to mysterious disease | Visitors to the North Olympic Peninsula's two major marine science centers are likely to see few sea stars. Sea star wasting disease, which has decimated wild populations, also is tearing through captive collections. The disease has accelerated this summer, said staff members鈥 |
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| Once-common marine birds disappearing from our coast | The bird-counters stood in the windy bow chattering into headsets and scanning the Strait of Juan de Fuca with binoculars. |
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| Saving mountain goats with science, guts and good guesses | TO EMPATHIZE with the mountain goats of the Cascade Range, imagine the apocalypse has come and your extended family members are the only survivors on besieged Capitol Hill. Now it鈥檚 time to have children. |
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| The Esquire Guy: Stop Using Your Phones During Meetings | May I check my mobile device during a meeting? |
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| Scientists Look for Causes of Baffling Die-Off of Sea Stars | Ben Miner picks his way over slick cobble on the shore of Bellingham Bay, in northwestern Washington. He has brought me to his study site here to show me something that has become increasingly rare on the west coast of North America: a healthy community of sea stars. He stops now and鈥 |
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| California Expected to Set Water Restrictions | In an attempt to help curb the impact of a three-year drought, California is likely to soon issue a first-time mandatory water restriction. |
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| C-Stores Change with the Times | There are few Years more turbulent in the history of the convenience store industry than 1990. Just prior, the total number of c-stores had peaked at 83,000 in the late 1980s. The market was overcrowded and big chains were cutting excessive inventory. The number of locations fell to 71,200 in鈥 |
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| Natural asbestos problem in Burlington 鈥榝alls in the cracks鈥 | U.S. Environmental Protection Agency investigators prompted by a resident's concern in late 2012 tested rocks near a housing development in Burlington and found evidence of naturally occurring asbestos. |
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| Shannon Point Marine Center gets new director | Shannon Point Marine Center鈥檚 new director has officially joined the team of researchers tucked away on a 78-acre forested campus with a 3,000-foot stretch of undisturbed shoreline. |