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'Tidying up the past': Pandemic house cleanings produce offers to return World War II souvenirs

Pandemic stay-at-home orders gave lots of households extra time for spring cleaning. Some people rediscovered World War II artifacts, including inscribed…

Ferry service boosted to U.S. enclave of Point Roberts, which is cut off by Canada

The Port of Bellingham is increasing temporary ferry service to the isolated enclave of Point Roberts, Washington. That community was largely cut off from…

Bonsai tree exhibit offers novel take on 75th anniversary of end of World War II

One of the more unusual ways the 75th anniversary of the end of World War II is being marked this summer is with an exhibit of stunted trees. They’re…

For one Olympia family going back to school means rolling up the garage door

It was common through the 1800s for American school children to attend a one-room schoolhouse. In 2020, in the midst of the coronavirus pandemic, the…

Tablet and phone cameras monitor mask-wearing and distancing in cafes and lobbies

A tech startup in the Seattle area is offering new software that it says can help businesses track whether they are COVID-safe, including monitoring for…

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