Articles published Thu, Mar 22, 2012

In light of recent child gun accidents, awareness raised for need of Eddie Eagle Gun Safety Program

Adults can get free Tdap shots at Cascade Valley Hospital

DISCLOSE ACT of 2012 will help correct problem created by Citizens United decision

Sen. Mark Kirk, R-IL, Sen. Richard Blumenthal, D-CT and Rep. Dave Reichert, R-WA have added their voices to the tens of thousands of Americans signing online petitions and letters to Backpage.com, calling on the online classified site to end so-called “adult services advertisements.”

Today, a bill to phase-in statewide implementation of the Washington kindergarten inventory of developing skills (WaKIDS) was signed into law.

Tonight in Burlington, volunteers are being trained as Citizenship Coaches to help people navigate the process of becoming United States citizens. This is the first of several "Citizenship Academies" organized by the Washington-based immigrant advocacy group, OneAmerica, part of a national coalition planning to train more than 1,000 coaches this year.

Capt. Jeffrey S. Ruth will take command of USS Nimitz (CVN 68) from Capt. Paul O. Monger during a ceremony March 29 at 1 p.m. aboard the aircraft carrier while in port at Naval Station Everett.

Students from Lake Stevens Middle School and North Lake Middle School have been reading books since November in preparation for the annual Battle of the Books Competition held every March.

April 13-15, 2012