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'Gunner Palace' Portrays Lives of U.S. Troops in Iraq

By Bellamy Pailthorp

Published March 7, 2005 at 12:00 AM EST

Gunner Palace is a documentary about U.S. troops in Iraq. It shows a life of tedium and anxiety. For relief, many soldiers turn to music.

Bellamy Pailthorp

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Washington's Lummi people mourn the death of the last captive Southern Resident Orca

Bellamy Pailthorp

An Orca whale known as Lolita — the last southern resident killer whale surviving in captivity — died recently. She was captured in 1970 in Penn Cove off Whidbey Island.
An annual canoe journey for many Indigenous tribes has reached the end

Bellamy Pailthorp

An annual event in the Pacific Northwest is back on this year after a three-year hiatus due to the pandemic: an intertribal canoe journey followed by a week of cultural celebrations.
Washington state's push to reduce emissions

Bellamy Pailthorp

Several states have new laws to reduce the greenhouse gas emissions that fuel rising temperatures. Washington has changed how big businesses use energy and how people fuel their vehicles.