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A proposal to build 190 townhomes on a former mill site in Everett is the second of three parts to reach the permitting stage.

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People (above) gather to pay respects for the victims of a terror attack Wednesday against a satirical newspaper in Paris. Masked gunmen shouting “Allahu akbar!” stormed the offices of the paper, killing 12 people, including the editor, and wounding 11 others before escaping in a getaway car. It was France’s deadliest terror attack in living memory, and the country raised its security alert to the highest level. A pencil (left) rests symbolically against a candle in front of the French Embassy in Rome during a demonstration to express condolences. Repeated threats have been made against France, which is fighting extremists in Iraq and Africa. See full story, A8.

Boost in electric car ownership sought Gov. Jay Inslee wants to let the vehicles travel on ferries and in toll lanes for free as a way to increase their number.

By Jerry Cornfield Herald Writer

OLYMPIA — Gov. Jay Inslee wants to see a lot more electric vehicles in the state in five years, and he’s willing to spend a few million taxpayer dollars to make it happen.

His plans for transportation include incentives to make it cheaper and easier to own an

New Leaf Jolts for Volts: Gov. Jay Inslee wants to create more incentives for Washington residents to buy electric cars, including free rides on ferries and in toll lanes (above).

But the governor stopped short of offering the ultimate electric vehicle incentive: free towing when your car

runs out of juice on I-405 during the evening commute.

Finally, a fix for the flashing 12s: Technology firms are racing to roll out so-called “smart” products, but consumers so far prefer simplicity over connectivity (Page A10).

And while an Internetconnected toothbrush may not be very useful,

electric vehicle, in hopes of boosting the number on the road in Washington from 10,000 today to 50,000 by 2020.

He wants to continue waiving the sales tax on purchases of alternative-fuel vehicles and subsidize the installation of rapid-charging stations for private firms to operate.

And the governor wants to let electric vehicles travel at no cost

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on state ferries and in toll lanes.

“Electric vehicles are here and they’re here to stay,” said Charles Knutson, the governor’s transportation adviser. “We want to see them ... promoted in Washington state.”

Giving drivers of electric vehicles a break on ferry fares and traveling in high-occupancy toll (HOT) lanes are the ideas eliciting the sharpest rebukes from lawmakers of both parties.

“If a vehicle is driving on the ferry, regardless of how it is powered, it requires space,” said

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Because of the slow pace of communication in those days, the battle was fought one month after the two nations signed a peace treaty — and the British hung a banner declaring “Mission Accomplished” from the rigging of the Royal Navy’s flagship.

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“Why would you exempt a vehicle because of its power source and require other Washingtonians to pay their bill? That’s not fair.”

Leaders of the House and Senate transportation committees seem certain that particular proposal won’t be in any funding package embraced by the Legislature.

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EVERETT — A long-delayed development project on the Snohomish River is inching forward.

Developer William Lyon Homes has submitted a proposal to city planners to build 190 townhouses on the former site of the Eclipse Mill.

It is the second of three parts of the proposed Riverfront development to reach the permitting stage.

The large development is on the west side of the Snohomish River, east of I-5, and stretches south from Pacific Avenue to the Lowell neighborhood.

The developer has already started infrastructure work and applied for some permits for the southernmost parcel of the formerly industrial waterfront, the so-called “Simpson Pad” site, named for the former Simpson Paper Company mill. Planned there are 226 detached singlefamily houses on 40 acres of land.

The application filed with the city of Everett for the 17-acre Eclipse Mill site, the northernmost parcel, triggers a public review before a city hearing examiner. That hearing has been scheduled for 9 a.m. Jan. 29.

A housing and commercial development has been planned for the banks of the Snohomish River for more than a decade, but it was when Polygon Northwest of Bellevue bought the property in 2013 that the project picked up momentum.

In June 2014, Newport Beach, California-based William Lyon Homes bought Polygon’s residential home-building business and continued Polygon’s projects, including Riverfront.

Typically, the hearing examiner issues a ruling on a permit application within 15 days, said Allan Giffen, Everett’s director of planning and community development. But because the Riverfront property requires shoreline permits as well, the state Department of Ecology will also have to weigh in.

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SAN DIEGO — Officials in San Diego are trying to sort out how a 5½-foot snake wound up in a toilet at an office building.

Stephanie Lacsa told San Diego County authorities she noticed the water level in the toilet was higher than usual when she went to

the second-floor restroom Tuesday. When she plunged it, a snake popped up and flicked its tongue.

She ran out, taped the door shut and called Animal Services.

It was taken to an animal care facility and bit a handler. If the owner doesn’t show up by Friday, the snake will go to a rescue group.

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KITCHENER, Ontario — Bill Cosby got a standing ovation from Canadian fans at the end of his first show since November, but protesters outside braved below-freezing weather to shame the ticket-holders as they streamed in.

Cosby’s show in Kitchener was the first of three performances planned in Canada’s Ontario province and come in the wake of sexual assault allegations from more than 15 women.

The entertainer saw at least 10 performances get canceled on his North American tour.

Wearing a sweater saying “hello friend,” Cosby climbed the stage decorated with two giant posters of him with Nelson Mandela. Some in the audience gave loud whoops but the reception was subdued compared to the standing ovation at his last stage performance in Florida.

“First of all thank you,” Cosby said to the audience before starting his routine with some cold weather jokes.

There were no disruptions during the performance and the polite crowd laughed throughout.

“I had a wonderful time,” Cosby said before leaving to a standing ovation.

Some ticket-holders had said they would boycott the performance, and the 2,000-seat venue was about

Ohio couple married for 69 years die 8 hours apart Associated Press TIFFIN, Ohio — The son of an Ohio couple who died eight hours apart after 69 years of marriage says it wasn’t surprising for a pair who did everything together.

The Advertiser-Tribune in Tiffin reported 88-yearold Gene Warrington and his 86-year-old wife, Pat, died Dec. 27 in Findlay.

Both had been in hospice care.

Gene Warrington had been able to visit his wife’s

room and hold her hand a few days before they died. Phil Warrington said his father recognized that Pat was in critical condition and told him that life won’t be fun anymore.

Eight hours after Gene died, his wife did, too.

Phil Warrington said his parents met in junior high school, wed as teenagers and were nearly inseparable, even in failing health. Given that, he said the ending of their love story was almost predictable.

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Outside the Centre in the Square, more than a dozen protesters came out in subfreezing temperatures, carrying signs saying “rape is no joke. ” Some shouted .... “you support rape” and “shame on you” at fans.

But fans defended Cosby as they arrived.

“I’m skeptical of all the accusations,” said Gerald Reinink. “I always loved Cosby, good family humor.

Why are 20 women coming out now when it’s 20, 30 years ago?”

Cosby, 77, is also scheduled to appear at the Budweiser Gardens in London on Thursday and at the Hamilton Place Theatre in Hamilton on Friday.

The comedian, who starred as Dr. Cliff Huxtable on “The Cosby Show” from 1984 to 1992, earning a reputation as “America’s Dad,” has never been charged in connection with any of the sexual assault allegations. A 2005 lawsuit by a Pennsylvania woman was settled before it went to trial, and he is being sued by a woman who claims he molested her in 1974 and by three other women who allege they were defamed by the comedian when his representatives denied some of the allegations.

Most of the women say he drugged them before he assaulted them.

Hours before Cosby took the stage, attorney

Gloria Allred said three more women are accusing the comedian of drugging and sexually assaulting them in Las Vegas or Los Angeles between 1981 and 1996. Allred said at a news conference in Los Angeles that the accusations are too old for criminal charges or lawsuits.

Phylicia Rashad, who played Cliff Huxtable’s wife Claire on the Cosby Show, defended her co-star in an interview Wednesday with ABC World News Tonight.

Rashad said she believed the allegations are part of a campaign to ruin Cosby’s legacy.

“He’s a genius. He is generous, he’s kind, he’s inclusive,” Rashad said.

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Given such a shift in mainstream aesthetics, it came as a surprise to the Chinese public when a highly anticipated period TV drama, “The Empress of China,” also known as the “Legend of Wu Meiniang,” was yanked off the air in late December, apparently because its 7th century courtesans were showing more decolletage than government watchdogs found appropriate.

Days later, the 80episode series, featuring A-lister Fan Bingbing as Empress Wu and produced at the extraordinary cost of nearly $50 million, was back on Hunan TV after some surgical procedures, so to speak. But the censors’ scalpel was

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Producers of the show announced via social media that “technical problems” were to blame for the hiatus, and even the state-run New China News Agency could not elicit an official explanation from the tight-lipped State Administration of Press, Publication, Radio, Film and Television, which polices China’s airwaves.

But the news agency noted that “many viewers speculated” that the suspension was due to the “revealing costumes,” which led online commentators to

dub the show’s female characters “squeezed breasts.”

The re-edited version has been met with derision, with critics rechristening the program as “The Legend of Big Head Wu.” Viewers took to the Internet to voice their displeasure, noting not only that ample breasts were au courant during the Tang era but also that the trims, which left hands and most other body parts below the chin on the cutting room floor, also made the action more difficult to follow.

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Woman, 60, meets, defeats would-be robbers

By Eric Stevick Herald Writer

LYNNWOOD — A 60-yearold Mukilteo woman turned the tables on a would-be robber Tuesday at the Alderwood mall.

The Everett man, 18, allegedly confronted her at her car in the parking lot, with one hand in his hooded sweatshirt. He reportedly told her he had a gun and demanded her purse and money.

The woman stepped out of her car, pushed him and told him she was not going to put up with his antics and she was going to kick

his behind — or words to that effect, according to a Lynnwood police report.

When she got out of her car, she noticed a second young man nearby.

She told them that she was a retired police officer and they were not going getting away with robbing her. She told police she tried to kick her assailants in the groin and that she knew how to fight.

As she yelled, the men took off.

The woman got back into her car and reported her situation to OnStar Corp., which provides

hands-free communication to 911 dispatchers. She followed the men, kept honking her horn and put on her emergency flashers. She drove through grass and bushes on the mall property.

The suspects passed a U.S. Marine Corps recruiting office.

The woman told the Marines standing outside that she was chasing two people who tried to rob her and she pointed in their direction.

They chased down the Everett man and held him on the ground until police arrived.

Police found an aluminum

baseball bat concealed in the suspect’s pant leg.

The second suspect was still at large Wednesday.

“They bit off more than they could chew,” Lynnwood police Sgt. Sean Doty said of the woman who chased the suspects.

“Typically that’s not the safest course of action, but what she did worked,” he said.

The man who was arrested was booked into the Snohomish County Jail for investigation of attempted robbery. He stands 5 foot, 3 inches and weighs 100 pounds, according to the

police report.

The man allegedly told police that he merely was asking the woman for a ride to Everett when she accused him of robbing her.

He also said she hit him with her car and that he didn’t know the name of the man who was with him when he approached the car.

As for the baseball bat hidden in his pants, the suspect reportedly told police that he carries it around “just in case.”

Eric Stevick: 425-339-3446; stevick@heraldnet.com.

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Snohomish County will be free for many kids.

Two other grants will support Boys & Girls Clubs of Snohomish County food programs.

The EverTrust Foundation awarded a $25,000 grant to support Kids Cafe, which provides meals and snacks, and Healthy Habits programs at four Everett clubs.

Andie Allred, program director at the Everett Boys & Girls Clubs, said between 50 and 80 children are served free dinners at 5 p.m. weekdays. “We average about 1,000 dinners per month.

That doesn’t count breakfasts and snacks for child-care kids,” she said.

The Trailside Club, open since 2007, offers dinners twice a week. Near Everett Mall

ov. Jay Inslee says he is approaching the upcoming session of the Legislature “very differently” than he did in his first two years as the state’s chief executive.

In 2014, he talked about the need to hold steady and allow the recession to recede enough for residents and businesses to begin righting themselves. He offered an array of policy ideas and nudged lawmakers to pass them.

When they didn’t act on a transportation package, he sounded politely frustrated. And when they left Olympia on time, he couldn’t contain his pleasure.

Inslee stopped holding steady in mid-December when he put forth arguably the largest — friends say boldest — tax-andspend proposal of any governor in state history.

His desire to inject billions of additional dollars into public schools and the transportation system and pay for it with proceeds of new taxes on carbon emissions and capital gains is the kind of stuff Inslee’s stoutest allies have been waiting to see from him since he took office.

Inslee’s natural political tendency is to launch big ideas to try to enlarge and extend the ideological playing field for social liberals and environmentalists.

And he had done so with his vision for the state.

“We have a new suite of

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Cassie Mitts, 8 (from left), Quincee Salisbury, 7, and Kaylee Taylor, 9, have dinner together at the Everett Boys & Girls Club on Wednesday night.

Grants open doors to Boys & Girls Clubs

By Julie Muhlstein Herald Writer

A hot meal, a pick-up basketball game, a safe home away from home for kids. That mission of the Boys & Girls Clubs of Snohomish County, to nurture thousands of children, has gotten a big boost with four grants totaling $105,000.

Stephanie Selin, the organization’s development director, said this week that the largest grant, $50,000, was awarded recently by the Pacific Youth Foundation.

The California-based foundation primarily supports Boys & Girls Clubs in the western U.S. This is the third year the Boys & Girls Clubs of Snohomish County has received the $50,000 award. Selin said the money will support programs that would otherwise require participants to

Keoni Diacan, 12 (left), helps Risingsun Kalam, 8, put ketchup on her french fries as Donald Keju Jr., 10, (right) looks on during dinner Wednesday.

pay fees. Local clubs serve about 17,000 children, many whose families can’t afford $30 annual memberships, Selin said.

With the $50,000 grant, child care, sports and other activities at the organization’s 19 clubs and 15 school-based sites in

Judge OKs proof that suspect’s military claims addressed

By Diana Hefley Herald Writer

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EVERETT — A judge Wednesday found sufficient proof that a Snohomish man and his counselor had discussed concerns about the accuracy of the man’s claimed military experiences.

Snohomish County Superior Court Judge Michael Downes declined to take any

action against Tyler Gaffney but advised him to continue his treatment and “come to grips with whatever the reality of the situation was.”

Downes last year ordered Gaffney to undergo mental health counseling and get to the bottom of whether he had been truthful about his military service in the U.S. Army.

He also wanted documentation

Transit hearing Community Transit is holding a public hearing Thursday at 3 p.m. on proposed 2015 service expansion and fare increases.

The agency is planning to restore Sunday and holiday service and increase services on other routes starting June 7. Fares for adult and DART paratransit services would increase by 25 cents, while

showing that Gaffney had been evaluated for a drug or alcohol addiction.

Gaffney’s service came into question in 2013 after his arrest for assaulting his father and threatening to kill Snohomish County sheriff’s deputies.

He told detectives that he suffers from post-traumatic stress disorder because of his combat experience.

youth and reduced-fare categories would remain unchanged.

The public hearing will take place during the agency’s regular board of directors meeting at Community Transit headquarters, 7100 Hardeson Road, Everett (and accessible via Everett Transit Route 8).

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Gaffney said he was a member of “a super-secret Special Forces team” and served in clandestine combat missions. He told sheriff’s detectives he had been awarded medals for bravery.

The detectives, who both served in the military, questioned his claims, saying that many of his combat stories followed the plots of popular war movies.

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vaccinations during two events in Everett: Saturday from 3:30 p.m. to 5:30 p.m. at Xfinity Arena, 2000 Hewitt Ave.; and Wednesday from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. at WorkSource Everett, 3201 Smith Ave. Vaccines to protect against whooping cough and pneumonia also will be available. For more information, call the Snohomish Health District’s immunization clinic at 425-339-5220.

prosecutor Paul Stern raised concerns about “stolen valor.”

Downes said Wednesday he doesn’t know the truth. He was satisfied after reading treatment notes, however, that Gaffney’s counselor was aware of the court’s concerns.

Diana Hefley: 425-339-3463; hefley@heraldnet.com. Twitter: @ dianahefley

Swan talk in Everett: Learn about native trumpeter and tundra swans at “Swans of Washington’s Winter,” a program presented by Martha Jordan during the Pilchuck Audubon Society meeting, 7 to 8:30 p.m. Friday at Everett Firefighters Hall, 2411 Hewitt Ave. The program will cover the swans’ life history, biology and migration patterns.

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Edmonds schools alerted after gun scare EDMONDS — The Edmonds School District took extra precautions Wednesday after neighboring Shoreline placed its campuses in lockdown and closed early following a gunman scare.

The Shoreline School District locked down its schools for about two hours Wednesday morning after a school food service employee saw a man reportedly carrying a rifle near a preschool.

Edmonds school officials quickly alerted its schools near the King County line. Outdoor recess at

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two schools was canceled Wednesday morning.

The Edmonds district also sent out a taped message to all of its parents shortly before 11 a.m.

