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Aerospace Blog: Michelle Dunlop

Michelle covers the aerospace industry in Snohomish County.
Recent entries:

November 27
Two views on unions and Boeing

After recently landing Boeing's second 787 production line, South Carolina lawmakers are intent on promoting their state, particularly its low union presence, to other businesses. [Read More]

Air Force steps up pace on tanker Q&A  November 25
Pan Am 747 honored in man's garage  November 25
State gives $250k to SnoCo. aerospace center  November 24
Northrop: Boeing's 767 ‘no longer commercia...  November 24

The Bullpen

A daily look at what's going on in the sports world, as only The Herald's Closer can bring it.
Recent entries:

November 27
Working out at Dunkin' Donuts

THE LINEUP The top sports stories from today's edition of the Herald: 1. For Seahawks fans, a better season [Read More]

A special Thanksgiving edition  November 26
Dawgs, Turkeys and a day at the Beach  November 25
Apple Cup week ... oh who cares?  November 25
Soccer shocker, crazy shots and Seahawks fly south  November 23

The Buzz

A slightly twisted take on the day's news.
Recent entries:

November 29
Hero guitar

Can't tuna fish: Gibson, the guitar maker, has a new “robot guitar” called Dark Fire that can tune itself with a simple strum of the strings. [Read More]

Brown paper bags for fans  November 28
New Age of extra income  November 27
More turkey leftovers  November 26
Let's talk turkey  November 25

Double Team: Jennifer Buchanan and Mike Cane

What's happening on the field and behind the scenes in high school sports.
Recent entries:

November 28
UPDATE: Live at the Tacoma Dome: Archbishop Murphy (11-1) vs. Lynden (11-1)...

Good morning, everybody. I hope you had a great Thanksgiving. [Read More]

Listen to The Herald's Week 13 Prep Football Podc...  November 27
The Herald's 2009-2010 basketball preview  November 27
Tacoma News Tribune preseason basketball rankings  November 25
Fall 2009 All-Wesco teams: Football and Girls Cro...  November 25

Eco Geek: Sarah Jackson

Get green with our resident Eco Geek, blogging on recycling, eating local, eco-friendly products and creative ideas for sustainable living.
Recent entries:

November 27
Dark Days Challenge: Week 2

The Eco Geek is taking part in the [Read More]

Celebrate Buy Nothing Day in Everett  November 24
Turn your used turkey-frying oil into biofuels.  November 23
Dark Days Challenge: Week 1  November 19
Uh-oh: I'm taking the 3rd Annual Dark Days Challe...  November 16

Hot Off the Gridiron: Aaron Swaney

An in-depth look at all NFL news of the day with an eye on how it affects fantasy football.
Recent entries:

November 28
Injury updates

It looks like Michael Turner will play tomorrow against Tampa Bay. http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2009/11/28/michael-turner-expected-to-play/
Turner was limited in practice this week, but it seems that he'll be ready ... [Read More]


Second-half predictions, cont'd  October 30
Sharing my joy  October 22
Not mad at Ahmad   October 13
I'm back  October 11

Mariners: Kirby Arnold

Kirby covers all the bases when it comes to the Mariners.
Recent entries:

November 25
Saunders, and his power, are back from Venezuela

The most eventful year of Michael Saunders' pro baseball life has ended on a positive note. The Mariners' 23-year-old outfield prospect is back home in Victoria, B.C., after 22 games of winter ball in Venezuela where he revi ... [Read More]

M's prospect Dunigan makes Class A All-Star team;...  November 25
Bedard, Royals: Could be a match made in ... Kans...  November 24
Can Edgar Martinez overcome traditional Hall of F...  November 24
Mariners add three to major league scouting staff  November 23

Midday Snacks

Tidbits we've gathered from around the Internet to entertain, inform and enlighten you each weekday around noon.
Recent entries:

November 27
A smorgasbord of delights

First: Since it's only lunchtime Friday and you're already overwhelmed by the pile of Thanksgiving leftovers in the fridge, check out [Read More]

Don't try this at home with your turkey  November 26
Santa doesn't shop at Despair.com, but maybe you ...  November 25
What would the founding fathers do with Google Wa...  November 24
Artist with an amazing talent  November 23

My Back Pages: Neal Pattison

The Herald's executive editor blogs about the good, the bad and -- sometimes -- the ugly aspects of the news business.
Recent entries:

September 10
In crisis, news media clears its throat

Can hyper-local save journalism? [Read More]

A pants-down moment: appearances be damned  August 31
Once fallacies check in, they rarely check out  August 17
Gosh, do we seem fair? Sorry to offend you  August 11
Digital dispatches from the marketplace of ideas  July 8

The Mudrakers

Get into gardening with Jessi Loerch, Sarah Jackson and Debra Smith.
Recent entries:

November 22
Dark Days Challenge: Local eating in the dark of winter

My gardening is nearly all done for the year. I miss playing in the dirty, but I must admit I don't mind being able to stay inside on the dark, damp days we've been enjoying lately. [Read More]

