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WEEK IN REVIEW

Saturday

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Fears over commercial air service at Paine Fiel...

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Gift charity draws Snohomish County families in...

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Donated safe gives Marysville museum a mystery

Friday

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From behind bars, pal tells Colton Harris-Moore...

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Commercial airlines would cause few problems at...

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Fund set up to benefit children of couple kille...

Thursday

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5 die of swine flu in Snohomish County

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Red Cross honors acts of heroism, many by ordin...

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Barista clothing rules delayed by County Council

Wednesday

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Father gets 13 years in 6-year-old's fatal shoo...

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‘One bad choice' blamed in death of 4 fri...

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Reps. Larsen, Inslee split on Obama's plans for...

Tuesday

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Lynnwood swimmer turns therapy into competitive...

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Highway 9 crash is worst alcohol-related accide...

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Crash victim warned his students against DUI

Monday

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Victims of Highway 9 crash ID'd; suspect booked...

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Suspect in officer killings eludes law in Seattle

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New laws for Snohomish County bikini baristas?

Sunday

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Extended lack of work takes its toll on Snohomi...

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Four die in car crash near Marysville

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Gathering in Tacoma mourns slain Lakewood officers

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Dan Bates / The Herald

Swine flu lingers, making traditional flu season unpredictable

When people look back at 2009, swine flu will be remembered like an unwelcome house guest. It arrived seven months early and stayed — for months. [More]

By Sharon Salyer, Herald Writer


Related:	• Swine flu widespread in only 25 states • Nation, World Briefs: Near 800 in California hospitalized with flu • Nation, World Briefs: CDC issues warning on Internet swine flu scam

Two vie to serve as Snohomish County prosecutor

Wednesday's selection of a new county prosecutor could be one of the most important elections in Snohomish County this year, and voters don't get to cast a single ballot. [More]

By Diana Hefley, Herald Writer

Heidi Hoffman / The Herald

Families get an early gift: free Christmas trees

Gold Creek Community Church in Mill Creek had about 500 trees this weekend to give to people who are out of work, and scores of people stopped by Saturday. More trees will be given away today beginning at 9 a.m. [More]

By Katya Yefimova, Herald Writer

Nearly 70 years after Pearl Harbor Day, memories remain vivid

They were young Everett men, just a year out of high school. Like many of their Everett High School friends, John Hayes and George Petersen were only kids when they joined the Washington National Guard's 161st Infantry Regiment. [More]

By Julie Muhlstein, Herald Columnist

Koster for Congress? He’s still undecided

Will John Koster run for Congress in 2010 or won’t he? Everyone’s waiting to find out. [More]

By Jerry Cornfield Herald Columnist

• New site sought for Snohomish pool project
• Snohomish County Veteran remembered as a role model

Associated Press

Obama to visit hill as Dems hash out health reform

WASHINGTON — As the Senate health care debate stretched through the weekend, President Barack Obama made plans to visit Capitol Hill today to meet with Democratic lawmakers at a rare weekend caucus gathering. [More]

Los Angeles Times


Related:	• Senate retains long-term care in reform plan • Moderates seek greater health care cost controls • AARP defends health reform plan

Chuck Liddy / Raleigh News & Observer

Bell-Boeing Osprey chopper makes Afghan combat debut

CAMP LEATHERNECK, Afghanistan — When a couple of Bell-Boeing VM-22 Osprey tilt rotors joined a fleet of CH-53 helicopters, dropping out of the predawn darkness Friday in the northern end of the Now Zad valley in Helmand Province to deliver the... [More]

By Jay Price McClatchy Newspapers

Associated Press

N. Koreans burn bills in anger over currency reform

SEOUL, South Korea — North Koreans set piles of old bills alight in anger over their government’s surprise move to redenominate the national currency, a report said, a sign of growing frustration among citizens left with hoards of... [More]

By Kwang-Tae Kim Associated Press

• Tennessee mayor rips into Obama for preempting ‘Peanuts' spe...
• Sen. Baucus defends his decision to nominate girlfriend for U.S. p...
• State may ban devices that fool drug tests
• Zhu Zhu Pets aren’t safe, consumer group says
• Survivor will never forget Peal Harbor
• Church sells stained glass window to stay open
• Catholic sisters question investigation by Rome
• Airbus investments in U.S. take off
• Daughter of Billy Joel in hospital for overdose
• Manufacturing leads in jobs comeback
• Oil prices ‘perfect,’ Saudi oil minister says
• Nation, World Briefs: Episcopals select lesbian for bishop

Family comforts Amanda Knox; victim's family says sentence brings justice

PERUGIA, Italy — Amanda Knox sought comfort from visiting family members Saturday on her first day in prison since being convicted of murdering her British roommate. [More]

Associated Press

Before Civil War game, duck found painted orange and duct-taped

ALBANY, Ore. — On the afternoon before the Oregon Ducks beat the Oregon State Beavers in the annual Civil War football game, a male mallard was found in Albany, spray-painted Beaver orange with its legs duct-taped together. [More]

Associated Press

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3.	Fears over commercial air service at Paine Field dismissed

4.	Everett officer charged with manslaughter reveals plan for defense

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