Shelter move from Olympia's core exposes response flaws
Sixty people crowded into a Red Cross shelter at First Christian Church in downtown Olympia after an ice storm had dropped trees and power lines throughout the community, driving homeless people out of the woods and onto the streets.

Obituaries 2-3-12
Osterville — Elizabeth "Betty" M. Berestecky, 73, of Osterville, formerly of Needham and Freehold, NJ, passed away peacefully surrounded by her family at the McCarthy Care Center in Sandwich on Jan. 27, 2012.

In Atheists We Distrust
Atheists are one of the most disliked groups in America. Only 45 percent of Americans say they would vote  for a qualified atheist presidential candidate, and atheists are rated as the least desirable  group for a potential son-in-law or daughter-in-law to belong to. Will Gervais at the University of British Columbia recently published a set of studies  looking at why atheists are so disliked ...

Owl City's online success turns mainstream
For as much as MySpace has been derided as social network of a bygone era -- having lost significant ground and users to Facebook -- some might have a difficult time recalling the value the website had and continues to have for a select group of people: musicians and artists.

People Profile--‘Brenham blessings’ paid with interest by Wells
Posted: Monday, January 16, 2012 11:41 am | Updated: 7:15 pm, Mon Jan 16, 2012. The headline topping the Community section's cover story in the 2006 Banner-Press Progress edition read "New Orleans family finds blessings in Brenham."