I've had to deal with cultural isolation. I can't just go to a museum or gallery opening.

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'Distressed' is all relative. Cowlitz County is almost always higher than the state, but in terms of job growth, things are certainly improving.

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I think if you provide a good service, people will seek you out.

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It was really important to me to have the show in Moses Lake. I think it's something about my own roots. People I know will have their first chance to see my artistic work.

172

That?s a lot in five years.

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After realizing that some of our biggest spikes in site traffic were immediately following the race, we, along with Jack Daniels, launched the call-in show and are absolutely pleased with last season's success.

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So far so good. Three percent is really good growth. ... I expect an improving job market -- 1999 was the last time people saw job growth like this.

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The number of jobs isn't where it was before the recession. It's about 2,000 jobs below the peak.

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There are probably a lot of people who dropped out of the labor force and so don't get factored into the employment rate. Just looking at the job growth, it's one of the best numbers the county has had in a couple of years, but there is still a long ways to go.

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