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Ruston founder receives bronze tribute

The city installs monument to William Ross Rust, the late businessman-philanthropist who transformed “Smelterville” into a thriving company town.Click to Continue »

 

Mountains to Sound Greenway Trust names new executive director

Jon Hoekstra has worked at the World Wildlife Fund and The Nature Conservancy.Click to Continue »

 

Seattle-to-Portland Bicycle Classic much better, safer thanks to JBLM reroute

The Cascade Bicycle Club and Joint Base Lewis McChord should be applauded for working together to create safer passage through the South Sound this year.Click to Continue »

 

Adventure briefs for July 11

A $20,000 grant from REI will help with the second phase of the mountain bike trail system in Metro Parks Tacoma’s Swan Creek Park.Click to Continue »

 

Outdoors by the numbers for July 11

The number of square miles protected by the Rose Atoll Marine National Monument in America Samoa. Through a partnership between the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration and other agencies, you…Click to Continue »

 

‘Underappreciated’ tax will get dirt moving in state

Twelve cents a gallon —11.9 cents if you want to quibble — sounds like a lot of money when it comes to gasoline. It’s enough, if you saw a 12-cent…Click to Continue »

 

Mariners absorb four-homer pounding from Angels in 7-3 loss

Montgomery’s run of strong starts ends abruptly; Farquhar roughed up for second game in a row.Click to Continue »

 

Seattle center fielder Austin Jackson won’t play this weekend unless he’s on top of his game

Center fielder Austin Jackson could return to the Seattle Mariners’ lineup before the All-Star break. All he has to do is meet manager Lloyd McClendon’s standard.Click to Continue »

 

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