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Former NFL quarterback Ryan Leaf, wanted in Texas on burglary and drug charges, was arrested Wednesday as he entered the country from Vancouver, Canada. Lear, 33, was indicted in May on nine felony charges related to a burglary last October at the apartment of an injured player on the West Texas A&M football team, where Leaf was the quarterbacks coach. Authorities accused him of trying to obtain painkillers from the player. Earlier this week, the Amarillo Globe News reported that...

SEATTLE, June 17 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Alaska Airlines today announced it will add a fourth weekly flight between Bellingham, Wash., and Las Vegas, starting Monday, Aug. 3. Thrice-weekly service between the two cities is scheduled to begin Thursday, June 25, 2009. "We're pleased to respond to customer demand for this popular destination," said Steve Jarvis, Alaska Airlines' vice president of marketing, sales and customer experience. "Our nonstop Bellingham-Las Vegas service is a...

Special Marketing Workshop for Western Washington University Students to be held in Bellingham, WA SEATTLE, April 21 /PRNewswire/ -- Business and product strategy consultancy NimbleSource, LLC has retained Al and Laura Ries, authors of The 22 Immutable Laws of Branding, Focus, War in the Boardroom, and other bestselling books, to work with select clients and is pleased to announce that the Ries will also speak at a special event to be held at Western Washington University in Bellingham....

Spreading the word about virtualized Open Source to LinuxFest attendees HOUSTON, April 21 /PRNewswire/ -- click2try (http://www.click2try.com), a community site that makes it easy to try and use Open Source software, today announced it will be demonstrating its click2try.com site featuring virtualized Open Source applications at LinuxFest Northwest 2009 (http://www.linuxfestnorthwest.org). click2try hosts a catalog of more than 40 Open Source applications that visitors can try for free,...

SEATTLE, April 8 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Alaska Airlines today announced new nonstop service between Bellingham, Wash., and Las Vegas starting June 25, 2009. The flights will operate each way on Thursdays, Fridays and Sundays. Horizon Air and Alaska Airlines will also continue to offer four-times-daily Bellingham-Las Vegas service via Seattle. Alaska Airlines is offering $59 one-way fares on the new nonstop route for tickets purchased by April 22, 2009, for travel through Aug. 30, 2009....

BELLINGHAM, Wash., March 2 /PRNewswire/ -- A number of key donors and alumni at Western Washington University (WWU) are expressing serious concerns about the Administration at the College after it suddenly terminated the 100+ year old football program in early January. Despite serious overtures by alumni over the past few weeks to reinstate the program, and a substantial offer of $1 million dollars in support, the University has dismissively rejected the assistance. Now, with WWU in a...

New Directories - Now Being Delivered - Contain Several Pages on Events, Tickets and More BELLINGHAM, Wash., Feb. 17 /PRNewswire/ -- It's not too early for Bellingham residents to begin planning their trip to the 2010 Olympic Winter Games in Vancouver, and Dex is here to help. The 2009 Dex(R) Yellow Pages are now being delivered throughout Bellingham and contain several pages specifically designed to help prepare local residents for the Games. The new section features detailed...

SEATTLE, Dec. 10 /PRNewswire/ -- Save $20 on the all-new 2009 edition of the Seattle TourSaver through December 30, 2008. Smart travelers can snap up this super savings booklet for just $59.95 -- it's the perfect stocking-stuffer. The 2009 Seattle TourSaver features 100 2-for-1 offers for flightseeing, hotels, whale-watching, kayaking, rafting, harbor cruises, food tours, museum admissions and more. With $6,000 in buy-one-get-one free travel savings, travelers can see more and...

COMEDIAN Elaine C Smith will be among an all-star cast for the stage version of the hit film Calendar Girls. Actresses Lynda Bellingham and Patricia Hodge will also appear in the comedy about a group from the Women's Institute who pose naked for a charity calendar. The show is at the King's Theatre from October 13-18. (c) 2008 Evening News; Edinburgh (UK). Provided by ProQuest LLC. All rights Reserved.

By Shona Craven WHEN a film is adapted for the stage, or vice versa, any concerns about the transition usually relate to artistic aspects - the tone, set or casting, for example. When it comes to Tim Firth's adaptation of his own Calendar Girls, perhaps the biggest question anyone who saw the film will be asking is logistical - how will the creative team ensure that the modesty of its cast is preserved? In the 2003 film, actresses including Helen Mirren, Julie Walters and Celia Imrie posed...