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In the basement storage area of Everett’s Culmback building in October 2011, Everett Public Library historian David Dilgard walks past a large bronze sculpture of the late Sen. Henry M. “Scoop” Jackson. (Dan Bates / The Herald)

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David Dilgard, Everett Public Library’s ‘Mr. History,’ retires

Wisecracking comedian Groucho Marx once bought a Studebaker from an Everett dealership. In the 1920s, the Paddock and…

To the amazement of onlookers, flames shoot out the exhaust pipes on Les Sanders’ black 1950 Mercury Coupe as he drives up and down Colby Avenue with many others in classic and custom automobiles during one of the many popular Cruzin’ to Colby events held each summer in Everett. (Dan Bates / The Herald)

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Cruzin’ in reverse: Everett car show will return after all

Classic car aficionados learned bad news late last year, but there’s been a turnaround. Shiny hot rods and…

Gonzaga basketball is just the icing on Spokane’s cake

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Gonzaga basketball is just the icing on Spokane’s cake

Remember why you left. It was advice from one Spokane native to another.

Everett’s Lorna Donadio, 77, has been collecting old photos she finds at garage sales, some dating back as far as 1911. As time passes, she wants them to have a home. (Dan Bates / The Herald)

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Photo-collecting Everett woman ‘rescues’ faces of the past

Lorna Donadio doesn’t care about Snapchat or Instagram. The photos tugging at her heartstrings aren’t selfies on Facebook.…

Kathryn “Kay” Trumbull, Snohomish County Superior Court’s first female judge, died March 10 at age 79. (Family Photo Courtesy of Sue Camber)

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Kathryn Trumbull, first woman on county Superior Court, dies

Kay Trumbull was first, but would be far from the last. As the first female Snohomish County Superior…

Robert Osborne, the longtime host of Turner Classic Movies, was a 1950 graduate of Everett High School. Osborne, 84, died Monday at his home in New York City. (Photo Courtesy Turner Classic Movies)

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Popular TV host had strong ties to Everett

On June 8, 1950, Robert Osborne stood before his graduating class in Everett High School’s auditorium. He delivered…

Bob Goff, author of “Love Does” and founder of the Love Does human rights organization, will speak April 14 at the YMCA of Snohomish County’s Good Friday Prayer Breakfast.

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YMCA recruits ‘Love Does’ author to speak at prayer breakfast

Bob Goff has practiced law, opened schools and safe houses for children in far-flung places, and written a…

Neddy DeSalvo, 19, was born female but has lived as a boy since childhood. Adopted from Russia and raised in Chicago, the Lake Stevens resident says, “We’re human beings who just want to be respected.” (Dan Bates / The Herald)

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‘I just want to be me,’ says Lake Stevens transgender teen

As the courts and the Trump administration grapple with transgender rights issues focusing on bathrooms, 19-year-old Neddy DeSalvo…

Andy Stephens holds a Wahoo fish caught from his 30-foot sailboat about 100 miles west of Pohnpei, Micronesia, in the Pacific. The 33-year-old Everett native left on a round-the-world sailing trip in July. He is home in Everett this month, but will soon fly back to the Philippines where his boat is now moored. (Courtesy Andy Stephens)

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Everett native sailing solo around the world

Andy Stephens was a young Coast Guard veteran, college student and sailboat owner when he noticed something that…

An Edmonds Community College student writes her reactions to the college’s Tunnel of Intersections exhibit Wednesday in Woodway Hall on campus. The exhibit highlights experiences and challenges of diverse groups. (Julie Muhlstein / The Herald)

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EdCC exhibit tells the story of the marginalized

In a tight space, curtained off by black fabric, I shut my eyes and listened.

Maria Corcoran and her daughter Ana, 8, hold her 11-month old son, Jimmy, at their new home in Lake Stevens Friday. Her husband Jay Corcoran died on Valentine’s Day, just a week after the family moved from Utah to Lake Stevens. (Dan Bates / The Herald)

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Utah man dies days after moving his young family to Lake Stevens

In a new place with a new house, Maria and Jay Corcoran couldn’t wait to start the next…

1942 plane crash is a reminder of a generation’s sacrifices

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1942 plane crash is a reminder of a generation’s sacrifices

Rain, rain, rain and some snow, that’s been our winter. It’s dreary, but maybe we should be thankful…

Mary Whitmore, who worked for ratification of the Equal Rights Amendment in the 1970s and ’80s, holds a sign to demonstrate her support of a new push for the ERA last weekend in Coupeville. The amendment fell short of ratification, by three states, before a 1982 deadline. Whitmore is heading a new Island County Democrats ERA committee. (Courtesy Mary Whitmore)

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Whidbey Island woman continues battle for Equal Rights Amendment

Forty years ago, Mary Whitmore was a single mom with a 6-year-old. It was 1977 when she showed…

From the heart: Kids make valentines for veterans

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From the heart: Kids make valentines for veterans

It wasn’t a typical assignment, but Machias Elementary School sixth-grader Liv Harrison put her heart into it.

Everett’s Wendy Whiteley (left) with Zoom, her Finnish Spitz, gets together at her Lowell neighborhood home with Shahntae Martinez and her Field Spaniel, Hudson. Martinez, a 17-year-old Sequoia High School student, and Whiteley will compete with their dogs next week at the Westminster Kennel Club Dog Show in New York City. (Dan Bates / The Herald)

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Everett dog owners hope for the best at Westminster show

Meet Zoom. He’s a Finnish spitz with a fox-like look, a persistent bark and a lively personality.

Break dancer Jerome Aparis dazzles students with mid-air moves Feb. 3 at Emerson Elementary School where 21 languages are spoken. (Dan Bates / The Herald)

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Breakdancer stuns Everett students with gravity-defying moves

A Friday morning assembly beats sitting in class, but the kids who filed into Emerson Elementary School’s gym…

The Boy Scout Troop 1 “Scout Shack,” just east of the intersection of Nassau and 34th streets in Everett, will host an open house 5-7 p.m. Wednesday. Once a military barrack at Paine Field, the building is in need of repairs. (Dan Bates / The Herald)

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Everett Boy Scout troop fundraising to renovate ‘Scout Shack’

Its history stretches back 103 years, but Everett’s Boy Scout Troop 1 is taking steps to bring its…

Despite theft, Edmonds church is resolute in its inclusivity

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Despite theft, Edmonds church is resolute in its inclusivity

An outward sign of welcome has been stolen, but an Edmonds church stands strong in its support for…

Advice from longtime journalist: ‘Challenge everything’

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Advice from longtime journalist: ‘Challenge everything’

If your mother says she loves you, check it out — inquire, investigate and assess that claim.

New group’s goal: Address bigotry, injustice in race relations

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New group’s goal: Address bigotry, injustice in race relations

There’s a new local effort to counter bigotry and injustice. Its name is a mouthful: Alliance of Leaders…