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Chinese medicinal herbs provide niche market for US farmers

January 2, 2016 By Admin

By Mary Esch Associated Press DELMAR, N.Y. (AP) — Expanding interest in traditional Chinese medicine in the United States is fostering a potentially lucrative new niche market for farmers who […]

Two more lawsuits filed against Ride the Ducks

January 1, 2016 By Admin

SEATTLE (AP) — Two more lawsuits have been filed against a Seattle tour company involved in a deadly crash in September. Yuta Masumoto and Mazda Hutapea filed lawsuits this week […]

Doctor accused of killing partner, attorneys may link cough syrup

January 1, 2016 By Admin

SEATTLE (AP) — Attorneys for a doctor charged with aggravated murder may argue that their client was suffering from cough-syrup induced psychosis, which led him to kill his partner and […]

IN MEMORY OF …: A fond farewell to James Medina (1950-2015)

December 31, 2015 By Admin

James A. Medina (Jim) passed away on Sunday, Dec. 13, 2015, at his home in Olympia after a hard-fought battle with leukemia. Jim was a loving and dedicated husband, father, […]

Chinatown-ID task force convenes

December 28, 2015 By Admin

The International District task force initial meeting was held last week with approximately 20 members in attendance. It was a forum to air emotions affecting the community and also focused […]

ICHS named a ‘success story’ by the state

December 28, 2015 By Admin

International Community Health Services (ICHS) received two major honors recently. For a second year in a row, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services has named ICHS a “National […]

USJC members visit Tohoku region

December 28, 2015 By Admin

From November 11 to 12, fourteen U.S. Japan Council (USJC) members traveled to the Tohoku region. The trip was led and organized by three USJC TOMODACHI Emerging Leader Program (ELP) […]

George Leing new rep for RNC

December 28, 2015 By Admin

George Leing is Colorado’s new representative to the Republican National Committee. Leing lost his bid to unseat U.S. Rep. Jared Polis in 2014. Leing will fill the remainder of Mike […]

China’s counterfeiters aided by Western firms’ weak response

December 27, 2015 By Admin

By Erika Kinetz Associated Press WENZHOU, China (AP) — Alex Theil lost his innocence the day an envelope landed on his desk. It was filled with money from a counterfeiter […]