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WEEK IN REVIEW
Wednesday
• Gregoire unveils budget with deep cuts, will pr...
• Sultan brothers plead guilty in death of rival ...
• Bikini coffee stands to be regulated as adult e...
Tuesday


• Arlington brothers’ fight led to death, p...
• Burn ban issued in Snohomish County
• Woman found dead at Bothell house fire
Monday


• Pearl Harbor's voices of the past
• Taxes needed to close state's growing deficit?
• Grant could help county's residents all be heal...
Sunday


• Swine flu lingers, making traditional flu seaso...
• Two vie to serve as Snohomish County prosecutor
• Families get an early gift: free Christmas trees
Saturday


• Gift charity draws Snohomish County families in...
• Fears over commercial air service at Paine Fiel...
• Donated safe gives Marysville museum a mystery
Friday


• From behind bars, pal tells Colton Harris-Moore...
• Commercial airlines would cause few problems at...
• Fund set up to benefit children of couple kille...
Thursday


• 5 die of swine flu in Snohomish County
• Red Cross honors acts of heroism, many by ordin...
• Barista clothing rules delayed by County Council
 

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Heidi Hoffman / The Herald
Girl's death in car crash stuns Granite Falls

GRANITE FALLS — The news spread in a flood of text messages on Tuesday night. Shaylynn Wietersen, a bright-eyed girl known for her quick smile, was dead. [More]

By Andy Rathbun and Eric Stevick, Herald Writers


Swine flu shots to be available to all in county

The wait is over for everyone in Snohomish County who until now has been shut out of swine flu shots. Beginning today, anyone who wants the immunization, either the nasal spray or the shot, should be able to get it. [More]

By Sharon Salyer, Herald Writer
Related: 
 • Swine flu pandemic could be mildest on record
• Swine flu lingers, making traditional flu season unpredictable
• Swine flu widespread in only 25 states



Gregoire's budget offers no easy way out of deficit

OLYMPIA — Gov. Chris Gregoire on Wednesday proposed a state budget she said she’d never sign and talked about something she’s said she wouldn’t do — raise taxes. [More]

By Jerry Cornfield, Herald Writer
HeraldNet extra: 
 • Governor's budget highlights

Related: 
 • Highlights of Gregoire budget plan



Lewd baristas face stricter rules

EVERETT — Coffee stands featuring nearly nude baristas will have to be licensed and regulated as adult entertainment in unincorporated Snohomish County beginning next month. [More]

By Debra Smith Herald Writer
Related: 
 • You'd better watch out




Michael O’Leary / The Herald
Roe picked as interim prosecutor

EVERETT — It was a job interview like no other. [More]

By Diana Hefley Herald Writer
• Inmates to help families of police
 • Annual cookie party is a sweet treat
 • Don’t let Christmas tree become fire hazard
 • Fire destroys Bothell mobile home
 • Elderly woman hospitalized with severe burns
 • Woman who died in fire named
 • Burst pipes close restrooms at Everett parks
NATION/WORLD

Associated Press
U.S., China clash on climate control

COPENHAGEN — The U.S. and China exchanged barbs Wednesday at the Copenhagen climate talks, underscoring the abiding suspicion between the world’s two largest carbon polluters about the sincerity of their pledges to control... [More]

Associated Press
Related: 
 • U.N.: 2000-2009 likely warmest decade on record
• Hope for deal on climate gets a boost
• United Nations to probe climate e-mail leak




Tish Wells / McClatchy Newspapers
Spy agencies show their yuletide spirit

WASHINGTON — Federal agencies are famous for their rules, regulations and paperwork. During the holidays, however, many step out of the gray and flaunt a bit of seasonal spirit, offering themed ornaments for sale, some from surprising... [More]

McClatchy Newspapers
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 • You'd better watch out




Associated Press
Black leaders, Obama split on job help

WASHINGTON — The Congressional Black Caucus and President Barack Obama are at loggerheads over what to do about African-American unemployment, which is higher than the national average and has reached nearly 50 percent among teens. [More]

McClatchy Newspapers
• Americans have complex mix of spiritual beliefs
 • Obama, Dems praise health reform plan
 • TSA employees on leave over online posting error
 • Is there too much information to digest?
 • Atom smasher catches 1st high-energy collisions
 • Can holding $10,000 left at Kmart counter
 • Farmer sees divine symbol on dairy calf
• Gate crashers stiffed bar for drinks, sources say
 • Nation, World Briefs: California may ease rules for diesel trucks
 
THE NORTHWEST

Associated Press
Maurice Clemmons’ path to murder

SEATTLE — It was in the late 1970s that Joe Lewis Clemmons left the impoverished Delta region of Arkansas and moved to the Pacific Northwest, starting a migration for his family that would continue for decades. [More]

The Seattle Times


Rep. Baird won’t seek re-election

WASHINGTON — Democratic Rep. Brian Baird said Wednesday he will not seek re-election next year so he can spend more time with his family and pursue other ways to serve. [More]

Associated Press


Northwest Briefly: Seattle cop killing suspect out of hospital

Seattle cop killing suspect out of hospital SEATTLE— The man accused of killing Seattle police officer Timothy Brenton is out of the hospital. [More]

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• Amanda Knox counting on appeal
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1. Teen dies after Granite Falls crash
2. Bikini coffee stands to be regulated as adult entertainment
3. Sultan brothers plead guilty in death of rival gang member
4. Body found after house catches fire north of Bothell
5. Gregoire unveils budget with deep cuts, will press for tax hikes
6. Grief and gratitude expressed for four slain officers
7. Two teenagers hurt in crash near Granite Falls
8. Friends and family honor Clearview couple who loved always
9. Roe appointed interim county prosecutor
10. Arlington's budget is ‘bare bones'
Enterprise Newspaper Snohomish County Business Journal
• Zambian woman thanks students for their help
• Food banks see rise in use
• ‘Making Spirits Bright’ in Edmonds
• Wolfpack takes aim at state
• Seahawks help students smile
• 95 and still volunteering
• Sno-King joined by local TV king
• Veterans back for Wildcats
• Lynnwood seeks to plug $2 million budget gap
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