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WEEK IN REVIEW
Sunday


My life and bylines: Stories of a lifetime in news
Marysville teenager killed amid chase was sober...
Sent to cheer U.S. soldiers, teddy bear is lost...
Saturday


Heroism emerges from Everett apartment fire
Snohomish rapist surrenders in Arkansas
At 100, he's still throwing a lot of strikes
Friday


Ailing boy makes a wish, and Boeing delivers
Construction set to begin on 'giant cow's stoma...
Barack Obama wins Rick Larsen's backing
Thursday


Real speed racers: Team shoots for land speed r...
Training accident kills Marysville soldier
Everett neighborhood may work out spat over buses
Wednesday


Classmates honor Codey Porter, who died in sand...
Snohomish County's coffers run low for cops, roads
2-year sentence for hit-and-run death of skateb...
Tuesday


Cuts loom for schools across Snohomish County
25 years later, no answers in killing of Arling...
Next hit to your shopping list? Chicken and por...
Monday


Cushy way to camp: new yurt village in Arlington
Bidding frenzy a boon as Everett builds
Mom appalled at racy books in store for teens a...
 

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A man without a heartbeat: Everett firefighter waits for transplant

STANWOOD -- Steve Goforth has a big heart and no pulse. He sleeps plugged in to an electrical outlet. [More]






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Relay gives Lynnwood cancer fighter hope

LYNNWOOD -- Still fatigued and achy from chemotherapy, the 2 1/2 hours Julie Safley spent circling the Lynn­wood High School track last year must have seemed more like a marathon. [More]





Stevens Hospital faces tough choices about its future

EDMONDS -- Stevens Hospital finds itself in a situation homeowners often face. A couple buys a starter home, but over the years, they realize there just isn't enough room for them and their kids. [More]





Doctor suicides a 'catastrophe,' AMA says

CHICAGO -- There's a grim, rarely talked-about twist to all that medical know-how doctors learn to save lives: It makes them especially good at ending their own. [More]





Stevens Hospital to look ahead

Stevens Hospitals is at a crossroads. The question its board members and top administrators are trying answer at a meeting on Thursday is: Where do we go from here? [More]






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Baby basics: Author knows what works and what doesn't for baby

Just because baby superstores have products stacked to the ceilings doesn't mean most of what they stock is worth buying. In fact, parents should pass by much of it. [More]





Medicare woes way past easy patch job

The bandage Congress pasted on Medicare funding five months ago to cover nasty cuts won't hold much longer. [More]





These three steps can reduce cancer threat

You are not helpless when it comes to avoiding cancer. A few simple lifestyle steps can help you lower your risk of developing the deadly disease. [More]





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Everett and Edmonds hospitals squeeze in more beds  May 3
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Now a cancer patient himself, Everett oncologist relucantly retires  May 2
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CDC: Measles outbreak in Washington state  May 1
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