Vice President Dick Cheney on Wednesday challenged GOP presidential hopeful John McCain’s assertion that Donald H. Rumsfeld was one of the country’s worst defense secretaries.

Former Coast Guard Official: Ports Unprepared (NPR)
America is unprepared for the next big catastrophe, whether it’s like Sept. 11 or like Hurricane Katrina, the author of a new book says. Stephen Flynn, a former Coast Guard commander, says ports like the giant facility in Los Angeles, are especially vulnerable to attacks or natural disasters.

Prep wrestling state championship results
Olympian - Summer Steenberg (Sequim) 5-2. 145: Ashlee Phy (Mount Baker) p. Nicole Hyde (Aberdeen) 1:16. 160: Kylee Bishop (Washington) d. Sydney Nelson (Oak Harbor) 9-1. 285: Alisha Beach (Kelso) p. Brittany Caoile (Rochester) 3:28. FINAL TEAM SCORES 1, Hoquiam 62 …

Capitol Chat transcript: State Supreme Court candidates Gerry Alexander and John Groen
Moderator: Welcome to The Olympian’s Capitol Chat. I’m your moderator, State Government Reporter Adam Wilson. Our guests today are incumbent state Supreme Court Justice Gerry Alexander of Olympia, and his challenger in this year’s race — which will be decided in the primary — John Groen of Bellevue.

WOLVES TAKE 15TH AT STATE
Sequim Gazette - Sequim senior wrestlers got one last taste of the state championships, and they made the most of it. All five seniors scored … Nick Dickson (189 pounds) and Zeb Frongello also took their places among the best of Washington state, each taking fifth place …

Blyn casino likely to almost double number of slot machines
Peninsula Daily News - Ron Allen, Jamestown S’Klallam tribal chairman and president of the Washington Indian Gaming Association. “We are looking at … Highway 101 between Sequim and Port Townsend. As many as 8,100 new slot machines would be added at tribal casinos statewide …

Capitol Chat: John Skeen, managing partner, Patricia Bliss & Co. accounting
Moderator: Welcome to The Olympian’s Capitol Chat. I’m your moderator, business reporter Rolf Boone. Our guest today is John Skeen, managing partner at accounting firm Patricia Bliss & Co. He’s here today — about two-and-a-half weeks from the filing deadline — to answer readers’ income tax questions.

Capitol Chat transcript: Political editor Brad Shannon and statehouse reporter Adam Wilson
Moderator: Welcome to The Olympian’s Capitol Chat. I’m your moderator, editorial page editor Mike Oakland. Before I was appointed to this position at The Olympian in July 1992, I spent eight years on the state Capitol Campus first as a reporter and then political editor covering the Legislature and state government. Today, those jobs belong two our two forum guests: political editor Brad Shannon and statehouse reporter Adam Wilson.

Capitol Chat: Sandy Matheson, Department of Retirement Systems director
Moderator: Welcome to The Olympian’s Capitol Chat. I’m your moderator Adam Wilson. Our guest today is Sandy Matheson, director of the state Department of Retirement Systems. She’s joined by Gil Gilman, deputy director of the department, and Jeff Wickman, Strategic Initiatives Manager.

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