Jon’’s NewsCloud Journal

This a big deal… and three states, including Washington, led the way!
Congressional negotiators agreed yesterday to a ban on a family of toxins found in children’s products, handing a major victory to parents and health experts who have been clamoring for the government to remove harmful chemicals from toys.
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Senator Ted Stevens was indicted on seven counts of falsely reporting income, in charges related to renovations on his home and to gifts he has received.
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A small, but symbolic step. Good going, city council!
Seattle is now one of the few major American cities to impose a fee on the use of disposable bags.
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Welcome to the dawn of post-literacy.
Is the Internet the enemy of reading, or has it created a new kind of reading, one that society should not discount?
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Spikes pulled from the bottom of Green Lake, now a total of 86, may turn out to be less ominous and more practical than originally thought and have probably been in the water much longer than the month or two park officials originally estimated. Several of the 2-foot or longer pieces of metal recovered […]

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Some granite countertops emit radiation. Knew I never liked those trendy granite countertops.
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The venerable High Country News — one of the leaders in North American rural lands reporting for a couple decades now — has a new website, designed by our friends at ONE Northwest, and it pretty much rocks. Go there and you’ll learn some things about the big open.
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This is a fantastic, thoughtful piece. Thanks, Ethan.
There’s nothing like a meeting on the future of journalism to get you concerned about the future of journalism. While there are some brilliant and exciting ideas discussed at conferences like the Knight Foundation-sponsored meeting I attended yesterday, there’s also a very clear s…
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PORTLAND — Sockeye salmon are heading back up the Columbia River this summer in numbers unseen since 1955, and nobody is sure why.
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Gov. Gregoire, still a lackluster campaigner. Sigh. She and her team really need to focus and execute this time around.
Is Puget Sound an issue that will carry water for Gov. Chris Gregoire?
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