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Securing a vantage seat in the upper deck of a hop-on-hop-off bus (read Big Bus Tours), you can feel like just another average visitor to Washington DC doing some touristy things.
This is the final installment in a series that features some of the landmarks that make Washington such a special place. Some of the stops have highlighted the Evergreen State’s natural beauty while others are the product of human hands and minds. Earlier articles featured Washington’s state waterfall, Palouse Falls. Part 2 took us, again, east of the Cascade Mountains to Goldendale and one of the nation’s largest public telescopes. Another spotlighted a 40-mile ribbon of state park known as the Centennial Trail. This series is delivered by a retired journalist who now makes ...
ELLENSBURG — Central Washington University’s student journalists rose to the top of Region 10 again this year in the Society of Professional Journalists (SPJ) Mark of Excellence contest. PULSE magazine won two categories—Best Student Magazine and Best Feature Writing—and The Observer student newspaper won for Best Affiliated Website. Both publications also earned two finalist selections each in Region 10, which includes schools from Washington, Oregon, Alaska, Idaho, and Montana...
PORTLAND — The Oregon Zoo is offering some big savings this month with a week of deep discounts starting on Presidents Day weekend.
PORTLAND — A Northwest holiday tradition is back! ZooLights at the Oregon Zoo, presented by U.S. Bank, opens Nov. 23, showcasing a winter wonderland of more than 1.5 million brightly