April 6, 1977, was the night we all started suffering together. The difference the past third of a century is that, for Dave Niehaus, the optimism always seemed to trump what for many of us was the fatalism of a kind of cursed brand of Seattle baseball that never would lead to anything transcendent....
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“Two thieves held up the bank in Silvana in 1958,” Porter said. “They tried to lock the staff in the vault.” The crooks got away with $1,500. His father investigated the crime for months. David Dilgard, Everett Public Library historian, provided me with a 1962 appellate court ruling about the heist. Harold Jerome Atkins...
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Recently a group of Boeing engineers created a little buzz at a scientific conference, when they unveiled their invention for harvesting energy from the ocean. Partly it was the tantalizing promise of their ideas. They believe they have a way to harness the endless, bobbing motion of ocean waves to generate fuel. Without cluttering...
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Isn’t it funny when you assume that someone’s talents and interests are somehow limited to their job description? Only recently I learned that a longtime family friend, a firefighter/paramedic, is also the musical director at his church and has recorded several CDs. On that note (pun intended), I’d like to introduce readers to Rob...
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by Norman W Wilson, PhD I recently had the opportunity sit down with Dr. Bloom and her husband, Marty and talk about service animals, specifically dogs. Dr. Bloom, who has a service dog, is a strong advocate for service dogs and for those who need them. She has recently retired from the University of...
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