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Aerospace Blog: Michelle Dunlop

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

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

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 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

The Buzz

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

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

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

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

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:

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

Mariners: Kirby Arnold

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

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

Midday Snacks

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

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

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 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

Silvertips: Nick Patterson

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

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

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 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

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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