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Scientists digging in the mudflats near Port Townsend believe a huge tidal wave hit the area in January 1700. Their evidence matches up with Native American and Japanese accounts, and it indicates a pattern of tsunamis happening every 300 years. Are we due?
READ MORE | 2 COMMENTS'The Desert of Forbidden Art' (2010) plays at SAAM in Volunteer Park, and SAM downtown's series 'American Heart: The Films of Jeff Bridges' kicks off with 'The Last Picture Show.'
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One flaw is being blinded by average reading scores, masking the students who are falling behind. Another is the regimented, stuffed curriculum, which crowds out time for teaching each child to read by the early elementary years. But reading is not just another subject; it's the fundamental and crucial skill.
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Chinese buyers and other uber-rich investors have priced average citizens out of the Vancouver housing market, and there seems little chance of turning this around. Vancouver is now the third most unaffordable city in the world.
READ MORE | 11 COMMENTSSeattle's King Street Station can't match the comfort and appeal of Portland's Union Station. But work is on track to bring interior restoration, a tree-lined plaza, and other improvements.
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