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One of the joys of doing research that requires reading old newspapers is finding stories of interest beyond the topic of the research. Here are several examples of such discoveries, from the...

Edmonds will vote on a new plan to do its part slowing climate change by 2050. It comes after more than a year of development.

One hundred years ago this week, some big names in major league baseball played two (completely legal) exhibitions in Little Rock. Chief among the stars was the New York Yankees' Bambino — Babe Ruth.

Merkles boner . . . as a Cub By JohnW53 on Dec 18, 2020, 6:28am CST + Nearly a century after he played his final game, many baseball fans still know the name of Fred Merkle. As a 19-year-old rookie, he was on first base with 2 outs in the bottom of the ninth inning of a crucial game late in the 1908 season between the host Giants and the Cubs, who were neck-and-neck for first place in the National League. When the next batter smacked a clean single, a runner from third dashed home, ...