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Air Force vet is first intern at NOAA under new partnership

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Air Force vet is first intern at NOAA under new partnership

On a misty morning in Mukilteo, Barney Boyer was going over the R/V Seahawk. Climbing into the NOAA…

Paul Bartlett, a veteran of the Iwo Jima battle during World War II, has written a poem as a tribute to all who sacrificed. (Dan Bates / The Herald)

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Bothell veteran’s tribute recalls the battle of Iwo Jima

Related: Stanwood veteran opens up about the horrors of World War II

Jim Sporleder, former principal at Walla Walla’s Lincoln High School, shows strong emotion while describing how engaging with troubled kids rather than expelling them led to a dramatic turnaround at the school. Everett’s Sequoia High School Principal Kelly Shepherd (right) and others joined Sporleder in a panel discussion Tuesday night at the Historic Everett Theatre. The documentary “Paper Tigers,” filmed at Lincoln High School, was shown as part of the program. (Dan Bates / The Herald)

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Snohomish County group seeks to lower student expulsion rates

Marysville, 814 kids. Mukilteo, 665. Everett, 625. Edmonds, 545. Lake Stevens, 294. Snohomish, 257. Stanwood-Camano, 174. Granite Falls,…

Frank Melder Jr, 77, shares what he knows about his grandfather Charles Curtiss, the National Guard lieutenant killed in the Everett Massacre, and what became of his grandmother after the Nov. 5, 1916, shootings. In the background is Camano Island artist Jack Gunter’s painting “The Everett Massacre,” now on loan to the Everett Public Library. (Dan Bates / The Herald)

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Memories of those killed in Everett Massacre linger

As a boy, Frank Melder knew his grandmother as an educated woman of Seattle. Her friends were active…

Van Dinh-Kuno (left), executive director of Refugee and Immigrant Services Northwest, answers questions about the general election ballot at an event sponsored by the Asian Pacific Islander Coalition on Friday at Everett Community College. Participants were U.S. citizens needing help from interpreters before casting their votes. (Julie Muhlstein / The Herald)

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Asian/Pacific Islander coalition helps immigrant voters

They had questions — lots of them — about local, state and national races, transit and taxes, even…

Allison Warren-Barbour was visiting the United Way offices in Everett Wednesday from North Carolina, where she has been a leader with United Way. She will take over as president and CEO of United Way of Snohomish County Jan. 1. (Dan Bates / The Herald)

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New United Way leader is ready for the challenge

While in college in Ohio, Allison Warren-Barbour founded the Miami University Women’s Rugby Football Club. Anyone familiar with…

Sister Dorothy Klingele assists then-Seattle Archbishop Alexander Brunett with holy water during a 2002 blessing of an operating room in the Family Maternity Center at Providence Regional Medical Center Everett’s Pavilion for Women and Children. Klingele, who served in health care with the Sisters of Providence for decades, died Oct. 15 at age 90. (Stephanie S. Cordle/Herald File)

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Sister Dorothy Klingele, longtime Providence nun, dies at 90

Everett’s original Providence Hospital had a work force of 14 — three lay people and 11 Roman Catholic…

Carrying 4-month-old Haven, Apryl Roberts chases 2-year old Charlee around the house Wednesday, to the delight of all three. (Dan Bates / The Herald)

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Lynnwood mom gets good news in her battle against cancer

Seven months into a fight for her life, Apryl Roberts isn’t battling alone. She is buoyed by good…

Former county exec Bob Drewel honored for community service

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Former county exec Bob Drewel honored for community service

Bob Drewel’s titles over the years — Everett Community College president, Snohomish County executive, Puget Sound Regional Council…

Musician Jason Webley looks around a gritty slice of old-Everett in the alley outside the Historic Everett Theatre, where he and other singer-songwriters will perform a concert Nov. 4 based on the Everett Massacre. The show, “100 Years Ago Tomorrow,” will feature original songs related to the labor strife that exploded in a gunfight on Everett’s waterfront Nov. 5, 1916. (Dan Bates / The Herald)

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Musical remembrance of Everett’s ‘Bloodiest Day’ in 1916

History isn’t Jason Webley’s first love. His passion is music, translating story into song. He did that with…

At his home in Everett Thursday, Chris Hoiby moves a door-full of reasons to celebrate the 30th anniversary of the Snohomish County Children’s Commission in preparation for next week’s event, which will honor past and present volunteers. (Dan Bates / The Herald)

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Commission celebrates 30 years of commitment to kids

A group with the motto “We Value Kids” was born in the aftermath of horrendous harm to children.

Frank Fargo, who offers free showers out of his trailer, is among 2016 KSER Voice of the Community Award winners. He is shown here in 2012 getting a hug from Lois Sugars at Everett’s First Presbyterian Church, where he provides showers during a weekly dinner for people who are homeless. (Sarah Weiser / The Herald)

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KSER’s Voices of the Community awards honor county heroes

As a police officer, Bill Corson saw at-risk kids every day. Today, the retired Index man works to…

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Events this month mark Everett Massacre’s 100th anniversary

Related: New graphic novel tells the story of Everett Massacre

New graphic novel tells the story of Everett Massacre

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New graphic novel tells the story of Everett Massacre

Related: Events this month mark Everett Massacre’s 100th anniversary

Iditarod musher speaks at Domestic Violence Services event

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Iditarod musher speaks at Domestic Violence Services event

As an Iditarod musher, Jan Steves has weathered adversities few of us will ever know — minus-50 degree…

Snohomish County United Way finds new leader in N. Carolina

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Snohomish County United Way finds new leader in N. Carolina

EVERETT — United Way of Snohomish County announced Friday that Allison Warren-Barbour will take over as the agency’s…

Newbery-winning author Matt de la Pena accepts a question from a student Tuesday during the second of two assemblies Tuesday at Mariner High School. De la Pena, the author of “Ball Don’t Lie” and “Mexican WhiteBoy” and other novels, won the 2016 Newbery Medal for his book “Last Stop on Market Street.” (Dan Bates / The Herald)

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Author an inspiration to Mariner High School students

They filled the bleachers in Mariner High School’s gym. Their chatter was a dull roar — until Matt…

Sister Georgette Bayless, champion of hospice care, dies at 94

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Sister Georgette Bayless, champion of hospice care, dies at 94

In the 1950s, Sister Georgette Bayless wore a white habit, head to toe. Decades later, she put on…

Church branches out with services at Marysville high school

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Church branches out with services at Marysville high school

MARYSVILLE — Music and faith-filled messages rang out at Marysville Getchell High School. On Sunday morning, when most…

Senior class members of Everett High School’s AVID program respond to speaker Christian Paige’s request for the audience to raise their hands and say, “I am!” periodically during his performance of spoken word poetry Thursday night at a kick-off event for the Rotary Club of Everett, which announced a $100,000 commitment to the Eveett School District’s AVID program. The senior girls are, from left, Sandy Vo, Daisy Sotelo, Elizabeth Casper, Stephany Angeles-Robles and Margaux Cudaback. (Dan Bates / The Herald)

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Everett Rotary pledges $100,000 to college-readiness program

Cascade High School senior Mercedes Flenoy wants to be a pediatric surgeon. The goal for Cameron Smith, an…