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Stories for March 12, 2008
Do you know who your lieutenant governor is?
A resignation in Albany, N.Y., has people in all 50 states wondering. In Washington, where the job is not terribly demanding, he's a rock 'n' roller.
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Spotted at 12:45 p.m. over the Washington state Capitol in Olympia: A single engine plane pulling a banner that reads "Save Our Sonics: Next Year is Too Late," with a TV helicopter in hot pursuit.
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Two more promising new arts groups in Portland
KO & Co., a dance troupe, and Portland Vocal Consort strut their stuff in a city that is spawning many new companies. The performances, however, left our critic feeling a little stranded.
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New figures confirm Seattle's housing affordability woes
The pattern is very strong: In Seattle you have affluent, largely single people chasing a small supply of urban housing. The result is small household size, an exodus of families to the suburbs, and very high housing prices in the city.
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