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WEEK IN REVIEW
Sunday
Six injured, three critically, in wreck near Ma...
Gay marriage issue can wait, say Referendum 71 ...
Glacier Peak freshman overcomes jitters to win ...
Saturday
More snow expected at mountain passes
Suspect identified in Seattle police killing
Thousands honor slain Seattle police officer Ti...
Friday


Officer Timothy Brenton. Gone, but not forgotten
Person sought in officer's killing is shot in head
Thousands to pay respects to slain Seattle poli...
Thursday


Tale of 1916 Everett Massacre retold in style o...
Reservist survived Iraq but not his return to c...
Swine flu suspected in infant’s death
Wednesday


‘Everything but marriage' law close to vi...
Library levy winning by 51% to 49%
Incumbents looking strong in Snohomish County C...
Tuesday


Delayed financial aid forcing college students ...
Slaying of officer reminds police of dangers of...
Edmonds turns over firefighting duties to Fire ...
Monday


Question isn't 'if' but 'how bad' for floods
Slain Seattle Police officer lived in Marysville
Rubatino Refuse allows recycling of food scraps...
 

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Fire destroys Silver Lake landmark

EVERETT – An early morning fire destroyed Emory's Restaurant on the shores of Silver Lake. By the time firefighters were summoned around 4:20 a.m., flames already were bursting through the landmark's roof, officials said. [More]





Edmonds’ councilwoman dies at 59

Edmonds City Councilwoman Peggy Pritchard-Olson, who last year announced she had Lou Gehrig’s disease, died this morning. She was 59. [More]





Later start for school day unlikely in Marysville

MARYSVILLE — A later start to the day for high schools isn’t likely to happen in the Marysville School District next fall. [More]





County tackles bikini barista rules

EVERETT — The Snohomish County Council plans to discuss two proposed laws today to deal with risque espresso stands that have some onlookers in a froth. [More]


Related: 
• Time to put a lid on it

Related: 
• Two Snohomish County councilmen differ on restricting bikini barista stands
• Crowd voices outrage over bikini barista, but some come out in support
• Bikini baristas are now on one county councilman's radar





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Tree clearing, mud slide angers Everett neighbor

EVERETT — Chris Chase was driving down Mukilteo Boulevard in June when he saw something that stopped him cold. [More]



Hopes for Snohomish excursion train may hinge on railway purchase
Active Duty
Ambassadors for the world’s children
Old tree stumps are for the birds
Mill Creek teens have fun serving their city
Mariner students dance to raise money to put on charity gala
Veterans Day events in your town
Six people injured in Machias car crash
Search for missing hiker called off
Public Meetings
Digging into JFK’s death remains a lifelong passion

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Gorbachev lauded on Berlin Wall anniversary

BERLIN — Chancellor Angela Merkel and former Soviet leader Mikhail Gorbachev crossed a former fortified border today to cheers of “Gorby! Gorby!” as a throng of grateful Germans recalled the night 20 years ago that the Berlin Wall... [More]





Fort Hood shooting suspect awake, talking

FORT HOOD, Texas — The man accused of killing 13 people and wounding 29 at Fort Hood is able to talk, a hospital spokesman said today, but it's unknown when investigators might take advantage of his improving health to press forward with their... [More]





Strollers recalled for fingertip amputation hazard

WASHINGTON — About a million Maclaren strollers sold by Target and Babies “R” Us were recalled today, after 12 reports of children having their fingertips amputated by a hinge mechanism. [More]



High court looking at life in prison for juveniles
D.C. area relives terror as sniper's execution nears
Iran accuses 3 detained Americans of espionage
Gulf Coast preps as Ida weakens to tropical storm
Fighting in north Afghanistan kills 130 insurgents
1 dead, dozens injured by strong Indonesian quake
Nien Cheng told her story of defiance, until the very end
50 years later: Kansas town grieves ‘In Cold Blood' deaths
Germany marks anniversary of anti-Semitic pogrom
Vatican on Anglicans: Celibacy rule unchanged
Japanese actress Noriko Sakai convicted of drug use
Nobel-winning Russian physicist dies at 93
Troops in Afghanistan fight swine flu amid war
Suicide bomber kills 3 in Pakistan
Iran still wants nuke talks with world powers
Report: North Korea’s Kim rides on tricked-out trains
Somali pirates hit oil tanker in long-range attack
Brown: Sorry for wrong Afghan condolence note
China executes 9 suspects over July ethnic riots
Top editor leaves China’s boldest news magazine
 
THE NORTHWEST
Formal charges expected in Seattle police killing

SEATTLE — The man accused in the Halloween-night shooting death of a Seattle policeman remains hospitalized, and authorities were expected to talk more about why they believe the suspect is a domestic terrorist who held a grudge against law... [More]





4 new arsons in Seattle's Greenwood neighborhood

SEATTLE — Four overnight fires in Seattle’s Greenwood neighborhood kept police and firefighters busy in the area that has been hit by a string of arsons. [More]





Pelosi touring Seattle hospital, discussing reform

SEATTLE — House Speaker Nancy Pelosi is visiting Seattle. Her office said she’s touring Swedish Medical Center with Congress members Jim McDermott, Norm Dicks and Jay Inslee. [More]


Boy dies as car flips off bridge in Richland
2 women killed in Bremerton crash
Ted Sturdevant named new ecology director
Northwest Briefly
Careful campaigning may be key to McGinn’s lead for mayor
Aurora Avenue aging elephant rises again
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1. Gay marriage issue can wait, say Referendum 71 partisans
2. Six injured, three critically, in wreck near Machias
3. Forecast for 2010 housing market: slow decline
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7. Glacier Peak freshman overcomes jitters to win state in cross country
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