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By Scott North Herald Writer
MARYSVILLE — The 2012 death of an 83-year-old Marysville woman allegedly was the result of severe neglect, and the
son who provided her in-home care now is facing a manslaughter charge. Steven Wayne Murrill, 61, did not keep his mother clean or well nourished, and he was so neglectful that she developed
bed sores that in places reached her bones, deputy prosecutor Matt Hunter said in Snohomish County Superior Court papers. Marysville police began
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The new rules are about safety, the company says, but some workers say it’s about increasing efficiency. By Dan Catchpole Herald Writer
asked for more references or higher damage deposits, Noborikawa said. “One of the things they try to give people who attend the conference is tools they can take away to know what their rights are, and who to contact, if they’re asked all these questions,” she said. A panel on food will consider access to culturally significant food and getting access
EVERETT — Work in a Boeing Co. plant? Take out your ear buds and stop texting. The aerospace giant adopted new safety standards last month for operations, production and transportation work areas. The new rules prohibit listening to music with ear buds or headphones, limit use of handheld electronic devices such as smartphones and require safety glasses and reflective clothing. The new standards are about safety, according to Boeing. But some shop floor workers say it has more to do with efficiency. “You’ve got people just playing games on their phones or wasting time on Facebook,” said a worker at Boeing’s Everett plant near Paine Field. He spoke on condition of anonymity because he is not authorized to publicly discuss the policy. Now, workers who want to use electronic devices have to go to marked safe zones away from assembly lines. “A safety zone is an area where people still need to be aware, but the standards don’t apply,” said Katie Zemtseff, a Boeing spokeswoman. “So, people can take off their glasses, talk on the phone and listen to music.” The company started testing the new standards at 25 sites, including Boeing’s 777 line in Everett, at the beginning of the year. Previously, safety requirements varied by site, she said. Once upon a time, Boeing actually issued headphones with built-in AM-FM radios at some sites. Workers can still listen to music on radios, just not with headphones. The change wasn’t prompted by a rise in accidents. “We’re just always looking to increase our safety,” Zemtseff said. “There’s more ability to be distracted when everybody has a
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Kathy Hastings, who returned to art 14 years ago after her husband’s death, sees inspiration in the water and light of Seattle shipyards she explores by kayak. The 16th annual free, self-guided Camano Island Studio Tour begins today across the island. Hastings is featured on the cover of the tour’s brochure. Read more in A&E, inside.
Conference to address issues of race By Sharon Salyer Herald Writer
EDMONDS — A day-long conference to discuss minority access to fair housing, health care and healthy food, among other issues, is scheduled May
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17 at Edmonds Community College. The conference, which is free, “is open to anyone interested in learning more about the issues of race and racism in our community,” said Kinuko Noborikawa, co-chair of the conference. The third annual North Puget Sound Conference on Race will include discussion of factors contributing to quality of life for people of color in Snohomish County: health, food and housing.
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“Our challenge is to show how race and racism play a part in dealing with these issues here today in our community,” said Ben Young, conference co-chair. The conference will discuss what can be done to bring about positive, effective change for the community as a whole, he said. As one example, fair housing groups have sent out “testers” — people of different ethic backgrounds but with similar incomes — and found that people of color were sometimes
Candy cigarettes Ever try to light a Tootsie Roll? Tobacco companies are using the same fruit flavor additives used in candies and Kool-Aid to make small flavored cigars, raising concerns that the candylike flavors are being used to hook teens on tobacco (Page A2). Dear Abby. . . .D5 Horoscope . . . E4
The tobacco companies angrily denied the charge, then excused themselves to continue work on their new Nacho Cheese Doritos cigar. First Bank of Cannabis: Colorado is attempting to steer its legal marijuana industry away from a cashbased system and into a financial model similar to
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banks. Under the plan, pot growers and retailers would pool their money in a financial cooperative to allow the use of “merchant services,” including credit cards and checks (Page A11). “Uh, dude,” a Colorado grower asked a lawmaker, “can’t I just barter my pot for, like, a moped and some hemp bracelets?” Stocks . . . . . .A12 TV . . . . . . . . . .D6
Don’t know much about history: On this day in 1961, FCC Chairman Newton Minnow decried TV as a “vast wasteland” (Today in History, Page A2). The bad news: The wasteland has grown by hundreds of channels since then. The good news: Remotes make the wasteland easier to surf.
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