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Aerospace Blog: Michelle Dunlop  |
 Michelle covers the aerospace industry in Snohomish County. |
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November 24
State gives $250k to SnoCo. aerospace center

Snohomish County has received a $250,000 grant from the Washington State Department of Commerce for its new aerospace training center at Paine Field. [Read More]

• Northrop: Boeing's 767 ‘no longer commercia... November 24
• US Airways pushes out Airbus deliveries November 24
• Airbus lands more A330 Freighter orders November 24
• Boeing, SPEEA wrangle over education benefits November 18
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| The Bullpen |
 A daily look at what's going on in the sports world, as only The Herald's Closer can bring it. |
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November 25
Apple Cup week ... oh who cares?

TODAY’S LINEUP A look at the top sports stories in today’s Herald Is blood thicker than Applesauce [Read More]

• Soccer shocker, crazy shots and Seahawks fly south November 23
• The everyone must go edition November 19
• Of Prince, charity and kidney stones November 18
• Coaches say the craziest things edition November 17
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The Buzz  |
 A slightly twisted take on the day's news. |
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November 25
Let's talk turkey

Bath time, Tom: Butterball's Turkey-Talk hotline is back with advice for holiday cooks who want to know if it's OK to thaw their bird in the bathtub while the kids are taki ... [Read More]

• Don't get burned November 24
• Mind your manners November 23
• Take a look under your seat November 22
• Whistlin' Dixie November 21
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Double Team: Jennifer Buchanan and Mike Cane  |
 What's happening on the field and behind the scenes in high school sports. |
Recent entries:

November 24
Fall 2009 All-Wesco Teams

We published some of the 2009 Western Conference All-League Teams in today's Herald. [Read More]

• Glacier Peak freshman Amy-Eloise Neale wins Borde... November 23
• UPDATE: 3A State Football: Bellevue 34, Glacier P... November 21
• Snohomish swimmer Garren Riechel signs with Stanf... November 21
• Listen to The Herald's Week 12 Prep Football Podc... November 19
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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 24
Celebrate Buy Nothing Day in Everett

Black Friday is a day of consumerism -- a veritible orgy of capitalism -- but did you know it's also Buy Nothing Day? [Read More]

• 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
• Score one for recycling, composting! Sort of. October 22
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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. |
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October 30
Second-half predictions, cont'd

In my print column today I predicted three players -- a QB, RB and WR -- who I felt would have really strong games down the stretch of the season. Now it's time to look at the TEs and DEF units I feel will do the same. I'm al ... [Read More]

• Sharing my joy October 22
• Not mad at Ahmad October 13
• I'm back October 11
• It may be time to pull the cord on Slaton, and ot... September 26
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Mariners: Kirby Arnold  |
 Kirby covers all the bases when it comes to the Mariners. |
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November 24
Bedard, Royals: Could be a match made in ... Kansas City

Kansas City fans may put this under the label of “be careful what you wish for,” but it seems the Royals are interested in injured Mariners free agent pitcher Erik Bedard. [Read More]

• Can Edgar Martinez overcome traditional Hall of F... November 24
• Mariners add three to major league scouting staff November 23
• It's party time in Peoria; Javelinas win Fall Lea... November 21
• Mariners prospects playing for all the Fall Leagu... November 20
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Midday Snacks  |
 Tidbits we've gathered from around the Internet to entertain, inform and enlighten you each weekday around noon. |
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November 24
What would the founding fathers do with Google Wave?

By now you may have heard of Google Wave. It's Google's new tool, demonstrated at a developers conference in May, that combines features from e-mail, instant messaging ... [Read More]

• Artist with an amazing talent November 23
• For lovers and haters of "Twilight" November 20
• These food blogs are making me fat November 19
• Math is beautiful. ‘The Wire' is ugly. November 18
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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
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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
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The Petri Dish: Jerry Cornfield  |
 Jerry writes on the culture of politics in Snohomish County and throughout Washington. |
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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
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PG: Theresa Goffredo  |
 Theresa Goffredo provides a virtual village for parents in Snohomish County. |
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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
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Pop Secrets: Andy Rathbun  |
 Andy Rathbun, the Herald's weekly music columnist, blogs about national music news and local acts. |
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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
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Seahawks: John Boyle  |
 John has the Seahawks covered. |
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November 23
Julius Jones and Josh Wilson to return this week, Deon Grant possibly out

Safety Deon Grant suffered a hand/wrist injury during Sunday's loss, and is scheduled to see a specialist tomorrow, Seahawks coach Jim Mora said Monday. [Read More]

• Checking in at halftime November 22
• Today's inactives November 22
• Josh Wilson likely out against Vikings November 20
• Thursday practice report November 19
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Silvertips: Nick Patterson  |
 Nick covers the Silvertips, Everett's hometown Western Hockey League team. |
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November 24
Kyle Beach is coming, plus other notes

Tomorrow Kyle Beach returns to Everett as a member of the Spokane Chiefs. This is not Beach's first return to Everett since the former Silvertips star was traded to Lethbridge last January, but it is his first time coming to ... [Read More]

• Reader poll: state of the Tips November 23
• Everett 4, Seattle 1 November 21
• Everett at Seattle: lineup notes November 21
• Live blog: Everett at Tri-City November 20
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Scream Queen: Jacqueline McCartney |
 Jacqueline "Scream Queen" McCartney will be writing about horror movies during the month of October. |
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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
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The Storefront: Amy Rolph |
 Amy writes about small business and entrepreneurship in Snohomish and Island counties. |
Recent entries:

November 24
American Express launches small business stream on Twitter

Is your small business on Twitter? [Read More]

• Top entrepreneurial motivator: autonomy November 24
• Government to mandate paid sick leave? November 24
• NPR: Taking care of workers during layoffs November 23
• Schillios no longer living on her roof November 23
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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
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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
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Webbed Feet: Elaine Helm  |
 Elaine writes about what's happening on the Web and at HeraldNet.com. |
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