It said, in part: “There is no immediate threat to any of our Edmonds School District schools but our schools nearest the King County line are taking precautionary measures and are on alert due to this situation.”

Shoreline district spokesman Craig Degginger said the employee called 911 and the district closed all its schools while King County sheriff’s deputies looked for the man. Schools were closed from just before 8 a.m. to just after 10 a.m.

The district said the students were safe during the search. Students who were on buses were taken to the Spartan Recreation Center where they could be picked up.

Sgt. D.B. Gates of the King County sheriff’s office said deputies have not found the man. They have interviewed the employee who saw the man, but authorities only have a generic description of him.

Everett: ‘Missing’ man found in Calif.

An Everett man reported missing by his family late last year has been found alive in California.

The Snohomish County Sheriff’s Office sought the

public’s help in locating Kenneth Freeman, 51, who hadn’t had contact with his family.

Relatives raised concerns, saying Freeman has mental health issues.

According to officials in California, Freeman was located there and in good health.

Man wounded, not talking to police A man was shot in Everett on Tuesday evening, but police said he’s wasn’t much help in determining what happened.

The man, in his 20s, was found when police responded to an 8:30 p.m. call about gunshots in the 2600 block of Lombard Avenue, Everett police spokesman Aaron Snell said.

Police released no details about his injury, except that it appeared to be a gunshot wound and was not believed to be life threatening.

The man was taken to an area hospital for treatment.

He was not cooperating with detectives, Snell said.

Potential witnesses to the shooting also were unhelpful, Snell said.

“A motive for the shooting is unknown at this time,” Snell said Wednesday morning.

“The investigation is considered open and active.”

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Associated Press GRANTS PASS, Ore. — Faced with a backlash from current and retired employees, the U.S. Forest Service has abruptly dropped plans to spend up to $10 million on a five-year nationwide public relations campaign to brand itself as a public agency that cares about people and nature.

Without giving a reason, the Forest Service issued a statement Tuesday saying that it had not accepted any contract bids and would look for other ways to enhance the public’s access to national forests

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next to the Trailside Village apartment complex, the Trailside Club offers free memberships for all before- and after-school programs. The South Everett/Mukilteo Club serves weekday breakfasts, and the Cascade Club provides hot snacks on weekdays.

A $20,000 grant from The Everett Clinic Foundation also will be used for food at clubs countywide, Selin said. “On an average day, we serve about 3,400 kids. That

and understanding about what the agency does.

The agency has been facing an intense public backlash in the West over plans to close trails and roads to motorized vehicles due to a lack of money for maintenance, as well as to prevent erosion and protect fish and wildlife.

But a watchdog group and current and retired Forest Service employees had raised concerns that money would be better spent on the ground, instead of trying to enhance the agency’s image, while it struggles to pay to fight wildfires, maintain roads and trails,

and offer timber sales.

Last fall, the agency awarded a $526,799 no-bid contract to Metropolitan Group of Portland, Oregon, for a branding campaign titled “Valuing People and Place” in Forest Service regions covering Oregon, Washington, southern Idaho, Utah, Wyoming and Nevada, according to the federal website FedBizOpps.gov.

Another federal website, USAspending.gov, shows the Forest Service has paid Metropolitan Group $3.6 million since 2011, much of it for the Valuing People and Place campaign.

$20,000 goes a long way for food,” she said.

Allred is pleased that the EverTrust grant will support Healthy Habits.

The program focuses on the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s “Serving Up MyPlate: A Yummy Curriculum,” which helps kids understand the importance of healthful eating and exercise.

At the club’s dinners, kids get a main course, fruit, vegetables and milk or water. “With the Healthy Habits program, they get to learn why their plates look like they do, with more vegetables than meat or fruit,” Allred said.

Teenagers will benefit from a $10,000 grant

awarded by the Nysether Family Foundation. It will pay for Teen Nights at clubs throughout the county. Held on Friday or Saturday nights at most clubs, Teen Nights offer a safe haven for kids to socialize and engage in activities.

At the Everett club, Teen Nights are scheduled for 8-11 p.m. every Friday.

“It’s common to have at least 50 teens,” Allred said.

Some play video games or just hang out, but sports are popular. “The majority of them come down for volleyball or basketball,” Allred said.

Julie Muhlstein: 425339-3460; jmuhlstein@ heraldnet.com.

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challenges,” he said in an interview Wednesday. “We have a plan to move the state forward and not fall behind.”

Inslee is smart enough to know it won’t be easy to get his ambitious agenda through a Republicancontrolled Senate in its entirety, let alone with any of its signature pieces intact.

He says his ideas are intended to start a conversation with lawmakers so now he will be watched closely to see how he carries on the conversation.

Inslee’s been criticized for not engaging deeply

enough in the rigors of negotiating agreements and, when he does submerge himself, it’s not as an arbiter or mediator, but as a partisan participant.

With two years under his belt, he’s expecting a different tack this session.

“I know legislators better,” he said. “Having longer relationships help.s” In the meantime, what transpires in this session will be part of the foundation on which the 2016 gubernatorial election will be conducted.

That adds an intriguing and different element to the session as well.

Inslee — and any

Republican state lawmaker contemplating a challenge to the Democratic governor — will want to be viewed by the public as a uniting, not polarizing figure. Yet, at the same time, they can’t be tabbed as sell-outs by the grassroots of their own parties.

There are those eyeing Inslee through the prism of politics and think he has the most to lose by what occurs this session. Some might even think it will make or break his chances at re-election.

“The people who have the most to lose here are our grandchildren. They are in great jeopardy,” Inslee said, his voice

braced with passion as he slipped easily into a rhetorical rhythm about his agenda.

Doing nothing this session puts 4- and 5-yearolds in Washington in jeopardy of not getting access to early childhood education, growing up in a cleaner environment and being able to get to work later in life, he said.

“They are the people at risk here, not me,” he said.

Political reporter Jerry Cornfield’s blog, The Petri Dish, is at www.heraldnet. com. Contact him at 360352-8623; jcornfield@ heraldnet.com and on Twitter at @dospueblos.

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Laying down utilities and roads will come before the first house can be built.

“They’ll need to do a fair amount of infrastructure-type work on the site before they are ready for building permits,” Giffen said.

The third, central parcel in the Riverfront development sits on the site of the former city dump, where the infamous Everett tire fire occurred. That central area will be the commercial center for the new development and might include some multifamily housing, although the developer hasn’t submitted an application for that portion of the project, Giffen said.

“I expect in the next year we’ll start to see some plans,” he said.

Chris Winters: 425-374-4165; cwinters@heraldnet.com. Twitter: @Chris_At_Herald.

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Clibborn, D-Mercer Island, who chairs the House panel.

“With all the different constituencies that you need to bring to the table to pass a package, this doesn’t bring a lot of people to the table.”

Inslee’s approach emerged last month in two documents: a proposed transportation budget for the next two years, and a 12-year, $12 billion package of highway, bridge, ferry, transit and other transportation projects funded primarily by a new tax on carbon emissions.

Legislation for both will be drawn up for lawmaker consideration in the 2015 session that begins Monday.

Key pieces in the firstterm governor’s plans include: ■ Extending the sales tax exemption on purchases of those vehicles. It is set to expire this summer. The exemption would be for the first $60,000 of a vehicle’s value, Knutson said.

■ Giving drivers a credit in their Good To Go or Wave2Go accounts to be applied to ferry fares and HOT-lane tolls. Inslee allotted $25 million in his 12-year revenue package to pay for this — a little more than $2 million a year, or roughly $200 for each of the

WASHINGTON — House Republicans want Congress to address the troubled finances of Social Security’s disability program, setting the stage for a contentious debate that could affect 11 million people in the middle of the next presidential campaign.

The House has adopted a procedural rule that could force lawmakers to tackle the issue by the end of 2016, when the program is projected to run out of reserves, triggering automatic benefit cuts.

An easy fix was available.

Congress could have redirected payroll tax revenue from Social Security’s much larger retirement program, as lawmakers have done before.

But Tuesday’s procedural rule blocks such a move, unless as part of a larger plan to improve Social Security’s finances, by either cutting benefits or raising taxes. The rule only applies to the House.

Tinkering with Social Security never has been easy, and factoring in election-year

estimated 10,000 electric and alternative vehicles on the road.

Knutson said the money to pay for the credits would come from the carbonpollution charge proceeds and not other taxpayers.

■ Two other incentives aim to get more rapid charging stations built along key routes around the state, as well as at public buildings, large apartment complexes and other places where there might be a concentration of electric-vehicle users.

Inslee wants to establish an infrastructure bank through which the state would put up money to cover the installation of the charging stations. The money would come from the $100 fee now levied on owners of electric vehicles. The governor wants to spend several million dollars in the next transportation budget for this effort.

So far, there is more criticism than praise for the governor’s electric-vehicle proposals.

“How far do you go to incentivize people to buy an electric car?” asked Sen. Curtis King, R-Yakima, chairman of the Senate Transportation Committee. “He’s trying to pick winners. He thinks electric cars are winners. The market has got to be there. We don’t need to create it.”

The incentives are part of Inslee’s broader agenda to fight climate change

politics makes finding votes even harder for those alternatives.

Rep. Tom Reed, R-N.Y., said he sponsored the provision to prevent Congress from “raiding” the retirement fund to prop up the disability program.

Reed said lawmakers are working on proposals to bolster the disability program’s finances, but that taking tax money from the retirement program is “a short-term Band-Aid.” “We need to do better than that,” Reed said.

Added the chairman of the House Ways and Means Committee, Rep. Paul Ryan, R-Wis.: “We just want to make sure we improve the integrity of the Social Security trust fund all across the board.”

Advocates for older Americans say the rule could be used to help push through benefit cuts, especially because House Republicans have opposed raising taxes.

“This is a blatant attempt on the first day members take office to sneak a rule into the process that virtually guarantees devastating cuts for

through new policies, regulations and taxes.

King said reductions in carbon emissions already are being achieved as a result of the state’s promotion of electric vehicles and federal rules requiring more fuel-efficient ones.

“He just ignores that,” King said of the governor.

“He just wants to beat the heck out of anyone with a car or truck that uses gas or diesel.”

Sen. Steve Hobbs, D-Lake Stevens, who will be the transportation committee’s ranking Democrat, said the sales tax exemption should be allowed to expire.

“I don’t mind putting the infrastructure in place because maybe electric vehicles are the future,” Hobbs said. “I don’t like providing exemptions or tax breaks, because if you

beneficiaries of the Social Security disability system,” said J. David Cox, president of the American Federation of Government Employees.

David Certner of AARP said it would be a mistake to eliminate the option of redirecting money from the retirement fund.

“Otherwise, we could be facing a deadline, and certainly over the last couple of years, we’ve seen Congress seemingly unable to pass bills, even with deadlines in front of them,” Certner said.

New House rules will govern the chamber for the next two years. The 36-page set of rules passed by a vote of 234-172, with all Democrats opposed and almost every Republican in favor.

On page 32 is a provision that allows any representative to raise a point of order if the House tries to pass a bill redirecting tax revenue from Social Security’s retirement fund to the disability fund. The House could vote to overcome the objection, but that could be difficult, with almost every Republican supporting the

can afford an electric car you can afford to pay the sales tax.”

Clibborn said she likes the infrastructure bank idea because it could remove an impediment to establishing fast-charge stations along key travel corridors and in areas with a lack of stations.

A recent study prepared for lawmakers found that businesses view the stations as a money-losing proposition because they cannot recoup their investment cost from what folks pay to charge their cars.

It can cost as much as $100,000 to set up a station, which requires very-highvoltage circuitry.

But Clibborn differs with Inslee on how to pay for it. While he would rely on the existing fee levied on electric-car owners, she

rules package.

The number of workers, spouses and children receiving Social Security disability benefits has ballooned over the past decade. Members of Congress from both political parties say fraud has played a part, too.

About 11 million people get disability benefits, nearly 40 percent more than a decade ago. By comparison, about 48 million people get Social Security retirement or survivor benefits.

Unless Congress acts, the trust fund that supports the disability program will run dry sometime during the last three months of 2016, according to projections by the trustees who oversee Social Security. At that point, the program will collect only enough payroll taxes to pay 81 percent of benefits.

That would trigger an automatic 19 percent cut in benefit payments. The average monthly payment for a disabled worker is $1,146, or a little less than $14,000 a year.

Social Security is supported by a 12.4 percent tax on wages up to $118,500. Half is paid by workers and half by employers.

suggested that the fee be raised and the additional dollars put into the infrastructure bank.

Meanwhile, electricvehicle-owning lawmakers are piecing together their own proposals.

State Rep. Chad Magendanz, R-Issaquah, said the handful of electric-car drivers in the Legislature might endorse retaining the sales tax break in some form

because it spurs purchases of electric vehicles, which in turn helps reduce carbon emissions. Another idea is to assist new car owners with the cost of installing a charging station at a home or in apartment complex.

“We’re trying to create a system that is fair and sustainable,” he said.

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OBITUARIES AND MEMORIALS

Born October 24, 1980 in Aberdeen, Wash., met Jesus face to face on January 2, 2015.

He is sur vived by his beloved parents, Randal and Barbara Johnson of Tulalip Wa s h . ; s i s t e r s , H a n n a h (Steve) Clayton of Mar tin, Tenn. and Amy (Harley) Cody of Marysville, Wash. He was the proud and loving uncle of Samuel, Samantha and M e l o d i C l ay t o n , A l e t h e a (Andrew) Hansen, Brooklyn, Claere and Daelin Cody. He is also sur vived by his g r a n d f a t h e r, J a y D a v i s ; numerous aunts, uncles, c o u s i n s a n d m a ny d e a r friends.

His grandparents, Or ley and Vivian Johnson, Marie Davis, Rober t Watkins Sr. and a host of other family lovingly met him at his arrival in Heaven.

A Memorial Service will be 12 noon, Saturday, January 10, 2015 at the Tulalip Church of God, 1330 Marine Dr. NE, Tulalip, WA. Please sign an on-line guestbook at washelli.com

Riley David Prigg, age 51, passed away on January 2, 2015, after a brief illness.

H e wa s b o r n i n E v e r e t t , Wa s h . o n D e c e m b e r 2 8 , 1963 and was the youngest of Larry and Rachel Prigg’s seven children.

Riley graduated from Snohomish High School in 1982 where he lettered in baseball and basketball.

After four years in the U.S. Army, he taught at Bellevue College for 15 years and helped develop curriculum in Motion Graphics, 3-D Animation, Game Design and Digital Media. He had been in the process of completing a B.S. degree in Computer Science from Regis University, where he was recently on the Dean’s List for academic excellence. The passions of Riley’s life included most n o t a b l y f a m i l y, f o o d a n d baseball.

Riley is sur vived by his wife, Elizabeth and his children, Autumn, Hunter and Gabrielle.

He was preceded in death by his father, Larry Prigg.

A memorial service is to be held on Saturday, Januar y 10, 2015 at 1 p.m. at the C r o s s V i ew C h u r c h , 6 0 4 Ave. C East, Snohomish.

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Ethan Whitwell Colombana

Bob Durbin, 71, of Lake Stevens, passed away January 3, 2015 after a long battle with cancer. Bob was born February 16, 1943 in Red Oak, Oklahoma, but was raised in Spanaway, Washington. He graduated from Bethel High School in 1961 and the University of Washington in 1972 (BA in Business Administration).

He took time off to serve in the National Guard during the turbulent times in the late 60’s.

Bob owned and operated PIP Printing in Lynnwood, Wa s h . f r o m 1 9 7 7 - 1 9 9 9 , after which he became a para-transit driver, first in King County and later for the City of Everett.

Bob was preceded in death by his parents, Doyle (1956) and LaVerne (2011).

He is survived by his wife, Judy; son, Dan (Jessamyn) D u r b i n ; d a u g h t e r, D i a n a (Eric) Anderson; and g r a n d d a u g h t e r, S a d r i e n e Durbin.

At his request (insistence), there will be no funeral service.

R e m e m b r a n c e s m ay b e made to Providence Hospice of Everett.

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Barbara Kathleen Skei Barbara K. Skei, 97, formerly of Edmonds, Wash. died on December 20, 2014.

She was predeceased by her husband, Vernon and son, Ralph, Sr. (Skip).

S h e i s s u r v i v e d by h e r s i s t e r, P a u l i n e N o v a k ; d a u g h t e r, S a l l y D o n ov a n (Tom); five grandchildren, nine great grandchildren; and many nieces and nephews.

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Whitwell Colombana, passed unexpectedly from a seizure and previously undiagnosed heart condition on January 4, 2015. Ethan was a junior at Purdue University studying computer science.

Open casket viewing will be at Beck’s Funeral Home in Edmonds from 4-7 p.m. (drop in) on Thursday, January 8, 2015, with a memorial service being held at Edmonds Lutheran Church in Edmonds at 11 a.m. on Saturday, January 10, 2015.

