Bothell/Kenmore Reporter, March 07, 2014

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Bothell mosque members call on FBI to help stop hate crimes BY SARAH KEHOE

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he FBI is looking into several hatemotivated incidences occurring at the

Islamic Center of Bothell during the past year, to determine if they are hate crimes. If they find these crimes are related, the FBI will launch a formal

investigation, according to Denise Langford, Public Information Officer for Bothell Police. “Each incident, although scary, is considered isolated until proven

otherwise,” Langford said. “Looking at the totality of everything happening at the mosque, I can understand the fear from the congregation.” The Washington

chapter of the Council of American-Islamic Relations sent a letter to the FBI asking for help after an incident last week that scared mosque board members into shutting

down meetings. Mosque board members held a news conference Monday morning to alert the media and neighbors about the events. [ more MOSQUE page 8 ]

Seahawks player visits UW Bothell

Inglemoor girls win title, head to state

BY SARAH KEHOE

BY MATT PHELPS

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Seattle Seahawks wide receiver Doug Baldwin spoke to a room filled with high school students about the importance of higher education. “I didn’t grow up in a community where college was encouraged or expected of me,” Baldwin said. “I honestly did not think I would go to college, but then I started playing football in high school and I realized that in order to have a successful future in football, I needed to step up and focus on my academics.” UW Bothell invited Baldwin to the campus as part of their Black Opportunity Leadership Day. Around 300 [ more SEAHAWKS page 9 ]

Despite battling sickness, injury and a court that has not been very welcoming to the Inglemoor girls basketball team, the Vikings dominated Puyallup Saturday night at Bothell High School to advance to the state tournament. Inglemoor used hot outside shooting and good defense to earn a 60-38 victory and earned the right to play at the Tacoma Dome during the elite eight next week. “It is never easy,” said Inglemoor head coach John Augustavo. “We generally don’t play well [ more STATE page 11 ]

Inglemoor High School sophomore Mackenzie Gardner swings a pass to the outside during the team’s game against Puyallup Saturday night at Bothell High School. MATT PHELPS, Bothell Reporter

Patient of suspended Bothell physician speaks out in his defesne Kirsten Gittins, 45, said when she heard her naturopathic physician was suspended, it hit her like a punch in the stomach. “I sat there feeling hurt and angry,” she recalled. “Basically, to me, they are going after

a man who saved my life.” Bothell naturopathic physician Dr. John Catanzaro was suspended and is facing charges for allegedly duping cancer patients into treatments with an unapproved experimental vaccine. Catanzaro is the founder and president of the Health and

Wellness Institute in Bothell. Gittins came to Catanzaro three years ago after being diagnosed with stage 4 metaplastic carcinoma, an invasive breast cancer that can spread to the lymph nodes and other areas of the body, especially the lungs. Doctors had told her she had one year to live.

“I had been going to all these other places where each place had different ideas of how I should treat my cancer and it made me feel so confused,” Gittins said. “I didn’t know who to trust or to believe, so I did nothing.” After watching her father die of cancer, Gittins felt

weary of the standard chemotherapy and other cancer treatments. “I decided I wanted to try a comprehensive, integrative approach instead,” she said. She was referred to Catanzaro by another naturopathic physician and drove from her home in Port Townsend to

Bothell with hope he could be the one to offer the treatment she was looking for. “We sat down together and he told me everything,” she said. “For the first time since my diagnosis, I felt listened to, respected and I felt safe. I knew they were experi[ more PATIENT page 5 ]

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BY SARAH KEHOE

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