Inslee directs Washington state health board to ban flavored vape products
Gov. Jay Inslee directed state officials Friday to impose an emergency ban on flavored vaping products, one of several measures he announced in response to the mysterious, sometimes fatal lung illness linked to e-cigarettes that have rippled across the nation. Read more in the Seattle Times
Mukilteo 5th grader: ‘Today, I had 12 minutes to eat my lunch’
Lunch is a timed sport for Mallory Banfield. The fifth-grader at Mukilteo Elementary School packs a lunchbox with food that is quick and easy to eat to give her a competitive edge. She also brings a stopwatch. She clicks it on when she sits and stops the counter when the lunch monitor says it’s time to go. Read more in the Everett Herald
Free entrance at national parks, forests and trails Saturday
Head outside Saturday as a vast number of trails, parks and forests will be free of charge. The National Park Service, U.S. Forest Service, Bureau of Land Management and U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service will all waive entrance and parking fees for the 2019 event Saturday, Sept. 28. Washington State Parks will also waive its Discover Pass fees for the day. Read more in the Skagit Valley Herald.
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