HeraldNet - Snohomish County's online news source
Heraldnet.com
SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 15, 2009 8:14 am
LocalNorthwestNation & WorldPoliticsSpecial ReportsPhotosColumnistsMultimedia 
Blog
The Buzz
Kale to the Chief
Your town news
Julie Muhlstein
Columnist Julie Muhlstein's take on life in Snohomish County.
•Latest: Record-high gold prices make it tempting to sell
Kristi O'Harran
Columnist Kristi O'Harran writes about people in Snohomish County.
•Latest: Closure of Stanwood mapmaker a sad loss for area
 
WEEK IN REVIEW
Saturday
• Two dead, two injured in Lynnwood car wreck
• Accident near Poulsbo kills Marysville man, inj...
• Icy conditions lead to numerous wrecks on count...
Friday


• Salish Sea: Huge body of water now has common n...
• Cost of dispute falls on Monroe
• Lawsuit blames county and weed inspector in man...
Thursday


• Nursed to health by volunteers in Lynnwood, sea...
• Everett boy left with brain damage; father face...
• Monroe must fill $290,000 gap in budget
Wednesday


• 81 veterans' names, 81 meaningful lives honored...
• USO singer's voice still charms them in Edmonds
• Monroe honking case makes it to state Supreme C...
Tuesday


• Fire destroys Emory's restaurant
• Peggy Pritchard Olson always put Edmonds first
• Camano Island burglaries spike: Is Colton back?
Monday


• Tree clearing, mud slide angers Everett neighbor
• Later start for school day unlikely in Marysville
• Hopes for Snohomish excursion train may hinge o...
Sunday


• Glacier Peak freshman overcomes jitters to win ...
• Gay marriage issue can wait, say Referendum 71 ...
• Cities across south Snohomish County see tax re...
 

ADVERTISEMENT
News
LOCAL NEWS
One-car wreck in Lynnwood kills two, injures two others

LYNNWOOD — Two young men were killed and two others were clinging to life early Saturday after their car smashed into a tree. [More]

By Katya Yefimova Herald Writer


Mountlake Terrace rejects medical marijuana dispensary

MOUNTLAKE TERRACE — Two men may file a lawsuit if city officials don’t allow them to open a medical marijuana dispensary. [More]

By Oscar Halpert Herald Writer
Related: 
 • Kale to the Chief




Builders object to hearing examiner, but activists back her

EVERETT — Ask some local home builders, and they’ll tell you they’re facing a bigger problem than the lousy economy. [More]

By Noah Haglund Herald Writer


Unions want Hans Dunshee to replace Steve Hobbs in state senate

Steve Hobbs has a target on his back and two of the state's most decorated labor unions plan to take aim at it. [More]

By Jerry Cornfield Herald Columnist
Record-high gold prices make it tempting to sell

Here's something every TV-watching insomniac knows: If you've got unwanted gold, buyers are out there with persuasive pitches for taking it off your hands. [More]

By Julie Muhlstein Herald Columnist
• Slick roads surprise drivers; 20 vehicle crashes reported
 • Democrats pick 3 prosecutor candidates
 • Marysville stylist kept her many clients well coiffed
 • Marysville man dies, five passengers injured in Poulsbo collision
 • Warming trend prompts Cascades avalanche watch
 • Fire destroys vacant Marysville house
 • This Week’s Public Meetings
NATION/WORLD

Associated Press
World leaders push climate control goal back

SINGAPORE — President Barack Obama and other world leaders agreed today that next month’s much-anticipated climate change summit will be merely a way station, not the once hoped-for end point, in the search for a global warming... [More]

Associated Press



Keith Richburg / Washington Post
China deals with racism

SHANGHAI — As a mixed-race girl growing up in this most cosmopolitan of mainland Chinese cities, 20-year-old Lou Jing said she never experienced much discrimination — curiosity and questions, but never hostility. [More]

By Keith Richburg The Washington Post
Related: 
 • 40 killed in heavy snowfall in China
• Obama faces daunting challenges in Far East tour
• Top editor leaves China’s boldest news magazine



House bill cuts senior care, nonpartisan agency reports

WASHINGTON — A plan to slash more than $500 billion from future Medicare spending — one of the biggest sources of funding for President Barack Obama’s proposed overhaul of the nation’s health-care system — would sharply... [More]

The Washington Post
Related: 
 • Reform will raise heath costs, study says
• FAQ on abortion amendment in House health bill
• Health reform bill could cut costs, CEOs say

• Illinois prison studied for Guantanamo inmates
 • Palin’s political future still veiled in mystery
 • Madoff auction brings in $1 million
 • Mourners grieve for soldiers killed at Fort Hood
 • Veteran climber dies in Himalayas
• White House eyes Illinois prison for inmates from Guantanamo
 • Odds & Ends: Overdue books, using the loo and stolen freeway sign
 • Iran’s leaders are more brutal than the shah, reformers say
 • Few still call Venice home, but it’s not history yet, either
 • World, Nation Briefs: Koreans protest plans for Afghan deployment
 
THE NORTHWEST

The Bellingham Herald / Philip A. Dwyer
Technicians use a little trimaran to monitor the region’s rivers

EVERSON — Jeff Paulat walked slowly along the Nooksack River bridge at the edge of town, using a green nylon rope to drag a small orange plastic trimaran along the churning surface of the grayish-brown water, from one end of the bridge to the... [More]

By John Stark The Bellingham Herald


Northwest Briefly: Bremerton girl who died had swine flu

BREMERTON — Health officials say a Bremerton girl who died Monday had swine flu, but it's unclear if the virus directly caused her death. The 4-year-old died Monday, but tests didn't confirm the presence of H1N1 until Friday. [More]
ADVERTISEMENT
 
View all Coupons
Search All Deals
Other Advertisers

View all Top Homes
 
Classifieds
Jobs
Cars
Homes
 
CONTACT THE HERALD
Do you have a news tip?
newstips@heraldnet.com | 425.339.3400
 
ADVERTISEMENT
1. Lake Stevens neighbors protest loss of left turn off Highway 9
2. Police look into fire at Emory's restaurant in Everett
3. Man who died from fall identified
4. Mural memorializing fallen soldier lost in effort to fix Silvana building
5. Marysville-Pilchuck comes up short in battle of unbeatens
6. 'Twilight' tourism
7. Accident near Poulsbo kills Marysville man, injures five
8. In Forks, it's always Twilight
9. Expect wintry roads at passes, dusting of snow on Snohomish County hills
10. Icy conditions lead to numerous wrecks on county roads
Enterprise Newspaper Snohomish County Business Journal
• Memorial for Peggy Pritchard Olson set
• Bazaar Fever
• Hawks proud of historic season
• Olson always put Edmonds first
• Honoring student veterans
• ‘Wheedle' author comes to Lynnwood bookshop
• Mavs build early lead en route to easy win
• Prep football games of the week (state playoffs)
• Tears of laughter, tears of grief
The Enterprise Online Newspaper
|Contact Us |Advertiser Services |Home Delivery |Newsstand Locations |Classifieds |Feedback |About the Company |Work@the Herald |Site Map
© 2009 The Daily Herald Co., Everett, WA.