Ethan was born on October 7, 1993, the fifth of six children. From an ear ly age Ethan excelled at breaking and then fixing family computers, destroying his teenage siblings at video games, parking Matchbox cars in precise lines and patterns for hours; and loved, often to their detriment, the many pets in the Colombana household. At age four, Ethan and five-year-old Bennett Norman were forced into all activities pertaining to their sisters’ Girl Scouts ev e n t s / m e e t i n g s . T h e i r mothers were, after all, the Girl Scout leaders. This forced servitude began what their parents deemed their brotherhood. Ethan played viola in school groups as well as several years in the Everett Youth Symphony.

Upon entering high school, he discovered an affinity for acting, and acted and participated in several school plays. He decided Thursdays should be “fancy”, and would wear a suit and tie to school…many followed “suit”. Above all, Ethan made relationships that followed him through his short life, and we are so grateful for those whom he bonded with. He graduated from M o u n t l a ke Te r r a c e H i g h School in 2012, and received his certificate from the engineering program, Project Lead the Way. After high school, Ethan enrolled at Purdue University in Indiana. He was constantly surrounded by those that

Correction of Time & Date Geraldine I. Muckey July 9, 1923 - Jan. 2, 2015 A memorial reception will be held at 11:30 a.m. on Saturday, January 10, 2015, at the Evergreen Funeral Home & Cemetery, Everett, WA, in the friendship room.

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April 23, 1946-Jan. 8, 1995 I can’t believe it’s been 20 years! I miss our times of sharing conversation and an adult beverage. You were definitely missed at our recent 50 year EHS reunion.

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Paul Richard Gallanger Paul R. Gallanger passed away on Friday Januar y 2, 2015 at home in Randle, Washington.

A Celebration of Paul’s life will be held at a later date.

Lillian A Monjay

Sharon Lee Beatty

January 15, 1952-January 3, 2015

Lillian A. Monjay passed away peacefully on December 19, 2014.

She is survived by her son, David Monjay (Arlayne) of Seattle, Wash.; daughters, Susan Yahns (Mike) of Mt Vernon, Wash. and Beverly Tuengel (Doug) of Chelan, Wash.; grandchildren, Katie Yahns (Jeff Kane), Rober t M o n j a y, S t e v e Ya h n s (Kendra), Emily Monjay, and Will Tuengel; brother, John Rediske of Hillsboro, Ore.; plus many nieces, nephews, and cousins. And a huge special recognition and thank you to her caregiver the last two years, Savi Devi at Abode Senior Care in Marysville, Wash.

Lillian was born in Parkland, Wash. in 1924 to Henr y and Lydia Rediske.

Her birth date was always in question since the doctor claimed she was born on April 30 but her mother insisted it was the 29th. At any rate, she always celebrated both days. She graduated from Tacoma’s Lincoln High School in 1942 and worked at the Fort Lewis Mount Rainier Ordinance Depot as a true “Rosie the Riveter” during World War II. After the war she met and soon married William (Bill) Monjay in 1946. Kids came along pretty quickly as they seemed to do in those postwar baby boom years.

Lillian and Bill moved around quite a bit in their first years of marriage before settling down in Cornelius, Ore. in 1952. In 1964 they moved to Everett, Wash. After Bill died in 1978 she began working full time at IRS, eventually becoming an auditor. In 1986 she moved to the Losvar Condos in Mukilteo, Wash. adjacent to the ferry landing. It was her most favorite place in the world.

Lillian pursued a lifetime of ser vice and community activity, volunteering her time and energy over the years to Camp Fire Girls, Mukilteo Librar y, tutoring ESL students, Mukilteo Light House, tax payer assistance, Prince of Peace Lutheran Church, and many others. Her bright smile and infectious positive attitude ensured that no one she ever met was a stranger.

Her memorial service will be held at Rosehill Community Center in Mukilteo on January 11, 2015 at 2:30 p.m.

Remembrances can be made in lieu of flowers to Fr i e n d s o f t h e M u k i l t e o Librar y or Providence Hospital Foundation – Everett.

Sharon Lee Beatty, 62, of Everett, Wash., passed away January 3, 2015 at Providence Hospital in Everett, Washington among family after her bout with cancer. Sharon was bor n January 15, 1952 to Shirley Anne and Gaylord Schaudies in Seattle.

Sharon and her sister Theresa grew up Navy dependents traveling and attending several schools K -12. Sharon graduated from Floyd E. Kellam High School i n V i r g i n i a B e a c h , VA , attended East Carolina University, earned a BA in English from Central Washington University, and an MBA from City University.

S haron retired from Boeing in Januar y 2013 after 34 years of service. At the time of her passing, Sharon was pursuing an MFA from The Nor thwest Institute of Literary Arts and dreamed of seeing her novel Morning Song published. Sharon was a longtime fan of the Seahawks and Everett Silver Tips hockey team.

Sharon was preceded in death by her mother, Shirley Anne Schaudies and is s u r v i v e d b y h e r f a t h e r, G ay l o r d ; a n d h e r s i s t e r, Theresa. She is also sur vived by her daughters and their spouses, Kristine and Charles, Kathr yn and Alexander, and Susan and Michael; and by five grandchildren Fen, Sydney, A v e r y, S a m a n t h a , a n d Gabriel.

A celebration of Sharon’s life will be held at 1:00 p.m.

Thursday, January 8, 2015 at Emory’s on Silver Lake, 11830 19th Ave. SE, Everett WA. In lieu of sending flowers, the family requests charitable donations be made in Sharon’s honor to The Nor thwest Institute of Literary Arts at www.nila.edu or 1611 Bayview Rd, Langley, WA 98260.

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MargoLee Fricke, born May 28, 1942 in Pocatello, Idaho to Harold and Mercedees Fricke, departed this life to be with her Lord and Savior Jesus Christ on January 1, 2015 in Issaquah, Wash.

A funeral service honoring MargoLee’s life will be held o n T h u r s d ay, J a n u a r y 8 , 2015 at 11 a.m. at the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints, 17332 Te s t e r R d . , M o n r o e .

Interment will take place at Acacia Memorial Par k in Seattle.

Dianne Lynn (vaara) Denton Dianne was born March 18, 1951 in Mount Vernon Washington. Dianne passed after a short battle of cancer on December 28, 2014.

Her service will be held at Victor y Foursquare Church o n S a t u r d ay J a n u a r y 1 0 2015 at 1 p.m. followed by a gathering at her daughters house.

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Juanita C. “Dolly” Lyon Juanita C. “Dolly” Lyon, born July 30, 1932 to Malvin a n d K a t h e r i n e ( Ta n i s ) J a c o b s o n , p a s s e d aw ay peacefully in her sleep after a long extended illness.

She went home to be with h e r L o r d a n d S av i o r o n January 2, 2015.

She leaves her husband, Wesley A. Lyon (Arlington, Wash.) of 64 ½ years. They were high school sweethearts before getting married on August 4, 1950.

She also leaves four children: Cheri Johnsen (Keith) of Arlington, Debbi Lyon-Kirwan (Mark) of Twisp, Wash., Kevin Lyon and Mark Lyon (Karrie) both of Ar lington; as well as 12 grandchildren, 27 great grandchildren, five great great grandchildren; as well as numerous nieces and nephews.

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She also leaves a halfsister, Marlene Seymour and half-brothers, Bob and Dale Jacobson.

Dolly was a lifelong giver of herself who enjoyed knitting and crocheting as well as spending time with her husband and family.

There will be a small family graveside service on Friday, January 9, 2015 at 10:00 a.m. at Arlington Cemetery followed by a celebration of her life at Atonement Free Lutheran Church (6905 172nd St. NE, Arlington - bottom of Edgecomb) for anyone wanting to attend with luncheon to follow.

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shared his love for technology, and made friends easily.

Ethan’s dorm room was the center of enter tainment; there were always people laughing and playing games together on their laptops, or studying for exams together and watching shows on Netflix.

Some recent memories include: this last summer Ethan picked up a 40” television screen and used it as a second computer monitor.

He said “tortilla”, “island” and “lasagna” the way they were spelled; why would the letter be there otherwise?

“That’s just stupid!!” He just f i n i s h e d h i s m a s t e r ’s achievements for the Heart of the Swarm campaign for Starcraft 2. He screamed all t h e w ay t o h i s s u m m e r classes at PLU because he hated the repetition of driving.

Affectionate nicknames: Ethan-son and Man Child (mom), Hay-seuss Kreest-oh (Jesus Cristo), Etanu-kum, Trapezoid, Ethanol, Ethansempai, E-Money, TheOverWhelming (username).

Ethan’s Immortal Sayings: “That sounds like a lot of work”, “and sometimes they miss”, “You know nothing, Jon Snow”, “sassy pants” (his phrase for Amber), (in G a s a i Yu n o f a l c e t t o voice)…“Amber!!! Amber no Kimi!!! Why you no love me A m b e r ? ” , ( E ey o r e v o i c e ) “Nobody listens to meeeee”, (beached whale call) “euhhhhhhhhh!!!!!!!!”

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One suspect surrenders The trio who killed 12 at a French satirical newspaper claim an al-Qaida connection.

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The masked gunman fire their weapons outside the French satirical newspaper Charlie Hebdo’s office in Paris on Wednesday.

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Stephane Charbonnier, the paper’s editor, displays a front page of the newspaper in 2012. Charbonnier and his bodyguard were among those killed in the attack.

where to shoot. While one kept watch and checked that the traffic was good for them, the other one delivered the final coup de grace,” he said.

“Hey! We avenged the Prophet Muhammad! We killed Charlie Hebdo,” one of the men shouted in French, according to video shot from a nearby building.

The other dead were identified as cartoonists Georges Wolinski and Berbard Verlhac, better known as Tignous, and Jean Cabut, known as “Cabu.”

Also killed was Bernard Maris, an economist who was a contributor to the newspaper and was heard regularly on French radio.

Carjacking witness

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Yemeni terror network

Forensic experts examine the car believed to have been used as the escape vehicle by gunmen who attacked the newspaper in Paris on Wednesday.

One police official said they were linked to a Yemeni terrorist network, and Cedric Le Bechec, a witness who encountered the escaping gunmen, quoted the attackers as saying: “You can tell the media that it’s al-Qaida in Yemen.”

Cherif Kouachi, who is now 32, was sentenced to 18 months in prison after being convicted of terrorism charges in 2008 for helping funnel fighters to Iraq’s insurgency.

He said he was outraged at the torture of Iraqi inmates at the U.S. prison at Abu Ghraib near Baghdad.

The masked, black-clad men with assault rifles stormed the offices near Paris’ Bastille monument in the Wednesday noontime attack on the publication, which had long drawn condemnation and threats — it was firebombed in 2011 — for its depictions of Islam, although it also satirized other

religions and political figures.

Shouting “Allahu akbar!” as they fired, the men used fluent, unaccented French as they called out the names of specific employees.

Artist Corinne Rey told the French newspaper L’Humanite that she punched in the security code to the Charlie Hebdo offices after she and her young daughter were “brutally threatened” by the gunmen.

Eight journalists, two police officers, a maintenance worker and a visitor were killed, said prosecutor Francois Molins. He said 11 people were wounded — four of them seriously.

After fleeing, the attackers collided with another vehicle, then carjacked another car before disappearing in broad daylight, Molins said.

Among the dead: the paper’s editor, Stephane Charbonnier.

The staff was in an editorial meeting and the gunmen

headed straight for Charbonnier — widely known by his pen name, Charb — killing him and his police bodyguard first, said Christophe Crepin, a police union spokesman.

Rey said the assault “lasted five minutes. I hid under a desk.”

Two gunmen strolled out to a black car waiting below, one of them calmly shooting a wounded police officer in the head as he writhed on the ground, according to video and a man who watched in fear from his home across the street.

The witness, who refused to allow his name to be used because he feared for his safety, said the attackers were so methodical he first thought they were members of France’s elite anti-terrorism forces.

Then they fired on the officer.

“They knew exactly what they had to do and exactly

Le Bechec, the witness who encountered the gunmen in another part of Paris, described on his Facebook page seeing two men “get out of a bullet-ridden car with a rocketlauncher in hand, eject an old guy from his car and calmly say hi to the public, saying ‘you can tell the media that it’s al-Qaida in Yemen.”’

Charlie Hebdo has been repeatedly threatened for its caricatures of the Prophet Muhammad and other sketches.

One cartoon, released in this week’s issue and titled “Still No Attacks in France,” had a caricature of a jihadi fighter saying “Just wait — we have until the end of January to present our New Year’s wishes.” Charb was the artist.

In a somber address to the nation Wednesday night, Hollande pledged to hunt down the killers, and pleaded with his compatriots to come together in a time of insecurity and suspicion.

“Let us unite, and we will win,” he said. “Vive la France!”

Thousands of people later jammed Republique Square near the site of the shooting to honor the victims, waving pens and papers reading “Je suis Charlie” — “I am Charlie.” Similar rallies were held in London’s Trafalgar Square as well as Madrid, Barcelona, Berlin and Brussels.

“This is the darkest day of the history of the French press,” said Christophe DeLoire of Reporters Without Borders.

Guns sales spike near Ferguson

By Todd Frankel The Washington Post

The firearms have been flying at County Guns. Located just a few miles from Ferguson, Missouri, this small gun shop has seen a flood of customers looking to buy that first handgun or maybe a backup Glock for the car or Mossberg shotgun for home protection.

“We have sold a boatload of guns in the last few months,” owner Adam Weinstein said.

Other gun shops near Ferguson have reported similar firearm frenzies. By every measure Missouri’s gun sales have spiked since Aug. 9, when a

Rate of uninsured hits new low, poll says WASHINGTON — Sign-ups under President Barack Obama’s health care law grew slowly but steadily over the New Year’s holiday, as the share of Americans still lacking coverage hit its lowest level in years. The Obama administration reported Wednesday that nearly 103,000 people signed up last week in the 37 states where the federal government is running online health insurance markets, bringing total enrollment for 2015 to 6.6 million in those states. The remaining states are running their own exchanges. A new Gallup survey found that 12.9 percent of the adult population remained without coverage in the last three months of 2014, the lowest share since the pollster began daily tracking of the uninsured in 2008, before Obama took office.

Associated Press PARIS — One man sought in the deadly shooting at a French satirical paper has turned himself in, and police hunted Thursday for two heavily armed men with possible links to al-Qaida in the militarystyle, methodical killing of 12 people at the office of a satirical newspaper that caricatured the Prophet Muhammad.

President Francois Hollande, visiting the scene of France’s deadliest such attack in more than half a century, called the assault on the weekly newspaper Charlie Hebdo “an act of exceptional barbarism.”

France raised its terror alert system to the maximum — Attack Alert — and bolstered security with more than 800 extra soldiers to guard media offices, places of worship, transport and other sensitive areas. Fears had been running high in France and elsewhere in Europe that jihadis trained in warfare abroad would stage attacks at home.

French brothers Said and Cherif Kouachi, in their early 30s, should be considered armed and dangerous, according to a police bulletin released early Thursday. Mourad Hamyd, 18, surrendered at a police station in Charleville-Mezieres, a small town in France’s eastern Champagne region, said Paris prosecutor’s spokeswoman Agnes ThibaultLecuivre. She said he turned himself in because he heard his name on the news in connection with the attack.

By then, heavily armed police had already moved into the nearby city of Reims, searching for the suspects without success. Video from BFM-TV showed police dressed in white apparently taking samples inside an apartment. It was not immediately clear who lived there.

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white policeman shot and killed an unarmed black teenager in Ferguson, an incident that touched off continued protests and sporadic violence — and fed fear about personal protection.

Many people turned to guns.

FBI firearm background checks in Missouri jumped 16 percent — by more than 26,000 — in the August-November period compared to the same fourmonth period in 2013. At the same time, background checks nationwide were flat.

In St. Louis County, where Ferguson is located, concealed weapon permit applications more than doubled in the final

six months of 2014 compared to 2013, growing by nearly 1,800. And these statistics only hint at the true size of the surge: Gun sales between private citizens in Missouri don’t require a permit or background check, so they occur in the shadows.

Today, without doubt, there are many more firearms in and around Ferguson. More handguns. More shotguns. More assault-style rifles.

So what will the effect of all these new firearms be?

“I would expect some uptick in gun violence,” said Daniel Webster, professor and director of Johns Hopkins Center for Gun Policy and Research.

He doesn’t know how soon it will happen. Or how big the increase will be. But he believes the additional gun sales will have tragic repercussions.

Webster has studied gun violence for years. He found that Missouri’s repeal in 2007 of a law requiring a permit for handgun purchases contributed to a 14 percent increase in the state’s murder rate, even as the national murder rate fell. Missouri has some of the most relaxed firearm laws in the nation.

