Demographics
Census snapshot: Monroe
This is one of a series of looks at Snohomish and Island county communities based on data from the U.S. Census of 2010.
Date: 05/26/2012 | Need to Know
Facebook is a passing fad, say half of Americans polled
Half of Americans think Facebook is a passing fad, according to the results of a new Associated Press-CNBC poll. And, in the run-up to the social network's initial public offering of stock, half of Americans also say the social network's expected asking price is too high.
Date: 05/16/2012 | Business
1 in 3 with autism lack jobs
CHICAGO -- One in 3 young adults with autism have no paid job experience, college or technical school nearly seven years after high school graduation, a study finds. That's a poorer showing than those with other disabilities including those who are mentally disabled, the researchers said.
Date: 05/14/2012 | Nation & World
Census snapshot: Arlington
This is one of a series of looks at Snohomish and Island county communities based on data from the U.S. Census of 2010.Historically a timber and railroad town, Arlington is situated 10 miles north of Everett.
Date: 05/13/2012 | Need to Know
Census snapshot: Mill Creek
This is one of a series of looks at Snohomish and Island county communities based on data from the U.S. Census of 2010.
Date: 04/29/2012 | Need to Know
Census snapshot: Mountlake Terrace
This is one of a series of looks at Snohomish and Island county communities based on data from the U.S. Census of 2010.
Date: 04/21/2012 | Need to Know
Study shows resilience of marriage of those in military
Despite enormous stress on military families from repeated wartime deployments and long periods of living apart, service marriages are showing a level of resilience that social scientists can't explain.
Date: 04/16/2012 | Business
Census snapshot: Mukilteo
This is one of a series of looks at Snohomish and Island county communities based on data from the U.S. Census of 2010.
Date: 04/08/2012 | Need to Know
Census snapshot: Lake Stevens
This is one of a series of looks at Snohomish and Island county communities based on data from the U.S. Census of 2010.
Date: 04/01/2012 | Need to Know
Gas tank is half-full, poll finds
WASHINGTON -- Americans are increasingly optimistic about the economy, but they are feeling strained by rising gasoline prices, according to a new McClatchy-Marist poll.
Date: 03/29/2012 | Business
Census snapshot: Lynnwood
This is one of a series of looks at Snohomish and Island county communities based on data from the U.S. Census of 2010.
Date: 03/11/2012 | Need to Know
Political battleground
Diverse new 1st District may be America's most evenly split
Date: 03/04/2012 | Local News
Census snapshot: Edmonds
This is one of a series of looks at Snohomish and Island county communities based on data from the U.S. Census of 2010.
Date: 02/26/2012 | Need to Know
Census snapshot: Marysville
This is one in a series of looks at Snohomish and Island county communities based on data from the U.S. Census of 2010.
Date: 02/12/2012 | Need to Know
Many resist census race labels
WASHINGTON -- When the 2010 census asked people to classify themselves by race, more than 21.7 million -- at least 1 in 14 -- went beyond the standard labels and wrote in such terms as "Arab," "Haitian," "Mexican" and "multiracial."
Date: 01/31/2012 | Nation & World
Census snapshot: Everett
This is the first in a series of looks at Snohomish and Island county communities based on data from the U.S. Census of 2010.
Date: 01/28/2012 | Need to Know
Making the homeless count
Annual tally puts a number to need to direct resources
Date: 01/27/2012 | Local News
Increasingly diverse
U.S. Census reveals a changing Snohomish County
Date: 01/15/2012 | Need to Know
Most believed in Santa as kids, poll says
WASHINGTON -- Why do kids believe a chubby guy in a flying sleigh can deliver joy across America? Because their parents do. A whopping 84 percent of grown-ups were once children who trusted in Santa's magic, and lots cling to it still.
Date: 12/25/2011 | Nation & World
Revised formula shows new poverty high of 49.1 million Americans
WASHINGTON -- The ranks of America's poor are greater than previously known, reaching a new level of 49.1 million -- or 16 percent -- due to rising medical costs and other expenses that make it harder for people to stay afloat, according to new census estimates.
Date: 11/07/2011 | Nation & World
Souoth Carolina's new voter ID law could hit GOP seniors
BLUFFTON, S.C. -- South Carolina's new voter ID law could affect an unlikely group: older white voters who have higher incomes, are reliably Republican and live in retirement homes and gated golf communities along the state's southern coast, according to an analysis by The Associated Press.
Date: 11/07/2011 | Nation & World
Many Republicans shrug off Herman Cain accusations, polls show
WASHINGTON -- Herman Cain continues to place ahead of most of his Republican rivals, with primary voters largely dismissing allegations of sexual harassment against the presidential hopeful, new polling shows.
Date: 11/07/2011 | Nation & World
U.S. wealth gap between young and old is widest ever
WASHINGTON -- The wealth gap between younger and older Americans has stretched to the widest on record, worsened by a prolonged economic downturn that has wiped out job opportunities for young adults and saddled them with housing and college debt.
