Fruit industry part of debate over workers' health care Yakima Herald-Republic
Yakima Valley agricultural employers are bracing for possible legislation that could lasso them into an updated version of the so-called Wal-Mart bill.
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A growing Christmas tradition -- Chinese food Seattle Post-Intelligencer
Eating Chinese food on Christmas Day has become a new American tradition in the city.
The new Christmas tradition: Fried crab and Peking duck Seattle Post-Intelligencer
For thousands of years, Chinese food has been a daily staple for ethnic Chinese worldwide. But eating Chinese food on Christmas has also become a new American tradition in the city.
Family fun calendar Everett Herald
"The Lights of Christmas": More than one million outdoor lights; train rides, music, drama performances, refreshments, 5 to 10 p.m. Thursdays-Sundays Dec. 22-23 and 26-28, Warm Beach Christian Camps, 20800 Marine Drive, Stanwood; 360-652-7575, www.warmbeach.com/loc.
Poll: Grads go where jobs are Rochester Business Journal
Rochester Business Journal December 22, 2006 Why do young people leave the Rochester area? Jobs. That’s the opinion of nearly three-quarters of RBJ Daily Report readers who participated in this week’s Snap Poll. High taxes was a distant second.
Best bets for New Year's Eve Seattle Post-Intelligencer
Whether you're hoping to find a perch at the Space Needle for the annual fireworks extravaganza or listen to a cool jazz band at a tiny club, there's a New Year's Eve package of merriment awaiting your cash, check or credit/debit card.
Emmylou Harris is in a category all by herself King County Journal
Emmylou Harris just might be the least-publicized superstar in history.
Talking Life and Music with ALO’s Zach Gill Santa Barbara Independent
It’s 9:15 a.m., and I am knocking on the door of a tract home adjacent to the Ellwood mesa. It’s an early morning for what was a late night of watching magicgravy perform on SOhO’s stage at the Santa Barbara Music Phreaks holiday party.
music The Olympian
7 p.m. Dec. 21, The Water Street Cafe, 610 Water St. S.W., Olympia. Families welcome. 360-709-9090.
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