In the midst of all the turmoil, confusion and partisan infighting over the Affordable Care Act, former House Speaker Nancy Pelosi’s words have come back to haunt us: “We have to pass the bill so you can find out what is in it.”
Property tax levies due in 2013 increased 2.3 percent to $9.5 billion.
When the first passengers took off in Boeing’s 747 in 1970, the aircraft was dubbed the “Queen of the Skies.” Since then, the company’s mammoth plant just south of Everett has been the kingpin of the world’s jumbo jet production.
In 1992, a single male sockeye salmon managed to swim 900 miles from the mouth of the Columbia River to Redfish Lake in Idaho’s Sawtooth Mountains, the end of his migratory journey. Biologists dubbed the sole survivor, “Lonesome Larry.”
More than 16,000 children and young adults under the age of 19 fell victim to identity theft in 2012, according to the Federal Trade Commission; and many of these kids will likely struggle for years to clear their names.
News stories about the government shutdown have shined a spotlight on the issue of government overreach.
As the name suggests, Eclectic offers a varied assortment of gifts and home decor.
Liquor and Wine Enumclaw recently moved to a new location, but remains in the convenient QFC shopping center.
Aiming to help local customers improve their bottom line, Sam Vanassa has launched Gorilla Business Consulting.
Owner Carolyn Tyrrell and Amanda Resser care for customers’ hair, offering coloring, cuts, extensions and smoothing treatments.
In 1915, Franz Kafka wrote a novel about a man who was arrested by two unidentified agents from an undetermined agency and put on trial before unseen judges for an unspecified crime. He was compelled to defend himself without knowing what crime he’d allegedly committed.
After spending a couple of days last week in Washington, D.C., I wonder how Congress and President Obama will settle their differences without hurting the taxpayers or crippling our struggling economy.
A small critter is causing big problems in the South Puget Sound. It’s called the Mazama pocket gopher.