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District Line Daily: Gore Pleads, Setting Firefighter Records On Fire
Washington City Paper (blog)
A morning roundup of news, opinion, and links from Washington City Paper and around the District. Send tips and ideas to citydesk@washingtoncitypaper.com. Good morning from Washington City Paper! It's Wednesday! LEADING THE MORNING NEWS: Now that

Track and Field: Kennewick's Whistocken has state title aspirations
Mid Columbia Tri City Herald
By Craig Craker, Tri-City Herald Kennewick senior Angelique Whistocken won the regional javelin title on Friday and will be making her second trip to the state meet this weekend. She hopes to compete next year at Central Washington University.

San Diego ranked 8th in parks
U-T San Diego
James Gregg San Diego, the nation's eighth largest city, also ranks eighth in parks, says a new report by the Trust for Public Land. The Washington, DC-based nonprofit looked at 40 of the nation's largest cities with the hope that detailed reviews of

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Puyallup Land Conservation a Boon for Endangered Turtles, City Residents
Exit 133
Thanks to funding from the Pierce County Conservation Futures Program, Forterra (formerly Cascade Land Conservancy) and the City of Puyallup conserved 8.66 acres of forested wetlands in southwest Puyallup. Forterra negotiated the sale of the property

Elfin: DC Sports Takes The Best Out Of Many Athletes, Even Tiger Woods
CBS Local
The nation's capital has not exactly been fertile ground for athletes who have dominated elsewhere in the nation. Albert Haynesworth and Deion Sanders were feared and respected throughout the NFL until they signed with the Redskins.

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