OLYMPIA -- Rep. Shelly Short said this evening she will not seek the state Senate seat that will become open on Jan. 1 with the retirement of Bob Morton. Morton, a 22-year veteran of the Legislature, announced last week that he would retire halfway through…
Holding check, right to left, are Valley Mayor Tom Towey, Rick Cooper of Pepsi Bottling Co., and Dan Duer, general manager of Wolff Services. A few weeks ago, the state gave a $50,000 grant to the Pepsi Bottling Co., as an incentive to move into…
For those of you worried the world will end on Dec. 21 because of the Mayan calendar -- or because 12/21/12 is just too many combinations of 1 and 2 -- the federal government is offering some advice to chill out. USA.gov, a federal government…
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