Hype for the Future 146T: Benton and Franklin Counties, Washington

Overview Within the southeastern portion of the State of Washington, west of the Palouse region, are the Tri-Cities along the Columbia River named Kennewick, Pasco, and Richland. The communities are split between Benton County to the west and Franklin County to the east, with the City of Pasco serving as the county seat of Franklin County. The region is of notable historical significance and is culturally related to communities throughout the central portion of the state.

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Hype for the Future 146T: Benton and Franklin Counties, Washington

Overview Within the southeastern portion of the State of Washington, west of the Palouse region, are the Tri-Cities along the Columbia River named Kennewick, Pasco, and Richland. The communities ar…

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Hype for the Future 146S: City of Spokane, Washington

Overview Spokane is the name of a major city in the eastern portion of the State of Washington, within close proximity to the Idaho Panhandle and the City of Coeur d’Alene. Today, the community is most notable as home to Gonzaga University. Apart from Gonzaga, the Spokane campus of Washington State University is located nearby, along with the Jundt Art Museum, the historic Bing Crosby House, the New Moon Art Gallery, and the Davenport Hotel of the Autograph Collection. Even further west is […]

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Hype for the Future 146S: City of Spokane, Washington

Overview Spokane is the name of a major city in the eastern portion of the State of Washington, within close proximity to the Idaho Panhandle and the City of Coeur d’Alene. Today, the community is …

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Hype for the Future 146R: San Juan and Island Counties, Washington

Overview Within the State of Washington, San Juan and Island Counties are associated with the Salish Sea and surrounding areas associated with the Juan de Fuca Strait and nearby Puget Sound and partially playing a role in the border complications between the United States and Canada. Today, the county seats for the respective counties are Friday Harbor and Oak Harbor, the former on San Juan Island and the latter on Whidbey Island. The insular communities are traditionally associated with […]

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Hype for the Future 146R: San Juan and Island Counties, Washington

Overview Within the State of Washington, San Juan and Island Counties are associated with the Salish Sea and surrounding areas associated with the Juan de Fuca Strait and nearby Puget Sound and par…

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Hi, these are the weekly #washingtonstate #kingcounty (that is, #seattle and environs) #COVID #COVID19 #wastewater toots.

A quick reminder that this King County respiratory disease data comes from Washington State, not the federal government.

The West Point (WSPT) sewage treatment plant's 7 day running average of its detected Sars-CoV-2 levels has come up somewhat from the nice low numbers we've been seeing lately. The last calculation was made on 3/17.

WSPT is one of three King County(-ish) sewersheds in this dataset. You can find overviews, individual sewershed results, and a breakdown of variants for the state wastewater surveillance program, along with other metrics like case counts and hospitalizations for Covid-19 and other respiratory illnesses, at https://doh.wa.gov/data-and-statistical-reports/diseases-and-chronic-conditions/communicable-disease-surveillance-data/respiratory-illness-data-dashboard#WasteWater. If you go to the page and click "learn more" in the statewide view tab, you can find out lots of details about how these data are calculated and how to interpret them. The dashboard gets updated every Wednesday (generally). The Department of Health is here on the fediweb, at @WADeptHealth

Most of our work consists of sending books to individuals who are incarcerated, choosing books of personal interest to the individual. There are other programs that instead focus on stocking #jail and prison libraries (which can be as small as a single bookcase or book cart). One of those programs, Pages of Redemption in #Washington state, just made the news for delivering 2,000 books to #jails in Benton, Franklin, Walla Walla and Yakima counties:

https://www.nbcrightnow.com/news/washington-man-delivers-thousands-of-books-to-jails-across-southeast-washington/article_abb6edc5-b0fd-4395-85dd-6147685cc1bd.html

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We love the Cosmic Crisp. What's your favorite apple variety?

After Cosmic Crisp, Scientists Unveil an Apple for the Climate Change Era 🍎

Agronomists at WSU are unveiling a new apple, the Sunflare, which they say tastes as good as their Cosmic Crisp but can withstand unpredictable weather.

@newyorktimes @agpnw.bsky.social

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After Cosmic Crisp, Scientists Unveil an Apple for the Climate Change Era

Agronomists at Washington State University are unveiling a new apple, the Sunflare, which they say tastes as good as their Cosmic Crisp but can withstand unpredictable weather.

The New York Times