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2020 grads missing the pomp and friends, looking to future
With commencement ceremonies and proms canceled, schools are working on other ways to honor seniors.
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The waters await, but some boat launches are already open
At the Port of Everett, ramps didn’t close despite coronavirus. Many around the state open next week.
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An open-pit mine that wasn’t: Ridge near Glacier Peak spared
A book by professor from Marysville chronicles the 1960s environmental battle over a planned copper mine.
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Homeless people, tents cleared at Everett park, memorial
Free meals are no longer available at the downtown park honoring child abuse victim Matthew Parsons.
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Out of their classrooms, kids and teachers are both learning
As technology and creativity fill in the gaps for students, parents say teaching at home is hard.
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111 students from around globe stuck in Everett dorms
Many EvCC and Edmonds College students are from farflung countries and can’t “stay home.” No visitors allowed.
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Homes become houses of worship for Easter, Passover 2020
“I’m not kneeling in front of a computer. I’m kneeling in front of God,” an Everett man said…
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Bear hunts and encouraging words are signs of COVID-19 times
Neighbors are putting stuffed animals in windows so children can spot them during weeks out of school.
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He’s playing Taps, nightly, for ‘however long I stay at home’
Everett’s Kevin McKay is a guitarist in rock bands, but COVID-19 pandemic has him learning the bugle.
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Final farewells continue, but few are allowed to say goodbye
Rules for funerals limit attendees to immediate family. In Darrington, a memorial tradition is on hold.
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Home just in time, they served abroad in S. America, Africa
She caught last plane out of Peru, while her friend in Peace Corps had to leave post in…
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It’s not Rosie, but Everett’s Forest Park has a new pachyderm
Sculpture, part of playground renovations, is a reminder of elephant that lived and died in zoo here.
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Future ER doctor eager to help as UW picks her for residency
The coronavirus kept classmates from being together, but Claire Murphy celebrated the big day with family.
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Distractions, tech glitches, all part of working from home
“It’s an adjustment for sure.” We’re out of the office as a coronavirus caution, but still on the…
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From balcony, a 96th birthday surprise despite no-visit rule
With care facilities locked down by coronavirus concerns, loved ones and seniors are finding a way.
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Police chaplain’s own losses helped her reach out in empathy
Pat Ward retires from volunteer chaplaincy after 16 years with Mukilteo, Lake Stevens and Everett.
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‘Huge, pressing need’ as nonprofits cancel fundraising events
Cocoon House, Domestic Violence Services, YMCA, YWCA and other agencies hurt by coronavirus crisis.
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Fears, masks and deaths, Spanish flu hit hard 102 years ago
The 1918 pandemic killed about 50 million. Everett shut down and thousands died in Washington.
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Fishing for trash on the Skykomish, anglers reeled in plenty
With drift boats and other craft, Sky River group spends a day cleaning up garbage along waterway.
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Fresh start at juvenile justice center started with a flood
A classroom for Youth Enrichment Services was created at Denney after a destructive rainstorm in September.