Everett Daily Herald, December 01, 2014

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Sounders lose the war

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2-1 victory over L.A. not enough to advance,

LIGHT SHOW: Warm Beach Camp’s annual holiday display features more than a million lights . It’s Thursday through Sunday, every weekend this month except for Christmas Day .

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PEARL HARBOR: Don’t forget the Dec . 7 Remembrance Day for those who died in the attack on the U .S . naval base in Hawaii .

SEA … HAWKS: Also Dec . 7, Seattle takes on the Eagles in Philadelphia for another crucial game in the march toward the playoffs . ●

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Panel to hold last meeting The people making safety recommendations after the disaster must finalize their report and deliver it by Dec. 15. By Noah Haglund Herald Writer

EVERETT — This past weekend was crunch time for members of an expert panel

tasked with making safety recommendations after the Oso mudslide. The Joint SR 530 Landslide Commission is scheduled to convene its final meeting

Tuesday. That’s when they need to finalize the report they’ll deliver to Gov. Jay Inslee and Snohomish County Executive John Lovick by Dec. 15, when it is expected to be made public. “We have a lot of fine-tuning to do,” Executive Director Kathy Lombardo said last week. “The focus for that meeting is really

wrapping up our work and finishing the report.” Each of the 12 commissioners received a draft copy to pore over during the holiday weekend. At past meetings, they’ve divided their work into two general areas: the emergency See PANEL, Page A2

On board at All Aboard The nonprofit for special needs adults wants build on success stories

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Volunteer Andy Burke (center) and local artist Shannon Danks (left) help with an All Aboard member’s painting Wednesday in Everett. Burke, who has Asperger’s syndrome, has been volunteering at All Aboard, a nonprofit that provides activities for adults with specials needs, for five years and has become an example of the program’s benefits.

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EVERETT — For those with developmental disabilities, life after high school can be lonely. That’s how it was for Kathy Burke’s son before she got him involved at All Aboard. The

nonprofit that offers activities and a place to socialize for adults with special needs. All Aboard serves about 250 people across Snohomish County and has outgrown its building on Broadway. “We’ve hit the wall on space,” said Burke, of Edmonds. “We

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see this program growing and growing.” To accommodate the increasing number of clients, the nonprofit is raising money for a larger building. All Aboard hopes to raise $180,000 for a down payment on new space that is at least 3,000 square feet.

Capisce? Are you looking at my GDP? The prime minister of the Caribbean nation of Antigua and Barbuda has appointed actor Robert De Niro, star of “Taxi Driver” and “Godfather II,” as special economic envoy, noting that De Niro will be able to attract investment Dear Abby . . . . B3 Horoscope . . . B8

Volunteers have already raised about $75,000 by holding bake sales, craft fairs, car washes, art shows and other events the past two years. Now they are hoping the

and celebrities to the nation (Page B4). De Niro assured the prime minister: “Ask your friends in the neighborhood about me. They’ll tell you I know how to return a favor.” Blow, don’t inhale: Researchers at Washington State University are working on a breath test to deter-

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mine if drivers are under the influence of marijuana (Page A2). Not to get too technical, but the marijuana exam tests for the presence of molecules of Doritos or Mountain Dew. Channel-surfing the vast cultural wasteland: The true meaning of Christmas Sports . . . . . . . C1 Your Photos . . B1

Aviation insiders aren’t worried Republicans will take control of Congress, but the commercial aerospace industry exerts much more influence than political clout. By Dan Catchpole Herald Writer

EVERETT — A Republicancontrolled Congress doesn’t promise much upside for Washington’s aerospace industry, but lawmakers and industry insiders say they aren’t too worried. Republicans take control of the U.S. Senate in January, and Washington’s two Democratic senators, Patty Murray and Maria Cantwell, won’t have as much influence. Murray and Cantwell will lose their Senate committee chairs, including the Budget Committee for Murray and the Aviation Operations, Safety and Security Subcommittee, which oversees the Federal Aviation Administration, for Cantwell. But they have established themselves as aerospace experts, and expertise can exert influence across party lines. “You can work in either environment,” be it a Republican or Democratic majority, Cantwell said in an interview. More important, clout in Congress doesn’t transcend the greatest influence on Washington’s aerospace industry — the commercial aviation market. Demand is booming and is expected to stay strong for 20 years. “The commercial marketplace is the commercial marketplace,” said Richard Aboulafia, an aerospace analyst with the Teal Group in Fairfax, Virginia. “There’s only so much politicians can do.” “There’s a myth that if we get the right incentives” for companies, it will drive economic activity, he said. Such measures can influence the market, but Congress or a legislature can’t mandate worldwide demand for airplanes, Aboulafia said. See AVIATION, Page A2

is celebrated in the CW network’s “Greatest Holiday Commercials Countdown” at 9 tonight (Page B4). OK. The holiday commercials were kind of boring, so the show’s producers used digital special effects to put Santa hats on everybody in old Super Bowl commercials.

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