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Study: Virus cases must drop for schools to safely reopen
Infection rates are flattening, data show, but Snohomish County is far from the recommended target.
More Local News
Another ID through DNA: Who killed Rodney Johnson?
Last seen in the late 1980s, he was reported missing in 1994, the year a body was found in Lake Stickney.
COVID-19 updates for parents and guardians
Public Health Essentials! A blog by the Snohomish Health District.
Sports
UW coach says postponing football season was ‘right decision’
Jimmy Lake says he believes the other Power 5 conferences will soon follow the Pac-12 and Big Ten.
Seahawks notebook: Reed, Ford leave practice early
The defensive tackles both appear to suffer leg injuries during Friday’s workout.
Life in Snohomish County
Every garden should have bluebeards along the sunny border
Find them in the sun-loving section of the nursery, likely mixed in with other late-summer bloomers.
Patterns of nature and mythology, by a Northwest master
See new works by Alfredo Arreguín, an originator of the Pattern and Decoration style, in Langley.
Stymied by virus, Red Curtain offers live-streamed theater
What seniors can expect as new normal in a post-vaccine world
Rare bottle from 1890 shaped like a Prussian military helmet
Great Plant Pick: Berberis thunbergii f. atropurpurea ‘Rose Glow’
Is your bread stale? Don’t throw it away; make this treat
Herald Business Journal
Slowdown ahead for port as COVID pummels aerospace industry
The Port of Everett is bracing to suffer as its biggest customer, the Boeing Co., scales back production.
Rep. Larsen tours small businesses given federal PPP loans
The congressman said leaders in Washington D.C. continue to negotiate for further COVID-19 relief.
Opinion
Editorial: Court order a threat to law that protects press
Seattle news outlets have been ordered to turn over photos and video to police; it’s a dangerous move.
Northwest
Inslee visits Brewster, the latest virus hot spot in state
Lightly populated Okanogan County now has the highest rate of COVID-19 cases in the state.
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