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Aerospace Blog: Michelle Dunlop  |
Michelle covers the aerospace industry in Snohomish County. |
Recent entries:
November 25
Air Force steps up pace on tanker Q&A
The Air Force has been burning the midnight oil, answering questions from Boeing and Northrop Grumman about its tanker requirements. [Read More]
• 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
• US Airways pushes out Airbus deliveries November 24
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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. |
Recent entries:
November 26
A special Thanksgiving edition
TODAY'S LINEUP A daily look at the top five stories in this morning's edition of The Herald 1. Is there enough room in the woodshed for BOTH teams? [Read More]
• 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 everyone must go edition November 19
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| The Buzz |
A slightly twisted take on the day's news. |
Recent entries:
November 26
More turkey leftovers
The green bean casserole isn't getting off so easy: Adhering to a tradition started by President George H.W. Bush, President Barack Obama pardoned a rather pampered turkey[Read More]
• Let's talk turkey November 25
• Don't get burned November 24
• Mind your manners November 23
• Take a look under your seat November 22
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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 25
Tacoma News Tribune preseason basketball rankings
Quick reminder: Our 2009-2010 boys and girls basketball previews will be in The Herald on Thursday. [Read More]
• Fall 2009 All-Wesco teams: Football and Girls Cro... November 25
• Fall 2009 All-Wesco Teams November 24
• Glacier Peak freshman Amy-Eloise Neale wins Borde... November 23
• UPDATE: 3A State Football: Bellevue 34, Glacier P... November 21
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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. |
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
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| 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 w ... [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
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| Midday Snacks |
Tidbits we've gathered from around the Internet to entertain, inform and enlighten you each weekday around noon. |
Recent entries:
November 26
Don't try this at home with your turkey
Happy Thanksgiving! Since we're all preoccupied with food today, I thought I'd focus on what not to do with a turkey. [Read More]
• 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
• For lovers and haters of "Twilight" November 20
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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. |
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
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| 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
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| 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
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| Seahawks: John Boyle |
John has the Seahawks covered. |
Recent entries:
November 26
Thanksgiving practice report
First off, a very happy Thanksgiving to you all. Hope it's full of food, football and plenty of good times. [Read More]
• Wednesday practice report November 25
• S Deon Grant will play November 25
• Julius Jones and Josh Wilson to return this week,... November 23
• Checking in at halftime November 22
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| Silvertips: Nick Patterson |
Nick covers the Silvertips, Everett's hometown Western Hockey League team. |
Recent entries:
November 26
Another former Tip returns to the division
Gregg Drinnan (link to left) is reporting the Portland Winterhawks have acquired 20-year-old defenseman Eric Doyle from Swift Current in exchange for 19-year-old defenseman Travis Bobbee. [Read More]
• Everett 4, Spokane 3 (OT) November 25
• Everett vs. Spokane: lineup notes November 25
• Drew McDermott reassigned November 25
• Kyle Beach is coming, plus other notes November 24
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| 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
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| 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
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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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