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Ferndale plant has record of air-pollution notices

ConocoPhillips’ refinery near Ferndale has been repeatedly fined by regional air-pollution inspectors and last year drew two citations from state workplace-safety regulators who said a fire there was caused by faulty maintenance.

Refinery workers’ failure to lubricate a motor sparked…

Helping College Students Stay Safe While Dating

As the son of a domestic violence survivor, David Marshall is hoping to chip away some of the attitudes that perpetuate violence against women at his college. The senior at City University of New York’s John Jay College of Criminal Justice participates in the group Men Creating Change,…

Lower Tolerance for Higher Education Cuts

The latest cuts to higher education in Washington appear to be the last straw for students. At eight schools across the state on Tuesday, they are holding walkouts and rallies, making phone calls and writing letters to get lawmakers' attention. The supplemental budget cuts $25 million in…

²ÝÁñÉçÇø WOMEN'S GOLF: Vikings 9 strokes off lead in first tournament of spring

Western Washington University's Sophie Elstrott is tied for third and the Vikings are second following first-day action Monday, Feb. 28, at the UC Riverside Braveheart Classic being played at the 6,000-yard, par-72 Oak Valley Golf Club in Beaumont, Calif. The final round begins Tuesday.

COLLEGE WOMEN'S BASKETBALL: Dunbar's flu, Clan can't keep Vikings from advancing

With 1,620 career points, Vikings guard Amanda Dunbar needed just three points to move into a tie for third place on the Great Northwest Athletic Conference's all-time scoring list.
She made it, but just barely. Dunbar, who was named the GNAC Player of the Year in this, her senior…

COLLEGE MEN'S BASKETBALL: Late steal, lay-up dooms Western men

The situation was mishandled.
Michael Duty scored 21 points and Rory Blanche added 16, but the Western Washington University men's basketball team watched a lead slip away on Monday, Feb. 28, against Northwest Nazarene University after turning the ball over three times over its final…

²ÝÁñÉçÇø's Dead Parrots Society wins 2010-2011 national College Improv Tournament
Lower Tolerance for Higher Education Cuts

The latest cuts to higher education in Washington appear to be the last straw for students. At eight schools across the state on Tuesday, they are holding walkouts and rallies, making phone calls and writing letters to get lawmakers' attention. The supplemental budget cuts $25 million in…

Alaskan in Cairo Says Egypt's Economy Suffers

The chaos in Egypt has calmed down since protests earlier this month, but one Alaskan says there is still a lot of progress to be made.

Michael Downey, a 21-year-old student at Western Washington University, is originally from Anchorage but is currently in Cairo for a television project…

Pigs were problematic at Outback, and ²ÝÁñÉçÇø student makes waves with Egyptian interview

My recent story about the Outback farm at Fairhaven College didn't mention that an early name for the urban-farming experiment was the "Outback Pig Farm." I figured that was old history, because pigs no longer reside there.
Now I'm glad I omitted the porkers, because…

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