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WEEK IN REVIEW
Friday


Life on the strike line
Arlington boatbuilder shutting down; hundreds t...
Boeing, Machinists likely to resume talks this ...
Thursday


Few answers in fatal Snohomish fire
Boeing, Machinists union agree to talks
Horizon's request is no worry to Allegiant
Wednesday


10 victims of plane crash honored a year after ...
Your questions, their answers: What the candida...
State budget: Governor wants $240 million in sa...
Tuesday


Arlington fashion statement helps fight cancer
Does Countrywide owe you mortgage help?
Dog wakes man, saving both from fire in travel ...
Monday


Green thumbs in Marysville
Snohomish County schools that aren't up to stan...
Richard Larsen, longtime public servant, dies a...
Sunday


Recycling a house: Everett home goes to make ne...
A year after plane crash, pain still fresh for ...
The flight of the great pumpkin
Saturday


Will the bailout help?
Comcast Arena -- 5 years later
County to pay $1 million in slaying
 

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John Sleeper
John Sleeper writes about the sports scene in Snohomish County and Seattle. His columns run three times each week in The Herald.

Engram gambling on big year

It wasn't a matter of Bobby Engram suddenly coming to his senses and deciding on a whim to come to Seahawks camp. It was a little more complicated than that. [More]






Associated Press
Hey, M's: Shift your focus

SEATTLE -- Jim Riggleman has a dilemma, one that has no easy answer. If it has any answer at all. [More]





The Answer Man knows everything

Just thought I'd attempt to answer some burning questions of 2008-09 while watching Greg Norman and wondering whether his secret to taking 20 years off his chronological age has anything to do with his marriage to Chris Evert. [More]





M's fans deserve more

The Mariners drew better than 42,000 Friday night. It was Felix Hernandez bobblehead doll night. [More]





Winning bowling title was an adventure

Bryan Young didn't expect to just blow into Albuquerque, N.M., at the United States Bowling Congress Open Singles Championships, stomp the field to bits, pick up the top paycheck, make off with the biggest trophy, pronounce himself the next Earl... [More]





Wage war on teenage drug abuse

When Bob Knight coached at Indiana University, he was invited to be a guest speaker at one of the state's high schools. He talked a little about basketball, but mostly he talked about the problems young people face. Then he took questions. [More]





If Seattle wants NBA, it's time to be like Clay

We here in the Pacific Northwest, with the possible exception of Portland, go through life with an entirely too congenial attitude. It's like we were all raised by June Cleaver. We slow down to allow other drivers onto the freeway. [More]





Mariners' Sexson wanted to succeed in Seattle -- maybe too much so

So, what happened? How did Richie Sexson get to this spot, which is to say nowhere, from having hit 119 home runs in one three-season stretch with the Brewers? [More]





 
More columns
Frogs, M's and other assorted musings  July 9
The Sonics move, from Nooooo! to who cares?  July 6
Politicians pushed Sonics out the door  July 3
Return of Reign Man  June 30
Sonics mess likely to linger  June 29
Westbrook right choice for Seattle  June 27
Sonics draft overshadowed by team's courtroom battle  June 26
These are dark times for area sports fans  June 22
Riggleman is the answer? What've you been smoking?  June 20
Mountlake Terrace pole vaulter peaking at the right time  June 12
All of M's fury signifies nothing  June 8
TV makes the draft long, boring  June 6
Li'l racers roll with the punches  June 1
Can UW women's crew succeed at nationals?  May 30
'Accountability' needs to begin at the top with M's  May 26
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1. Life on the strike line
2. Arlington boatbuilder shutting down; hundreds to lose jobs
3. Dwayne Lane can build in Arlington, court says
4. Boeing, Machinists likely to resume talks this weekend
5. Woman who helped bust Everett cyberpimp will serve a week in jail
6. Crash shuts highway in Lake Stevens, sends 1 to hospital
7. U.S. 2 striping will add a lane
8. Man arrested after Everett gun confrontation
9. Snow So Soon?
10. Robinson looks to be productive for Seattle
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Shorecrest upsets Meadowdale behind fine defensive effort
'Free' solution to costly problem?
King's beats Archbishop Murphy, takes over lead in Cascade Conference
One sweet training program
Who says white men can't rap?
Anonymous parent salvages snacks at school
Court move's plans raise questions
Jackson prevails in overtime thriller
Meadowdale's Moore-Taylor runs wild
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