Everett Daily Herald, May 22, 2014

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Boeing Nonprofits raise $7 million adopts fresh mantra OSO MUDSLIDE

Money, mostly unsolicited, has come from across the country to help families and neighbors rebuild their lives after the March 22 disaster.

By Donna Gordon Blankinship Associated Press

Two months after the deadly Oso mudslide, three nonprofit organizations have raised more

than $7 million and have already spent about half of that to help about 50 families and their neighbors begin to rebuild their lives. The money flowed in from across the United States, mostly

in $10 and $20 checks. “It’s been humbling to see the incredible response that we’ve received,” said Neil Parekh, spokesman for United Way of See SLIDE, back page, this section

Seahawks make House call

Engineers will work on reusing existing technology in innovative ways instead of developing new methods, investors are told in webcast. By Dan Catchpole Herald Writer

Boeing Co. CEO Jim McNerney has a new religion on airplane development: Steadily deliver incremental innovation rather than bank on “moon shots,” such as the 707 and 787. On Boeing’s annual investor conference webcast on Wednesday, top executives emphasized company-wide efforts to cut costs, minimize risk and maximize new revenue streams. Their message focused on how the aerospace giant will reliably earn money for shareholders as it overhauls its commercial jetliner catalog and navigates an uncertain future of defense spending. The man widely seen as McNerney’s heir-apparent, Chief Operating Officer Dennis Muilenburg, said Boeing has to be more “evolutionary” than “revolutionary” and pointed to the new 777X as an example. Traditionally, the company’s best engineers worked on developing new technology. “Now, we want our best engineers working on innovative reuse” of existing technology, Muilenburg said. Boeing is taking what it learned about carbon-fiber composites

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Seattle Seahawks cornerback Richard Sherman (left) and quarterback Russell Wilson (second from left) laugh as President Barack Obama looks at his watch as he comments about Sherman during a ceremony in the East Room of the White House on Wednesday to welcome the NFL Super Bowl champions. The Seahawks crushed the Denver Broncos 43-8 in Super Bowl XLVIII. Check out more photos in a gallery at www.heraldnet.com.

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Managers pare requests to add more slide staff Herald Writer

EVERETT — Resourcestrapped managers at Snohomish County have retreated from requests to beef up sheriff ’s office

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and medical examiner staffing in response to the Oso mudslide. The sheriff ’s office originally asked to hire four new employees, including a sergeant for search and rescue operations. The medical examiner’s office wanted two

Yard lines are extra Ain’t gonna mow no mo’: More homeowners, looking to free themselves from mowing, fertilizing and weeding their lawns, are tearing up their grass sod and replacing it with artificial turf (Page D1). It’s not that we can’t see the advantages, but we’re Dear Abby. . . .D5 Horoscope . . . B4

more death investigators. On Wednesday, managers pared down their requests, to one or two positions each. County Council members had questioned whether the positions would address the slide response

wondering if walk-in clinics are going to see a rash of 7to 12-year-olds with blownout knees and turf toe. Wasn’t that a breakfast cereal? Washington State University has named a new variety of apple that should be available in stores by 2019. Focus groups helped pick the new apple’s name,

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or pre-existing staffing woes. Both offices have asked that the positions be permanent. “I understand that we have needs

Cosmic Crisp (Page A7). Although the name suggests otherwise, it’s a cross of Enterprise and Honeycrisp apples; not a cross between an apple and marijuana. Something to sniff at: Dog owners can choose from a number of canine-related apps for their smartphones, including ones that locate Sports . . . . . . . C1 TV . . . . . . . . . .D6

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dog parks, connect them with other dog lovers and monitor the dog’s health using an electronic collar (Page A7). Most popular with the dogs themselves is a Yelplike app that allows dogs, on a scale of one to five sniffs, to review and rate trees, fence posts and fire hydrants.

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By Noah Haglund

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Emergency workers from the county and other agencies were stretched thin and left exhausted in the wake of the disaster.

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