By CHRIS HENRY, Scripps Howard News Service

A report by the U.S. Census Bureau indicates women who have a college degree are likely to delay having children into their 30s, resulting in a "delayer boom."

The finding comes from a comparison of the 2000 and 2010 Fertility Supplements to the Current Population Survey.

BREMERTON, Wash. - Those stopping by a booth of classic film memorabilia at an antique show recently could hardly be faulted for not realizing they were face to face with "Zuzu" of "It's a Wonderful Life."

PORT ORCHARD, Wash. - Kathryn Davis, 78, lives on a fixed income, and has at times passed up grocery items to buy cigarettes.

Last week, Davis made her first visit to DIY Tobacco in downtown Port Orchard, where customers purchase loose tobacco and roll their own smokes at a deep discount.

BREMERTON, Wash. - Homeless on the street, Nellson Montague tried to stay warm by plugging a portable DVD player into an outside outlet and slipping the device inside his jacket. Even on summer nights, it wasn't nearly enough.

Montague, 19, has been homeless most of his life. He struggles with post-traumatic stress disorder and low blood pressure.

GIG HARBOR, Wash. - Shana Denton runs her hands along the sleek back of Joey, a massive Belgian horse with hooves nearly the size of dinner plates.

"You like that?" she asks.

The horse turns his head toward her and sends her what seems to be an affirming gaze.

BREMERTON, Wash. - City officials in Port Orchard, Wash., plan to install an electric vehicle charging station to appeal to a growing market of Seattle-area electric car owners, who may be more apt to visit the town -- and spend money -- if they know they can get back at day's end.

Laurine Strachan raised her arms gracefully and inhaled deeply. Slowly exhaling, she pressed her hands forward as if pushing against a brick wall.
At 102, Strachan is by far the eldest in the senior citizens tai chi class at East Bremerton's Canterbury Manor. Never mind she stayed seated to perform the moves. She'd felt a tad dizzy that morning. No point in risking a fall.

BREMERTON, Wash. -- Baristas at Espresso Gone Wild, a new Belfair, Wash., coffee stand, will have to cover up to meet the county's zoning laws.