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How top athletes stay in shape

   The Northwest is known for having an active population. We run, we bike, we hike. And in the winter we get out our skis and snowboards and head to the mountains. . .

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Northwest parks going to the dogs
    It may not be Disneyland, but when the gates to the newest suburban Seattle dog park swing open this summer that may be where its four-legged visitors think they are heading.

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Health Beat NW:

Trail mix. Healthy or not?

   Do you really know what’s in that handful of trail mix you just popped in your mouth?
Generally, the average serving of trail mix (about a quarter cup) has 700 calories with nearly 50 percent of its calories coming from fat (including saturated fats and trans-fats) and it is high in sodium . . .

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Whidbey Island:
41 Miles of Outdoors Bliss

   Seahorse-shaped Whidbey Island is the land of opportunity for outdoors lovers of many stripes: road or mountain bikers, kayakers, hikers, scuba divers, campers, paragliders, beachcombers and birdwatchers . . .

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