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 Daily Mail | Oceanographer tells Washington state beachcombers to expect shoes with bones Washington Post A basketball that landed on Prince of Wales Island was traced to a Japanese middle school. Ebbesmeyer is retired from a career that included tracking icebergs, the 1989 Exxon Valdes oil spill, and Puget Sound currents that affect sewage outflows. Coastal communities must plan for tsunami debris Spy satellites used in search for tsunami debris |
Mercer Island High School Ranks 6th in Washington State in Newsweek Patch.com Mercer Island High School achieved high marks in the Washington Post and Newsweek Magazine's high school rankings this year. USNews and World Report released their rankings earlier this month By Patch Staff Mercer Island High School scored well on |
 Purdue Boilermakers | Entering the Hall: William 'Lone Star' Dietz ESPN (blog) By Kevin Gemmell | ESPN.com Former Washington State football coach William "Lone Star" Dietz will be posthumously inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame with the 2012 Divisional Class. Dietz had many coaching stops -- including Washington Former Cougars football coach Dietz going to Hall of Fame Former Wyoming coach inducted into college hall |
 The Seattle Times | Charter schools The Seattle Times A coalition of education-advocacy groups on Tuesday started the process of asking voters for a fourth time to allow charter schools in Washington state. By Brian M. Rosenthal Except for the fact that we are handing over public buildings and taxpayer Charter school advocates make last-minute attempt to reach 2012 ballot |
Floating billboards The Seattle Times "Advertising signs are not allowed in any shoreline environment other than on (some) upland lots, so a location on the water is unlawful," wrote City Councilmember Richard Conlin, head of the city's land-use committee. Meanwhile, the state Department |