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Jim_Brunner My question for Jay Inslee - did he always love Beatles? Or did he evolve with polling? #nickelbackgate about 15 hours ago via Echofon Retweeted by Col_Trends
washingtonpost #5myths about marriage -- myth 1: People don't value marriage the way they used to. wapo.st/LNMeMK about 17 hours ago via SocialFlow Retweeted by Col_Trends and 29 others
TIME You've got to train the future 1% while they're young | ti.me/KMj77n (via @TIMEMoneyland) about 17 hours ago via HootSuite Retweeted by Col_Trends and 46 others
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HuffingtonPost The most bizarre baby names in America huff.to/Kg9Fvf about 17 hours ago via The Huffington Post Retweeted by Col_Trends and 25 others
ReutersTV Are you paying your financial advisor the right way? You might be spending more money than you need to… reut.rs/JBmd2D @LaurenYoung about 17 hours ago via HootSuite Retweeted by Col_Trends and 15 others
HuffingtonPost 10 bad habits that can cut your life short huff.to/KgPzBe about 16 hours ago via The Huffington Post Retweeted by Col_Trends and 48 others
Clark County's little "Sheriff" Carter will cut the ribbon at the Rose Festival opening ceremony at 5 p.m. today. columbian.com/news/2012/may/… about 21 hours ago via web
New rule helps fight food stamp fraud. WA ranks 5th for % of recipients seeking 4 or more food stamp replacement cards. columbian.com/news/2012/may/… about 21 hours ago via web
@ThePortlandTrib Woot, woot, Portland! portlandtribune.com/sustainable/st… 3:57 PM May 23rd via web in reply to ThePortlandTrib
ThePortlandTrib Portland ranked top biking city in nation again: Bicycling magazine has named Portland the top bike-friendly cit... bit.ly/KfeinV 3:45 PM May 23rd via twitterfeed Retweeted by Col_Trends and 2 others
I am always amazed and thankful when potential sources aren't scared to see me chasing them down on the sidewalk. 3:49 PM May 23rd via web
Looking for some Clark County interracial couples to discuss erosion of race barriers. Contact 360-735-4551 or paris.achen@columbian.com 12:12 PM May 23rd via web
NiemanLab How one of Argentina's largest newspapers is using data to challenge a FOIA-free culture nie.mn/JIjFik 11:57 AM May 23rd via HootSuite Retweeted by Col_Trends and 22 others
TheEconomist Some Republicans want to end the ACS, a valuable tool for settling debates about all sorts of policies econ.st/LzlxLm 5:26 PM May 22nd via SocialFlow Retweeted by Col_Trends and 49 others
Slate How they decide who is white and who is Hispanic in the census: slate.me/JmrHtp 5:45 PM May 22nd via SocialFlow Retweeted by Col_Trends and 33 others
SupportForHome Scamming dependent #elders is about as low as it gets: ow.ly/b5nk7 4:36 PM May 22nd via HootSuite Retweeted by Col_Trends and 1 other
WSJ Australians are the happiest people on Earth, per a new survey that weighs income, jobs and health. on.wsj.com/JzVxZB 4:40 PM May 22nd via TweetDeck Retweeted by Col_Trends and 496 others
HuffingtonPost How to protect your 401k in a divorce huff.to/K8dTVN 4:41 PM May 22nd via The Huffington Post Retweeted by Col_Trends and 19 others
#VanWA robbers reportedly tied up 27-year-old woman to harvest some pot. columbian.com/news/2012/may/… 4:40 PM May 22nd via web

Name Paris Achen
Location Clark County, Washington
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Bio Staff Writer on demographics, elder and family issues at The Columbian newspaper in Clark County, Wash. Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/#!/pages/Paris-Achen/