Marysville Globe, October 05, 2011

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Tulalip’s Antonio Smith, left, looks on as his 1-year-old daughter Jada gets fingerprinted for a ‘DNA LifePrint’ identification kit at the Roy Robinson Chevrolet, Subaru and RV Center on Oct. 1.

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TULALIP — In spite of the day’s gray skies and slight drizzle, the Roy Robinson Chevrolet, Subaru and RV Center in Tulalip drew hundreds of children on Oct. 1 for their first “Child Safety Day.” Families took advantage of the free “DNA LifePrint” biometric fingerprinting and identification kits that were the centerpiece of the day, and obtained them for a total of 130 kids. “You’re always better safe than sorry, especially if something bad does happen,” said Doug Patchett of Arlington, as he gently spread his 2-month-old son Gage’s fingers so they could be scanned electronically. “When we were kids in the ‘70s, they fingerprinted us for kits like this with ink,” said Jacqueline Patchett,

Doug’s wife and Gage’s mom. “It’s not as messy now. No more black ink on the fingers,” she laughed. Tulalip residents Antonio and Sasha Smith not only got a kit for their 1-year-old daughter Jada, but were also joined by Sasha’s sister and father in checking out some of the other safety information exhibits on site. “Years ago, you got kits like this for your kids, but DNA wasn’t part of it,” said Lee Topash, Sasha’s father and Jada’s grandfather. “I also like that you keep all the information they take down. It doesn’t go to anyone else.” “You never want to think about what would happen if your child went missing, but you’ll be glad you have something like this if it does happen,” said Mary Jane SEE SAFETY, PAGE 2

Hope, Reardon face off at Chamber BY KIRK BOXLEITNER kboxleitner@marysvilleglobe.com

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TULALIP — What began as a comparison of policy ideas and accomplishments in office between the two candidates for Snohomish County Executive dipped into the territory of character attacks near the end of their joint appearance in front of the Greater Marysville Tulalip Chamber of Commerce on Sept. 30. Republican challenger Mike Hope pressed Democratic incumbent

Aaron Reardon about alleged transgressions by Reardon’s employees, and singled out Kevin Hulten, whom Hope accused of filing a complaint against Hope’s campaign that the state recently dismissed. While Reardon noted that he’d fired a number of his employees for failing to live up to his expectations, he defended Hulten, who remains on the county payroll, since the complaint was actually filed by Seattle resident John Chambers, who knows Hulten. “It turned out that he

didn’t do what you accused him of,” Reardon said. “Don’t accuse me of a lack of integrity when you don’t always understand what that is yourself.” Reardon commended Hope for his focus on law enforcement during the three years that he’s served in the state Legislature, but also questioned what qualifications Hope could point to on economic issues, which Hope focused most of his remarks on that morning. SEE CHAMBER, PAGE 2

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