Tacoma News Tribune - With everybody home from Iraq and all their gear and vehicles delivered via the Port of Olympia, the soldiers of Fort Lewis Stephen Townsend and Command Sgt. Maj. Jeffrey Du turned over the reins in a ceremony at Gray Army Airfield. Lt. Gen. Charles

A Thanksgiving for the travel record
Seattle Post Intelligencer - The Port Townsend-Keystone run and the Seattle-Bremerton runs will be on their regular schedules. On Thursday Edmonds-Kingston vessels will operate on a Saturday schedule, while Seattle-Bainbridge boats operate on a holiday schedule. There’ll be foot

One dead in house fire northwest of Spokane
Seattle Post Intelligencer - Last updated December 13, 2007 7:29 a.m. PT One dead in house fire northwest of Spokane THE ASSOCIATED PRESS NINE MILE GE aviation group orders 55 Boeing planes, list price $4.5B Gregoire seeks $100 million for new ferries, restored Port Townsend

New hulls could save old ferries, expert says
Everett Herald - That’s because they are the only ferries small and nimble enough to navigate the challenging harbor at Keystone on the Whidbey Island to Port Townsend run. Boylston told the Legislature’s Joint Transportation Committee that new hulls should be

Giving to those in need has rewards
Seattle Post Intelligencer - Bravo to Paula Hammond, state Department of Transportation director, for making the hard — but correct — decision to shut down the old 1927 ferries on the Port Townsend-Keystone run. As a Coupeville resident and frequent user of the Keystone run, I

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