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After 27 years, Mark Morris band teacher John Swecker gives his final bow
John Swecker's morning got a jump-start Friday when the choir crammed into the band room to sing him "Happy Birthday" to the tune of the "Hallelujah Chorus."
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Talking Business: Former welder opens tattoo parlor in Toledo
TOLEDO — Derek House is hoping his new business will be a fresh start for him and a much-needed boost for his community's downtown core.
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Dedicated Longview man earns Kung Fu black belt 12 years after graveside vow
Dustin Bean stood at the foot of Bruce Lee's headstone at Lakeview Cemetery in Seattle.
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Brave souls get down and dirty for United Way at annual Ash Kicker
More than 1,000 people ran, walked, crawled, climbed and slid through a grueling five-kilometer obstacle course outside Castle Rock on Saturday.
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Inlsee stops in Kelso during southwest swing
Regulators need to evaluate proposed Pacific Northwest coal terminals primarily on whether they create more jobs than they eliminate, the Democrats' top gubernatorial candidate said Saturday in Kelso.
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Youth poetry contest winners revealed
The winners of the 2012 Daily News Young People's Poetry Contest will be honored at a Young Writers celebration from 7 to 8:30 p.m. May 29 at the Cowlitz PUD Conference Room, 961 12th Ave., Longview.
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Late police chief's widow, son meet Obama during ceremony
The 8-year-old son of slain Rainier Police Chief Ralph Painter met President Barack Obama this week during a Capitol Hill ceremony honoring law enforcement officers who died in the line of duty.
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Mental health worker fatally stabbed in St. Helens
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Coastal communities question tsunami debris cleanup policies
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Mentally ill car thief gets day in court
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