An aggregation of news from around the Northwest Cascadia region http://washingtonceo.com/ Washington CEO BICKLETON -- If you think the land is tough, try drilling below it. A good 45 minutes away from so much as a gas station, this windswept landscape of dusty sagebrush and coiled rattlesnakes is hard. But it's nothing compared to the rock below. Down there, http://www.yakimaherald.com/stories/5376 2008-07-03 11:05:20 YAKIMA -- In a brief meeting with Yakima school district officials today, Rep. Doc Hastings of Pasco heard first-hand the impact that high fuel prices are having on schools. http://www.yakimaherald.com/stories/5382 2008-07-03 11:05:20 Haven't picked up a headset or other hands-free cell phone device yet? Join the crowd. Several retailers have seen a surge in customers looking for accessories that would put them in compliance with the new law, which goes into effect Tuesday. The law mak http://www.yakimaherald.com/stories/5369 2008-07-03 11:05:20 YAKIMA -- The second annual Highgate Senior Living "Let's Beat Alzheimer's" Charity Golf Tournament will be Aug. 1 at Apple Tree Golf Course. The one-of-a-kind event is designed to raise awareness of the growing incidence of Alzheimer's, which has more http://www.yakimaherald.com/stories/5381 2008-07-03 11:05:20 YAKIMA -- Yakima firefighters put out an attic blaze in a house on the 1900 block of Willow Street Monday evening that they said was caused by over-heated wiring. They reminded homeowners that increased demand on air conditioning during hot weather can ov http://www.yakimaherald.com/stories/5380 2008-07-03 11:05:20 Yakima's temperature could top a record today as firefighters across Washington and Oregon brace for the chance of lightning-sparked fires. Today's high is forecast at 101 degrees, a tick above the 1987 record. The mercury on Sunday settled at 101 degrees http://www.yakimaherald.com/stories/5368 2008-07-03 11:05:20 To the editor -- This fall when we elect a new president, it would be smart to remember the candidates' wives. Cindy McCain and Michelle Obama are not running for office, but it would be foolish to ignore the influence each woman poss http://www.yakimaherald.com/stories/5389 2008-07-03 11:05:20 Sitting in the computer lab last winter, 16-year-old BreAnna Jones, a sophomore at West Valley High School, indifferently searched through hundreds of poems -- from William Wordsworth's "I Wandered Lonely as a Cloud" to Edna http://www.yakimaherald.com/stories/5386 2008-07-03 11:05:20 Andrew Hoge and Jessica Miller are two students who have added a whole new tint to the term "summer job." They are painting houses this summer -- but not with their own hands. Instead, they are hiring other college http://www.yakimaherald.com/stories/5385 2008-07-03 11:05:20 Tuesday, 10 a.m. Commissioners' Hearing Room PUBLIC SERVICES Resolution 300-2008 -- In the matter of establishment of the Naches rail branch capital project fund 307 and appointment of auditing officers and investment officers. Resolution 301-2008 --In t http://www.yakimaherald.com/stories/5363 2008-07-03 11:05:20 The congregation of Englewood Christian Church celebrated the 50th anniversary of the founding of their church on Sunday with a potluck lunch and the dedication of a quilt honoring the church's history. h# Celebrating five decades of worship. c# Yakima H http://www.yakimaherald.com/stories/5373 2008-07-03 11:05:20 If I've learned one thing in motherhood, it's this: Bringing kids into the world is a whole lot easier than letting them go. Several months of mild discomfort, some hours of physical pain (including a few minutes when your body shrieks, "You crazy idiot . http://www.yakimaherald.com/stories/5367 2008-07-03 11:05:20 http://www.yakimaherald.com/stories/5365 2008-07-03 11:05:20 Advertising The Yakima Ad Club recently announced officers and board members for 2008-2009. Officers are Ryan Messer, local sales manager, KIMA-TV, president; Trina Nixon, art director, Smith, Phillips & DiPietro, secretary; Frank Orlando, production http://www.yakimaherald.com/stories/5362 2008-07-03 11:05:20 YAKIMA -- Yakima firefighters put out an attic blaze in a house in the 1900 block of Willow Street on Sunday evening that they said was caused by overheated wiring. They reminded homeowners that increased demand on air conditi http://www.yakimaherald.com/stories/5400 2008-07-03 11:05:19