“More guns in a fairly unregulated environment make it not hard at all to see how problems can occur at some point later on,” Webster said.

California: Measles cases Seven Californians and two people in Utah have confirmed cases of measles likely contracted on trips last month to Disney theme parks in California, state officials said Wednesday. Three more California residents are suspected of having measles. All patients with confirmed or suspected cases of the illness visited Disneyland or Disney California Adventure between Dec. 15 and Dec. 20, according to the state’s Department of Public Health.

Judge ends ban on foie gras Foie gras lovers in California can rejoice after a federal judge Wednesday blocked the state’s ban on the sale of the fatty duck and goose liver. The U.S. District judge permanently blocked the state attorney general from enforcing the law that took effect two years ago, finding that the federal government’s authority to regulate foie gras and other poultry products supersedes the state’s.

California barred farmers from forcefeeding birds with a tube, which is how foie gras is produced. The state also banned sales of the delicacy.

P. Rico: Unclaimed lotto Someone has lost the biggest lotto prize in Puerto Rico’s history. The person who bought the winning $32 million lotto ticket had until the end of Wednesday to claim the money. The ticket was sold at a San Juan grocery store last June, but no one stepped forward with the ticket. The winner could choose between receiving $1.28 million a year for 20 years or a lump-sum payment of $11.5 million. The money will go toward government coffers as the winner did not come forward.

AROUND THE WORLD Indonesia: Jet’s tail found Divers and an unmanned underwater vehicle Wednesday spotted the tail of the AirAsia plane that crashed into the Java Sea with 162 people on board, an important finding because the jet’s black boxes are located in that part of the aircraft. Powerful currents and murky water continue to hinder the operation, but searchers managed to get a photograph of the debris — about 6 miles from where Flight 8501 lost contact Dec. 28 — after it was detected by an Indonesian survey ship, a search and rescue official said. The carrier, meanwhile, said families of those killed would be compensated with $100,000 in accordance with Indonesian laws.

Vatican: More Ebola money The Vatican is increasing assistance to Western African countries hard-hit by the Ebola virus, setting aside $3.55 million to fund protective gear for caregivers, transport for sick patients and care for orphans left behind. Vatican charity organizations and offices that deal with the developing world issued a joint mission statement Wednesday on beefing up the Catholic Church’s response to the Ebola crisis in Guinea, Liberia and Sierra Leone.

Philippines: Cop diapers When Pope Francis visits next week, traffic enforcers won’t let the capital’s streets get gridlocked if they have to answer the call of nature. About 2,000 traffic enforcers who will be on duty during the Jan. 15-19 papal visit will be required to wear adult diapers, the Metropolitan Manila Development Authority chairman said. He encouraged people who will wait for hours to see the pope to also wear diapers. The prospect of wearing diapers was “well received” by his men, he said Wednesday.

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Court tosses Boeing lawsuit 90 former workers in Wichita claimed they lost their jobs because of age discrimination.

Associated Press WICHITA, Kan. — The remaining age-discrimination claims against Boeing Co. and Spirit AeroSystems were tossed out by a federal judge Wednesday, a major blow to a lawsuit that’s spanned nine years.

When Boeing sold its commercial aircraft operations in Wichita to the parent company of Spirit AeroSystems in 2005, 90 former Boeing workers claimed they lost their jobs because of their age.

In a scathing decision, U.S. District Judge Eric Melgren said

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he was dismissing the claims of the remaining 26 plaintiffs as a sanction for their refusal to obey a court order that they give their tax returns to the companies. The

judge also chided their attorney for choosing “not to even attend” a hearing on the companies’ request to summarily rule in their favor.

“This inaction exemplifies a pattern of nonparticipation that leads the Court to find that a lesser sanction would not deter further noncompliance,” Melgren wrote.

The decision is a final judgment with prejudice, meaning that if it stands, the workers would not be able to file another lawsuit over the same claims.

James Gore, an attorney for the plaintiffs, said he planned to appeal the decision to the 10th Circuit Court of Appeals and would also ask the judge to reconsider. “We believe the decisions are wrong and we will do everything we can to correct that and get it reversed,” he said.

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U.S. trade deficit drops

By Martin Crutsinger

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A container ship is moored at the Port of Seattle’s seaport on the Duwamish Waterway in November.

the October-December quarter higher based on the better-thanexpected November trade report.

Ian Shepherdson, chief economist at Pantheon Macroeconomics, said trade would be less of a drag in the fourth quarter than he had previously thought.

He now projects overall economic growth of 2.25 percent in the October-December quarter.

Other economists are more optimistic and estimate growth of 3 percent or higher in the fourth quarter.

The November deficit was the lowest since a trade gap of $37.4 billion in December 2013.

Through the first 11 months of 2014, the deficit is running 5.1 percent above the same period in 2013.

The politically sensitive trade

deficit with China dropped 8 percent to $29.9 billion in November but remained on track to set a new all-time high for the year. America’s deficit with China is the largest for any country. It has added to pressure on Congress and the Obama administration to take tougher actions against what critics see as unfair Chinese trade practices such as the country’s manipulation of its currency to gain trade advantages over American companies.

The widening trade gap with China comes at a time when the Obama administration hopes to finally get Congress to approve the fast-track authority it needs to wrap up a major 12-nation trade agreement with Pacific Rim countries known as the

Trans-Pacific Partnership.

The administration sees the trade deal as one of the areas where President Barack Obama may be able to find common ground with Republicans who took control of the Senate this week and now control both chambers of Congress.

The U.S. deficit with the European Union dropped 7.4 percent to $11.8 billion in November as imports from that region fell more than U.S. exports. There is concern that an economic slowdown in Europe will dampen U.S. export sales.

For the first 11 months of 2014, U.S. energy exports are up 9.6 percent compared with the same period in 2013, putting them on track to hit a record even with the recent fall in prices.

Perovskites could offer cheaper solar power Bloomberg News

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NEWYORK — Materials that may be cheaper and more efficient than silicon at converting the sun’s rays into electricity could be key to the next generation of solar power, scientists say.

Though years away from being used to commercially produce solar cells, perovskites, named for a 19th century Russian count, are emerging as the most promising material for solar cells.

Panels based on perovskites are surprising researchers by efficiently converting sunlight into electricity, according to Jenny Chase, lead solar analyst with

Firms added 241,000 jobs, ADP reports U.S. businesses ramped up hiring last month in the latest sign that the nation’s economy is expanding despite worries about global growth that have sent financial markets tumbling. Payroll processor ADP said Wednesday that companies added 241,000 jobs in December, up from 227,000 in November. That suggests Friday’s government report on December job gains will also be healthy. The ADP numbers cover only private businesses and sometimes diverge from the government’s more comprehensive report, which includes government agencies. Economists forecast federal figures will show employers added 240,000 jobs in December, according to a survey by FactSet. The unemployment rate is expected to remain at 5.8 percent.

Mercedes-Benz USA plans move to Atlanta Mercedes-Benz’ hunt for a new U.S. headquarters started as an exercise in business efficiency and cutting costs, but ultimately factors like workforce and quality of life helped tilt the company’s decision toward metro Atlanta, the automaker’s top executive in the U.S. said Wednesday. Mercedes-Benz USA’s president and CEO said the company started studying an idea for a move in the spring and determined by August to further explore cities. On Tuesday, Mercedes confirmed weeks of speculation that it would pull out of New Jersey and move to the northern Atlanta suburbs.

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WASHINGTON — The U.S. trade deficit fell in November to the lowest level in almost a year, thanks to the country’s swiftly shrinking thirst for foreign oil.

The deficit — imports minus exports — narrowed to $39 billion during the month, down 7.7 percent from a revised October deficit of $42.2 billion, the Commerce Department reported Wednesday.

U.S. exports slipped 1 percent to $196.4 billion amid lower sales of commercial airliners.

Primarily due to oil, imports posted a steeper drop of 2.2 percent to $235.4 billion. The volume of crude imported in November hit its lowest level since 1994, while the average price hit a twoyear low of $82.95 a barrel. A simultaneous boom in domestic oil production has also cut the country’s reliance on imported oil.

Economists predict that the oil market will continue to reduce the U.S. trade deficit and potentially bolster the overall economy. To be sure, a lower bill for foreign oil is likely to be offset somewhat by a stronger dollar, which makes U.S. goods more expensive in overseas markets, and economic weakness in such key export markets as Europe and Japan.

“The trade gap will continue to shrink apace until the oil import tab stops falling like a rock,” said Patrick Newport, an economist at Global Insight.

Some analysts revised their forecast for overall growth in

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Perovskites are exciting “not because of where they are, but because they’re getting better really, really fast,” said Chase.

“The rate of progress in the lab has been astounding.”

Most of the 52 gigawatts of solar power that was expected to be installed around the world last year will use panels made of silicon mainly derived from sand.

The best silicon-based solar cells from SunPower can convert as much as 24.2 percent of sunlight to electricity.

Solar cells made from perovskite are already nearing

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that level. They can convert more than 20 percent of sunlight into power, according to scientists at the Korea Research Institute of Chemical Technology.

By surpassing the 20 percent conversion rate, perovskites have achieved a measure “attained by only a handful of other technologies,” according to Martin Green, a professor at the University of New South Wales in Australia.

Using the material in a hybrid cell may eventually boost efficiency to more than 40 percent, Green said.

A new formula that can improve the performance of perovskite solar cells is showing promise in the lab, according to a

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Frontier Communications, DISH Network and CoBank announced the competition deadline for the America’s Best Communities contest will be extended to March 25.

The competition is designed to stimulate growth and revitalization in small cities and towns

across 27 states in Frontier’s footprint. More detailed information on eligibility and how communities can apply can be found at www.americas bestcommunities.com.

The Savvy Traveler in Edmonds has released its schedule of upcoming travel seminars for 2015. The first seminar is

report on Wednesday in the journal Nature.

Solar cells using perovskite exhibited “highly improved efficiency” converting “more than 20 percent” of sunlight into electricity, said Sang Il Seok, a researcher at the institute.

Materials needed to make perovskite-based solar cells are cheap and perform better than silicon-based technology, Oxford University researcher Henry Snaith said. Perovskite-based solar cells can absorb the spectrum of light that silicon-based cells miss, meaning that a hybrid cell could convert close to 30 percent of sunlight into electricity.

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American Apparel sets harassment policy A month after firing its founder over alleged misconduct toward female employees, American Apparel on Wednesday unveiled a new sexual harassment policy. The policies prohibit “discriminatory slurs, or any other remarks, jokes or conduct that, in the judgment of the Company, create an offensive or hostile work environment or otherwise constitute abusive conduct.” Moreover, managers and subordinates can no longer have relationships. “No management-level employee may make sexual advances, welcome or unwelcome, toward any subordinate, regardless of whether the subordinate reports to the management employee, either directly or indirectly.”

Dunkin’ Donuts to expand in China Dunkin’ Donuts said Wednesday it struck a deal to open more than 1,400 locations in China over the next 20 years. The chain said there are currently 16 Dunkin’ Donuts in the country. Parent company Dunkin’ Brands Group Inc., based in Canton, Massachusetts, and also owns Baskin Robbins, said it entered into a master franchise agreement with Golden Cup Pte. Ltd. Dunkin’ Donuts ended the most recent quarter with about 3,200 international locations. In the U.S., it had about 8,000 locations.

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the judge’s decision and this closes the chapter on the case.”

And Spirit AeroSystems said the court has consistently ruled in its favor, and the company would “vigorously defend itself” if there is an appeal.

“Spirit does not discriminate in its employment practices, and is an equal opportunity employer,” the company said. “We take that responsibility very seriously.”

Gore also took issue with the judge’s contention that he chose to not attend the hearing. Gore said he notified the court that he wouldn’t be able to attend weeks and days before the hearing — even the day of, he said. He said he was dealing with the death of the grandmother who

WASHINGTON — President Barack Obama plans to announce Thursday that the Federal Housing Administration will lower the fees it charges borrowers as part of a broader speech about the housing market, which is struggling to fully recover in part because mortgage costs are high and access to credit remains tight for many Americans.

The “annual premiums” on FHA loans, an especially popular source of financing for first-time home buyers and low-income families, have increased five times since 2010. They jumped from .55 percent of a loan’s value to 1.35 percent Wednesday. The president plans to announce that those fees, which are tacked onto the monthly mortgage payment, will drop to .85 percent, according to people who asked not to be named because they are not authorized to speak publicly about the matter.

The president is also to call on the agency to find ways to make it easier for potential borrowers to qualify for FHA mortgages. Since the housing bust, lenders have been turning away buyers by demanding unusually high credit scores on government-backed loans — exceeding even the government’s own criteria — in a bid to insulate themselves from

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had raised him. The other plaintiffs’ attorney on the case, Lawrence Williamson, was dealing with an ongoing, debilitating illness that kept him from traveling, Gore said.

“It wasn’t like we maliciously just failed to show up,” Gore said.

Gore also argued that the plaintiffs’ authorizations for the release of tax return information were enough to comply with the court order, a contention the judge rejected.

The lawsuit was initially filed as a class action in December 2005, with Melgren granting summary judgment in the companies’ favor on the class-action claims in 2010. The 10th Circuit Court of Appeals upheld that ruling in 2012.

The following year, an amended complaint was filed on behalf of 87 workers alleging individual counts of age discrimination. It was whittled down to 26 plaintiffs as some former workers settled out of court, died or dropped out.

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financial penalties. The White House has been alarmed by the reluctance to lend, and it’s pushing FHA to address the industry’s concerns.

The FHA fees issue has been debated internally within the administration for days as pressure to reduce the fees kept building. Real estate industry groups — including the Mortgage Bankers Association and the National Association of Realtors — as well as a number of housing advocacy groups have urged the FHA to consider cutting the fees. They say the surge has shut out a sizeable chunk of potential buyers. The economy heavily relies on the housing sector for growth.

“Assuming this is true, it’s extremely good news for housing, the economy and could not be better timed for the spring market,” said David Stevens, the Mortgage Bankers Association’s chief executive. “This could ultimately be fundamental to a much stronger U.S. economy in 2015.”

The fee increases translated into big bucks for buyers. For instance, a borrower who took out a $200,000 loan paid an annual premium of $91.66 per month before 2010. Now, a borrower who gets a loan of that size pays $225 per month in premiums — a 145 percent increase.

Once the lower fees are in place, the monthly payment would drop by $83.

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Shoppers want ‘simple’ more than connectivity

By Hayley Tsukayama The Washington Post

If tech firms have their way, everything you use daily, from your toothbrush to your car, will one day be connected to the Internet.

At this year’s International CES — the consumer tech industry’s annual Las Vegas confab — you can’t go more than a few steps without hearing someone talking about a way to connect something new to the Internet. But as companies rush to create apps and embed chips in everything from your blankets to your shoes, it’s unclear whether consumers are as hot on the “smart everything” trend. After all, people probably don’t need an alert on their phone to tell them when their toast is ready — the bread popping out is a pretty good clue.

It’s one thing to have a smart appliance that saves you time or money, which is the main selling point for successful devices such as the Nest thermostat. A critical and consumer darling, analysts have estimated the Nest sells about 100,000 units per month. But other smart products have not been so quick to catch on. Companies are tightlipped about sales figures for smart appliances, but even Whirlpool has admitted that its smart washing machine is “a little bit of a hammer looking for a nail right now.” Experts project that the market for smart appliances overall will only reach $5 billion in sales by 2015; by contrast, Whirlpool alone took in around $19 billion in sales for its appliance businesses last year.

And that may indicate a slow market for smart

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A Winbot, an automated window cleaning device, climbs a window at the Ecovacs Robotics booth at the International CES on Wednesday in Las Vegas.

devices, except for the really useful ones. Do we really want to obsessively monitor the updates from a smart diaper, an app-connected toothbrush or an automatic, Internet-connected belt?

For the majority of average consumers, the answer right now is “no, thank you.” In a new survey by Nielsen’s Affinnova group, just over 40 percent of U.S. adults said that the smart products they’ve seen so far seem like gimmicks, and 59 percent said they need real value to spend money on a smart product, not just novelty.

That presents a major challenge for companies such as Samsung, which have thrown themselves wholly into the development of smart appliances and electronics. In a speech Monday night,

Samsung chief executive BK Yoon said that he would like to see all of Samsung’s products connected to the Internet within the next five years.

But even consumers who are buying such products appear to want more than just connectivity. They also crave simplicity. Research firm Accenture found in a global survey released this week that 83 percent of people who’ve used smart devices such as fitness monitors, home security systems and even smart thermostats have had frustrating problems getting those devices to work.

Just over one-fifth of those surveyed deemed smart devices “too complicated to use.” Nearly as many also said that they had problems even setting up the devices. And once they did get them working, 19 percent said that they felt the products didn’t work as advertised.

