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Keeping a language alive

Tulalip parents learn Lushootseed to pass it on to kids

Date: 03/31/2013 | Local News


Brits are possessive of their apostrophes

It was a modest proposal to ditch the humble apostrophe.Who'd've guessed it'd cause such a fuss?Not the officials in southwestern England whose idea it was to abolish the smudgy little punctuation mark from street signs. Condensing King's Crescent to Kings...

Date: 03/29/2013 | Nation & World


State considers gender-neutral language bill

OLYMPIA -- In Washington state, dairymen, freshmen and even penmanship could soon be things of the past.

Date: 02/03/2013 | Northwest


Learning a second language

Networking with like-minded friends can help

Date: 01/15/2013 | Life


Border Patrol to stop interpreting

SEATTLE -- U.S. Border Patrol agents will no longer serve as interpreters when local law enforcement agencies request language help, according to a new decree issued by the Department of Homeland Security.

Date: 12/13/2012 | Northwest


Alaskan strives to be fluent in Dena'inaq', spoken by few

KENAI, Alaska -- Jon Ross is drawn to the scenery, the soil and the spirit as he steps lightly through Kalifornsky Village.

Date: 10/26/2012 | Northwest


Children's class mixes music, yoga, language

Here's a fun and free way for your preschooler to be introduced to music, a second language, yoga and rhythm all in the same program.Imagine Children's Museum is offering "The FUNdamentals of Music and Movement" free with admission through October.

Date: 10/13/2012 | Life


Mass. AG: Town's no-swearing rule legally suspect

BOSTON -- Massachusetts Attorney General Martha Coakley is recommending that the town of Middleborough change or repeal a bylaw that prohibits public profanity.

Date: 10/09/2012 | Nation & World


50 years of sisterhood

EvCC festivities celebrate Everett's sister city in Japan

Date: 10/04/2012 | Local News


U.S. anti-gobbledygook law off to a spotty start

WASHINGTON -- An effort to make the government write so people can understand what they're reading is off to a spotty start.

Date: 07/20/2012 | Nation & World


The streets of Everett

Help us create a mnemonic for their names and win a prize

Date: 06/25/2012 | Life




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