Snow job

Published 5:06 pm Sunday, March 15, 2015

You start on one side: I’ll start on the other: This winter’s light snowfall in the Cascades means the state Department of Transportation can begin work early to clear and reopen mountain passes closed earlier in the winter.

To clear the snow the state is putting an ad on Craigslist to hire two, maybe three guys. Bring your own snow shovels and a sack lunch.

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Don’t know much about history: On this day in 1926, scientist Robert H. Goddard successfully tested the first liquid-fueled rocket in Massachusetts.

The humble Goddard, down-played the achievement: “It’s not rocket science. Oh, wait. I guess it is.”

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Goes great with the bricks-and-boards bookshelves: Our Street Smarts columnist, Melissa Slager, addresses the question over whether its legal to decorate with street signs. A city of Everett spokeswoman says it’s OK as long as signs used outside don’t confuse drivers on the street.

It’s a law that was established in a court case, State vs. W. Coyote, that ruled against Mr. Coyote for using road signs to direct roadrunners into rock walls painted to look like tunnels.

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