Those problems may be dampening enthusiasm for the revolution that Weboriented companies are trying to foment — a trend that analysts predict could rake in over $3.04 trillion by 2020 if firms get it right.

So while enthusiasm for the “Internet of Things” is a hot catchphrase these days in the tech industry, it’s still decidedly in its awkward adolescent phase.

To really sell consumers, companies will have to think hard about how to make connected devices useful, safe and comprehensible. That’s not to say the “Internet of Things” isn’t going to happen, but it probably requires a little more time at the drawing board, given the products companies in Vegas are pitching this week.

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IN OUR VIEW | 2015 legislative agenda

Helping juveniles make good The simple existence of a juvenile justice system demonstrates that society recognizes a difference between juvenile and adult offenders; that juveniles in most instances deserve a greater opportunity to learn from mistakes and become productive members of their communities.

That was why the Legislature last year passed — with only one dissenting vote in the House — the Youth Opportunities Act, which seals the juvenile court records for those who have completed the requirements of sentencing and probation, such as counseling, community service, have had no further criminal arrests and have paid all legal fees and restitution. The ability to seal records, the Legislature found, would remove a potential barrier caused by release

of the records in getting a job, an education or housing, all crucial steps in turning one’s life around.

And it works, at least for those who have the financial ability (or whose parents have the ability) to pay their court fines, fees and restitution. Those who can’t pay are stuck having to answer for the mistakes of their youth when seeking a job, a student loan or an apartment.

Rep. Ruth Kagi, D-Shoreline, and Sen. Steve O’Ban, R-University Place, are expecting to propose legislation in the House and Senate early in the session that begins next week that would remove that barrier for those who struggle to pay court fines and fees.

While the Youth Equality and Reintegration Act would prevent court fines and fees from

being imposed on juvenile offenders, the responsibility for paying restitution would remain. Provided former juvenile offenders can show a good-faith effort to pay restitution, judges would have the discretion to convert the restitution to a civil penalty that would remain an obligation for the former offender.

Only about 12 percent of court-imposed financial obligations, including restitution, are paid by adult and juvenile offenders. Removing the hinderance of court fines and sealing juvenile records, Kagi said, would, by improving the odds of finding work, make it more likely that restitution to victims will be paid.

“So little money is collected now,” Kagi said, “all we’re doing is keeping it difficult for the poor to find a job and pay

restitution to the victim.”

It’s important to note that about 96 percent of crimes committed by juveniles in Washington state are nonviolent offenses, such as theft, underage drinking and vandalism.

Washington state’s courts, undeniably cash-strapped, are likely to object to the loss of court fees and fines for juvenile offenders, but they’re seeing little actual revenue from juvenile cases. And the fines, as imposed now, are a heavier burden for lowerincome people. The burden gets even heavier when, because they can’t pay the fines — plus 12 percent interest — that they must wear a juvenile record around their neck for potential employers, landlords and others to use as a reason to reject them.

LETTERS TO THE EDITOR ■■PRESIDENT OBAMA

Progress, despite opposition After quietly tolerating George Bush, the right wing has risen up in rage against Obama. His term began in difficult times. The following items list the direction his administration has taken.

1. Trying to get us extricated from the endless wars in Afghanistan and Iraq, and withdraw while leaving those nations in a governable state.

2. Actually finding and killing Osama bin Laden — the original criminal of 9/11.

This satisfied somewhat the nation’s hope for a measure of justice.

3. Managing something of an economic recovery with no cooperation from the Republicans in Congress, whose main goal was to see that he would be a one (oops!) two-term president.

4. Passing a National Health Care bill that preceding presidents have tried, but failed, to accomplish. Other presidents who worked seriously toward that end include Teddy Roosevelt, Harry Truman, Richard Nixon and Bill Clinton. (Perhaps this bill explains their rage. Republicans said they did have a better bill, though they were vague on specifics.)

5. The large deficits, while coming down, have to be acknowledged and remedied.

Cooperation between the two parties is badly needed here.

But Obama has not been the

sole villain here, though the Republicans would like to anoint him with that label.

With this review in mind, noting the visceral hatred the Republicans have for Barack Obama, I go beyond wondering if they are being fair. I wonder if they are not engaging in some kind of collective brainwashing exercise.

Roger Twito Lynnwood

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Someone should have saved ferry What a disappointing bit of news on Tuesday that the Black Ball Ferry Lines vintage 1940s-1960s Puget Sound ferry Kalakala will be scrapped in Tacoma. The reporter noted that “before the Space

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Needle the Kalakala was the Seattle postcard favorite symbol.” Seems like the local

“venture capitalists,” Internet and cell phone billionaires and others could not see the potential to invest in preserving a famous local landmark (“seamark”?) and history, benefit the region as a very unique tourist attraction and make money at the same time?

What a great tourist attraction it could have been by restoring it as a benevolent business investment for the Seattle waterfront and region, possibly with an upscale restaurant on the upper deck and an antique car museum on the main deck. As it was a one-ofa-kind Seattle/Puget Sound treasure, we would have had an iconic piece of our local history revived and benefitting everyone in the region. What a shame to have dropped the ball locally.

Pat Blais Marysville

GUEST COMMENTARY | Improving education

6 things state can do to improve schools

By Jan Link

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ill Washington state be able to avert a constitutional crisis?

The Legislature is in contempt of court only days away from the new legislative session. On the 2015 agenda our leaders must fund a few billion dollars for education.

Our democracy is directly affected by the competence and confidence of our children. Children need all of us to establish a learning environment in which they can prosper, inside and outside of the school day! Adults are responsible to provide an academic culture where students will be successful.

To that end, we must achieve the following: ■■Pay excellent teachers the salaries that they deserve.

You get what you pay for.

Great teachers deserve higher salaries.

■■Fund the voter-approved class size reduction initiative so that each classroom teacher can effectively develop the social, emotional and academic growth of students.

■■Close the achievement gap by keeping buildings open to provide outside-the-school day academic programs, such as Kindergarten Jump Start and Learning Lab for students who need extra instruction to achieve grade level proficiency.

■■Mandate that school boards have a yearly updated plan to meet the state goal of 100 percent graduation rate.

■■Reduce learning loss by implementing a balanced calendar, where schools are in session for three months and off for one, during which time additional learning

opportunities are provided for academic catch-up, academic competence and better retention of skills to be successful in class and pass Washington State tests.

■■Provide English language instruction for parents of elementary students to the degree that they are able to support their students through the school journey.

This is an equity issue.

Those of us who have dedicated our lives to equity for all students believe the points listed above are essential to achieving educators’ outcome. The Expanded Learning Opportunity Council created by the legislature last year is charged with a vision to “Establish a sustainable, high quality statewide system that integrates learning across the day, the year, and across a student’s life time.”

To this end the Legislature must pass legislation that goes beyond the narrowest possible conception to satisfy McCleary to fully implement the intent of our state constitution to provide basic education for all our kids by incorporating the steps above.

Our predecessors who set the foundations for Washington state understood that basic education is the first priority for the long term prosperity and happiness of the citizens.

It was true in 1889 and it’s true today. We can afford this, and without necessarily increasing revenue. Legislators need to make the decisions necessary to provide for our kids and the state’s long term prosperity.

Jan Link is the director of Academic Link Outreach, a nonprofit education consulting group.

Tea partiers have their fun in speaker vote

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ohn Boehner won re-election as speaker of the House on Tuesday with the help of an unlikely ally: Mario Cuomo, the former Democratic governor of New York.

Astute readers may have noticed that Cuomo is currently deceased. He died on New Year’s Day and was burDANA MILBANK ied Tuesday — and thus, quite inadvertently, did he help to stack the deck for the Ohio Republican to keep the speaker’s gavel in the 114th Congress.

Twenty-five conservatives — more than 10 percent of the Republican caucus — rebelled against their leader on the first day of the new Congress. It was the largest revolt against a House speaker in more than a century, and the rebels were within striking distance of the 29 votes they would have needed to deny Boehner the speakership — if all sitting members of the House voted.

But more than two dozen were missing when Congress convened at noon, a few because of snow-related travel delays but most of them Democratic members of the New York delegation who were attending Cuomo’s funeral. Because the speaker is elected based on the majority of those voting, this reduced the number of votes Boehner needed from about 218 to 205, and the conservative rebellion fizzled before it ever had a chance.

It was conservatives’ last, best chance to disrupt Boehner and his leadership team.

Right-wing interest groups had pushed for the rebellion against the speaker Monday, claiming it was the most important issue to tea party activists since Obamacare. Conservatives saw it as a crucial time to make their stand because, now that Boehner has the gavel and the largest Republican majority in decades, he can afford to ignore the roughly two dozen die-hard conservatives in his caucus — if necessary, recruiting Democrats to offset the “no” votes on legislation.

The 25-man rebellion was a serious rebuke of Boehner, but it was ultimately meaningless and purely symbolic, as these things often are.

When firebrand Rep. Justin Amash, R-Michigan, rose during the roll call to cast his vote for Rep. Jim Jordan, R-Ohio, a fellow hard-liner, a wave of laughter washed across the Republican side.

There were more titters when Rep. Curt Clawson, R-Florida, cast his vote for Sen. Rand Paul of Kentucky.

“Senator Rand Paul?” the clerk repeated, as if disbelieving his ears.

Rep. Greg Walden of Oregon, a senior Republican, asked aloud on the House floor: “Why a senator?”

Kevin McCarthy, the majority leader, shrugged in reply. McCarthy laughed aloud when Rep. Louie Gohmert, R-Texas, called out a speaker vote for himself — one of three Gohmert received.

Not too long after that, the clerk called on Rep. Ted Yoho, R-Fla., who had offered himself as a challenger to Boehner.

“Yoho?” called out the clerk.

“Yoho!” voted Yoho.

“Yoho,” repeated the clerk.

It’s off to work we go.

Boehner was out of the chamber during the roll call, but the free-for-all would have been familiar to him after trying to lead his fractious caucus for four years.

There were children everywhere — crawling around, playing with phones — and all manner of strange antics. Rep. Kyrsten Sinema, D-Arizona, did a twirl to show off her dress and flashed a thumbs-up at the gallery. Rep. Jim Cooper, D-Tennessee, cast his speaker vote for Colin Powell.

But while Boehner faced a modest rebellion at the start of the last Congress, this one was unusually vocal and included three nominating speeches for prospective Republican rivals. “This is not about Judge Gohmert,” Rep. Jim Bridenstine, R-Oklahoma, said in nominating Gohmert.

Bridenstine then read a Mark Twain quote about how “the patriot is a scarce man.” (A better Twain quote: “Suppose you were an idiot. And suppose you were a member of Congress. But I repeat myself.”)

Boehner got 11 votes more than he needed. In accepting the gavel, he made no mention of the rebellion, instead adopting an agricultural metaphor. “Every day you and I come out here, try to plant good seeds, cultivate the ground and take care of the pests,” he said.

The pests swarmed on the first day of the 114th Congress. But their buzz was worse than their bite.

Dana Milbank is a Washington Post columnist.

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JBLM helicopter unit shifts focus to Pacific

By Adam Ashton The Olympian

JOINT BASE LEWISMcCHORD — Joint Base Lewis-McChord’s combat aviation brigade is about to turn its attention from the imposing peaks of Afghanistan to the “vastness of the Pacific.”

Its helicopter battalions held a ceremony Tuesday marking the official close of an eight-month mission in Afghanistan. The event signaled that its 1,700 soldiers are home from war and ready to train for new assignments.

They have a busy year ahead, their commander said, as they

prepare for the addition of an Apache helicopter unit and a slate of assignments that should have them flying over the Pacific Ocean for the first time.

“No slacking off, no resting on our laurels. We have to be trustworthy in everything we do,” Col. Paul Mele told his troops.

The biggest change for the brigade will be its new role in the Army’s shift of resources to operations along the Pacific Rim. Traditionally, Army helicopter crews focus on missions over land while Marine helicopter crews take on challenges at sea.

That means Army helicopter crews will have to learn how to fly

Communications soldiers head to Iraq TACOMA — Joint Base Lewis-McChord soldiers are going to Iraq later this month for the first time in three years.

The News Tribune reports the Army is sending a small group of communications soldiers from the 51st Signal Battalion on a nine-month mission. They’ll join U.S. soldiers who have been dispatched to help Iraq forces respond to militants.

The United States withdrew troops from Iraq at the end of 2011.

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over large bodies of water, land on aircraft carriers and survive ocean crashes. They will conduct training exercises at Naval Air Station Whidbey Island.

The new assignment is similar to those given to JBLM’s groundbased units in the 7th Infantry Division and I Corps. They’ve been training with Pacific allies in

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stateside exercises and overseas for the past two years.

Mele’s brigade includes troops who fly and maintain 24 Apache attack helicopters and another 30 Blackhawk helicopters at JBLM. Last year, the Army inactivated a unit in the brigade that flew OH-58 Kiowa helicopters.

That squadron is expected to be replaced later this year with the Apache squadron set to bring another 24 helicopters to JBLM from Fort Carson, Colo.

South Sound residents might start to notice more helicopters flying near I-5 now that the brigade is resuming its training schedule.

Death penalty cases cost $1M extra Associated Press

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A couple of whitetail deer do a little late harvesting in a vineyard on the east side of Walla Walla on Tuesday afternoon.

Two new faces for liquor, pot board

By Gene Johnson Associated Press

SEATTLE — Washington Gov. Jay Inslee nominated a former Kitsap County prosecutor and a veteran state employee Wednesday to the three-member board that oversees the state’s liquor and marijuana industries.

Russ Hauge, a Democrat, was the longest-serving elected prosecutor in Kitsap County’s history.

He was in office two decades before he was narrowly unseated

by Republican Tina Robinson in November.

The other nominee is Jane Rushford, who will serve as board chairwoman. She has held various positions in state government over the past 30 years.

She is the former deputy director of the Department of Enterprise Services, and served as a policy

adviser to the Department of Natural Resources and on the Democratic staff in the House.

Hauge and Rushford are being named to posts being vacated by Liquor Control Board members Sharon Foster and Chris Marr.

The nominees face confirmation in the state Senate, but they can start work on their six-year terms before they’re confirmed.

In a news release announcing the appointments, Inslee lauded Hauge for his background in public safety and Rushford for her commitment to collaboration and transparency.

“We have many opportunities to create a culture that’s responsible, that ensures public safety,” Rushford said Wednesday.

Of her long career with several state agencies, she said each position has been like graduate school: “Your skill set just

Suit highlights risk of ‘auto-hold’ video poker Associated Press PORTLAND, Ore. — A lawsuit claims the Oregon Lottery misleads video poker players to think they’ll do better if they let the machines play the cards.

Plaintiff Justin Curzi told Oregon Public Broadcasting he noticed the issue when using the “auto-hold” feature. It chooses what cards to keep or discard in the game that mimics five-card draw poker.

Curzi said the machines didn’t always make the smartest plays. For example, he said, the machine would hold cards most likely to give him a straight when other available cards would have given him a flush, a better hand with a higher payout.

Lottery officials declined to comment, which is common for state agencies facing litigation. The lottery’s website warns

players they may not do as well relying on the machine: “Autohold strategies vary by game, based on the particular features of a game and do not necessarily result in theoretical payouts.”

Curzi’s attorney, Jay Zollinger, says the notice is too obscure, and documents he obtained through a public records request show the lottery knows through research that players believe the machine will use the best strategy.

The suit filed in Multnomah County claims lottery officials were warned more than five years ago that the auto-hold function produced worse odds but did nothing to change the games or warn players.

“The lottery knows how the players perceive the auto-hold, and the lottery hasn’t done anything affirmative to address that perception,” he told The Oregonian newspaper.

expands and expands.”

Hauge said he’ll be the first law enforcement official in recent memory to serve on the board, and he’s looking forward to bringing that perspective to the agency.

Washington voters legalized marijuana for adults in 2012, and the liquor board was charged with coming up with rules for the industry, governing everything from security at licensed businesses to the size of signs on the front of pot stores. Sales began in July and so far have brought in about $17 million in taxes.

But state officials worry that the proliferation of unregulated medical marijuana dispensaries is undermining sales at recreational stores. Reconciling the two systems is a top priority for lawmakers, and the solution is likely to require significant work

from the liquor board.

Hauge has a mixed reputation among medical marijuana activists, who say he brought charges in some questionable cases — including in 2002, when he charged a hepatitis-C patient with growing marijuana for himself and two HIV or AIDS patients. Hauge ultimately dropped those charges, citing the state’s medical marijuana law; Douglas Hiatt, a defense lawyer for the men, said the case was referred for possible federal prosecution.

“The idea Russ Hauge should be appointed to deal with marijuana is nuts,” Hiatt said.

But longtime Seattle marijuana defense attorney Jeffrey Steinborn called Hauge a good addition to the board. “He’s professional and reasonable,” Steinborn said.

