Everett Daily Herald, May 13, 2014

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Marysville says no to marijuana The city voted 6-0 to prohibit recreational pot outlets. “The detriments outweighed any benefits of allowing those facilities,” Council president Jeffrey Vaughan says. By Chris Winters Herald Writer

MARYSVILLE — After months of debate and watching how a new industry is taking shape

across the state, the City Council here has enacted a ban on all recreational marijuana businesses. Marysville joins an increasing number of communities across Washington that are moving

beyond the “study” phase of Initiative 502, which voters passed in 2012, and are enacting laws that will govern how marijuana businesses will operate. While some municipalities — including Everett, Lake Stevens, Arlington and Snohomish County — have adopted zoning regulations that allow marijuanabased businesses in certain areas,

Marysville is among a smaller number of jurisdictions, such as Monroe and Pierce County, which are prohibiting all marijuana businesses. City Council president Jeffrey Vaughan said members tried to keep an open mind and render a fair decision on what the city should adopt. The vote on April 28 was 6-0 to prohibit all

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Suman Mulumudi has two medical devices to his credit

marijuana businesses. The city had passed a moratorium in September, and a committee studied and submitted findings to the city’s planning commission, which then recommended the ban. “In the end I felt, for me, the detriments outweighed any See POT, Page A2

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Slide could impact logging Talks in Olympia could result in a timber harvesting ban on land with the same geological characteristics as hillsides near Oso. By Jerry Cornfield Herald Writer

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SNOHOMISH — He isn’t old enough to drive, but a Snohomish entrepreneur already is gaining national attention for his inventions. Suman Mulumudi, 15, showed off the digital stethoscope he invented on “The Tonight Show with Jimmy Fallon”

last Thursday. Mulumudi, a freshman at Lakeside School in Seattle, is developing that device and another medical tool he invented last summer. The teen is the CEO of his own company, StratoScientific Inc. Suman traveled to New York to tape the show’s regular segment called “Fallonventions,” which showcases the

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‘Idol’ hands Just not feeling it, dawg: Hit with disappointing ratings, Fox is revamping its schedule, canceling shows and trimming “American Idol” from 50 hours to 37 next season. The problem? When it premiered, the typical “Idol” viewer was 30. Now, the median age is 50, Dear Abby. . . . B5 Good Life . . . . B1

achievements of young inventors. He used his Steth IO, which turns a smartphone into a stethoscope, to listen to Fallon’s heart. “He’s a nice guy,” Suman said. “He’s very much a person. That’s something we often overlook when we look at public See TEEN, back page, this section

not the age demographic advertisers covet (Page B3). Our suggestion to bring the median age of viewers back down? Have contestants cover songs by Raffi, The Wiggles and Yo Gabba Gabba. Speaking of aging “Idols”: Former “American Idol” singer and candidate for a

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North Carolina congressional seat, Clay Aiken, may have an easier path to the general election. His primary opponent died Monday (Page A2). Aiken, D-A Little Pitchy, is reminding supporters that to vote for him they have to go to the polls; calls to 1-855-4-IDOL-02 will not be counted by election officials. Sports . . . . . . . C1 TV . . . . . . . . . . B3

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Don’t know much about history: On this day in 1940, British Prime Minister Winston Churchill told Parliament: “I have nothing to offer but blood, toil, tears and sweat.” (Today in History, Page A2). Backed by a horn section, he then sang a rousing rendition of “Spinning Wheel.”

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Fresh off an appearance on “The Tonight Show with Jimmy Fallon,” Suman Mulumudi, 15, is back in his home office Monday in Snohomish running StratoScientific. Mulumudi developed the Steth IO, a combination of hardware and software that can monitor the heart by using a smartphone.

OLYMPIA — The state panel responsible for regulating logging was expected today to consider a halt to timber harvests in certain landslide-prone areas, a move environmentalists and a Snohomish County leader say is needed to ensure public safety. Snohomish County Council Chairman Dave Somers wants the Forest Practices Board, of which he is a member, to prohibit logging on land with geology similar to that of the hillside in Oso which gave way March 22, killing at least 41 nearby residents. Somers said he’ll propose the ban at a meeting today, although he admitted the panel might not feel empowered to take such action. The Forest Practices Board gathered this week to examine state rules for logging near unstable slopes. “I think we have the full authority to take action for public safety reasons if we deem it to be an emergency,” he said Monday after the board session. “In my opinion, we ought to be absolutely the most cautious where public safety is concerned.” Somers wants to halt logging in groundwater-

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