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  Surprising Ingredients Found in Puget Sound Waters

  By David Bois | Sat Nov 14, 2009 3:18 PM ET

  found their way into regional waters is, shall we say, not terribly appetizing.Richard Keil is a professor of oceanography at the University of Washington and heads up the People for Puget Sound's Sound Citizen program that focuses effort on understanding how what we do on land has an effec Read More

  More like this in: Water, Chocolate, National Geographic, University of Washington, Water Quality, Thyme, Science, Regional/Local, Environment, Innovation & Discovery, Life Sciences
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  Twilight Restaurant Gives People Something To Bite Into

  By Jac Chebatoris | Sat Oct 31, 2009 3:00 PM ET

  part of the Twilight saga. A new restaurant based on the hugely successful books and movies from Stephanie Meyer is set to open next year in Forks, Washington where the series is set.It's only just beginning, the whole vampire-global -domination thing.The restaurant, according to the Hollywoo Read More

  More like this in: Twilight, Robert Pattinson, The Hollywood Reporter, Life & Style, Culture, Food & Drink
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  Coconuts for the Post Office

  By Chaniga Vorasarun | Fri Oct 30, 2009 11:08 PM ET

  for closure around the country. To keep their outpost from shuttering, Lantana locals have started a campaign to send up to 2,000 coconuts to Washington D.C. to get the attention of Postmaster General John E. Potter. It seems, though, that the coconuts will do the shouting for th Read More

  More like this in: Recession, Florida, Postal Service, US, Business, Regional/Local, Good Ideas, Economy
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  Kennedy Honored as Champion for Refugees

  By Kendall Hunter | Wed Oct 28, 2009 11:59 AM ET

  legacy. If it inspires even a fraction of the service he gave to the world, we're movin' in the right direction. Photo courtesy Muffet vi Read More

  More like this in: Washington DC, Peace, Nobel Peace Prize, Switzerland, Refugee, Norway, Refugees, UNHCR, Antonio Guterres
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  College Student Seeks Personal Assistant

  By Kathy Ehrich Dowd | Sat Oct 24, 2009 1:46 PM ET

  week the 19-year-old logged on to the school's employment Web site and posted an ad for someone to take on "some of my everyday tasks," reports The Washington Post. Cooper laid out the job responsibilities in detail. "As my PA you will receive an email once a day by 9 a.m. with a task list fo Read More

  More like this in: Schools, Employment, Washington Post, The Washington Post, Georgetown University, Homework, US, Business, Regional/Local, Education, Employment, Home & Garden
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  LiveStrong Fights for HealthCare

  By Kirk Bromley | Fri Oct 23, 2009 2:00 PM ET

  coverage when he had a pre-existing cancer condition. Clearly, something needs fixing, and LiveStrong is out to get it done.Photo vi Read More

  More like this in: Lance Armstrong, Health, Cancer, Health Care, insurance, Healthcare, Health Insurance, Healthcare Reform, Livestrong, Lance Armstrong Foundation
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  Tuning in to a Better Life

  By Kendall Hunter | Mon Oct 19, 2009 11:05 AM ET

  to survive, learn music and support my family."Members of the network have performed for dignitaries around the world, in Mexico City, New York and Washington as well as a concert for the late Pope John Paul ll in St. Peter's Square in Vatican City.Now that's a gang we wouldn't mind hangin Read More

  More like this in: New York, Children, Music, Schools, Germany, Mexico, The Guardian, Classical Music, Gangs, Vatican City
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  Wedding Politics in India: With This Toilet, I Thee Wed

  By Jac Chebatoris | Tue Oct 13, 2009 11:00 AM ET

  it goes something like this: vegetarian, sober, good job and, one other thing, if you please: a toilet.After "the financial liability," as the Washington Post points out that girls are to their families, the least the groom-to-be should manage to offer up (after being presented with th Read More

  More like this in: India, Washington Post, Life & Style, Relationships, Family
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  Solar Power Comes to the Mall

  By Darragh Worland | Thu Oct 8, 2009 4:04 PM ET

  experience to shame -- of course, I was a Drama and English major... Photo courtesy of Stefano Paltera, U.S. Department of Energy Sola Read More

  More like this in: Energy Efficiency, Architecture, Environment, department of energy, National Mall, solar decathlon, US, Technology, Education, Politics & Policy, Tech Does Good, Cutting-edge, Green Tech, Energy, Environment, Innovation & Discovery
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  Young People Get Their Say

  By Katherine Gustafson | Sun Oct 4, 2009 5:53 PM ET

  month to talk about what they can do.The event, called "A Better Deal: Securing Our Economic Future NOW," will take place on October 15 and 16 in Washington, D.C. It's the second annual get-together of this kind, presented by Demos, a nonpartisan public policy research and advocac Read More

  More like this in: Millennials, US, Social Responsibility, Education, Politics & Policy, Activism