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WEEK IN REVIEW

Saturday
•	State schools chief candidates focus on WASL
•	Missing 94-year-old Stanwood man found
•	Teen burglar can't run forever, police say

Friday

•	Some on Camano Island fear return of teen burgl...
•	UW Bothell, Tacoma plans could derail Snohomish...
•	Marysville house destroyed by morning fire

Thursday

•	Cheers, fears as AM radio towers rise in Snohomish
•	Study backs Paine Field passenger service
•	How county residents are dealing with the economy

Wednesday

•	19 years for Everett murder some relief for vic...
•	Warm Beach: Loophole clears way for 27 duplexes
•	Young Iraqi in Snohomish makes his case to stay...

Tuesday

•	Guide-dog candidates meet sight-impaired kids i...
•	Riverside neighbors protest sex offender
•	Boeing splits new orders with Airbus

Monday

•	Sex offender in Everett mansion worries neighbors
•	Plasma donations climb as economy weakens
•	4 homes prone to Snohomish River floods offered...

Sunday

•	Several taxing questions await voters this year
•	Protection sought for rare U.S. wolverine
•	Arlington Fly-In attracts pilots and fans of av...

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Columnists

Mike Benbow
Business Editor Mike Benbow writes about business issues and trends.	• Value of life isn't what it used to be July 14 • Pilchuck Books closes its Wetmore Avenue store June 30 • Air Force has to say what it wants in a tanker June 23 • How Everett's fishing history is kept alive June 9 • Hidden invoice means Everett man's out $195 June 2 • How 60 goats can improve parkland May 26 • Banks still safe place, FDIC official says May 19 • What's new in The Herald's business section May 12

Linda Bryant Smith
Linda Bryant Smith writes about life as a senior citizen.	• Gardening plants seeds of learning for children May 25 • Medicare woes way past easy patch job May 6 • Meaningful lyrics can draw all ages together April 29 • Economy calls for Victory Gardens April 22

Judyrae Kruse
Judyrae Kruse writes about food and reader recipes.	• The Forum: Dinner and dessert right here July 18 • Seeker of quince jam recipe finds success July 9 • The Forum: Can't get enough 'meat blanket' July 7 • The Forum: Tomato-less salsa turns out A-OK July 4 • Two savory sauces for your July 4 barbecue July 2 • The Forum: Stir your berries into pie or slaw June 30 • The Forum: Cooks, bakers looking for help June 27 • Seafood chowder comes from Everett woman's prized cookbook June 25 • The Forum: More tries at hamburger gravy June 23 • The Forum: Go 'nuts' with crunchy muffins June 20

Wayne Kruse
Wayne Kruse is the dean of Northwest outdoor writers.	• Lure of salmon: Possession Bar fishery open July 17 • Summer sockeye on the move July 10 • Get out the crab pots this weekend July 3 • 5-foot, 55-pound sturgeon wins derby June 26 • Two salmon openers start slowly June 19 • Saturday coastal salmon openers weak, but future bright June 5 • 180-pound halibut wins derby May 29 • There's nothing like standing butt deep in the ocean surf and fishing for p... May 25 • Bottomfishermen fare well May 22 • Derby to benefit Goforth May 15

Julie Muhlstein
Julie Muhlstein writes about life in Snohomish County.	• Sex offender notices raise bigger questions July 20 • Sisters bond despite ship mishap July 16 • Life as a teen mom is hard work, no glamour July 13 • 11-year-old Everett girl keeps tabs on all the neighborhood news July 11 • Looking back on a sunny 787 day July 9 • Mill Creek footrace to aid cancer fight close to home July 6 • Foster kids get break on camp fees July 2 • Stanwood sisters make a little history of their own June 29 • Goodbye to a service dog whose help will be missed June 27 • EdCC gives posthumous degree June 25

Kristi O'Harran
Kristi O'Harran writes about life in Snohomish County.	• Couple finds new love in golden years July 18 • Olive back home after months-long saga July 16 • Go sailing with the Everett Sea Scouts July 15 • Don't want to go there? Blame high gas prices July 14 • Gas prices of the past at Marysville history display July 11 • Marysville dog makes it to Times Square July 9 • Elks get their just deserts at state convention July 8 • Boeing retiree helps make schooner shipshape July 7 • Camano library sale an emotional, financial success July 4 • German sailor to revisit schooner he sailed on in WWII July 2

John Sleeper For more, read his blog, Dangling Participles
John Sleeper writes about the sports scene in Snohomish County and Seattle.	• M's fans deserve more July 20 • Winning bowling title was an adventure July 19 • Wage war on teenage drug abuse July 16 • If Seattle wants NBA, it's time to be like Clay July 13 • Mariners' Sexson wanted to succeed in Seattle -- maybe too much so July 11 • Frogs, M's and other assorted musings July 9 • The Sonics move, from Nooooo! to who cares? July 6 • Politicians pushed Sonics out the door July 3 • Return of Reign Man June 30 • Sonics mess likely to linger June 29

Dr. Elizabeth Smoots
Dr. Elizabeth Smoots is a board-certified family physician.	• Testicular cancer on rise among young men July 15 • Childhood lead linked to criminal behavior July 8 • Nothing patriotic about food poisoning July 1 • Red meat's OK, up to a certain limit June 17 • Act now if you're at risk for hepatitis C June 10 • Separating cholesterol facts from fiction June 3 • Hard to ignore Mediterranean diet's eons of good health May 27 • How to keep your kids safe at petting zoo May 20 • These three steps can reduce cancer threat May 6 • If it's caught early, prediabetes can be reversed April 29

Steve Tytler
Steve Tytler answers your real estate questions in his weekly column.	• Get legal help for private contract July 20 • How the mortgage deduction helps you July 13 • Building inspector would have helped here July 6 • Breaking up is hard to do in real estate June 29 • Choice is reverse vs. regular mortgage June 22 • Which credit reports matter? June 15 • Losing drain field would cost a bundle June 8 • How to become a successful landlord June 1 • Try to work out survey conflict with other party May 25 • If you can, pay closing costs when you close May 18

Sharon Wootton
Sharon Wootton writes about outdoor activities.	• Sometimes brains are for the birds when they build nests June 28 • Mount St. Helens observatory open for Sunday's anniversary May 17

View all Top Cars

1.	Teen burglar can't run forever, police say

2.	Marysville teen to race as Olympian for the Marshall Islands

3.	Suspect calls ambush an order

4.	Local Briefly: Police searching for elderly missing man

5.	Missing 94-year-old Stanwood man found

6.	New branch campus in Snohomish County doesn't appear in UW's plans

7.	Baseball fever hits Mill Creek

8.	Drop in driving cuts into state's funds for road projects

9.	Smart micro car turns heads, saves bread

10.

Everett Transit restores south city route

•	Senior housing on way to Lynnwood

•	Something for everyone

•	'Dog'-gone unusual

•	Ex-employee, blog author sues school district

•	Everything's coming up Shakespeare

•	School district budget shows improvement

•	Christopher's way

•	57 years and ticking, washing, drying

•	Agreement nets Ballinger group $200K

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