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WEEK IN REVIEW
Thursday


• For old ferries, it's the end of the line
• Tribal leaders accused of smoke-shop tax scam
• 'I blew her away,' girl's father told police
Wednesday


• Kimberly-Clark keeps closer eye on its Everett ...
• Owners protest Monroe plan for 'potentially dan...
• Marysville man charged in fatal shooting of 6-y...
Tuesday


• Girl, 6, fatally shot; father jailed
• Century-old Arlington house succumbs to flames
• In Snohomish and other cities, sales tax revenu...
Monday


• Economy forces teens to cope with smaller allow...
• Tax hike sought to clean up Puget Sound
• Oso residents want to use old school as communi...
Sunday


• Monroe may toughen rules for some dog breeds
• County preparations kept flood rescues to minimum
• It's playtime, maties
Saturday


• A mom and dad of her own
• Deal likely to avert strike of Boeing engineers
• Sultan eliminates its police department
Friday


• Snohomish County flooding was less severe than ...
• Water warning a pain for some Snohomish restaur...
• Arlington High's 'Peter Pan' takes to the air
 

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'Twilight' brings out crowds after dark

MARYSVILLE – It could have been an ordinary night at the theater, except that most of the moviegoers lining up for the midnight show Thursday night were teenage girls. [More]

By Katya Yefimova Herald Writer



Kevin Nortz / The Herald
The Wii teaches P.E. at Arlington high school

In a sign of the times, a small alternative high school in Arlington this fall has weaved the popular Nintendo Wii game console into its physical education curriculum. [More]

By Eric Stevick, Herald Writer


State's tobacco cash helps smokers kick habit

Washington state has a better record than other states in using settlement money from tobacco companies for anti-smoking programs and health coverage for some children. [More]

By Bill Sheets, Herald Writer


160 Snohomish County jobs are on the chopping block

EVERETT -- The Snoho­mish County Council and County Executive Aaron Reardon are trying to hammer out a budget agreement before Monday's final 2009 budget deadline. [More]

By Jackson Holtz and Krista J. Kapralos Herald Writers


Stillaguamish ex-leaders plead guilty to cigarette trafficking

SEATTLE -- Four former leaders of the Stillaguamish Indian Tribe must pay more than $25 million to Washington state that should have been charged as taxes on cigarettes sold at the Blue Stilly Smoke Shop in Arlington. [More]

By Krista J. Kapralos, Herald Writer
• Harvesting farms' future
 • From a tragedy comes a promise
 • Chicken pox outbreak keeps 300 Monroe students at home
 • Marysville police seek robber
 • Everett firefighters expect to feed 600 seniors for pre-Thanksgivi...
 • Darrington retiree knits while her Internet loads
 • Tulalips expand their donations to Providence Regional Medical Cen...
 • Suspect's car disintegrates as he attempts to flee cops
 • Shore resident, natural steward
 • Lynnwood woman critically hurt walking on Highway 99
 • Kristi's Notebook: Boys & Girls Clubs gear up for football playoff...
 • Lake Stevens family burned out of home
 • North County Update
 • Public Meetings
NATION/WORLD

Gerald Herbert / Associated Press
Automaker bailout plan stalls

WASHINGTON -- The $25 billion rescue plan for the auto industry, desperately sought by Detroit's beleaguered Big Three, collapsed Thursday as Congress drew the line at one more bailout and Democrats said they wouldn't even consider it until the... [More]

Associated Press


Bush rule change would relax protections in endangered species act

WASHINGTON -- The Bush administration is finalizing changes to the Endangered Species Act that would ensure that federal agencies will not have to take global warming into account when assessing risks to imperiled plants and animals. [More]

The Washington Post


Attorney General Mukasey collapses at gathering

WASHINGTON -- Attorney General Michael Mukasey collapsed Thursday evening while delivering a speech to a prominent legal group and was rushed to George Washington University Hospital. [More]

The Washington Post
• Clinton to get Secretary of State nomination
 • Colombia warns cocaine costly to environment
 • DNA helps identify bones of astronomer Copernicus
 • IBM, universities at work on artificial brain that rivals ours
 • Petty crimes follow when a mess is left
 • Al-Sadr supporters in Iraq resist pact with U.S. forces
• Devastation from storms leaves many Haitian children starving
 • Capitol Police, God say no shake
• Fears of crippled canal lead Egypt to call piracy summit
 • Waxman bumps Dingell from energy committee
 • Seoul the capital of cabbage
 • Nation, World Briefs: GOP aide pleads guilty to hiding lobbyists' ...
 
THE NORTHWEST
New $1 billion Sea-Tac runway is dedicated

SEATAC -- Low clouds and showers were perfect for Thursday's dedication of a new Seattle-Tacoma International Airport third runway that cost more than $1 billion, nearly five times the original estimate. [More]

By Tim Klass Associated Press



Associated Press
State prepares for first inmate execution since 2001

WALLA WALLA -- A sturdy metal gurney, topped by a thin foam mattress and backboard, dominates the small chamber that awaits Darold Ray Stenson for his Dec. 3 execution at the Washington state Penitentiary. [More]

By Shannon Dininny Associated Press


Northwest Briefly: Cascades mountain named for Ira Spring

DARRINGTON -- A Cascade peak near Darrington has been renamed for hiking guide author and wilderness photographer Ira Spring. Spring died in 2003 in Edmonds at the age of 84. [More]
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1. 'I blew her away,' girl's father told police
2. Tribal leaders accused of smoke-shop tax scam
3. Woman struck by car along Lynnwood street
4. Prosecutor says death was caused by paranoia
5. 5 vehicle pile-up on I-5 snarls traffic
6. For old ferries, it's the end of the line
7. Boeing cuts defense 800 jobs, sees pending delivery backlog peaking
8. Silvertips show Portland no mercy
9. Jackson ponders: What if?
10. Everett to reach out to Silver Lake area
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• Edmonds' Pink House staying put
• King's wins first state volleyball title
• RV in plain sight? City says 'That's illegal'
• Timberwolves take Class 4A title
• Mavs can't hang on against Capital
• TV success shares life as artist, geek
• Education at Fircrest Rehabilitation Center in question
• Edmonds police pulled over murder victim, suspect
• T-birds, Scots break school records at state
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