Date: 11/07/2011 | Nation & World
County Council gives its OK to its new district boundaries
The Snohomish County Council on Monday took a final step to shape its boundaries for the next decade, picking a plan that puts Everett, Mukilteo and the Tulalip area in the same council district.
Date: 10/18/2011 | Local News
CDC's survey shows 30 percent decrease in drunken driving in last 5 years
ATLANTA -- Drunken driving incidents have fallen 30 percent in the last five years, and last year were at their lowest mark in nearly two decades, according to a new federal report.
Date: 10/04/2011 | Nation & World
Town hall topic: Latino issues
EVERETT -- A town-hall-style meeting Saturday aims to explore social and economic issues facing Latinos in north Puget Sound.
Date: 10/03/2011 | Local News
CDC says miners, construction, food workers smoke more than those in other jobs
ATLANTA -- Construction workers, miners and food service workers top the list of occupations that smoke the most, according to a new government report. Experts say it might have as much to do with lower education levels as the jobs themselves.
Date: 09/30/2011 | Business
Census: 131,729 gay couples report they're married
WASHINGTON -- Increasingly visible, the number of gay Americans telling the U.S. census they're living with same-sex partners nearly doubled in the past decade, to about 650,000 couples. And more than 130,000 recorded partners as husband or wife.
Date: 09/27/2011 | Nation & World
Study: Dads are less likely to die of heart problems
Fatherhood may be a kick in the old testosterone, but it may also help keep a man alive. New research suggests that dads are a little less likely to die of heart-related problems than childless men are.
Date: 09/26/2011 | Nation & World
County Council plans hearing on new district boundaries
A public hearing to determine the new boundaries of the Snohomish County Council's five districts has been scheduled for Oct. 5.
Date: 09/21/2011 | Local News
Nearly 1 in 6 Americans in poverty, census says
WASHINGTON -- The ranks of the nation's poor have swelled to a record 46.2 million -- nearly 1 in 6 Americans -- as the prolonged pain of the recession leaves millions still struggling and out of work. And the number without health insurance has reached 49.9 million, the most in over two...
Date: 09/13/2011 | Nation & World
5 things to watch as state’s political lines are redrawn
Tuesday is a big day for Washington's political class.That's when the four not-so-ordinary citizens serving on the state's Redistricting Commission will divulge how they want to redraw all the lines on Washington's political map.
Date: 09/11/2011 | Local News
Gregoire touts diversity but fails to model it with own cabinet
OLYMPIA -- Gov. Chris Gregoire has spent part of this summer reshuffling her leadership team, adding two new people to her inner circle, elevating another to chief of staff and naming a new cabinet secretary.All of them are white.
Date: 08/29/2011 | Northwest
Grandparents play a bigger role in child-rearing
WASHINGTON -- America is swiftly becoming a granny state.Less frail and more involved, today's grandparents are shunning retirement homes and stepping in more than ever to raise grandchildren while young adults struggle in the poor economy.
Date: 08/25/2011 | Nation & World
South, West lead U.S. in marriages, divorces
WASHINGTON -- Singles, take note: With marriages at an all-time low, states in the South and West rank among the highest for couples hearing wedding bells. But many of these states also have higher rates of divorce.
Date: 08/24/2011 | Nation & World
Report shows recession's impact on young
The sputtering economy has set up more chutes than ladders for many of America's children, with more than 7.7 million -- almost 11 percent -- having at least one unemployed parent last year. At least 5.3 million -- or 4 percent -- have been touched by foreclosure since 2007.
Date: 08/16/2011 | Nation & World
Poll: Obesity hits more boomers than others in U.S.
WASHINGTON -- Baby boomers say their biggest health fear is cancer. Given their waistlines, heart disease and diabetes should be atop that list, too. Boomers are more obese than other generations, a new poll finds, setting them up for unhealthy senior years.
Date: 07/18/2011 | Nation & World
Everett Port debates how to redraw its boundaries
EVERETT -- The Port of Everett Commission has begun its job of approving new political boundaries based on the 2010 census.The three-member commission must complete the task by the end of the year.
Date: 07/15/2011 | Business
Census: Share of children in U.S. hits record low
WASHINGTON -- Children now make up less of America's population than ever before, even with a boost from immigrant families.
Date: 07/12/2011 | Nation & World
State’s obesity rank rises to 32nd
National attention has long been focused on the problem of childhood obesity.Yet adults can't shrug their shoulders and say: "Not my problem."
Date: 07/08/2011 | Local News
Minority babies now the majority in U.S.
WASHINGTON -- For the first time, more than half of the children under age 2 in the U.S. are minorities, part of a sweeping race change and a growing age divide between mostly white, older Americans and fast-growing younger ethnic populations that could reshape government policies.
Date: 06/23/2011 | Nation & World
Lifespan sank in hundreds of U.S. counties, study finds
ATLANTA -- Americans are living longer, but not in every corner of the country. A new study shows that in hundreds of U.S. counties -- mostly in the South -- life expectancy has fallen.The researchers believe problems like smoking and obesity are partly to blame.
Date: 06/14/2011 | Nation & World
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