He’s makin’ a list, he’s checkin’ it twice: Snohomish County cities are hoping that the federal government makes like Santa Claus and delivers a nice fat check, all wrapped up with a shiny bow. And what would that check pay for? Sewage projects and asphalt. We’re not sure if that’s better or worse than a lump of coal.
A journey of 9,500 miles. An Italian man fell just short of his goal of rowing unassisted across the Pacific Ocean. He made if safely to shore with the help of a tug boat. He’s now eager to go home. “I miss my bed,” he said. We’re going to go out on a limb here and say that it’s not a water bed.
In further news of people doing insane things, we have a story about surfers in Alaska. Yes, Alaska, where the temperature is hovering right around frigid. The surfers came from sunny locales such as Hawaii — water temperature tepid bath — to Yakutat Bay — water temperature ice bath.
One knowledgeable observer summed up the experience: “It was really, really cool,” he said. And that, dude, is like saying the ocean is a little wet.
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