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Bush Budget May Divert Dam Revenue; N.W. Politicians Vow to Protect Rate Relief

President Bush on Monday proposed diverting an expected windfall of hydroelectricity revenue out of the hands of Northwest ratepayers and into the federal Treasury. The proposal, made as part of Bush's budget, released Monday, immediately drew a sharp rebuke from Northwest congressional representatives and public power groups. Although Bonneville Power Administration officials said Bush's proposal would let them improve power transmission capacity, congressional representatives want the money...

Seven School Levies to Be Decided Today; Local Districts Seek Total of $413 Million

The biggest combined school election event in local history will be decided today as seven local districts all but Ridgefield and Hockinson go for unprecedented four-year replacement maintenance and operations levies. The districts are seeking more than $413 million to pay for student materials, extra staffing and additional activities that basic state education dollars don't cover. These include new textbooks and lab equipment, music and arts programs, teacher training, athletics and other...

Where Are They Now?: Happiness Follows These Folks; Here's an Update On People Whose Lives Became News

Barbara Albert doesn't cry every day. Not any more. Five months after Hurricane Katrina shook her life, the New Orleans woman has found new friends, a new routine and a new outlook in Vancouver.

Judges Hear Arguments On Primary

SEATTLE Judges from a federal appeals court grilled lawyers for the attorney general's office and the Washington State Grange on Monday over their assertions that Washington's short-lived "top- two" primary system should be reinstated. The top-two system was ruled unconstitutional last July, before it was used, by U.S. District Court Judge Thomas Zilly, who found it infringed upon the right of political parties to nominate candidates for office.