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Secretary Reed: No 4th term bid

Secretary Reed: No 4th term bid

Secretary of State Sam Reed, the state’s senior statewide Republican elected official, says he won’t run for a fourth term next year. Reed, former president of the nation’s secretaries of state and a veteran of more than 40 years in public life, said Tuesday that he’s made the “bittersweet decision” to step aside after his term ends in January, 2013.  He is 70, and said it’s time to let Washington choose a new generation of leadership in this and other…

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Freeze-drying history?!

Freeze-drying history?!

Preservation is one of the most important tasks for our State Archives employees and local government personnel who manage records. That means knowing what to do if any government documents are damaged. That’s exactly what happened recently in Ellensburg. Just a couple of nights after attending the State Archives’ disaster preparedness and response training course in Quincy, Kittitas County Assessor Marcia Weyand discovered that heavy rain had flooded the courthouse basement, causing water damage to several boxes of records kept…

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Digital Archives’ Top 10 Treasures

Digital Archives’ Top 10 Treasures

It might not elicit as much laughter or attention as Letterman’s Top 10 lists, but our State Digital Archives has a must-see list for history buffs and any of you who are curious about Washington’s past. DA’s Top 10 Treasures can be found here. The list includes digital versions of historical documents dating back to Washington’s territorial days. Among the items in this collection: the first law passed by the Washington Territorial Legislature, in 1854; the Washington State Constitution, as…

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