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"Dan Beard plans to retire if Republicans win control of the U.S. House of Representatives in the mid-term elections.

It's the nature of his job - a nonpartisan post in a political teapot.

The 66-year-old Bellingham native is chief administrative officer of the House. As…

"Following are recently compiled statistics on WTA ridership in 2009:

On time: On average, buses were on time about 93 percent, beating the 90 percent goal. During the evening rush hour, it was about 85 percent. On time is defined as being within five minutes of the scheduled arrival…