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Stuck in the middle
Stuck in the middle Middle-born children are not angry and resentful, and, in fact, are great negotiators and…
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Inconvenient truth
The famously liberal state of Vermont is poised to ban all-terrain vehicles on state land. But ATVs have…
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Animal planet
We’re going to need a bigger fish tank: A 4-foot-7 great white shark caught off Southern California has…
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T-shirt philosopher
T-shirt philosophy I’m a Barbie girl, in a Barbie world: After hearing complaints of sexism from shoppers, JCPenney…
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It makes sense; they’re both aluminum cylinders
It makes sense They are both made out of aluminum cylinders: Boeing says it will give its workhorse…
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Fantastic plastic
Fantastic plastic Think Tupperware parties went out of favor sometime during the Carter administration? Think again — the…
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Draft legislation
Bend elbows, not fingers: Taking a cue from the Obama White House, leaders of the Republican and Democratic…
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The only way to fly
The only way to fly Membership has its rewards: A new program would let frequent fliers breeze through…
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Howdy, ya sure, ya betcha!
What would Minnie Pearl say? Officials at Nashville’s Grand Ole Opry have sent a cease-and-desist order to the…
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Are you going to Evergreen fair? Purple cows, rosemary and thyme
What? No deep-fried butter? The Evergreen State Fair opens today in Monroe with a huge new building for…
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Amazing creatures
Amazing creatures The Earth has nearly 8.8 million species, but science has discovered only about a quarter of…
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The ‘e’ decade
Play That Funky Music: Among the collections available at the Everett Public Library’s web site is a gallery…
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Arab Spring
Arab Spring After six months of stalemated civil war, Libyan rebels suddenly broke through and streamed into Tripoli…
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Pulp fiction
Pulp fiction “Conan the Barbarian,” the movie that made Arnold Schwarzenegger a star in 1982, has been remade…
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‘Jersey Shore’ gets Abercrombie & Ditched
Guido by association: Clothing retailer Abercrombie & Fitch has offered to pay cast members of HBO’s “Jersey Shore”…
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Don’t be cruel
Don’t Know Much About History — Campaign Edition: Minnesota Congresswoman Michele Bachmann, R-Wikipedia, urged supporters at a rally…
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Biz Buzz 2: The Curse of Lady Gaga
Cover your eyes, kids; Santa’s not decent: Pop singer and meat-dress designer Lady Gaga has been asked by…
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Burger democracy
Would you like a 401(k) with that? The Dick’s Drive-In chain, which is set to open a restaurant…
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When in Rome
Causing a bigus ruckus: Undercover police in Rome have dressed in togas and sandals to catch countrymen who…
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App pupil
His adolescent palate inspired a Tacoma boy, 12, to create an iPhone game called “Vegetable Blow-up,” the point…