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Grimm, five undergrads publish paper in journal 'Psychopharmacology' 2011-04-11
Life Story: Gardening and helping others were her passions

Ruby Rose Armstrong's flower beds were a source of pride and joy.

She grew up gardening at her parents' farm in Oso, where the garden was so beautiful people driving by would slow down just to look.

She nurtured her…

2011-04-04
Aledo church gearing for growth

Ron Buch, pastor of Aledo Church of Christ, once had political aspirations.

He graduated from Western Washington University with a double major — in political science and communications — and once served as an aide to U.S. Congresswoman Linda Smith, a former…

2011-04-01
Carmen Werder works with Western students to present at conference 2011-03-31
Reception to be held Thursday for retiring Diana Munsen 2011-03-29
WWU’s Christopher Wise Authors New Book, ‘Emerald Bay: From the Lost Archives of Mark Twain’ 2011-03-10
Cell phones not just dangerous while driving

Two tragic cases in the news this week have been linked to workers who were on their cell phones while on the clock. The death of an autistic man left in a sweltering van in Bucks County and a fatal Duck Boat accident on the Delaware River last summer have both been tied to inattentive workers…

2011-03-09
Nielsen has article published on mass communication scholarship 2011-03-04
The Great Hang Up: Clown? What clown?

How much do you miss right in front of you when you're using your cell phone? It turns out you might even miss a spectacle. In a groundbreaking study out of Western Washington University, researchers wanted to see how distracting a cell phone can be with the help of a clown on a unicycle.…

2011-03-03
Ferndale plant has record of air-pollution notices

ConocoPhillips’ refinery near Ferndale has been repeatedly fined by regional air-pollution inspectors and last year drew two citations from state workplace-safety regulators who said a fire there was caused by faulty maintenance.

Refinery workers’ failure to lubricate a motor sparked…

2011-03-01
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