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Aerospace Blog: Michelle Dunlop  |
Michelle covers the aerospace industry in Snohomish County. |
Recent entries:
August 29
Poll: Will the Machinists get enough votes to strike the Boeing Co.?
Negotiators for the Machinists union have recommended that their members reject the Boeing Co.'s three-year contract offer and go on strike. [Read More]
• UPDATE: Machinists leaders reject Boeing contract August 29
• Boeing sweetens offer to Machinists, retiree medi... August 28
• Boeing to give Machinists final offer today August 28
• Boeing Machinists: Strike for early retiree medic... August 26
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| Beijing Olympics: Michael Martina |
Michael shares photos and observations from Beijing. |
Recent entries:
August 24
What is the next step for China?
The lead story today on China’s English language TV news service was “Olympics change world’s view of China.” [Read More]
• Olympic Green as Memorial August 23
• Sports schools cultivate China’s future champions August 22
• In the Shadow of 'The Egg' August 19
• A Mosque for the Ages August 18
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| Big Game Hunter: Justin Arnold |
Justin reviews video games and gives his take on the industry. |
Recent entries:
August 29
PAX: Let the Wild Rumpus Start!
PAX started off today like a Jamaican sprinter as press were allowed back into the Washington Convention Center to sample the latest wares of the videogame industry. Oh yes, and they were tasty. [Read More]
• Console Wars Explained August 28
• Grab your DS, snag your PSP - PAX is This Weekend! August 27
• Warhammer: Age of Reckoning August 25
• A Tail of Two Trailers August 22
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| The Buzz |
A slightly twisted take on the day's news. |
Recent entries:
August 29
Save a buck -- keep it somewhere cold
You may have noticed the grinning pig in recent editions of The Herald encouraging you to save a buck, such as by cutting back on gasoline. Today's paper is chock full of ideas: [Read More]
• Spotlight misses the great state of Washington August 28
• $11,000 for coffee? August 27
• Cows with compasses August 26
• Already looking forward to February August 25
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| Double Team: Jennifer Buchanan and Mike Cane |
What's happening on the field and behind the scenes in high school sports. |
Recent entries:
August 29
Katie Benson commits to SPU women’s basketball
Katie Benson, a senior forward from Snohomish High School, has verbally committed to play basketball for Seattle Pacific University, Snohomish girls hoops coach Ken Roberts said this week. [Read More]
• Edmonds-Woodway football: One big family August 28
• Preseason state cross country coaches' poll August 26
• Dunking in women’s basketball, revisited July 28
• Travis Snider wins home run derby July 22
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| Eco Geek: Krista J. Kapralos |
Krista is filling in for your regularly scheduled Eco Geek, Sarah Jackson, who is on maternity leave until fall 2008. |
Recent entries:
August 29
Renewable towns
Trendy cities like Seattle are scrambling to make it to the top of international “green” lists, but some communities were onto that gig years ago – before Al Gore won the Nobel Prize, before threats of global warming scared t ... [Read More]
• The real green August 27
• Controversy in Eco-Land August 25
• The cold, hard truth August 18
• Learn to raise your own meat at new Everett class August 12
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| Fish Wrap: Herald Photographers |
Get the stories behind the pictures. |
Recent entries:
August 26
Elvis siting at the Evergreen State Fairgrounds
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• Job On-A-Stick (Check out the first column in Thu... June 18
• Farm Dreams June 13
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| Huskies Blog: John Boyle |
John provides news and insight about the UW Huskies. |
Recent entries:
August 28
A few quick Thursday notes
. . . as the title says, here's a quick wrap up of today's briefing with Tyrone Willingham (no players or assistant coaches meet with the media on Thursdays). [Read More]
• Something fun for Husky fans heading to Eugune August 28
• Wednesday notes August 27
• Talking offense with Tim Lappano August 26
• Chris Polk is gonna throw up, Juan Garcia wants t... August 26
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| Mariners: Kirby Arnold |
Kirby covers all the bases when it comes to the Mariners. |
Recent entries:
August 27
A Mariner's Little League memory that will never fade
Twelve years ago, Mariners catcher Jeff Clement was in the same glorious place in his baseball life that the Mill Creek Little League team experienced this month. [Read More]
• Lining up (and sitting down) the starters August 26
• Mariners option Lowe to Tacoma August 25
• Dickey back in the bullpen ... for now August 24
• Baseball in August: Oh the agony August 23
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| My Back Pages: Neal Pattison |
The Herald's executive editor blogs about the good, the bad and -- sometimes -- the ugly aspects of the news business. |
Recent entries:
August 8
Public statement regarding resignation of columnist
