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• Foot of snow in Seattle? City frantic after forecast

  Tue Jan 17, 2012
  • I say, "Bring it on!" (Pacific NW weather spotter :-)

• Hiring gained traction in December

  Fri Jan 6, 2012
  • Of course hiring would gain traction in December in part due to temporary seasonal work---but how much of the hiring is sustained for long term employment?

• EPA: 'Fracking' likely polluted town's water

  Thu Dec 8, 2011
  • I don't know about you, but I don't want to drink flammable water. Check out the award winning documentary Gasland trailer 2010 on Youtube. At the end, a guy is able to show how he can light the tap water that runs from his faucet. That's what can happen when fracking is in your neighborhood.

• Extreme couponing sparks backlash

  Thu Sep 15, 2011
  • My daughter and I use coupons to purchase items for our local shelter where 5 homeless families live (with infants, toddlers and older children).  We don't have a lot of money ourselves--in fact 3 out of 4 of us are technically unemployed in our family, but we feel it's important to give …

• Mystery of diseased coral solved: Human feces to blame

  Wed Aug 17, 2011
  •  Upon further investigation, scientists found the offensive Baby Ruth candy bar...

• Is America safer after the death of Osama bin Laden?

  Mon May 2, 2011
  • While I understand the reasons why, I'm a little concerned that all the rejoicing might lead to more attacks. Safer? Not yet.

• Snickers bar helped in $319 million jackpot win

  Thu Mar 31, 2011
  • Who knew that satisfying your sweet tooth could lead to millions?

• Elevated radiation found in Tokyo tap water

  Tue Mar 22, 2011
  • From bad to worse...my daughter and I saw this story on the Japanese news station tonight. It puts things in perspective when we think about all the stuff that we complain about here in the US...

• Missing American's family: 'We just want to find her'

  Fri Mar 18, 2011
  • Our daughter returned home from Japan last year after her 5 year teaching contract was up with the JET programme. As a mother, I can certainly sympathize with this family.

• Second nuclear meltdown likely under way in Japan, official says

  Sat Mar 12, 2011
  • And here we thought America's economic meltdown was the worst thing we were facing...