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Thursday, March 8, 2001
Bill aims to raise state pay
OLYMPIA -- Legislation to give state employees the same yearly raises as those guaranteed teachers was introduced Wednesday in the House and Senate. click here for the full story

 
Unidentified woman's body found in ditch
GRAPEVIEW -- The body of a woman was found in a ditch along a gravel road Wednesday morning, the second homicide in Mason County in two weeks. click here for the full story

 
AFTERSHOCKS
click here for the full story Home checkups ease fears
THURSTON COUNTY -- Michael Crowe has spent a lot of time crawling, crouching, climbing and counseling since the Feb. 28 earthquake. click here for the full story

 
GOP scuttles job-safety rules
WASHINGTON -- Republican-sponsored legislation to wipe out the first federal job-safety rules targeting repetitive-motion injuries won final congressional approval Wednesday from the House after a short and fiercely partisan debate. click here for the full story

 
Parkway dangerous, officials caution
OLYMPIA -- The geologically unstable area around Capitol Lake continues to be a potentially dangerous public attraction. click here for the full story

 
click here for the full story South Sound recalls day the earth shook
We asked Olympian readers to share their stories of where they were when the magnitude 6.8 earthquake struck South Sound at 10:54 a.m. on Feb. 28. Here are some of their stories: click here for the full story

 
Heavy lifting begins today on Legislative Building
OLYMPIA -- Scaffolding on the earthquake-damaged Capitol will start going up today, but another state building on the Capitol Campus is coming down. click here for the full story

 
  

 
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