Everett Daily Herald, July 01, 2014

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A new life far from home Worry Doi Bu Marip has flourished in the U.S. since fleeing war in Burma

over ferry design Two lawmakers say they were misled about a problem that causes some cars to bottom out on the upper parking decks. By Jerry Cornfield Herald Writer

“Our program exists to create a safe haven,” Program Manager Molly Daggett said. “These are kids who don’t have family and really need those connections.” Lutheran has 50 refugees placed in homes around Snohomish and King counties. Daggett said the program is currently limited by a shortage in the number of families willing to help these young people bounce back from traumatic situations. “There’s an incredible joy of seeing the transformation,” she said. “It really shatters myths about foster children.”

OLYMPIA — Washington’s newest ferry went into service Monday amid the concerns of two lawmakers that a flawed design is causing some vehicles to bottom out as they transition from ramps onto upper parking decks. Under a blanket of blue sky, the Tokitae sailed on its maiden voyage at noon from Clinton to Mukilteo, with no fanfare. The 144-car vessel, with a capacity 20 cars more than the Cathlamet it is replacing, cost $144 million and is the first of three Olympic-class boats being built for the state at the Vigor Industrial shipyard in Seattle. Total shipyard cost for the newest boats in the Washington State Ferries fleet is $388 million. The Tokitae’s much-anticipated entry into service came as two lawmakers alleged they were misled about a problem for some cars with low clearances and long wheelbases. As they reach the upper parking deck, the lawmakers say, some scrape their undercarriage. Reps. Norma Smith, R-Clinton, and Larry Seaquist, D-Gig Harbor, said senior ferry system managers told them in March at the shipyard that their worries were unwarranted.

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See FERRY, Page A2

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On a breezy, warm Monday afternoon, Adriana Gallagher (left) and refugee, Doi Bu Marip, enjoy a high rock viewpoint overlooking some of the University of Washington Bothell campus. Gallagher was Marip’s foster parent after Marip came to Snohomish County.

By Amy Nile Herald Writer

BOTHELL — She’s come a long way. At 17, Doi Bu Marip came to Everett seeking refuge from the Burmese civil war. Marip, now 23, is from Kachin State in northern Burma, also known as Myanmar. Her Kachin family was caught up in the conflict between independence fighters and the Burmese military. “In Burma, we don’t have democracy,” Marip said. “It’s not a safe place.” In her early teens, she fled to Malaysia. She was separated

from her family. To get by on her own, Marip worked illegally in a Japanese restaurant and lived in an apartment crowded with others. “It’s very dangerous to live there,” she said. Marip had no immigration documents. She narrowly escaped when authorities raided the apartment to expel foreigners. She hid under a bed as her roommates were arrested. An official started to lift the bed she was under but dropped it before discovering her. The others were jailed and held in deplorable conditions. “God saved me because I was

praying so hard,” Marip said. Not long after, she got out of the country through the United Nations’ refugee program. She’d waited more than two years to start a new life. Marip arrived in the U.S. in the nick of time. Just weeks before her 18th birthday deemed her ineligible, Lutheran Community Services Northwest’s program for refugee children took her in. On Friday, the nonprofit celebrated World Refugee Day. Lutheran finds foster parents for children who were forced to flee their countries due to war, violence, persecution, discrimination or fear.

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three new four-year programs in hospitality management, communications and electrical engineering, with the latter already full. The University Center is expected to add 13 degree programs between 2014 and 2017, the majority of which will be from WSU. The changeover and added

Altered states Now sober as a Monday morning mayor: Toronto Mayor Rob Ford, the politician who admitted smoking crack cocaine while in a “drunken stupor,” returned to work Monday after a two-month stint in rehab (Page A6). Ford says he has not Dear Abby. . . . B5 Good Life . . . . B1

classes is already generating interest. “Applications are almost threefold to a year ago,” Pitre said. It’s not the branch campus sought by community leaders for decades. But it’s a giant step in that direction. “It’s important to keep in perspective that we have been hopeful for 30 years,” said Bob

abandoned his effort to seek a second term in October, a re-election campaign apparently based on the hope that enough Toronto voters will cast their ballots while in a drunken stupor. South county oasis: People come from miles around to fill their water

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jugs at an artesian well in Lynnwood (Page B1). Many believe the water possesses health-giving properties. Unfortunately, the water does nothing to lower the blood pressure spikes that happen when the red light camera ticket arrives in the mail.

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Drewel, interim chancellor of WSU North Puget Sound at Everett and former EvCC President. “And that’s what WSU presents.” While WSU has been part of the University Center for years, the university’s name at the top of the masthead resonates not only with students but also in the halls of Olympia. See WSU, Page A2

Don’t know much about history: On this day in 1984, the Motion Picture Association of America established the “PG-13” rating (Today in History, Page A2). As everyone knows, PG13 means “lots of people die, but none of them are naked.”

— Mark Carlson, Herald staff

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EVERETT — Washington State University brings its prestige — and an expanded lineup of courses — when it takes control today of the University Center at Everett Community College. WSU will lead the center, which brings together several

universities and colleges that offer bachelor’s and master’s degree programs on the community college campus. “We’ve been working with Everett Community College and other partner institutions to make this a seamless transition,” said Paul Pitre, dean at WSU North Puget Sound at Everett. This fall, WSU is starting

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