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WEEK IN REVIEW
Wednesday


A stroke of kindness for Everett woman
Suspect arrested in Everett manhunt after shots...
New student exams, familiar results
Tuesday


Crash leaves car embedded in Everett Transit bus
County students get mixed grade from superinten...
Stevens Hospital District taxes to stay
Monday


More than a nuisance
Mukilteo's red-light camera fight on radar of ...
Renamed Keystone ferry terminal a coup for Coup...
Sunday


Snohomish County becomes a destination for airp...
You’ll need only 1 flu shot this year
Snohomish County YMCA goal: Healthy kids
Saturday


Marysville's new school getting ready for its f...
When the circus came to Everett ... in 1910
Drop in ferry ridership leveling off
Friday


New flight simulator re-creates 787 for pilots
Berkey calls for investigation into campaign ag...
Crash flips horse trailer on I-5, blocking traffic
Thursday


Heroin increasing its reach in small towns
Everett schools gain; Berkey's deficit widens
Rabbits and chickens move in as Evergreen fair ...
 

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Mike Benbow
Business Editor Mike Benbow writes regular columns about business issues and trends in Snohomish County.

A wary take on health care bill

Every time I write about the new federal health care legislation, I seem to get tossed into a debate about politics. Politics and the Obama administration's efforts to reform health care are closely intertwined, so that's no surprise. [More]


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• Health care reform backers plan a national ad offensive
• Nation, World Briefs: California regulators approve medical hikes
• More than 3M seniors may have to switch drug plans, analysis says





Kevin Pettelle photo
Tribute to Everett's fishing fleet takes shape in Monroe studio

It's been five years since two women from families that played a significant role in Everett's commercial fishing fleet started talking publicly about their dream. [More]





Home sales tip No. 1: Cut price, cut it again

When I wrote a news story the other day on how home sales have dropped significantly since the federal... [More]





Marysville mayor was all business

Most mayors view members of the business community as important constituents, and former Marysville Mayor Dennis Kendall was no exception. [More]





Cash on the Web? This is no swindle

Hardly a day goes by that I don't get a pitch from some scam artist. [More]





Habitat for Humanity a worthwhile goal

Like most people, I'm big on lists. I've got “to do” lists for work and home. [More]





It's time for an Air Force tanker decision already

I was a few months shy of 5 years old when the U.S. Air Force got its first jet-powered refueling tanker in June 1957. Dwight D. Eisenhower was president. [More]






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Port blazing a trail of linked pathways along Snohomish River

The Port of Everett has added a tiny stretch of the Snohomish River to its waterfront trail system. [More]





 
More columns
Why fear of failure can keep you down  June 28
Recovery slow, but moving in the right direction  June 23
Recovery slow, but moving in the right direction  June 21
Shipment a stroke of luck for Everett brewery Scuttlebutt  June 14
$11 million would buy ‘new’ Collins Building  June 7
Consider business in red-light camera debate  May 31
Blame choices, not the economy  May 24
Federal contracts aren't just for Boeing  May 17
Free fall for housing market may be ending  May 10
Sad when the frugal have to pay more  April 26
Deadline could make or break Everett's waterfront project  April 19
What Apple always does well  April 12
Legislators just can’t make tough budget decisions, lobbyist says  March 29
Chances are, port touches your life  March 22
Census mailing a money saver  March 15
 

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