Earthquake Stories
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Malodorous goo rises from Offut Lake's inky depth
THURSTON COUNTY -- Place this one in the geological weirdness file -- and not under the "pleasant" category.
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Locke OKs emergency aid for quake victims
OLYMPIA -- Gov. Gary Locke, driven out of his office by the recent earthquake, used an impromptu outdoor office Monday to sign legislation providing aid to quake victims and to power customers struggling to pay their heating bills.
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Fort ceases firing to protect Capitol
FORT LEWIS -- State officials may be concerned about how the Capitol will fare in another act of God, but they don't have to worry about Uncle Sam.
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IT'S YOUR MONEY
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Quake tax breaks help find stability
You may be able to deduct your earthquake damage as a casualty loss. A casualty is the damage, destruction or loss of property resulting from an identifiable event that is sudden, unexpected or unusual. This certainly includes our earthquake a couple of Wednesdays ago. It does not include accidental breakage or damage done by a pet or mislaid or lost property.
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Port's quake costs climb to $100,000
OLYMPIA -- The Nisqually earthquake left the Port of Olympia's boat marina and marine terminal laced with cracks, adding up to about $100,000 in damage, port officials said Monday.
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Tacoma poses a quake quandry
SEATTLE -- Tacoma may have been much closer to the epicenter of the 6.8 magnitude earthquake that rattled the Northwest last month, but it had a much easier ride than Seattle, a University of Washington geologist told a physics conference Monday.
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