SEATTLE — A new study at Seattle University has found death penalty cases in the state cost a million dollars more than similar Washington cases where capital punishment is not sought.

Criminal-justice professor Peter Collins says researchers were not surprised by the results of their seven-month study of the costs associated with the death penalty.

“I don’t know who coined this term, but this is social science supporting common sense,” he told The Seattle Times on Tuesday. “I wasn’t surprised because there was so much anecdotal and other evidence that we’re spending money on these cases.”

The study of 147 aggravated first-degree murder cases filed in Washington since 1997 quantifies just how much more death penalty cases cost.

Collins and three other professors found the average cost of a death-penalty prosecution and conviction is just more than $3 million. Not seeking a death-penalty prosecution and sending a person to prison for life costs the state roughly $2 million.

“We went into it (the study) wanting to remain objective,” Collins said. “This is purely about the economics; whether or not it’s worth the investment is up to the public, the voters of Washington and the people we elected.”

The study was paid for by a grant from the American Civil Liberties Union of Washington Foundation.

In February, Gov. Jay Inslee issued a moratorium on the punishment while he is in office. His term is set to expire at the end of 2016, unless he’s re-elected.

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A pedestrian climbs over the three-foot-tall snow berms in the turning lanes of Sherman Avenue in downtown Coeur d’Alene, Idaho, on Tuesday. The city of Coeur d’Alene began removal of the berms Tuesday night.

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Teenager pleads guilty in vet’s death CENTER FOR WHALE RESEARCH

A baby female orca whale swims alongside its mother Dec. 30 near Vancouver Island in the Canadian Gulf Islands of British Columbia. The newborn is called J-50.

Baby orca’s a girl Associated Press SEATTLE — Scientists have determined the baby orca born into an imperiled Puget Sound pod is female.

The infant killer whale was first spotted late last month, breathing new hope for the southern resident killer whale population that spends time in the inland waters of Washington state and Canada. They are an endangered species in Canada and the U.S. The baby became

the 78th whale in the group, which had not had a successful birth in more than 2 years and lost a female of breeding age in December.

Center for Whale Research researchers have been shadowing the pod.

They say the pod and baby orca, identified as J-50, were swimming on Wednesday in waters off British Columbia.

Researchers have not yet determined which whale in the pod is the baby’s mother.

SPOKANE —A 17-yearold boy has pleaded guilty in the beating death of 88-year-old Delbert Belton, a World War II veteran who was killed in a robbery outside a Spokane bar in 2013.

Kenan Adams-Kinard pleaded guilty to first degree murder Wednesday, in exchange for two lesser charges being dropped. He faces a standard sentence to 20 to 27 years in prison when he is sentenced at a later date.

Seattle: Man rescued by ferry The crew of a Washington state ferry rescued a man who jumped overboard Wednesday in the middle of Puget Sound.

Spokeswoman Marta Coursey said it happened on the ferry Puyallup as it headed from Bainbridge

Island to Seattle. The ferry was met by medics who took the man to Harborview Medical Center in Seattle.

Ephrata: Dam access restored The Grant Public Utility District said public access to most of the shoreline at the Wanapum Dam reservoir would be restored at noon Wednesday, including the boat launch at Wanapum State Park.

The shoreline was closed last March after the utility lowered the water level 26 feet in response to a crack in the spillway. Repairs have allowed the utility to raise the reservoir level by 17 feet. Some areas of the shoreline are still off limits.

Alaska: Utility cuts power to motel Twenty-six low-income Fairbanks residents were forced to find new homes at the end of December when a Fairbanks utility

cut power to a motel that didn’t pay its electric bill.

The Golden Valley Electric Association shut off power to the Tamarac Inn on Dec. 30 after repeated warnings to owner Rose Mary Johnson, the Fairbanks Daily News-Miner reported.

The Red Cross and a hotel partner offered residents the same discount rates given to people displaced by fires, but they couldn’t afford the rooms, director Lori Wilson said.

Eventually, all but one man found shelter that night.

That man, a veteran, was moved to a hotel.

Idaho: Uber drivers are cited Two drivers for the ridesharing company Uber that Boise officials say picked up passengers but did not have commercial transport service licenses have been cited. City spokesman Mike Journee said that code enforcement officers used the ride-hailing app to get rides over the weekend and issued the special citations.

The drivers could face fines up to $1,000 and loss of their driver’s license.

Oregon: Wolf gets official pack status Oregon’s famous wandering wolf, OR-7, is now officially the leader of his own pack.

State and federal wildlife agencies said Wednesday they have designated OR-7, his mate and their pups the Rogue Pack, for their location in the Rogue River drainage in the Cascades east of Medford.

It’s the first pack in western Oregon and ninth in the state since wolves from Idaho started swimming the Snake River in the 1990s.

As a youngster, OR-7 left his pack in northeastern Oregon in September 2011 in search of a mate, and traveled thousands of miles across Oregon and into Northern California before finding one last winter in the southern Cascades.

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CITY OF SNOHOMISH PLANNING AND DEVELOPMENT SERVICES DETERMINATION OF NON-SIGNIFICANCE (DNS) File #24-14 Date Issued: January 8, 2015 Proposal Name: Parks, Recreation and Open Space Long Range Plan (City file no. 24-14-SEPA) Proponent: Ann Stanton, Project Manager City of Snohomish Public Works Department 116 Union Avenue Snohomish, WA 98290 (360)282-3195 Lead Agency: City of Snohomish Planning and Development Services Department Description of Non-Project Proposal: Adoption of the 2015-2035 Parks, Recreation and Open Space Long Range Plan, which was last updated in 2007. The proposed Plan document may be found on the City’s website at the following link: http://www.snohomishwa.gov/391/Park-Planning Threshold Determination: The lead agency for this proposal has determined that it does not have a probable significant adverse impact on the environment. The requirements for environmental analysis, protection, and mitigation measures have been adequately addressed in the development regulations and comprehensive plans adopted under chapter 36.70A RCW, and in other applicable local, state, or federal laws or rules, as provided

by RCW 43.21C.240 and WAC 197-11-158. An environmental impact statement (EIS) is not required under RCW 43.21C.030(2)(c). This decision was made after review of a completed environmental checklist, applicable regulations, and other infor mation on file with the City of Snohomish. This information is available for review at the Snohomish City Hall, 116 Union Avenue, Snohomish, WA 98290 between the hours of 9:00 a.m. and 5:00 p.m. Monday through Friday, excluding holidays.

Written comments may be submitted to the lead agency to the attention of Owen Dennison, at the address below. Comments must be received by 5:00 p.m. on January 23, 2015.

SEPA Responsible Official: Owen Dennison Position/Title: Planning Director Phone: (360) 282-3173 E-mail: dennison@snohomishwa.gov Address: City of Snohomish, 116 Union Avenue,

Snohomish, WA 98290 APPEALS: Unless withdrawn or revised pursuant to comments received within the comment period above, this Determination of Non-Significance shall be final on January 23, 2015. Appeals of this SEPA threshold determination must be filed in writing with the City Clerk for the City of Snohomish by 5:00 p.m. on January 23, 2015. Appeals must be made in accordance with the provisions of Chapter 14.75 SMC. A $500 appeal fee must be filed with the appeal. Appeals must be in writing and received as original documents by the close of the appeal period. Fax, e-mail and similar for ms of document transmission shall not be accepted and shall not be considered as meeting the filing requirements. Appeals must state the section of the SMC being appealed, the specific determination or mitigation being appealed and the form of relief requested.

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Lake Stevens School District No. 4 REQUEST FOR QUALIFICATIONS ARCHITECTURAL, ENGINEERING AND SURVEYING SERVICES The Lake Stevens School District is soliciting annual statements of qualification from professional services firms in the areas of architecture, engineering and surveying for performing professional services for the district per RCW 39.80.

Completion of a district A&E Application and submission of a statement of qualifications is required to be considered for district projects. Qualified firms may be contacted by telephone or letter for further qualifications regarding a specific project and may be asked to attend an interview.

An RFQ package and forms can be requested from the district by contacting Alexa Zarkades at 425.335.1611.

Completed applications and statements of qualifications must be in a sealed envelope and addressed to: Robb Stanton Executive Director, Operations and Technology Services Lake Stevens School District 12309 22nd St NE Lake Stevens, WA 98258 Applications and statements must be received no later than 3:00 PM on Friday, January 16, 2015. All questions regarding this request should be directed to Robb Stanton at 425.335.1506.

Minority, Women and Veterans-owned businesses are encouraged to respond.

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CAUSE NO. 14-4-07357-4 SEA NOTICE TO CREDITORS SUPERIOR COURT OF WASHINGTON FOR KING COUNTY IN SEATTLE IN THE MATTER OF THE ESTATE OF DOROTHY A. KLOTZMAN, Deceased.

The co-personal repres e n t a t i ve s n a m e d b e l o w have been appointed as copersonal representatives of this estate. Any person having a claim against the decedent that arose before the decedent’s death must, before the time the claim would be barred by any otherwise applicable statute of limitations, present the claim in the manner as provided in RCW 11.40.070 by serving on or mailing to the co-personal representat i ve s o r t h e c o - p e r s o n a l representatives’ attorney at the address stated below a copy of the claim and filing the original of the claim with the court. The claim must be presented within the later of: (a) Thirty days after the cop e r s o n a l r e p r e s e n t a t i ve s served or mailed the notice to t h e c r e d i t o r a s p r ov i d e d under RCW 11.40.020(3); or (2) four months after the date of first publication of the notice. If the claim is not presented within this time frame, the claim will be forever barred, except as otherwise provided in RCW 11.40.051 and 11.40.060.

This bar is effective as to claims against both the d e c e d e n t ’s p r o b a t e a n d nonprobate assets.

Date of First Publication: January 8, 2015 Co-Personal Representatives: James E. Paul Dolores Wells Attorney for Co-Personal Representatives: Gary E. Gill Address for Mailing or Service: Gary E. Gill, P.S. Attorney at Law Harborscape Professional Building 1524 Alaskan Way, Suite 101 Seattle, Washington 98101 Published: January 8, 15, 22, 2015.

EDH609054 NO. 14 4 01837 7 NOTICE TO CREDITORS SUPERIOR COURT OF WASHINGTON COUNTY OF SNOHOMISH In the Matter of the Estate of WILLIAM HENRY LEMPE, Deceased, THE PERSONAL REPRES E N TAT I V E N A M E D B E LOW has been appointed as personal representative of this estate. Any person having a claim against the decedent must, before the time the claim would be barred by a ny o t h e r w i s e a p p l i c a bl e statute of limitations, present the claim in the manner as provided in RCW 11.40.070 by serving on or mailing a copy of the claim to the per-

sonal representative or the personal representative’s attorney at the address stated below and filing an executed copy of the claim with the court. The claim must be presented within the later of: (1) Thirty days after the personal r e p r e s e n t a t i ve s e r ve d o r mailed the notice to the creditor as provided under RCW 1 1 . 4 0 . 0 2 0 ( 3 ) ; o r ( 2 ) fo u r months after the date of first publication of the notice. If the claim is not presented within this time frame, the claim is forever barred, except as otherwise provided in section 11 of this act and RCW 11.40.060. This bar is effective as to claims against both the decedent’s probate and nonprobate assets.

DATE OF FIRST PUBLICATION OF NOTICE TO CREDITORS: 12/25/14 SHARON KAY LEMPE Personal Representative Attorney for Personal Representative: Shane A. Richardson Address for Mailing or Service: Shane A. Richardson 116 Avenue A Snohomish, WA 98290 EDH607351 Published: December 25, 2014; January 1, 8, 2015.

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Brenda J. Jimenez Jimenez Petitioner, and Juan Rojas Garcia Respondent.

To the Respondent: Juan Rojas Garcia 1. The petitioner has star ted an action in the above cour t requesting: the establishment or modification of a parenting plan or residential schedule.

2. The petition also requests that the court grant the following relief: Approve a parenting plan or residential schedule for the dependent children. Determine support for the dependent children pursuant to the Washington State child support statutes.

3. You must respond to this summons by serving a copy of your written response on the person signing this summons and by filing the original with the clerk of the court. If you do not serve your written response within 60 days after the date of the first publication of this summons (60 days after the 25th day of December, 2014), the court may enter an order of default against you, and the court may, without further notice to you, enter a decree and approve or provide for other relief requested in this summons. In the case of a dissolution, the court will not enter the final decree until at least 90 days after service and filing. If you serve a notice of appearance on the undersigned person, you are entitled to notice before an order of default or a decree may be entered.

4. Your written response to the summons and petition must be o n fo r m W P F P S 1 5 . 0 3 0 0 , R e s p o n s e t o Pe t i t i o n fo r Residential Schedule/Parenting Plan/Child Support.

Information about how to get this form may be obtained by contacting the clerk of the cour t, or by contacting the Administrative Office of the Courts at (360) 705-5328, or from the Internet at the Washington State Courts homepage: http://www.courts.wa.gov/forms 5. If you wish to seek the advice of an attorney in this matter, you should do so promptly so that your written response, if any, may be served on time.

6. One method of serving a copy of your response on the petitioner is to send it by certified mail with return receipt requested.

7. Other: This summons is issued pursuant to RCW 4.28.100 and Superior Court Civil Rule 4.1 of the state of Washington.

Dated: 12-15-14 Brenda Jimenez Petitioner File Original of Your Response Serve a Copy of Your with the Clerk of the Court at: Response on: Snohomish County Clerk Petitioner MS 605, 3000 Rockefeller Brenda Jimenez Everett, WA 98201 524 Terrace St., Apt. 1 Monroe, WA 98272 EDH607410 Published: December 25, 2014; January 1, 8, 15, 22, 29, 2015.

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NO. 15 4 00004 2 PROBATE NOTICE TO CREDITORS (RCW 11.40.030) SUPERIOR COURT OF WASHINGTON FOR SNOHOMISH COUNTY Estate of WENDY CAROL CONGDON, Deceased.

PLEASE TAKE NOTICE The above Cour t has appointed me as Personal Representative of Decedent’s estate. Any person having a claim against the Decedent must present the claim: (a) Before the time when the claim would be barred by any applicable statute of limitations, and (b) In the manner provided in RCW 11.40.070: (i) By filing the original of the claim with the foregoing Court, and (ii) By serving on or mailing to me at the address below a copy of the claim. The claim must be presented by the later of: (a) Thirty (30) days after I served or mailed this Notice as provided in RCW 11.40.020(1)(c), or (b) Four (4) months after the date of first publication of this Notice.

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THURSDAY, 01.08.2015

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Seattle’s Wagner and Carolina’s Kuechly have established themselves as two of the NFL’s best middle linebackers

By John Boyle Herald Writer

RENTON — When Seattle Seahawks quarterback Russell Wilson was preparing for the 2012 draft at the IMG Academy in Bradenton, Florida, he had an inkling that two of the linebackers training there would go on to do pretty good things in the NFL. Wilson had known former Boston College linebacker Luke Kuechly for INSIDE a while, dating back to ✓ Panthers’ DT their days as Lotulelei breaks competitors foot, will miss in the ACC, Saturday’s and when playoff game, C5 he began to Coming Friday: get to know Bobby WagThe fourth ner and work in a series of out with him collectable also, Wilson Seahawks posters: saw, “two QB Russell Wilson of the best middle linebackers in the league when I was working out with those guys.”

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Seattle middle linebacker Bobby Wagner (rear) strips the ball from St. Louis tight end Lance Kendricks (88), which resulted in an interception by linebacker Bruce Irvin that was returned for a touchdown in the second half of a game in Seattle on Dec. 28.

Familiar foes await Seahawks in NFC playoffs

By Gregg Bell The News Tribune

RENTON — The Seattle Seahawks are familiar with what’s ahead.

But don’t say they are comfortable.

They play the Carolina Panthers (8-81) for the fourth time in three seasons Saturday night in the NFC divisional playoffs at CenturyLink Field. Seattle has won all three of the previous meetings.

Seattle (12-4) has played six games inside the NFC this season that weren’t against division opponents. Three of those six conference games were against the other teams remaining in the NFC playoffs — Dallas (13-4) is at Green Bay (12-4) Sunday in the other NFC semifinal.

Yet these Seahawks, who had a firstround bye last weekend and haven’t

played since Dec. 28, say they are more keyed up than comfy.

“We are anxious to get back to the grind. We are anxious to get back to playing football because we know where we are at right now,” wide receiver Doug Baldwin said of the defending Super Bowl champions being two home playoffs wins from a return trip to the big game. “I wouldn’t say comfortable. I would say we are very anxious.”

On the NFL’s opening night, Sept. 4, in Seattle, the Seahawks limited Aaron Rodgers to just 189 passing yards — one of four times in 16 games he’s been held under 200 yards passing — and Green Bay had just 255 total yards, the second-lowest total this season for the NFL’s sixth-ranked offense. Seattle’s 36-16 win that night was its most complete game until December.

