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		<title>Meet the Seahawks cheer squad in Issaquah on Friday</title>
		<description><![CDATA[NEW — 2 p.m. Sept. 2, 2010
Meet the Sea Gals — cheerleaders for the Seattle Seahawks — in Issaquah on Friday afternoon.
Members of the squad plan to meet fans at the downtown Issaquah Shell station, 15 E. Sunset Way, from 4-5 p.m.
The appearance is part of the Rockstar Seahawks Fantasy Camp promotion — a chance [...]]]></description>
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		<title>County adds safety features near Briarwood, Pacific Cascade campuses</title>
		<description><![CDATA[NEW — 1:30 p.m. Sept. 2, 2010
King County crews completed pedestrian-safety projects near Briarwood Elementary School and Pacific Cascade Middle School in time for students to return to campus.
The county Road Services Division installed electronic speed limit signs along 168th Avenue Southeast and Southeast 314th Street near Briarwood. The signs use solar power to operate.
Near [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Issaquah sustainability &#8216;report card&#8217; indicates successes, shortfalls</title>
		<description><![CDATA[NEW — 10 a.m. Sept. 2, 2010
The inaugural sustainability “report card” from the city touted Costco carpools, the Sustainable Issaquah community garden and affordable-housing construction in the Issaquah Highlands as signs of “green” progress.
The city released the report Wednesday. City staffers collected data to answer the question: How sustainable are we?
“The report shows us many [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.issaquahpress.com/2010/09/02/issaquah-sustainability-%e2%80%9creport-card%e2%80%9d-indicates-successes-shortfalls/</link>
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		<title>Turnout in August election failed to meet expectations</title>
		<description><![CDATA[NEW — 8 a.m. Sept. 2, 2010
Turnout in the August election reached the highest level for a primary in six years, but participation did not meet pre-election estimates.
The all-mail election attracted 39 percent of King County voters. King County Elections had forecast 45 percent turnout before the election. The office tallied 421,157 ballots.
The county Canvassing [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.issaquahpress.com/2010/09/02/turnout-in-august-election-failed-to-meet-expectations/</link>
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		<title>Nominate businesses for Secretary of State&#8217;s civics honor</title>
		<description><![CDATA[NEW — 6 a.m. Sept. 2, 2010
Nominate businesses with outstanding community service records for a state Corporations for Communities Award, the highest civics award in the state.
Find the nomination form at the Secretary of State website. Nominate businesses by Oct. 15.
Secretary of State Sam Reed started the program last year to recognize local businesses for making [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.issaquahpress.com/2010/09/02/nominate-businesses-for-secretary-of-states-civics-honor/</link>
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		<title>ArtEAST signs lease to turn old Lewis Hardware store into arts center</title>
		<description><![CDATA[NEW — 3:20 p.m. Sept. 1, 2010
Issaquah’s artEAST more than tripled its space Wednesday, creating more room to sell and display art and hold art demonstrations, workshops and lectures.
ArtEAST Executive Director Karen Abel signed a five-year lease today for the historic Lewis Hardware building.
“I handed over the big check,” Abel said. “I kind of recall [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.issaquahpress.com/2010/09/01/arteast-signs-lease-to-turn-old-lewis-hardware-store-into-art-center/</link>
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		<title>Better Business Bureau alerts consumers to phone scams</title>
		<description><![CDATA[NEW — 10 a.m. Sept. 1, 2010
Beware of scammers attempting to collect credit card information and personal identification numbers.
The warning to Washington residents came from the Better Business Bureau, after Olympia and Lacey residents reported suspicious phone calls from unknown callers attempting to collect the sensitive data under the guise of verification purposes.
The callers identify [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.issaquahpress.com/2010/09/01/better-business-bureau-alerts-consumers-to-phone-scams/</link>
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		<title>Crews clear truck fire along Interstate 90 near Issaquah</title>
		<description><![CDATA[UPDATED — 8:10 a.m. Sept. 1, 2010
Interstate 90 traffic slowed to halt east of Sunset Way on Wednesday morning after a tractor-trailer fire.
Crews cleared the accident scene by about 8 a.m.
The westbound lanes shut down at about 7 a.m., but lanes soon reopened within to allow traffic through.
Eastside Fire &#38; Rescue crews brought the fire [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.issaquahpress.com/2010/09/01/truck-fire-closes-interstate-90-lanes-near-issaquah/</link>
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		<title>Bellevue College eyes Issaquah Highlands for campus</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Bellevue College is interested in buying 20 acres in the Issaquah Highlands for a potential extension campus, the college president announced last week — days after the City Council opened the land under consideration to denser development.
The announcement kicks off a comprehensive review by Bellevue College leaders. The college — the third-largest educational institution in [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.issaquahpress.com/2010/08/31/bellevue-college-eyes-highlands-for-campus/</link>
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		<title>City invites input as mayor prepares to hire administrator</title>
		<description><![CDATA[The candidates in the running to become the next Issaquah city administrator — the No. 2 position at City Hall — offer experience as managers in similar-sized cities.
Mayor Ava Frisinger and Greg Prothman, the Bellevue headhunter hired by the city, had narrowed the list to a half-dozen candidates by last week. The number had shrunk [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.issaquahpress.com/2010/08/31/city-invites-input-as-mayor-prepares-to-hire-administrator/</link>
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