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Help Name Washington’s New Apple Variety

Published Apr 16, 2024 04:35AM

Help Name Washington’s New Apple Variety

Washington has created a new apple and now, it's time to give it a name.

WA 64 is an attractive pink blushed apple with outstanding eating quality, being both firm and tasty. WA 64 is a Washington State University (WSU) apple release that originated from a cross between Honeycrisp and Cripps Pink (aka Pink Lady®) that was made in 1998 at the Wenatchee Tree Fruit Research and Extension Center. The apple is small to medium, and round with 40 to 70% of the surface covered with a pink blush over a yellow background. It colors well if ... Read more

Vancouver man sentenced to a year and a day for WSU robbery

PULLMAN — A Vancouver man was sentenced to just over a year in prison for a robbery on Washington State University’s campus in July.

RJ William, 22, was convicted of first-degree robbery and first-degree theft in Whitman County Super ... Read more

Kennedy Funding closes $2.7M land loan with 8% interest rate

When it comes to securing a land loan, even the savviest borrowers can expect to face some challenges. That’s why Dhaliwal TC Landing LLC sought out Kennedy Funding to close a $2.7 million loan to build a mixed-use property in the Tacoma, Washingto ... Read more

Julio Rodriguez aims to reverse course as Mariners host Reds

Mired in another early-season slump, Seattle's Julio Rodriguez was given a day off Sunday.

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A new world opens up with bias left at the door

Published Apr 15, 2024 01:20AM

By LINDA DENG in Tacoma, Washington | China Daily Global | Updated: 2024-04-15 09:09

Chinese students teach a high school student from the US state of Washington how to play guqin, a classical Chinese instrument, at Peking University, in Beijing on March 20. YIN GANG/XINHUA

"I think that's how my mind has changed … by leaving preconceived notions, leaving biases at the door," says Isaiah Long, a student from the United States who visited China recently.

"Going in head first and getting true experiences a ... Read more

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The Anarchists of Dune

from The Transmetropolitan Review

“The people who can destroy a thing, they control it.”

-Frank Herbert, Dune, 1965

Across the world, the movie-watching public will soon behold the Fremen of Dune sack and de ... Read more

Esquimalt developer hopes to see bigger, bolder projects ami

GMC Projects recently had a 26-storey residential building approved

A provincial representative for land and property developers says he hopes to see experienced developers with good track records propose bolder housing projects amid unc ... Read more

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Naveen Sharma

Issaquah, Washington

Mayor Pauly believes that all elected officials are servant leaders for the community they represent. As electeds, it is most important that we connect with our community, work to understand the values, goals and priorities of this special community, and reflect that in all the work that we do.