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Washington State quarterly revenue projection down $1.4 billion

(Olympia, Washington) - The September revenue forecast for Washington state government shows projected General Fund revenue down $1.4 billion. The forecast covers the remainder of this biennium (2009-11) as well as the next budget period (2011-13). The figure was released today by the Washington State Economic and Revenue Forecast Council.

According to Dr. Arun Raha, the state's chief revenue forecaster, "The Washington recovery seems to have lost momentum in the summer months after strong growth in the spring. The reasons are not Washington specific, but due to the slowing of the national economy. We remain optimistic about our aerospace and software publishing industries, however."

Your City USA Visits the Maryhill Museum of Art

The overall feeling is one of elegance and grace by all the exhibits.

(Goldendale, Washington) - I checked my GPS. About 150 miles--three hours driving if you didn't stop (we planned to). Still it was exciting. Driving up the Collumbia Gorge was like entering a different world. An amazing world with beautiful landscapes and unexpected treasures. Our destination was one such treasure: The Maryhill Museum of Art.

Oregon Zoo gives grant to Washington State DOC for frog rehabilitation

The frog rehabilitation is part of the Sustainable Prisons Project, a partnership between the Department of Corrections and The Evergreen State College.

(Olympia, WA) - The Department of Corrections received a grant from the Oregon Zoo to rehabilitate an endangered species of frog that lives in the Pacific Northwest. The staff and offenders at Cedar Creek Corrections Center have had a higher success rate at rearing the Oregon spotted frog than zoos and nature centers in Washington, Oregon and British Columbia.

`Return of the Zeppelin` - a Video Essay

"What's unique is that this is very much flight by feel, not flight by numbers. You know a lot of airplanes you do everything in a set time, in a set way, at a set speed, in a set place; this is very much fly by feel." - Katharine Board, Zeppelin Pilot

(SALEM, Ore.) - A long time has passed since Americans witnessed the flight of a zeppelin; an airship that uses an inner superstructure for support inside of an 'envelope'.

A rare chance exists in Oregon for enthusiasts to actually ride aboard a zeppelin, in fact it is the largest such craft in the entire world.

142nd Fighter Wing F-15s Launch for Temporary Flight Restriction Violation

Fighter jets break sonic barrier today enroute to Washington.

(PORTLAND, Ore.) - At 1:38 p.m. this afternoon, within minutes of notification, two F-15C fighters from the Oregon Air National Guard's 142nd Fighter Wing scrambled in response to a Temporary Flight Restriction (TFR) violation in the vicinity of Seattle, Wash.

The jets were under the direction of the North American Aerospace Defense Command.

Thousands Head for Seattle`s Hempfest 2010 Honoring Jack Herer

"This one's for you, Jack!" The 19th Annual Seattle Hempfest is dedicated to the late hemp guru.

(SEATTLE, Wash.) - Hippies and hempsters from high and low are coming together at the biggest hemp festival in the United States this weekend, August 21-22. The Seattle Hempfest celebrates its 19th year by remembering the late, great Jack Herer, a moniker of hemp events whose absence is greatly felt throughout the cannabis community.

For over forty years, Jack Herer, the Emperor of Hemp, shouted from the rooftops, "Hemp will save the world!" He spoke to advocates and critics alike, filling in the gaps created by propaganda and misinformation.

Letter to the Editor Addresses Military Service and Agent Orange

An Editorial Assessment of Agent Orange and Vietnam Veterans as of August 2010

(SEATTLE) - It's comically painful to read and watch comments by some Vietnam Veterans and concerned folks on this and other issues relating to Agent Orange.

I'm a Vietnam Veteran who unknowingly bathed regularly in various dilutions of the sprayed AO chemical mixed with our shower water.

Man Treated for Hypothermia After Sailboat Runs Aground at Newport

Vessel is high and dry on the Oregon Coast.

(NEWPORT, Ore.) - A Bellevue, Washington man is being treated for hypothermia at a Newport-area hospital after his 38-foot sailboat drifted overnight into the surf and ended up on the beach.

U.S. Coast Guard Identifies Crew of Crashed MH-60 Helicopter Crew

U.S. Coast Guard identifies MH-60 helicopter crew‏.

(SEATTLE) - The U.S. Coast Guard has identified the one survivor and three crew members who lost their lives, Wednesday, after their MH-60 Jayhawk helicopter crashed in the waters off of James Island, near La Push, Wash.

Lt. Lance D. Leone, 29, of Ventura, Calif., survived the crash and is being treated at a Seattle hospital with non-life threatening injuries. He is married.

Coast Guard Loses Three in Helicopter Crash off Washington

Aircraft crashed enroute to Sitka, Alaska.

(SEATTLE) - Three U.S. Coast Guard aviators are dead following the crash of their MH-60 Jayhawk helicopter in the waters near James Island, Washington.

Coast Guard units responded to the scene after contact was lost with the aircraft Wednesday at 9:32 a.m.