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Spin Control archive for Jan. 18, 2013

FRIDAY, JAN. 18, 2013

WA Lege Day 5: Fighting campus drinking

OLYMPIA – Washington State University uses many tools to combat binge drinking by students, from mandatory information programs to counseling to notifying parents, a school official told a legislative panel Friday. But the rate of binge drinking is still about the national average, roughly two…

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WA Lege Day 5: Kretz would share the wolves 

OLYMPIA -- Rep. Joel Kretz made good today on his promise to help Western Washington enjoy one of the "advantages" Eastern Washington has -- wolves. Kretz, R-Wauconda, introduced a bill that would allow the Department of Fish and Wildlife to "translocate" wolves that are captured…

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