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I remember Pete Steffens

Pete Steffens, journalist, teacher, political activist and champion swimmer, died on Aug. 23, at 87, in Nanaimo on Canada’s Vancouver Island, and I lost a friend of 60 years standing.

Pete had the privilege, and the burden, of being the son of a very famous father, muckraker Lincoln…

2012-09-20
The Alumni Factor “A Revolution in College Rankings” Schools Producing Happiest Grads

New findings and rankings by The Alumni Factor are sure to raise a few eyebrows at the universities that are spending millions of dollars on marketing and recruitment, only to learn their rankings are as high as the competition. Among the 177 top schools, the top school listed in California, as…

2012-09-14
In memoriam: Pete Steffens, 1924 - 2012 2012-09-06
Admin assistant by day, rock star by night 2012-08-14
Student helps 'steward the American experience' 2012-08-08
How coal trains could choke NW's economic engines

A new study of rail transportation problems associated with the transport of millions of tons of coal from the Powder River Basin of Wyoming and Montana to proposed export terminals in the Pacific Northwest was released today in Montana, citing "a huge, huge increase in volume that we'…

2012-07-17
Kirkland native honored as outstanding graduate in journalism

Gina Cole, a 2007 graduate of Lake Washington High School, was recently honored as the 2012 Outstanding Graduate in Journalism at Western Washington University. One student from each academic major is so honored each year.

2012-06-28
WWU alum's honeymoon nightmare in latest Chicken Soup book

A Western Washington University alumnus whose honeymoon began at gunpoint has published a story on it in the latest book in the Chicken Soup for the Soul series.

Caleb Jennings Breakey, who graduated WWU in 2007, and his new bride were pulled over by Bellingham police and handcuffed…

2012-06-26
Hydraulic Fracturing In The Marcellus Shale

A supply glut and price collapse in natural gas is slowing down the hydraulic fracturing boom in some areas. How market forces, state regulations and health and environmental concerns are shaping development of the Marcellus Shale.

2012-05-16
WWU journalists win regional awards 2012-04-02
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