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Everett may have to lobby for Lincoln's replacement
EVERETT -- Anytime uncertainty arises surrounding the Navy, community leaders in Snohomish County pay close attention. [More]
By Jerry Cornfield and Elaine Helm
Herald Writers
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Fourth proves a day for colors
EVERETT -- Soaking up sunshine, the crowd waved, cheered, danced and erupted in laughter. Hundreds of families lined Colby Avenue on Saturday morning during the city's annual Colors of Freedom parade. [More]
By Katya Yefimova
Herald Writer
Mill Creek lawyer pursuing lawsuit for island nation
MILL CREEK -- The only home Paul Stocker owns is a thatched, rosewood house on the tiny South Pacific island of Wuvulu, where he once owned a coconut plantation. [More]
By Chris Fyall
Herald Writer
Human rights commission plan revived
EVERETT -- Supporters of creating a human rights commission in Snohomish County said a new proposal released last week could help move their cause forward, after it has languished for more than a year. [More]
By Noah Haglund
Herald Writer
Marysville postpones remodel of high school
MARYSVILLE -- The list of Marysville school projects that may wind up on the ballot next year is narrowing. [More]
By Kaitlin Manry
Herald Writer
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Two U.S. troops killed in Afghanistan attack
KABUL -- Taliban militants fired rockets and mortars at a U.S. base in eastern Afghanistan on Saturday, killing two American troops in a fierce battle as thousands of Marines in the south continued with their massive anti-Taliban push. [More]
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N. Korea launches 7 missiles on U.S. birthday
TOKYO -- Taunting the United States on its birthday, North Korea fired seven missiles into the Sea of Japan early Saturday in a move some experts said might have been intended to discourage deployment of new missile defenses against the communist... [More]
The Washington Post
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Biden visits son, other troops in Iraq
BAGHDAD -- Vice President Joe Biden spent the Fourth of July with his son and other American troops in Iraq on Saturday, while the Iraqi government spokesman publicly rejected the American's offer to help with national reconciliation, saying it's an... [More]
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Northwest Briefly: Anti-tax rally attracts 1,500 protestors
OLYMPIA -- The Washington State Patrol says about 1,500 people attended an anti-tax rally on the Capitol campus on Independence Day. [More]
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Paddlers make surfing a stand-up sport
TACOMA -- Megan Adams eyed a 12-foot-long surfboard and a long canoe-style paddle. She watched other stand-up paddle surfers easing over the glassy water just off Owen Beach at Point Defiance Park. [More]
By Chester Allen
The Olympian
Woman earns her diploma decades after high school
BELLINGHAM -- Carol Heyser of Deming received her high school diploma at a commencement ceremony June 19. Not so unusual, except that Heyser is a 62-year-old grandmother and the ceremony was at Whatcom Community College. [More]
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