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<p>Tim Hacker | East Valley Tribune</p><p>Disaster response team members set up a decontamination tent outside Banner Gateway Medical Center in Gilbert, Ariz., a suburb of Phoenix, during a state-wide drill for a nuclear disaster in 2011.</p>

Evacuations and drills pared near nuclear plants

Without fanfare, the nation’s nuclear power regulators have overhauled community emergency planning for the first time in more than three decades, requiring fewer exercises for major accidents and recommending that...

<p>MACLEOD PAPPIDAS | THE DAILY WORLD</p><p>The south bank of the Chehalis River on the Aberdeen waterfront.</p>

City of Aberdeen wants your thoughts on downtown and the waterfront

Over the years, there’s been lots of talk about what the city should do with its waterfront. But, really, there’s not been a whole lot of action.Members of the Aberdeen Planning Commission hope they can take all of...

<p>Damian Dovarganes | The Associated Press</p><p>Travelers fill up at a gas station for an early start on the Memorial Day weekend traffic last year in Valencia, Calif.</p>

Cheaper gas not enough to boost summer driving

NEW YORK (AP) — Cheaper gas won’t be enough to get many more Americans on the road this summer. They’re still too worried about their jobs and the economy.Economists and tourism experts are expecting only a small...

<p>Ronald Zak | AP</p><p>Iran’s Ambassador to the International Atomic Energy Agency, IAEA, Ali Asghar Soltanieh speaks to journalists as he arrives for talks with the IAEA, at the permanent mission of Iran in Vienna, Austria, Tuesday. The U.N. nuclear agency has started new talks with Iran Monday, aimed at getting access to what it suspects was the site of secret tests to make nuclear arms.</p>

Iran’s tough nuclear stance masks struggles at top

TEHRAN, Iran — The negotiating stance from Iranian officials never varies: The Islamic Republic will not give up its capabilities to make nuclear fuel. But embedded in the messages are meanings that reach beyond...

<p>Danny Moloshok | AP</p><p>Screens outside the Grauman’s Chinese Theatre on Hollywood Blvd. advertise for people to “Become a Fan” of the Theatre on Facebook. The social network’s stock is expected to start trading on the Nasdaq stock exchange later this week after its initial public offering.</p>

Lack of trust in Facebook may hold back ad sales

NEW YORK — Facebook’s reach is wide but not deep. Few users surveyed in an Associated Press-CNBC poll say they click on the site’s ads or buy the virtual goods that make money for it.More than 40 percent of American...

<p>Copeland Family</p><p>Aimee Copeland, a 24-year-old Georgia graduate student, is fighting to survive a flesh-eating bacterial infection that forced doctors to amputate most of her left leg.</p>

Father: Ga. woman with flesh-eating bug wants book

SAVANNAH, Ga. — A week ago, doctors gave her little chance of survival. Now a Georgia grad student who is battling a rare flesh-eating infection is alert and bored enough to ask for a book, her father told The...

<p>Richard Dickin | The Tri-City Herald</p>

Bringing history to life

Enterprise Middle School sixth grade students in West Richland finish up a unit on Medieval and Renaissance history Tuesday by watching a live presentation of jousting and heavy fighting by members of the Barony of...

<p>MACLEOD PAPPIDAS | THE DAILY WORLD</p><p>Qualifying for the NWAACC Tournament for the first time since 2007, the Grays Harbor College softball team has had to overcome several hurdles to get there. The team, from left, Jill Johnson, Kari Mae Carlson, Raea Hillebrant, Savannah DeMoss, Theresa Mott, Kelsey Staats, Erica Rydman, Shelby Pase, Angela Garcia, Jordan Eberwein, Amanda Lewin and Bailey Spurgeon. Coaches are assistant Steve Hyde, left, and head coach Tom Sutera.</p>

Choker women bound for NWAACC tourney

The roller-coaster that the Grays Harbor College softball team took this season has stopped at the desired destination.The Chokers will make only their second-ever appearance in the NWAACC Softball Tournament this...

<p>MACLEOD PAPPIDAS | THE DAILY WORLD</p><p>A home sits waiting for a buyer on Point Brown venue in Ocean Shores.</p>

City of Ocean Shores becomes reluctant owner of NRPI lots

OCEAN SHORES — The National Recreational Properties era that once caused the price of property in Ocean Shores to skyrocket has now turned into a free-falling nosedive, leaving mounting foreclosures, unpaid utility...

