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Around the coaching world with Dennis Erickson
It’s time to reminisce as we head into a weekend of football. First, Everett’s own Dennis Erickson returns…
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As the Beatles said …
Now gimme money: A jury ordered a Minnesota woman to pay $222,000 in damages after six recording companies…
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Dear, dear, dear
Dread letter office: Once again, the mail for The Buzz and Dear Abby got mixed up, leaving us…
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Get ready for the wet season
Do you feel it? That change in the air? We in the Northwest call it rain, and it…
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#&*! remotes!
Remember when you could turn on the TV by walking over and pushing a button? Now it takes…
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Hollywood learns it’s not easy being green
Hollywood likes to act like it’s environmentally sound. But Hollywood is good at acting. If the movie industry…
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The Bard was bawdy
Remember reading Shakespeare in high school? Remember all those bizarre words you couldn’t understand? Many of those words…
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Dude looks like an Avon lady
A growing number of men are working for the cosmetics company, which is working to broaden its appeal.
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Monkey see, monkey sue
Austrian animal rights activists want a court to declare that a 26-year-old chimpanzee is a person with legal…
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How do you pronounce “%&$#@”?
A draft of President Bush’s speech to the United Nations, including notes on how to say the names…
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Don’t monkey with an orangutan
Maybe it was shy. An angry orangutan at a wildlife sanctuary in Malaysia pulled off a tourist’s backpack,…
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How to slim down
Want your employees to lose weight? Just pay them for it. Cash incentives are way more effective than…
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Remembering a mime
Marcel Marceau, the legendary mime, has died. Let’s take a moment to remember his contributions to the art…
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Raise a glass to Oktoberfest
It’s not October yet, but Oktoberfest got off to a rousing start Saturday in Germany. In between steins,…
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Just don’t call during the Husky game
Enjoying those quiet evenings, thanks to the Do Not Call list? Well, you could be fair game to…
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Riding the roller coaster
“Wild Mood Swings” by The Cure could be the soundtrack to the stock market lately. Even after the…
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Farewell to the Topper
Ah, the memories. The moldy mattresses, the filthy kitchens, the “widespread and systemic sanitation violations.” It’s a sad…
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Your lips are a little waxy
Why stop with the Smithsonian? Starting in October, visitors to Washington, D.C., will be able to add a…
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And the Emmy goes to …
Yesterday was Emmy Sunday, which is a lot like Oscar Sunday, only with 24 million fewer people watching.