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WEEK IN REVIEW
Saturday


Gold Bar man became so sick, so fast
Arlington fire that killed two boys called acci...
Chicken pox outbreak quiets school
Friday


The Wii teaches P.E. at Arlington high school
State's tobacco cash helps smokers kick habit
Stillaguamish ex-leaders plead guilty to cigare...
Thursday


For old ferries, it's the end of the line
Tribal leaders accused of smoke-shop tax scam
'I blew her away,' girl's father told police
Wednesday


Kimberly-Clark keeps closer eye on its Everett ...
Owners protest Monroe plan for 'potentially dan...
Marysville man charged in fatal shooting of 6-y...
Tuesday


Girl, 6, fatally shot; father jailed
Century-old Arlington house succumbs to flames
In Snohomish and other cities, sales tax revenu...
Monday


Economy forces teens to cope with smaller allow...
Tax hike sought to clean up Puget Sound
Oso residents want to use old school as communi...
Sunday


Monroe may toughen rules for some dog breeds
County preparations kept flood rescues to minimum
It's playtime, maties
 

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Published: Tuesday, May 13, 2008

Spider named for Neil Young

RALEIGH, N.C. -- A biologist has named a newly discovered trapdoor spider after rock star Neil Young: Myrmekiaphila neilyoungi.

The musician is "worthy of that honor" because he's been an activist for social and political issues, said East Carolina University biologist Jason Bond.

Bond, 40, examined the spider in a collection at the American Museum of Natural History in New York where it was identified as a new species indigenous to Alabama.

1. Gold Bar man became so sick, so fast
2. Arlington fire that killed two boys called accidental
3. Highway 9 straightening finished
4. Everett settles with woman for $120,000
5. $2 gas a relief to local drivers
6. Chicken pox outbreak quiets school
7. Edmonds man gets 15 years for drugs
8. Say a few Hail Marys, then watch a few
9. Seagulls sail into championship
10. Police arrest burglary suspect
Enterprise Newspaper Snohomish County Business Journal
King's claims third-place in soccer
Shorecrest places fourth at state
Seattle Prep ends Shorecrest's title hopes
Deja vu: Seattle Christian thwarts King's title shot
Shoreline Christian's boys soccer title hopes dashed
Edmonds' Pink House staying put
King's wins first state volleyball title
RV in plain sight? City says 'That's illegal'
Timberwolves take Class 4A title
The Enterprise Online Newspaper

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