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Happy Holidays!!
The Advance is taking a pre-session break through New Year’s Day as members and staff spend time with their families. We wish you all a very happy holiday season. See...
Apply to be a House page!
Do you know a 14-16 year old looking for a hands-on learning experience at the state capitol? The Legislature is accepting page applications for the 2014 legislative session. Legislative pages...
Tax season is prime time for numbers folks
“I hope that when I die, people say about me, ‘Boy, that guy sure owed me a lot of money.’ — Jack Handey, American thinker That hubbub you hear...
Can a fantastic fungi help clean up Puget Sound?
Stormwater: It sounds a little like part of a character’s name from “Game of Thrones,” but of course it usually refers to the stuff that flows off roads, driveways, parking...
How walkable is Washington?
Using census data for cities with a population of more than 100,000, Governing Magazine has released a new study on the walkability of cities that shows an increasing number of...
Hurry! The current GED expires in two weeks
Time is running out for anyone who started taking the GED sometime in the past decade but has not completed it; the current version of the GED test will expire...
Should we go over the river or through the woods to get to Grandmother’s house?
The weather outside is frightful. So where can you find the best information about whether it’s best to hop in your car and risk freezing rain or drive across the...
Marijuana: Legalization could bring litigation — and legislation
No matter who cashes in on the legalization of recreational marijuana in Washington state – growers, distributors and/or retailers – it seems likely that another group also stands to benefit:...
Breaking good: More of us are (or one day will be) affluent
The storied American Dream is, well, merely a story for many Americans. Current, and numerous, “fails” in the U.S. economy are well-documented. Just a few months ago, for example, research...
Are you recycling?
The Department of Ecology announced Tuesday that Washingtonians recycled more in 2012 than we threw away for the second year in a row. In 2011 we recycled 50.7 percent of...