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Wednesday, March 6, 2002
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Locke threatens broader cuts
OLYMPIA -- Gov. Gary Locke will order across-the-board cuts to state programs next week if lawmakers are unable to bridge the state's $1.6 billion budget gap by the end of the legislative session on March 14, he said.
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State worker layoffs hit home
OLYMPIA -- The state's financial problems hit home Tuesday for 28 employees at the Maple Lane School in Centralia, a juvenile detention facility.
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U.S., allies locked in bloody battle
GARDEZ, Afghanistan -- Hundreds of Taliban and al-Qaida fighters were killed in fierce fighting Tuesday as U.S.-led coalition forces pressed their offensive in the rugged mountains of eastern Afghanistan, the U.S. commander said.
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Al-Qaida resistance more than expected
SIRKANKEL, Afghanistan -- As U.S. troops poured from the belly of a Chinook helicopter, a rocket-propelled grenade hit the craft and U.S. forces scurried back aboard and took off. A head count showed someone was missing.
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Oyster farm for public sought
THURSTON COUNTY -- Henderson Inlet could soon be home to a community oyster farm planted, worked and perhaps someday harvested by the public.
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DNA testing narrows source of fecal issuers
THURSTON COUNTY -- At least 27 types of animals -- from humans to raccoons -- contribute to the bacterial contamination problems in Henderson Inlet.
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Tomato-rich diet lowers risk of prostate cancer, study finds
WASHINGTON -- A diet rich in tomato sauce, ketchup and other tomato-based products containing a powerful antioxidant can lower the risk of prostate cancer, a new study says.
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Sonics rip T-Wolves
SEATTLE -- Flip Saunders said the star treatment is alive and well after the Seattle SuperSonics knocked off the Minnesota Timberwolves 97-83 Tuesday night.
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Ex-Montesano coach gets post at River Ridge
LACEY -- River Ridge's open head football coach position drew a lot of interest, but in the end, Steve Schultz's desire to make himself a fixture with the school proved to be the clincher.
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Developer's plans rile neighbors
LACEY -- A long-time South Sound developer who wants to build about 385 houses on a 71-acre property near College Street heard the same concerns from neighbors Tuesday as a previous developer did two years ago.
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Proposals fly at party caucuses
Local Democrats who gathered Tuesday night at Lacey's Mountain View Elementary School for precinct caucuses decided it's time for Washington to think the unthinkable: A state income tax.
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Businesses ride crest of floor improvement craze
OLYMPIA -- It has been an odd 12 months in the South Sound business world -- Nisqually Earthquake, recession, struggling stock market and terrorist attacks.
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