Topic: Pacific Northwest
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NFL new uniforms, best to worst
The Jacksonville Jaguars and three other teams have released new uniform designs in the past year – with mixed results. Here are the league's four new uniforms, subjectively ranked from worst to best.
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10 best cities to buy short sale homes
Foreclosures are tough: Homeowners lose their houses and ruin their credit, while banks get stuck with vacant, deteriorating real estate for months before selling it at a considerable loss. Increasingly, banks are finding another way: the short sale. Instead of waiting to foreclose, a bank preemptively sells a home at a deep discount and closes out the underwater mortgage, even if the house sells for less than the value of the mortgage. The result: Homeowners shed their mortgage debt, and banks unload properties more quickly and inexpensively. Here are the Top 10 metropolitan areas with the biggest average discounts on these pre-foreclosure homes, according to online foreclosure marketplace RealtyTrac. Can you guess which city is No. 1?
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Foreclosures on the rise: Is your city on the Top 10 list?
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Home heating 101: six cold facts on staying warm this winter
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Photos of the Day: Photos of the Day 11/23
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Retail season starts strong, but a long haul ahead
Sales were better than expected this past Black Friday, but will it last till Christmas?
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'Twilight:' A Cult Phenomenon
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Consumers close their wallets
Retail sales plunge a record 2.8 percent in October, suggesting a dismal outlook for holiday spending.
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The bonus of vacationing with dogs
If the dachshunds hadn't barked excitedly at the passing trains, we might never have noticed the Keddie Y.
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Is it OK to mow a wet lawn?
Should you mow the grass when it's wet? You might be surprised at the answer.
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Despite Alaska's challenges, new farmers take root
The demise of Matanuska Maid Dairy reflects agriculture's decline here. But some niche farms are prospering.
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Despite Alaska's challenges, new farmers take root
The demise of Matanuska Maid Dairy reflects agriculture's decline here. But some niche farms are prospering.
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A garden built around the view
Marnie and Jim McNeill’s garden on Vancouver Island, British Columbia, was planned to complement the gorgeous scenery surrounding their property.
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Where would America's renewable energy come from?
The US had the potential to generate all of its electricity from renewable resources from within its borders. But where, exactly, will it come from?
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B.C. salmon farm breach could threaten native stocks
Some 30,000 Atlantic salmon escaped from a fish farm off the coast of British Columbia, Canada, where they may pose a threat to already depleted populations of wild Pacific salmon.
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The language of the broad brush
Reporters often sketch their stories in a few quick strokes; news consumers, beware!
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Two paths converge in the woods
One friend asks another to conspire in his disappearance.
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Tribes strive to save native tongues
In the Pacific Northwest, some 40 indigenous languages are at risk of disappearing within a decade.
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Fishermen hit hard by closure of West Coast salmon fishing
Drastic federal action to try to save chinook salmon is latest move in ongoing battle.
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Fishermen hit hard by closure of West Coast salmon fishing
Drastic federal action to try to save chinook salmon is latest move in ongoing battle.
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Ecoterror resurfaces with Seattle arsons
The destruction of four luxury homes Monday suggest the involvement of the extremist Earth Liberation Front.
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In U.S., Al Gore has more company on climate change now
As the climate debate shifts away from the blame game, there's a growing interest in climate-action strategy.
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Clean energy vs. whales: how to choose?
Northwest's dams are a source of clean energy. But scientists say they endanger salmon and orcas.
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