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WEEK IN REVIEW
Monday


Acts of kindness comfort family of girl killed ...
Two injured in early-morning I-5 crash near Arl...
Whidbey land trust must raise $525K by Friday
Sunday


Take a good look
Sultan man dead after Taser shock in Gold Bar
Rash of robberies puts Mill Creek on edge
Saturday


Three people killed in wreck on Whidbey Island
Two face charges following fatal Whidbey Island...
Ladiser won't do time in jail
Friday


Bigger than a rubber ducky
Ex-planning director gets 1-year suspended sent...
Suspect in Everett chase a repeat offender
Thursday


Man accused of shooting at police had allegedly...
Lynnwood notifies more than 100 employees of po...
New temporary police chief named in Granite Falls
Wednesday


A stroke of kindness for Everett woman
Suspect arrested in Everett manhunt after shots...
New student exams, familiar results
Tuesday


Crash leaves car embedded in Everett Transit bus
County students get mixed grade from superinten...
Stevens Hospital District taxes to stay
 

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No wine at Evergreen State Fair, but plenty of swine

As we mentioned Tuesday, there is no alcohol served at the Evergreen State Fair in Monroe. Jude Thomas Vang thought she and her sister could get a little Chardonnay one year at the annual fair. [More]


Related: 
• Evergreen State Fair Results
• The Fair
• The fair





Photo by DeAnna Neiser
Youth minister enjoys outreach trips around the world

I'm not the author of my column today. I've turned the writing duties over to DeAnna Neiser, a senior at Everett High School, who had the gumption to study in a summer school class called Gear Up, a college-readiness program. [More]





Wine at the Evergreen State Fair? Only if you are seeking a ribbon

There has always been something folks can't get at the Evergreen State Fair. Diners can't order a turkey leg and a beer. [More]






Lake Stevens family returns favor for friend with Parkinson's disease

Team Lexi set the bar very, very high. An upcoming golf tournament for a medical-needs campaign called Camp Brian may not produce the same monetary windfall, but its heart is in the same place. [More]





Marysville senior picnic hit everyone's spot

Maryke Burgess, manager of the Ken Baxter Senior Community Center in Marysville, says the City of Marysville Senior Picnic Barbecue was a fabulous affair. [More]





Prisoner from Bothell earns his degree

Dirk Van Velzen received a bachelor of science degree with highest distinction from Pennsylvania State University. He never set foot on campus. He hasn't set foot out of prison for the past decade. [More]






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Acting career stretches from molar to Shakespeare

Lori Homes is proud of her actor son. [More]






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Mother, daughter battling cancer

Sarah Lien, 24, experienced the harsh realities of cancer in the third grade, when her mother, Barb Hawkins of Lake Stevens, underwent a lumpectomy and radiation for breast cancer. [More]





 
More columns
Classic choices put you in the driver's seat  August 13
Camano Island man's tech skills aid fellow blind people  August 11
Camano Island farmers stay close to nature   August 4
Edmonds toddler does her part for world record  August 3
Russian child's journey to Everett in 1992 was a success  August 2
Historic flying boat arrives on Whidbey Island  July 30
Steward keeps watch over Camano Island  July 28
Snohomish soccer teams know the value of support   July 27
Mill Creek Girl Scout gets the group's highest award for her work with a ne...  July 26
Collection of Coleman products gets a little bigger  July 23
One woman's junk mail is another's treasure   July 21
Lake Stevens teens promote energy conservation  July 20
Lake Stevens poet unleashes inner cowgirl  July 19
Walk will help girl in the fight of her life  July 16
Lanterns put collecting ‘in a new light’  July 14
 

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