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Seattle Loses Supersonics

03.07.2008 18:23    nwpr.org
The Seattle Supersonics basketball team is moving to Oklahoma City. But the settlement reached Wednesday gives incentives for Seattle to host another N-B-A team down the road.


WA Right to Die Supporters Submit 320,000 Signatures

03.07.2008 18:23    nwpr.org
It looks like Washington State voters will get the chance to vote on an Oregon-style right-to-die initiative this fall. Former Governor Booth Gardner, who has Parkinson's, is leading the campaign. He says he's confident of a win in November.

Legal Glitch Ensnares Five Juvenile Lifers

03.07.2008 18:23    nwpr.org
Five juvenile murderers in Oregon say that because of a legal glitch, they received much harsher sentences than if they'd been older when they committed their crimes. So far the courts have not been moved, and the state isn't backing

Life in Prison for Juveniles: Is it Good Public Policy?

03.07.2008 01:32    nwpr.org
There are at least 60 juvenile murderers serving life sentences in Northwest prisons. Some will probably die in prison. Others have a chance at parole. But is it good public policy to prosecute juveniles as adults and sentence them to


Starbucks Closing 600 Stores Nationwide

03.07.2008 01:32    nwpr.org
Some Starbucks customers may soon have to drive a bit further to get their caffeine fix. The Seattle-based coffee giant announced Tuesday the closures will affect underperforming stores nationwide. Austin Jenkins has details.

Moving Chemical Weapons to Umatilla, OR Possible Option

03.07.2008 01:32    nwpr.org
The United States is falling behind on an international treaty deadline to destroy all of its chemical weapons by 2012. The state of Oregon might be asked to pick up the slack. Correspondent Anna King has the story.

WA Foster Care System Says it Needs More Money

03.07.2008 01:32    nwpr.org
Washington's foster care system needs more money if it's going to reduce social worker caseloads. That's the response from the Department of Social and Health Services after a judge's ruling Monday. Austin Jenkins reports.

Prayer and Cheers as Signatures Dropped for WA Right to Die Initiative

03.07.2008 01:32    nwpr.org
Washington State is one step closer to adopting an Oregon-style Death with Dignity law. Supporters of I-1000 today submitted well over the number of signatures they need to get the measure on this November's ballot. As Olympia Correspondent Austin Jenkins

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