<p>Scott Iskowitz | AP</p><p>A poster of JPMorgan Chase CEO Jamie Dimon is covered with eggs thrown by protesters, outside the gate of JP Morgan Chase annual stockholders meeting today in Tampa, Fla. Dimon will speak to shareholders five days after disclosing a $2 billion trading loss.</p>

How will JPMorgan’s $2B loss affect banking rules?

WASHINGTON, D.C. — The $2 billion trading loss at JPMorgan Chase has renewed calls for stricter oversight of Wall Street banks. Two years after Congress passed an overhaul of financial rules, many of those changes...

News

<p>MACLEOD PAPPIDAS | THE DAILY WORLD</p><p>The south bank of the Chehalis River on the Aberdeen waterfront.</p>

City of Aberdeen wants your thoughts on downtown and the waterfront

Local Comments May 16, 2012 12:05pm

Over the years, there’s been lots of talk about what the city should do with its waterfront. But,...

Aberdeen High “Cabaret” tickets on sale May 21

Community Comments May 16, 2012 1:33pm

World Gone By 5/16

Community Comments May 16, 2012 1:32pm

Today in History 5/16

Community Comments May 16, 2012 1:32pm

Process for Port acquisition of business park outlined

Local Comments May 16, 2012 12:05pm

Living

Dear Abby 5/16

Living Comments May 16, 2012 1:32pm

Dear Abby: Between juggling the joys and challenges of home life and staying productive at work, it...

Dear Abby 5/15

Living Comments May 15, 2012 12:05pm

Courting danger every day

Lifestyle Columnist Comments May 15, 2012 12:05pm

At least it’s not raining sardines

Lifestyle Columnist Comments May 15, 2012 12:05pm

Walla Walla winery’s Petite Sirah tops largest Northwest wine judging

Lifestyle Columnist Comments May 13, 2012 7:05am

Sports

NBA Playoffs: Pacers cool off Heat late; Spurs dominate Clippers

National Comments May 16, 2012 3:05pm

MIAMI (AP) — David West scored 16 points and grabbed 10 rebounds, George Hill added 15 points and...

L.A. Kings keep on rolling on the road, stop Phoenix, 4-0

National Comments May 16, 2012 3:05pm

Keating sisters lead Elma to a District IV 1A girls golf team title

Local Comments May 16, 2012 3:05pm

Aberdeen gets two golfers to state, finish third at district girls golf

Local Comments May 16, 2012 3:05pm

Beckett finishes off Seattle with a nine-strikeout day in 5-0 win

National Comments May 16, 2012 3:05pm

Newswire

<p>Tim Hacker | East Valley Tribune</p><p>Disaster response team members set up a decontamination tent outside Banner Gateway Medical Center in Gilbert, Ariz., a suburb of Phoenix, during a state-wide drill for a nuclear disaster in 2011.</p>

Evacuations and drills pared near nuclear plants

Nation & World Comments May 16, 2012 12:05pm

Without fanfare, the nation’s nuclear power regulators have overhauled community emergency planning...

Cheaper gas not enough to boost summer driving

Nation & World Comments May 16, 2012 12:05pm

Iran’s tough nuclear stance masks struggles at top

Nation & World Comments May 16, 2012 12:05pm

Blind China activist speaks by phone to Congress

Nation & World Comments May 16, 2012 12:05pm

NY judge: Apple statements damage lawsuit position

Nation & World Comments May 16, 2012 12:05pm

Opinion

Volunteering could help keep fishery vibrant

Letters Comments May 16, 2012 12:05pm

With the budget cuts in fisheries and DNR, there is a need to try and find volunteers to clip...

Speaker clarifies Wild Olympics presentation

Letters Comments May 16, 2012 12:05pm

I’m not quitting the church

Columnist Comments May 16, 2012 12:05pm

Remember victims

Letters Comments May 15, 2012 1:18pm

Thinks Romney is getting short shrift

Letters Comments May 15, 2012 1:17pm

Obituaries

<p>August 29, 1925 - May 8, 2012</p>

June D. Brumfield

Obituaries Comments May 16, 2012 3:05pm

June Doyle Brumfield went home to be with her Lord and Savior on Tuesday, May 8, 2012. She was 86...

Dorothy Teresa (Draper) Soike

Obituaries Comments May 16, 2012 3:05pm

Hazel Wilder Maloy

Obituaries Comments May 16, 2012 3:05pm

James Douglas “Jimmy John” McBride

Obituaries Comments May 16, 2012 3:05pm

Larry Wilder

Obituaries Comments May 16, 2012 3:05pm

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