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A second look at Washington school rankings finds signs of statewide decay
February 11, 2011 – 8:38 am | No Comment

Last April, the Washington State Board of Education published its Public School Accountability Index, a measure of how the state’s 2,000-plus public K-12 schools are educating more than half a million children. Earlier this week, …

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U.S. intelligence now says NoKo launch toward Hawaii is unlikely
June 24, 2009 – 7:28 pm | No Comment
U.S. intelligence now says NoKo launch toward Hawaii is unlikely

Did President Obama and Secretary Gates activate missile defense last week based on faulty intelligence or no intelligence?
So after nearly a full week listening to a tantalizing parade of defense experts discuss the ifs …

Possible No. Korean long-range missile launch on the horizon
May 31, 2009 – 9:14 pm | No Comment
Possible No. Korean long-range missile launch on the horizon

After an extremely active week of North Korean saber-rattling and nuclear brinksmanship, intelligence gathering has picked up information that a launch of a Taepodong-2 missile may take place within the next few weeks.  The …

North Koreans vows shoot-down of US spy planes
April 2, 2009 – 11:03 am | No Comment
North Koreans vows shoot-down of US spy planes

As a part of its standard script of saber-rattling, the North Korean government issued a statement Wednesday in a radio broadcast that it will “relentlessly shoot down” any US reconnaissance aircraft conducting surveillance of the preparations being made for the launch of a long-range missile sometime next week.

Reuters: Additional missile may be launched by North Korea
March 30, 2009 – 10:49 am | No Comment
Reuters: Additional missile may be launched by North Korea

Adding to existing tension concerning the planned launch of a long-range missile sometime in early April, North Korean announces a second launch in the same month.