On Oct. 12, Dallas came to Seattle and pushed around the Seahawks like no other team has in two seasons. The Cowboys used their huge, athletic line of top draft picks to plow lanes for NFL rushing leader Demarco Murray late.

Yet it took a remarkable third-down escape and throw by Tony Romo for an equally dazzling sideline reception by Terrence Williams for Dallas to take the lead in the fourth quarter of its 30-21 victory. That remains the second loss in Seattle’s past 26 home games.

Two weeks after that, the 3-3 Seahawks were down 9-6 late at Carolina. Russell Wilson entered Seattle’s offensive huddle to start a drive from his own 20 with 4:37 remaining and told his teammates: “There is no doubt.

There is no doubt.”

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The challengers A look at the three teams trying to dethrone the Seahawks as NFC champions.

Carolina Panthers Record: 8-8-1 Streak: Won five in a row Against Seattle: Lost to the Seahawks 13-9 on Oct. 26 in Charlotte, North Carolina.

Dallas Cowboys Record: 13-4-0 Streak: Won five in a row Against Seattle: Beat the Seahawks 30-23 in Seattle on Oct. 12, the Seahawks’ only home loss of the season.

Green Bay Packers Record: 12-4-0 Streak: Won two in a row Against Seattle: Lost to the Seahawks 36-16 on Sept. 4 in Seattle in the season opener for both teams.

Edmonds-Woodway girls beat Arlington in OT thriller Teams combine to make 21 3-pointers as Warriors top Eagles 81-79

By Rich Myhre Herald Writer

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E-W players celebrate their overtime win against Arlington on Wednesday.

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ARLINGTON — It was a showdown of two top Western Conference 3A girls basketball teams, so fittingly the game went to overtime and then was decided in the final few seconds.

Two free throws by Missy Peterson with seven seconds remaining gave Edmonds-Woodway a two-point lead, and a potential game-tying shot by Arlington’s Jayla Russ kicked off the rim at the buzzer as the Warriors held on for a thrilling 81-79 non-conference victory on Wednesday night.

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In overtime, Edmonds-Woodway guard Mady Burdett scored eight of her game-high 23 points, including two early 3-pointers in the space of 30 seconds.

The Warriors kept that lead until Arlington’s Emma Janousek dropped in a 3-pointer from left of the key with 58 seconds remaining, making the score 79-79.

Both teams had misses from the field before Peterson was fouled coming out of backcourt after a rebound. Her two free throws were the game’s final points.

“I’m very proud of (the Warriors),” said Edmonds-Woodway

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coach Rebekah Wells, whose squad improved to 10-1. “They played very good team basketball. ... Last year we struggled in close games, so winning (against Arlington) gives them another confidence builder.”

The Warriors had four players with double-figure points, confirming that “this team has a lot of girls that can score,” Wells said. “It’s hard for another team to guard us and really hone in on one girl.”

Down the stretch, she added, “multiple girls stepped up and made the points that counted.”

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Avid trout angler and Everett resident Jim Brauch fishes Goodwin regularly and said for the first two or three weeks the fish are likely to be in the top 10 feet of the water column, so he suggests starting out by trolling a shallow rig along the edges. Try a Wedding Ring spinner tipped with a piece of worm, or an olive/green fly on monofilament with a small split shot, he said.

As the trout go deeper, switch to Power Bait on a sliding sinker in 25 to 30 feet of water. A good area

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BOYS BASKETBALL Wesco 4A—Snohomish at Mount Vernon, Monroe at Lake Stevens, Jackson at Cascade, Mariner at Kamiak, all 7:15 p.m.

Northwest 1B—Orcas Christian vs.

Providence Classical Christian at Overlake Christian Church, 4 p.m.

BOYS SWIMMING Wesco—Jackson vs. Cascade at Forest Park Pool, 2:30 p.m.; Mariner vs. Mount Vernon at Skagit Valley YMCA, 2:30 p.m.; Meadowdale vs. Marysville Getchell, Meadowdale vs. Marysville Pilchuck, Lynnwood vs.

Marysville Getchell, Lynnwood vs. Marysville Pilchuck, all at Marysville Pilchuck H.S., 2:45 p.m.; Monroe at Glacier Peak, Monroe at Snohomish, both at Snohomish Aquatic Center, 3:15 p.m.; Shorecrest at Kamiak, 3:15 p.m.; Stanwood vs. Shorewood at Shoreline Pool, 3:30 p.m.

GIRLS BASKETBALL Nonconference—Bellevue Christian at South Whidbey, 6:45 p.m.

GIRLS BOWLING Wesco—Everett vs. Squalicum, Jackson vs. Anacortes, both at Strawberry Lanes, 3:30 p.m.

WRESTLING Wesco 3A North—Everett at Arlington, Stanwood at Marysville Getchell, Marysville Pilchuck at Oak Harbor, all 7 p.m.

Wesco 3A South—Mountlake Terrace at Meadowdale, Lynnwood at Shorewood, Edmonds-Woodway at Shorecrest, all 7 p.m.

Cascade Conference—South Whidbey at Granite Falls, Archbishop Murphy at Sultan, Cedarcrest at Lakewood, all 6:45 p.m.

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tate Department of Fish and Wildlife creel checks last week on the Cowlitz showed that winter steelheading on the big southwest Washington river is starting to gain a little weight. Some 49 boat fishermen had 31 steelhead, eight coho kept, and seven coho released.

State biologist Joe Hymer in Vancouver said the catch is probably a mix of early- and late-run stocks at this point in the season, and that it will be swinging to the late-run fish in the weeks ahead. The department is re-engineering the Cowlitz fishery to close out the early-timed steelhead and focus on the late-run stock, so the large, three-salt fish likely will be scarce but could weigh up to 20-plus pounds.

Karen Glaser at Barrier Dam Campground on the Cowlitz said she has seen several big steelhead recently, with a 24-pounder tops to date. She said bright coho are still coming in, many in the 15-pound range.

The best steelhead fishing has been in the Blue Creek area; best coho fishing at the barrier dam.

Twitching jigs are the hot lure, Glaser said, in a wide range of colors. Pink, white, purple and black are favorites.

The river is fishable despite recent heavy rains, but Glaser said it’s running at 14,200 feet per second (fps), which makes things difficult for anglers. An ideal flow is 8,000 to 10,000 fps.

Over on the Olympic Peninsula, the Calawah was the hot river before the monsoon hit.

Late-week checks tallied 34 bank anglers and two boat fishermen with 51 hatchery steelhead and two wild stock fish released. On the Bogachiel, it was 71 bank anglers and 49 boat fishermen with 13 wild fish released and 37 hatchery fish kept. Counts on the Sol Duc tallied 31 bank anglers and 24 boat fishermen with 28 wild fish released and 14 hatchery stock kept. The upper Hoh put out three wild fish

released for 12 bank and 10 boat fishermen, while on the lower Hoh, 22 anglers caught zip.

Fishing slowed a little at Ringold Springs on the Hanford Reach portion of the central Columbia last week. State biologist Paul Hoffarth said action has been spotty recently, but that the month of December produced the best fishing for that period since 2003. Boat fishermen over the weekend averaged 9 hours per steelhead.

Hoffarth said Ringold Hatchery staff transported all the hatchery steelhead captured at the trap this fall and released them back into the river at the Tri-Cities to give anglers another chance to catch these returning adults. Of the 949 steelhead harvested since the fishery opened Oct. 1, 20 percent were “transported” fish.

Mike Chamberlain at Ted’s Sport Center in Lynnwood said the Skykomish had a few pretty good steelhead days before the heavy rains, and that the season on the Sky has definitely been better than last year. Friday, Saturday and Sunday could be good, he said, but he said that after the weekend, the bulk of our hatchery fish will have come in and the local fishery will be starting downhill.

Some fish have been taken at Tokul Creek, he said, but that there hasn’t been much action to speak of on the Cascade.

Spring chinook forecast Washington/Oregon salmon managers have come out with their forecasts for various Columbiadrainage runs, and spring chinook — arguably the most popular fishery — are predicted to return in about the same strength as in 2014. Most

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of the popular tributary fisheries such as the Cowlitz and Drano Lake, also look much like last year, biologist Joe Hymer said.

Last year’s total Columbia River spring chinook forecast was for 308,000 adults, Hymer said. The actual count came to 315,600, and the prediction for 2015 is for 312,600 fish.

If forecasts hold true, there will be fewer sockeye in the Columbia River run. The total river sockeye prediction last year was for 347,000 fish, while the actual count came to a whopping 645,100 fish. The prediction for 2015 is 394,000 fish.

The Lake Wenatchee segment of the sockeye run was forecast at 63,400 and counted at an actual 118,500. The prediction for 2015 is 106,700 fish.

Sturgeon Catch-and-keep sturgeon fishing is open on portions of the Columbia, and fishing has been at least fair.

Checks last week showed 20 boat fishermen on the Bonneville pool with three legal white sturgeon kept and 46 sublegals released. On the Dalles pool it was two legals kept and eight sublegals released for 68 bank anglers, and three legals kept plus four oversize and 35 sublegals released for 30 boat fishermen. On the John Day pool, 23 bank anglers released three sublegals, and 30 boat fishermen released one oversize and five sublegal fish.

Brant hunting closes State waterfowl managers on Tuesday canceled a scheduled January brant season. Counts of the birds in Skagit County indicated numbers were below the level needed for the hunt to proceed. The season was scheduled to open Saturday, provided at least 6,000 birds were counted during an aerial survey, according to state waterfowl manager Don Kraege. Two recent surveys of Padilla, Samish, and Fidalgo bays resulted in counts of about 3,600 brant.

Similarly low counts were

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NY Red Bulls make coaching change Associated Press HARRISON, N.J. — The New York Red Bulls named Jesse Marsch their head coach Wednesday, just hours after announcing Mike Petke would not return for the 2015 season.

Marsch coached the Montreal Impact in its first Major League Soccer season, in 2012, and was an assistant to Bob Bradley with the United States at the 2010 World Cup. As a player, he spent 14 seasons in MLS. Earlier Wednesday, the Red Bulls said Petke would not return as coach despite leading the team to the playoffs in each of his two seasons and the league’s best regular-season record in 2013.

The move came two weeks after Ali Curtis was hired to replace Andy Roxburgh as the team’s sporting director.

Steven Gerrard will join the Los Angeles Galaxy in July after completing his illustrious career with Liverpool.

The 34-year-old midfielder announced last week he was leaving Liverpool after the English Premier League season to move to MLS. The Galaxy confirmed Gerrard’s signing as a designated player in Wednesday’s editions of the Los Angeles Times.

Gerrard told the paper that “one of the reasons I chose LA Galaxy was because of the success they’ve had recently.”

The Galaxy won the MLS Cup in December for the third time in four years.

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recorded in 2003, the last year the late-season brant hunt was canceled in Skagit County.

Razor clams The next razor clam dig on coastal beaches is tentatively scheduled for Jan. 17-24, with two minus 1.4-foot tides in the middle of the dig: at 6:30 p.m. on Jan. 20, and at 7:13 p.m. on Jan. 21. Both those dates are open only on Long Beach and Twin Harbors beaches.

Winter blackmouth The San Juan Islands remain the place to be for blackmouth fishermen. State creel checks at Washington Park in Anacortes on Friday showed 27 fishermen with 10 chinook, and on Saturday, 111 with 40 fish. At Cornet Bay on Saturday, 22 anglers had eight chinook.

Local fishing has been slow in Mariner Areas 8-1 and 8-2, but fishermen are looking forward to the opening of Marine Area 9 on Jan. 16.

Squid jigging It has been an excellent squid season for jig fishermen on various lighted piers, but Mike Chamberlain at Ted’s Sport Center said if you’re interested in the fishery on, say, the Edmonds pier, you’d best get on it.

“It’s been a great year, but it’s definitely starting to slow,” he said.

Ice fishing Moses Lake had been good through the ice for big perch to 15 inches, and Fish Lake near Leavenworth for perch and trout, but the recent warm shot probably put an end to that. This looks not to be a blue-ribbon winter for ice fishing.

For more outdoor news, read Wayne Kruse’s blog at www.heraldnet. com/huntingandfishing.

By Don Ruiz The News Tribune

The Seattle Sounders’ first visit to Yankee Stadium is among the highlights of the club’s 2015 Major League Soccer schedule, which was released Wednesday.

The Sounders will be in the Bronx on May 3 for their first meeting with New York City FC. The league’s other expansion newcomer — Orlando City FC — visits CenturyLink Field for the first time Aug. 16.

The Sounders’ seventh MLS regular season begins March 8 when MLS Cup runner-up New England visits Seattle. It ends Oct. 25 with a visit from Western rival Real Salt Lake. In between, the Portland Timbers will visit twice, and the Sounders will travel to Vancouver twice. The MLS Cup champion Los Angeles Galaxy make their only scheduled appearance at CenturyLink Field on Oct. 4.

The addition of Orlando and New York City brings MLS to 20 teams for what

will be its 20th season.

Both expansion clubs have been placed in the Eastern Conference. The league balanced the alignment by moving Houston and Sporting Kansas City into the West. The top six finishers in each conference make the playoffs.

The traditional 34-game schedule was retained by having each team play one game against the 10 teams from the other conference, home-and-away games with each team from its own conference, along with six additional in-conference games.

The MLS season opens March 6 with the Chicago Fire visiting Los Angeles and concludes Oct. 25.

The playoffs will begin with four knockout games Oct. 28 and 29. Those will be followed by the conference semifinals and semifinals, running from Oct. 31 to Nov. 20.

The MLS Cup will be played at the home of the higher-seeded finalist on Dec. 5, 6, 12 or 13.

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for bait fishing is along the dropoff that runs south from the park ramp. You can anchor in 10 or 12 feet of water and cast out to 25 or 30 feet, Brauch said.

He also said to be prepared for the occasional big holdover, which are usually in deeper water this time of year. There are fair numbers of multi-pound rainbows in the lake.

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Silvertips fall 3-1 to Regina Herald staff REGINA, Saskatchewan — The Everett Silvertips had arguably their biggest win of the season Tuesday night. But Wednesday night they had their letdown.

Everett never got going Wednesday as they fell 3-1 to a decimated Regina Pats team.

The Tips came into the game on a roll. They won each of their first three games of their six-game swing through the WHL’s East Division, including a big 5-0 victory at Eastern Conference-leading Brandon on Tuesday. Everett then was facing a Regina team that just traded away

its top four players and was also without its No. 1 goaltender because of injury.

But Pats backup netminder Tyler Brown played a solid game in net for Regina, making 25 saves to pick up the win.

Braden Christoffer, Pavel Padakin and Jesse Gabrielle scored the goals for Regina (25-12-2-1).

Nikita Scherbak scored the lone goal for Everett (24-12-3-1). Austin Lotz finished with 32 saves in net for the Tips.

Regina broke the ice on the power play 10 minutes, 29 seconds into the game as Christoffer put home a rebound.

Everett wasted little

time tying it up as at 13:05 Scherbak fired a shot past Brown straight off a faceoff win to make it 1-1.

The Pats took control of the game in the second period, outshooting Everett 18-6, and Regina regained the lead at 16:54. The Tips turned the puck over in their own zone, giving Padakin the chance to score on a rebound and make it 2-1.

Everett tried to press for the tying goal in the third period, turing the shot totals around. But the Pats received the killer third goal with 6:42 remaining.

Regina broke two-on-one, with Gabrielle taking the shot himself, and he beat Lotz to make it 3-1.

The Tips nearly got right back into in on the next shift, but Ivan Nikolishin hit the post square, and Everett wasn’t able to generate any more quality scoring chances.

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Second Period—3, Regina, Padakin 10 (Brooks), 16:54. Penalties—Stadnyk, Everett (hooking), 3:29; Zborovskiy, Regina (tripping), 7:29; Williams, Regina (interference), 10:00; Betker, Everett (high sticking), 11:17.

Third Period—4, Regina, Gabrielle 14, 13:18.

Penalties—Leedahl, Everett (roughing), 14:50; Gabrielle, Regina (roughing), 14:50.

Shots on goal—Everett 8-6-12—26. Regina 10-18-7—35. Power-play opportunities—Everett 0 of 4. Regina 1 of 3.

Goalies—Everett, Lotz 17-9-1-1 (35 shots, 32 saves). Regina, Brown 3-3-0-0 (26 shots, 25 saves).

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E d m o n d s - Wo o d w a y had to battle back from a 10-point halftime deficit, and the Warriors still trailed by five points midway through the fourth quarter. They crept back for a two-point lead late in regulation, but a pair of free throws by Russ with 24 seconds on the clock made the score 69-69.

Both teams failed to get off good shots in the remaining moments as the game went to overtime.

Even in defeat, Eagles coach Joe Marsh called it “just a phenomenal high school basketball game.

