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First Microsoft Store in state opens with glitter, glitz
SEATTLE -- Microsoft united tweens and Gen Xers at Bellevue Square on Thursday, first giving away free Miley Cyrus concert tickets at its grand opening, then throwing a surprise free concert at night with Dave Matthews. Three doors down, the Apple store...
G-20 refuses to back US push on China’s currency
SEOUL, South Korea (AP) -- Leaders of 20 major economies on Friday refused to back a U.S. push to make China boost its currency's value, keeping alive a dispute that raises fears of a global trade war amid criticism that cheap Chinese exports are...
We are living in exponential times
Entrepreneurs Can Change the World
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T6MhAwQ64c0
Agriculture
It was on this day in 1889 that Grover Cleveland signed the law making the Department of Agriculture a Cabinet-level entity. Agriculture had always been important, of course, but as government became more important the farmers wanted a voice at the most...
Stormwater Assessment in Sunnyside
Those that live in Sunnyside know that the most contentious issue currently in front of our Council is the Stormwater Assessment Fee, which went into effect this year.  I don’t normally blog about issues that are in front of Council (that may change...
House committee approves new funding for Black Rock study
PUBLISHED ON Wednesday, June 25, 2008 AT 12:06AM Yakima Herald-Republic The U.S. House Appropriations Committee on Wednesday approved a 2009 spending bill that includes $500,000 to complete the Yakima River Basin water storage study, Rep. Doc Hastings...