Sports columnist John Sleeper has resigned from The Herald staff. He had been on suspension since last week, when editors learned that portions of his June 3 column were copied from a 2002 Sports Illustrated column. [Read More]
• An apology to readers July 31
• Seems like things change July 16
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| Mudraker: Debra Smith |
Debra is a master gardener and writes a gardening column for The Herald. |
Recent entries:
August 29
Learn to grow an organic veggie garden
So you've always wanted to grow an organic vegetable garden but you have no clue how to start. [Read More]
• Yes, you too can make rustic garden furniture August 28
• Yes, raising chickens can save a buck, reader says August 27
• Eco compost bags a miss for this Snohomish reader August 27
• Some ideas on how to get squash to ripen August 26
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| The Petri Dish: Jerry Cornfield |
Jerry writes on the culture of politics in Snohomish County and throughout Washington. |
Recent entries:
August 28
Rossi reaching out for Obama crowd
There will be a big television audience for tonight’s speech by Barack Obama at the Democratic National Convention. [Read More]
• Gregoire, Rossi talk traffic to AAA August 28
• State delegation leaving no footprints in Denver August 26
• From Denver by phone, e-mail August 25
• What they are saying about Biden August 23
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| Pop Secrets: Andy Rathbun |
Andy Rathbun, the Herald's weekly music columnist, blogs about national music news and local acts. |
Recent entries:
August 29
Weekend reading: The Beatles, Death Cab, Randy Newman
Bumbershoot fast approaches, and so we get an interview with Ben Gibbard in the Seattle Post-Intelligencer. [Read More]
• Videos: Kanye, Kings of Leon and the Walkmen August 28
• Videos: Death Cab, John Legend/Andre 3000 August 22
• Updated concerts: Presales for Duffy, Fleet Foxes... August 20
• On vacation August 11
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| Reality Bites: Aaron Swaney |
Aaron sifts through all the information on fantasy players from football to baseball and back. |
Recent entries:
August 27
Let's talk about wideouts
Grab [Read More]
• Brady's "butler" and another Rae Carruth? August 27
• The big boys -- breaking down the RBs August 26
• Talking quarterbacks August 25
• Rubbing the sleep out of my eyes August 5
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| Silvertips: Nick Patterson |
Nick covers the Silvertips, Everett's hometown Western Hockey League team. |
Recent entries:
August 29
Tips make two signings (updated with third)
Everett made a pair of signings just in time for this weekend's tournament, inking forward Ryan White and defenseman Drew McDermott to WHL education contracts. The signings make me think those two will be in the lineup tonigh ... [Read More]
• Tips sign Murray (updated with cuts) August 28
• First cuts made August 26
• Main camp impressions August 25
• Training camp schedule change August 25
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| Technology Blog: Eric Fetters |
Eric covers technology in and around Snohomish County. |
Recent entries:
August 27
From an iPhone image to worldwide fame
One of the great things about a globally wired world is the fact that virtually ANYONE can gain fleeting moments of fame after their story or image is sent around the world at the speed of light and then repeated, blogged abo ... [Read More]
• Internet Explorer 8 and stealthy browsing August 26
• Apple slices August 26
• Playing with Sandlot August 25
• For sale: Computer company for just $50,000 August 25
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| Trackside: Scott Whitmore |
Scott covers the Northwest auto racing scene. |
Recent entries:
August 27
Labor Day weekend overload
Where to begin? [Read More]
• More Kevin Hamlin news August 26
• Kevin Hamlin video update August 26
• What we learned: Bristol, Sonoma and Valencia August 25
• Defending champions win at Evergreen Speedway August 24
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| View from Venezuela: Krista J. Kapralos |
Minority affairs reporter Krista J. Kapralos writes about her six-week fellowship in Venezuela. |
Recent entries:
December 4
A Surprising Vote
It was the unthinkable, and now, two days later, Venezuelans and those mired in Venezuelan intrigue are still reeling. [Read More]
• Rumors and a sea of red November 17
• A Changing Country November 13
• ¿Ahora, Si? ¡Ahora, Pare! November 12
• Violence in the Streets November 7
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| Webbed Feet: Elaine Helm |
Elaine writes about what's happening on the Web and at HeraldNet.com. |
Recent entries:
August 20
Washington's citizen soldiers say their goodbyes around state
The scene was repeated Tuesday in Everett, Bellingham, Spokane, Bremerton and Tacoma: Families and members of the Washington National Guard's 81st Brigade hugged, snapped photos and said their goodbyes. [Read More]
• Follow Mill Creek in Little League World Series August 18
• Read, watch or listen: 3 ways to experience speci... August 11
• Here they come to snuff the rooster August 8
• Your turn: Vote for the best coach in Snohomish C... August 4
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