Chickens take over garden cleanup  November 9
Everett trash service now accepts food scraps in ...  November 2
Got fruit? Want bees? Check this out.  October 23
Hinkley, Ciscoe, other garden celebrities to spea...  September 16

The Petri Dish: Jerry Cornfield

Jerry writes on the culture of politics in Snohomish County and throughout Washington.
Recent entries:

November 20
State skipping round one of 'Race to the Top' competition

Washington won't take part in the initial round of competition for potentially hundreds of millions of federal dollars for education. [Read More]

Governor opposes state schools chief on changes t...  November 19
Forecast calls for less revenue, more deficit and...  November 19
UPDATE: Meet the Sultan man who wants to be gover...  November 19
Searching for meaning in Eggo shortage  November 18

PG: Theresa Goffredo

Theresa Goffredo provides a virtual village for parents in Snohomish County.
Recent entries:

November 24
How a kindergartener cooks a turkey

Every year at this time, the Herald is among those newspapers that runs the perennial kids' version of cooking a turkey for Thanksgiving. [Read More]

Celebrating birthdays  November 12
What it really takes for your 5 year old to be a ...  November 4
Pre-K programs mean good foundation for learning  November 2
Fighting needle phobia during flu season: Have a ...  October 22

Pop Secrets: Andy Rathbun

Andy Rathbun, the Herald's weekly music columnist, blogs about national music news and local acts.
Recent entries:

November 18
Concerts: John Mayer, Slayer, Magnetic Fields

I must be slipping, getting out of touch or something. The other week, I was surprised Bon Jovi was playing a worldwide arena tour. Then he sold something like 500,000 tickets in the matter of a couple hours. [Read More]

Concert presales: U2, Muse, Phoenix, Kid Cudi and...  November 11
Free music: Track from Dave Grohl and John Paul J...  November 9
Videos: Weezer teams up with Kenny G, plus Artic ...  November 6
Concerts: Bon Jovi, All-American Rejects, Julian ...  November 4

Seahawks: John Boyle

John has the Seahawks covered.
Recent entries:

November 29
Seahawks vs. Rams game thread

Greetings from a half-full (maybe) Edward Jones Dome Just a couple moments away from kickoff. The Seahawks will start with the ball. Let's hope the computer holds up better today than last week so I can provide you all with d ... [Read More]

Julius Jones inactive for today's game  November 29
Julius Jones questionable for Sunday   November 27
Thanksgiving practice report  November 26
Wednesday practice report  November 25

Silvertips: Nick Patterson

Nick covers the Silvertips, Everett's hometown Western Hockey League team.
Recent entries:

November 28
Live blog: Everett at Tri-City

I have no video stream tonight, to it's up to some of you out there to provide the play-by-play. And I think everyone will have had their fill of the Apple Cup by the time the game starts. [Read More]

Regina 4, Everett 2  November 27
Everett vs. Regina: lineup notes  November 27
Another former Tip returns to the division  November 26
Everett 4, Spokane 3 (OT)  November 25

Scream Queen: Jacqueline McCartney

Jacqueline "Scream Queen" McCartney will be writing about horror movies during the month of October.
Recent entries:

October 31
Terror times three: Your top three horror movies

Happy Halloween! Once you’ve recovered from the sugar rush via all the work treats — tell the truth, you’ve already pushed your face into those bags of candy you bought for trick-or-treaters, haven’t you? — and crawled home f ... [Read More]

Trends in Terror: Influences on horror movies  October 30
Go, go Godzilla!: Creature Features  October 29
Got gore?: The slasher films  October 28
Scream Queen's Horror Movie Quiz  October 27

The Storefront: Amy Rolph

Amy writes about small business and entrepreneurship in Snohomish and Island counties.
Recent entries:

November 25
Will holiday shopping deliver?

I started last night. I got two people checked off my list around 11:30 p.m. All it took was my credit card and an online retailer I won't name on the off-chance my friends aren't lying when they say they read this blog. [Read More]

How businesses are beating swine flu  November 25
Tourism targets Olympic-weary Vancouver residents  November 25
American Express launches small business stream o...  November 24
Top entrepreneurial motivator: autonomy   November 24

Trackside: Scott Whitmore

Scott covers the Northwest auto racing scene.
Recent entries:

November 20
Fearless Predictions: Coda

All things come to an end. [Read More]

Malsam looking for strong finish to rookie NASCAR...  November 18
NHRA awards ceremony to be broadcast online  November 14
Fearless Predictions: Penultimate Edition  November 13
JZ Motorsports holding open house/swap meet Dec. 5  November 12

View from Venezuela: Krista J. Kapralos

Minority affairs reporter Krista J. Kapralos writes about her six-week fellowship in Venezuela.
Recent entries:

December 4
A Surprising Vote

It was the unthinkable, and now, two days later, Venezuelans and those mired in Venezuelan intrigue are still reeling. [Read More]

Rumors and a sea of red  November 17
A Changing Country  November 13
¿Ahora, Si? ¡Ahora, Pare!  November 12
Violence in the Streets  November 7

Webbed Feet: Elaine Helm

Elaine writes about what's happening on the Web and at HeraldNet.com.
 
 

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