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BREAKING NEWS! MORE HISTORIC WASHINGTON NEWSPAPERS ONLINE

BREAKING NEWS! MORE HISTORIC WASHINGTON NEWSPAPERS ONLINE

2020 was an extraordinary year for many reasons, all of which have been immortalized in catchy headlines and sensational news stories. Future generations will marvel at these stories and wonder how we coped during these extraordinary times. Much like how we look back on years past and wonder about the issues and challenges our recent ancestors endured. Yet thanks to the Washington State Library’s Washington Digital Newspapers (WDN) program – funded by the Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS)…

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‘Chronicling’ America reaches 10 million pages

‘Chronicling’ America reaches 10 million pages

Front page of Seattle P-I’s Jan. 3, 1897, edition. (Image courtesy Washington State Library) Chronicling America, a free, online searchable database of historic U.S. newspapers, recently reached a milestone by posting its 10 millionth page. Of that total, 306,000 pages are newspaper contributions from Washington state. Launched by the Library of Congress and the National Endowment for the Humanities in 2007, Chronicling America provides permanent access to historically significant newspapers published in the U.S. between 1836 and 1922. It is…

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SecWyman promotes county election drop boxes for 11th-hour voters

SecWyman promotes county election drop boxes for 11th-hour voters

(Photo courtesy of Stephanie Horn) With just hours to go until Washington’s 2013 Primary wraps up, Secretary of State Kim Wyman hit the airwaves doing TV and radio interviews to talk up the election and remind voters to return their ballots before the deadline ends at 8 p.m. Here she is shown being interviewed by KOMO Radio’s Jane Shannon and Tom Hutyler.  Wyman’s best tip: The safest bet is to use a ballot drop box provided by your county elections…

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Chronicling Washington: WSL receives additional funding for newspaper digitization project

Chronicling Washington: WSL receives additional funding for newspaper digitization project

(Image courtesy of the Washington State Library.) We are pleased to announce that the State Library has received an extension of funding from the National Digital Newspaper Program to continue digitizing historical newspapers through 2014.  The NDNP is a collaborative grant program between the National Endowment for the Humanities and the Library of Congress.  The Chronicling America project covers all newspapers in the public domain in all U.S. states and territories, approximately from 1836-1922.  Select titles are available through the…

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Secretary Reed on Kathi Goertzen’s `life well-lived’

Secretary Reed on Kathi Goertzen’s `life well-lived’

Secretary of State Sam Reed is paying tribute to Kathi Goertzen, the beloved longtime KOMO4 anchor who died Monday after a long and public struggle with brain tumors. Reed’s statement: “I join in the outpouring of respect and admiration for Kathi Goertzen, who was taken from us all too soon.  In her years as an enterprising young reporter in Olympia and in the Seattle media market, and later as a longtime KOMO news anchor, Kathi exemplified the very best in…

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Reed awarded top open-government honor

Reed awarded top open-government honor

Secretary of State Sam Reed, who has made government transparency and access to public records a signature issue during his three terms, is the 2011 winner of the James Madison Award of the Washington Coalition for Open Government. Reed, who leaves office after his term ends in early January, 2013, was honored at the non-partisan group’s annual awards event in Seattle on Friday, a day when he was also the acting governor. The award honors Reed’s “appreciation for, and dedication…

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Secretary Reed’s elections interview on Ch. 45

Secretary Reed’s elections interview on Ch. 45

Comcast Newsmakers is running another round of interviews featuring public officials, and our very own Secretary Reed is among those interviewed by host Sabrina Register. The interview, which can be seen on CNN Headline News (Channel 45), focused on the recent Primary Election and the November 2 General Election. The next airing of Secretary Reed’s interview will be Wednesday at 10:50 a.m., followed by Friday at 9:50 a.m. and Sunday at 10:50 a.m. It will air every two days. If…

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Fifty-two years and counting as columnist

Fifty-two years and counting as columnist

Journalism has seen its share of notable reporters and columnists who have enjoyed very long and rewarding careers, from legendary White House reporter Helen Thomas to retired Olympia scribe Adele Ferguson to our very own Dave Ammons, formerly of the Associated Press. There is such a revered figure in the north-central Washington town of Omak: Elizabeth Widel has worked at the Omak-Okanogan County Chronicle for 55 years. For 52 years, her “Exploring the Okanogan” column  has provided unique perspectives on…

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As the globe turns, Part Deux

As the globe turns, Part Deux

Print reporters are doing audio, video, blogging, online writing, and doing bite-sized uber-fast stories as they transform into this New Media environment.  The Olympian reporters, Adam Wilson and Brad Shannon, regularly include video with their stories. This legislative session, Adam Wilson is doing some hilarious sendups of the whole darned whacky Olympia scene.  Here are three videos, a sort of survivor’s guide to the Legislature …

As the globe turns …

As the globe turns …

Sad news from the Seattle Post-Intelligencer today — Tuesday is the last print edition for Seattle’s oldest newspaper. After 146 proud years of operation as a preeminent voice in Northwest journalism, the P-I is packing it in as a “dead-tree” newspaper and will become an online-only voice, at seattlepi.com. The P-I  has always been must-reading at the state Capitol and its reporting staff has always been vigorous and creative in covering Under the Dome. The print version will be sorely missed here — and…

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