All wines are appropriate for all seasons. There’s nothing wrong with enjoying a simple white or crisp rosé in the winter, and big reds work all year long.
The latest Consumer Price Index news release for the greater Seattle area is now available from BLS at http://www.bls.gov/ro9/cpiseat.pdf.
The American Art Company, 1126 Broadway Plaza,Tacoma, is hosting Plein Air Washington’s tribute to Washington State Park’s centennial year. Plein Air Washington is the state’s largest association of outdoor artists and painters.
To help ensure spawning goals and management objectives are met for wild chinook salmon, anglers will be required to release all chinook beginning Sept. 22 in Grays Harbor Area 2-2 (east of the buoy 13 line) where the fishery will close for nearly a week the following day (Sept. 23).
An annual national contest that encourages students to put their thoughts about a book into words is underway.
Melville’s adventures as a seaman in 1845 inspired him to write. On one voyage, he was captured and held for several months by the Typees; when he returned unscathed, friends encouraged Melville to write the escapade down.
Thunder blossoms gorgeously above our heads,
Great, hollow, bell-like flowers,
Help welcome salmon home to South Prairie Creek at the Salmon Homecoming Celebration on Sept. 21.
I was turned down for life insurance due to my health. Does this mean I can’t get life insurance at all?
The Washington State Parks and Recreation Commission announced the end of a general campfire ban in state parks east of the Cascades.
I’m on Medicare Part A and B. I want to drop Part B and buy a health plan through the Exchange so that I can get a subsidy.
The Environmental Protection Agency has named indoor air quality as one of the top five environmental risks to public health citing research that indoor air may be up to 100 times more polluted than the air outside. With Americans spending 90 percent of their time indoors, purifying indoor air is paramount to keeping families healthy – especially those with family members suffering from asthma and allergies.
Reduce, reuse, recycle – it’s the mantra we’ve heard for decades, and it appears Americans are taking the message to heart and making efforts to go green in all aspects of their lives. Whether it’s in their own home or at their place of work, being earth-friendly isn’t just a trend; it’s the new modern way of life
