Melissa Slager

Clubs & Interests

Needle Arts, Written Arts, Senior Support

Abigail Dahl, a homeschool student from Everett, is a talented artist with plans to pursue a career in animation. (Kevin Clark / The Daily Herald)

Homeschooled Everett teen tries to capture feelings in art

Her work is on display at the Schack Art Center and she hopes to become an animator.

Abigail Dahl, a homeschool student from Everett, is a talented artist with plans to pursue a career in animation. (Kevin Clark / The Daily Herald)
What to do when you get pulled over

What to do when you get pulled over

Don’t forget to be considerate so officers will know you are not a threat to their safety.

What to do when you get pulled over

Clubs & Interests

Women’s Groups & Causes, Senior Socials

Drive times improve when traffic lights talk to each other

Drive times improve when traffic lights talk to each other

A new system is in the works from Boeing to Bothell, Lynnwood, Mill Creek and Mountlake Terrace.

Drive times improve when traffic lights talk to each other
Old bridge design means $35K crane visit each time waters rise

Old bridge design means $35K crane visit each time waters rise

Heavy rains have filled the Snohomish River and its tributaries to the point that cranes have had to park on the U.S. 2 trestle three… Continue reading

Old bridge design means $35K crane visit each time waters rise

New veterans group sets up shop in Mill Creek

AMVETS hopes to avoid stepping on the toes of nearby American Legion and Veterans of Foreign Wars posts.

Rail car swap eases overcrowding on Sounder train

Sound Transit on Monday adds an additional passenger car on the 7:15 a.m. Sounder departure from Everett to Seattle to help relieve crowding. “The last… Continue reading

Super Kid Erik Linder is a world champion ballroom dancer who regularly flies all over U.S. and world for competition, so he benefits from the alternative schedule that AIM High School provides. (Dan Bates / The Herald)

Flexible schedule fits Lake Stevens teen’s ballroom dance life

AIM High School in Snohomish, an alternative program, lets Erik Linder compete across the world.

Super Kid Erik Linder is a world champion ballroom dancer who regularly flies all over U.S. and world for competition, so he benefits from the alternative schedule that AIM High School provides. (Dan Bates / The Herald)

Shiny, filled cracks are a Band-Aid to extend a road’s life

Sealing pavement cracks is a cheap way to extend the useful life of a road used by many agencies tasked with road upkeep. The filled… Continue reading

Old cable barriers near Stanwood, Bothell to get upgraded

The Washington State Department of Transportation is upgrading all of its remaining three-rope median cable barriers in the region to four ropes. “This gives the… Continue reading

Her school’s tragedy set her on a course to become a nurse

Her school’s tragedy set her on a course to become a nurse

Marysville Pilchuck senior Cheyenne Coe decided she wants to be an emergency room nurse.

Her school’s tragedy set her on a course to become a nurse
Everett replaces 3,500 signs to help reduce crashes

Everett replaces 3,500 signs to help reduce crashes

Baker Drive includes an odd little U-shaped access street that runs mostly parallel to Mukilteo Boulevard, the main drag through Everett’s Boulevard Bluffs neighborhood. It… Continue reading

Everett replaces 3,500 signs to help reduce crashes
Edmonds a top route in record-breaking year for ferry riders

Edmonds a top route in record-breaking year for ferry riders

A surge in boardings in 2017 pushed Washington State Ferries to its highest ridership since 2002. The nation’s largest ferry system carried nearly 24.5 million… Continue reading

Edmonds a top route in record-breaking year for ferry riders
At one point she dropped out; now she’s graduation-bound

At one point she dropped out; now she’s graduation-bound

Anita Bradford-Diaz has had her share of setbacks, but they only seem to increase her motivation.

At one point she dropped out; now she’s graduation-bound
Live in Edmonds? Hate speeders?

Live in Edmonds? Hate speeders?

Edmonds has $35,000 to address local residents’ concerns about speeding in their neighborhoods. Now, city staff need to decide where to spend it. The Traffic… Continue reading

Live in Edmonds? Hate speeders?

Sirens! Flashing lights! — Move over!

We are a confident bunch on what to do when we hear blaring sirens and see flashing lights in the rearview mirror. But do we… Continue reading

Growing Everett area will wait for upgraded traffic light

The area near Swedish Medical Center on 128th Street is bustling with activity.

This Marysville student is an actor, debater, gamer, leader

This Marysville student is an actor, debater, gamer, leader

Marysville Arts & Technology’s Brady Uker likely to pursue “anything social.”

This Marysville student is an actor, debater, gamer, leader

Dash lights don’t mean headlights

Street Smarts reader Steve Guinn wrote in following an earlier column reminding drivers to turn on their headlights. He had a great theory about why… Continue reading