Trudy Tobiason has baked, decorated and delighted over her gingerbread houses for more than 50 years. She never fails to give them away. [More] By Andy Rathbun, Herald Writer | December 24, 2009
No matter how bad things get, Crystal Jelvik finds the strength to move on with the business of living. Most days it's with a smile. On this day, she is in pain and cannot hide it. Long red fingernails peel away blankets. [More] By David Chircop and Kevin Nortz, Herald Writers | November 15, 2009
“I don't measure a man's success by how high he climbs but how high he bounces when he hits bottom.”— Gen. George Patton[More] By Scott M. Johnson
Herald Writer | November 1, 2009
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Without doubt, Shawna Forde's is a crime story and a close look at her trail turns up interlocking lies. Separating Forde from her work with the Minutemen movement, though, denies much of what happened. [More] By Scott North, Herald Writer | October 25, 2009
Sacia Flowers has fought for food, for order and for the brother and sister she raised, all to make something of herself and overcome a family history of drug abuse, poverty and crime. [More] By Kaitlin Manry, Herald Writer | September 20, 2009
Susan Michaels and Mark Steinway shared a dream. On a timbered patch of land in east Snohomish County, the husband and wife team dedicated a decade of their lives to creating an animal rescue sanctuary. [More] By Scott North and Jackson Holtz
Herald Writers | May 17, 2009