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
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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
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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
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
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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
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