Washington is a state in the Pacific Northwest of the United States. The state is named after George Washington, the first President of the United States. As of the 2000 census, the state population was approximately 5.9 million and the state work force numbered about 3.1 million. Residents are called "Washingtonians" (emphasis on the third syllable, pronounced as tone).

It should not be confused with Washington, D.C., the nation's capital city. To avoid confusion, the city is often called simply D.C. and the state is often called Washington state.

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Road work to close part of Highway 2
Fri, 10 Oct 2008 01:47:31 -0700
If weather permits, eastbound Highway 2 between Interstate 5 and Highway 204 east of Everett will be completely closed overnight Friday while workers re-stripe a trestle to create two lanes of traffic and a wider highway shoulder.
Peace in the ether for radio royalties
Fri, 10 Oct 2008 00:53:19 -0700
U.S. Rep. Jay Inslee helped broker a bipartisan solution to prevent disastrous royalty-fees increases for radio stations using the Internet.
Which candidate owns the future?
Fri, 10 Oct 2008 00:51:04 -0700
Unless you stayed up to the bitter end, you missed the last question. It came over the Internet from Peggy in Amherst, N. H., and, as Tom Brokaw...

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School district considers massive building projects
Tacoma’s aging schools will need more than $1 billion worth of work over the next 14 years, School Board members were told Thursday night.
Builders spend big on Pat McCarthy ads
A Pierce County executive’s race already flush with cash is getting a new infusion from one of the county’s biggest political players.
Retiring pastor’s work lives on
Nearly a half-century ago, Curtis E. Montgomery rented an old grocery store and cleaners on Tacoma’s Hilltop for $25 a month and started a church.

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