That’s one of the best games I’ve ever been a part of. And credit to EdmondsWoodway. They’re a great team, and offensively they were fantastic. They hit shot after shot, and they hit some huge shots late.

“But the thing I’m really proud of with my kids, they didn’t quit,” he said. “They didn’t blink. (The Warriors) would hit a big shot and we’d come down and hit a big shot. We just kept battling and battling. It’s the old cliche, but somebody has to lose that game and unfortunately it was us.”

Still, Arlington had a chance to send the game to a second overtime. After an upcourt pass was deflected out of bounds by EdmondsWoodway, Marsh called a timeout with 2.4 seconds remaining to set up a final play. The ball was passed

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Edmonds-Woodway’s Moni Jackson takes the ball to the basket as Arlington’s Jayla Russ defends during Wednesday night’s game.

to Russ left of the key, and she drove into the lane for a short runner that came off the back rim at the horn.

“We got a great look,” said Marsh, whose team fell to 8-2. “I can’t ask for a better look at the end of the game. I told Jayla, ‘When we ran that play and you’re

going to the basket, I’m thinking we were going to another overtime.’

“But I’m really proud of the way we battled. ... It was a great game. That’s a playoff game in the middle of the season, and that’s great experience for us. It’s tough to be on the wrong end of

it, but those are ones that have a ton of value for your team (later in the season).”

Arlington was led by guard Sevi Bielser with 18 points, all from the 3-point stripe where she was 6-for8. Together the two teams combined for 21 3-pointers, 14 by the Eagles.

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Mariner — Denisa Grebovic 10, Carlita Vilchez 0, Marlie Koba 3, Emily Saga 1, Kateleen Setrick 0, Ivory Hernandez 0, Hannah Hezekiah 25, Zaira Rubio 0, Payten Redwood 4. Mount Vernon — Mattie Janes 4, Jenna Moores 6, Allison Marken 17, Sam Silver 2, Brenyn Hart 4, Joscelynn Evans 13, Brittany Munson 6, Abigail Brown 7. 3-point goals — Grebovic 1, Hezekiah 3, Marken 1, Munson 1. Records — Mariner 0-4 league, 1-7 overall. Mount Vernon 2-2, 5-5.

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‘Weird’ week for Ducks, Buckeyes

By Anne M. Peterson Associated Press

EUGENE, Ore. — Oregon is treating this week like any other this season.

And while that’s more comfortable in a way, it also feels a little odd.

After all, the Ducks are preparing to face Ohio State in the national championship game Monday night at AT&T Stadium in Arlington, Texas. The two teams are the first to experience a season stretched out for one more game by college football’s new playoff system.

Both teams have already had their bowl games and all the hoopla that goes with that, so this is more of a business trip, said Oregon senior safety Erick Dargan. A really important business trip.

“It’s just like a regular week. I think that actually plays more to our advantage than having a lot of time,” Dargan said. “We’re back in our groove.”

The Ducks (13-1) routed Florida State 59-20 in the Rose Bowl, while the Buckeyes (13-1) beat Alabama 42-35 in the Sugar Bowl on New Year’s Day, paving the way for the championship 11 days later.

Upon arrival for the game in Pasadena, second-seeded Oregon was involved in all the customary Rose Bowl activities, including the obligatory visit to Disneyland for the photo op with Mickey Mouse.

They had essentially already done their work: There had been 26 days between the team’s regular-season finale and the Granddaddy of Them All. That gave the Ducks plenty of time to scheme for the Seminoles and quarterback Jameis Winston.

The fourth-seeded Buckeyes were similarly prepared upon arrival in New Orleans, giving them time for events like a dinner that featured entertainment from a couple of alligators and a python.

Adding the national championship as a 15th game presents some unique challenges for coaches and their players

— like guarding against fatigue or injury.

“I was talking to someone earlier and they said it’s been like 25 weeks. I guess it is just part of the grind. Part of our job is taking care of your body and making sure you’re ready to go when you’re number is called,” said Ohio State senior receiver Evan Spencer.

Buckeyes coach Urban Meyer led a former team, Florida, to national championships in 2006 and 2008. There wasn’t a lot of comparison he could offer.

“Practices are a little different. Those ones, we had 37 days to prepare.

I remember in ’06 it was 37 or 47, some ridiculous number; ’06 was the first one removed from the traditional bowl date,” he said.

This one, Meyer said, “is a one game shot that really, you have four practices in shoulder pads.”

Oregon was keeping everything the same as during the regular season. Same practice times, same meeting schedule.

The Ducks, like the Buckeyes, leave Friday for the Dallas area.

“We understand what we’re playing for. But the nice thing is that guys who haven’t been in a game like this — not many of us have — it makes it easier to treat it like a regular game,” Oregon center Hroniss Grasu said.

Coach Mark Helfrich was one of those who called it all odd. But in a good way.

“It’s weird in some sense: It’s obviously not just another game, but it’s sort of just another week of fall. We’re in school, they’re not, so that’s a little bit of nuance to it. But we’ve had a plan for this and built a plan for this last summer and our guys have done a phenomenal job of executing our longterm plan,” he said.

“Logistically, the time of day and how we’re practicing, all that stuff is the same. But obviously what we’re doing during that time is different from when you are in Week 1 or Week 26, or whatever it is now.”

M’s FanFest set for Jan. 24-25

PREPS | Scoreboard GIRLS BASKETBALL

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Lake Stevens—Alex Briggs 3, Emma Smith 3, Kristen Glick 9, Anna Lundquist 3, Riley O’Toole 0, Ashley Richardson 0, Marissa Walton 4, Emily Vandegrift 18, Kylee Griffen 16, Hailey Wilson 8, Amma Dominick 0. Cascade—Vy Nguyen 13, Jessica Welch 0, Lexi Strike 2, Brooke Alcayaga 2, Brianna Punkiewicz 3, Sabina Colon 1, Kennedi Smith 12, Whitney Harris 1, Morgan Joyce 3, Casey Lauritsen 2. 3-point goals—E. Smith 1, Nguyen 3, Punkiewicz 1, Smith 2, Joyce 1. Records—Lake Stevens 4-0 league, 9-1 overall. Cascade 0-4, 3-6.

G. Peak 62, M.Terrace 15 At Glacier Peak Mountlake Terrace5 4 Glacier Peak 17 23

0 13

6 9

— 15 — 62

Mountlake Terrace—Claire Zucker 6, Skylar Zenk 0, Jorie Lambert 0, Torrey DeAlba 0, Jasmine Zenk 7, Riley Zucker 0, Juanita Johnson 0, Ashley Klippert 2. Glacier Peak—Sadie Mensing 13, Natalie Rasmussen 12, Charlie Sevenants 6, Maya McFadden 0, Sierra Nash 4, Kianna Garner 6, Samantha Fatkin 3, Paisley Johnson 8, Kayla Watkins 10, Abbie Juozapaitis 0. 3-point goals— J.Zenk 1, Fatkin 1, Rasmussen 2, Sevenants 1.

Records—Mountlake Terrace 0-3 league, 2-9 overall. Glacier Peak 4-0, 12-0.

Snohomish 46, Kamiak 36 At Snohomish H.S. Kamiak Snohomish

6 10

9 12

10 9

11 15

— 36 — 0

Kamiak—Grace Hamill 0, Sarah Payne 9, Tylor Adcock 9, Jenny Stoltz 1, Katelyn Huguenin 0, Jamie Beirne 9, Emily Pillman 6, Aliea Marrero 2, Kaiya Larson 0. Snohomish—Katie Brandvold 9, Emily Preach 0, Shaylee Harwood 4, Madison Pollock 7, Madeline Smith 23, Ireland Baus 0,

Bernadette Beeman 2, Ellie Flitsch 0, Morgan Loberg 1. 3-point goals—Payne, Branvold 3.

Records—Kamiak 2-2 league, 5-5 overall. Snohomish 4-0, 5-5.

Stanwood 63, M.Getchell 43 At Stanwood H.S. Mary. Getchell 6 Stanwood 22

11 13

10 14

16 14

— 43 — 63

Marysville Getchell—Kyrin Jarvis 0, Justice Vela 11, Carley Wika 7, Gabrielle Grandbois 8, Jada Romulus 6, Kaitlyn McCormick 0, Marina Wika 6, Taylor Cannal 5. Stanwood—Kayla Frazier 0, Kylie Wright 0, Jillian Heichel 4, Haley Strowbridge 10, Kaitlin Larson 8, Ashley Bierer 4, Ashley Alter 6, Tristan Murphy 16, Julia Heichel 15. 3-point goals—Wika 2, Grandbois 2, Vela 1, Ju. Heichel 5, Strowbridge 2. Records—Marysville Getchell 0-1 league, 6-5 overall. Stanwood 1-0, 9-2.

Vashon Island 52, Darrington 31 At Vashon Island H.S. Darrington Vashon Island

6 19

8 13

10 4

7 16

— 31 — 52

Darrington—Railynn Ford 2, Summer Bryson 2, Breanna Valencia 6, Melanie Benson 0, Lily Ross 0, Baleigh Rumsey 9, Bailee Green 0, Shelby Stafford 0, Jordyn Stafford 12, Brooke Monteith 0. Vashon Island—Hille 19, Anderson 13, Jannetly 9, Atwell 4, Vandevanter 2, Scheer 0, Stoffer 5, Hennessy 0. 3-point goals—Rumsey 1, Hille 1, Jannetly 1, Stoffer 1. Records—Darrington 5-4 overall. Vashon Island 3-7.

G. Academy 35, T. Heritage 20 At Grace Academy School Tulalip Heritage 5 Grace Academy 9

3 11

4 10

8 5

— 20 — 35

Tulalip Heritage—Myrna Red Leaf 6, Michelle Iukes 9, Mikaylee Pablo 0, Nina Fryberg 0, Jaylin Rivera 2, Wendy Jimacum 3. Grace Academy—Kayla Lee 6, Marion Emme 8, Lillian Schoenbeck 0, Natalee Harter 2, Naomi Tuttle 10, Abigail Brown 7, Heidi Timmerman 0, Jade Blue 0, Jenna Knudson 2. 3-point goals—Iukes 1. Records—Tulalip Heritage 0-7 league, 0-10 overall. Grace Academy 8-2, 8-4.

E.Woodway 81, Arlington 79 (OT) At Arlington H.S. E.-Wood.

Arlington

16 16 15 27

21 15

16 12 — 81 12 10 — 79

Edmonds-Woodway—Kate Wooley 0, Allie Browning 0, Mady Burdett 23, Natalie Kasper 11, Claire Fyfe 7, Keitra Jones 6, Moni Jackson 14, Lea Bakken 2, Missy Peterson 18. Arlington— Gracie Castaneda 15, Serafina Balderas 4, Sarah Shortt 0, Sevi Bielser 18, Brittany DeNike 2, Olivia Larson 0, Emma Janousek 10, Jessica Ludwig 10, Jayla Russ 17, Peyton Brown 3. 3-point goals— Burdett 5, Jackson 2, Castaneda 3, Bielser 6, Janousek 2, Ludwig 1, Russ 1, Brown 1. Records— Edmonds-Woodway 10-1 overall. Arlington 8-2.

L. Island 79, H.Christian 26 At Lopez Island H.S. Highland Christian3 10 Lopez Island 25 18

10 22

3 0

— 26 — 79

Highland Christian—Chloe Brown 17, Katie Costley 6, Alaina Hayward 3, Craylise Jacobsen 0, Noami Nuss 0. Lopez Island—Riley Magason 1, Bree Swamson 20, Anah-Kate Drahn 12, Emalie Hobi 23, Jana Gruenwald 13, Zoe Reinmuth 8, Sophie Burton 2. 3-point goals—Hayward 1, Swanson 1, Hobi 1. Records—Highland Christian 3-4 league, 4-4 overall. Lopez Island 6-1, 6-2.

By Bob Dutton The News Tribune

Looking for a way to bridge the remaining weeks to spring training?

Tickets for the Mariners’ 17th annual FanFest go on sale at 10 a.m. Thursday at www.mariners. com and at Mariners Team Stores.

The FanFest is Jan. 24-25 at Safeco Field and is scheduled to include two of the club’s top offseason acquisitions: outfielder/designated hitter Nelson Cruz and left-handed pitcher J.A. Happ.

Cruz led the majors last season with 40 homers before signing a four-year deal with the Mariners for $57 million as a free agent. The club acquired Happ from Toronto in a trade for outfielder Michael Saunders.

Several other players are expected to attend, including catcher Mike Zunino and pitchers

James Paxton and Tom Wilhelmsen.

Plans also call for four of the organization’s top prospects to appear: outfielder Alex Jackson, catcher John Hicks and infielders D.J. Peterson and Patrick Kivlehan.

The FanFest runs from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. on both days. Tickets cost $10 for adults but admission is free for those age 14 and younger. Parking at the Safeco Field garage is $5 in advance and $10 on a drive-up basis.

Season-ticket holders have exclusive access to the FanFest from 9-11 a.m. on Jan. 24. They are asked to contact their account representative for details.

FanFest activities include question-andanswer sessions above the dugout with players and club officials, free autographs, admittance to the field to run the bases and to ride the zip line.

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BASKETBALL NBA WESTERN CONFERENCE Northwest Division

W L Pct GB Portland 27 8 .771 — Oklahoma City 17 19 .472 10½ 16 20 .444 11½ Denver 13 23 .361 14½ Utah Minnesota 5 29 .147 21½ Pacific Division

W L Pct GB Golden State 28 5 .848 — 24 12 .667 5½ L.A. Clippers Phoenix 22 16 .579 8½ Sacramento 15 20 .429 14 L.A. Lakers 11 25 .306 18½ Southwest Division

W L Pct GB Memphis 25 10 .714 — Dallas 26 11 .703 — Houston 24 11 .686 1 21 15 .583 4½ San Antonio 17 18 .486 8 New Orleans EASTERN CONFERENCE Atlantic Division

W L Pct GB Toronto 24 10 .706 — 16 19 .457 8½ Brooklyn Boston 12 21 .364 11½ Philadelphia 5 29 .147 19 New York 5 33 .132 21 Southeast Division

W L Pct GB Atlanta 27 8 .771 — Washington 24 11 .686 3 15 20 .429 12 Miami Charlotte 13 24 .351 15 Orlando 13 25 .342 15½ Central Division

W L Pct GB Chicago 25 11 .694 — 19 17 .528 6 Cleveland Milwaukee 19 18 .514 6½ 14 23 .378 11½ Indiana Detroit 12 23 .343 12½ Wednesday’s games Milwaukee 97, Philadelphia 77 Washington 101, New York 91 Charlotte 98, New Orleans 94 Houston 105, Cleveland 93 Atlanta 96, Memphis 86 Boston 89, Brooklyn 81 Utah 97, Chicago 77 Detroit 108, Dallas 95 Denver 93, Orlando 90 Phoenix 113, Minnesota 111 Sacramento 104, Oklahoma City 83 Golden State 117, Indiana 102 L.A. Clippers 114, L.A. Lakers 89 Thursday’s Games Charlotte at Toronto, 7:30 p.m.

Houston at New York, 8 p.m.

Miami at Portland, 10:30 p.m.

Warriors 117, Pacers 102 INDIANA (102) S.Hill 8-15 3-4 21, West 6-11 4-4 16, Hibbert 1-2 0-0 2, Watson 0-3 5-5 5, Miles 4-15 2-2 13, Allen 5-6 2-2 12, Copeland 2-6 0-0 5, Sloan 6-11 2-2 14, Scola 5-12 4-4 14, Whittington 0-0 0-0 0.

Totals 37-81 22-23 102.

GOLDEN STATE (117) Barnes 2-4 0-0 4, Green 2-8 2-4 7, Speights 8-12 2-2 18, Curry 8-17 1-1 21, Thompson 14-25 6-6 40, Bogut 2-4 0-0 4, Iguodala 1-5 3-4 5, Livingston 1-3 0-1 2, Lee 6-10 1-2 13, Holiday 1-3 0-0 3. Totals 45-91 15-20 117.

Indiana 28 22 Golden State 23 27

26 34

26 —102 33 —117

3-Point Goals—Indiana 6-26 (Miles 3-10, S.Hill 2-5, Copeland 1-5, Sloan 0-3, Watson 0-3), Golden State 12-28 (Thompson 6-11, Curry 4-8, Holiday 1-1, Green 1-5, Iguodala 0-3). Fouled Out—None. Rebounds—Indiana 50 (Allen 9), Golden State 46 (Green 9). Assists—Indiana 24 (West 6), Golden State 30 (Curry 15). Total Fouls—Indiana 19, Golden State 23. Technicals—Green. A—19,596 (19,596).

Clippers 114, Lakers 89 L.A. LAKERS (89) Bryant 2-12 0-0 4, E.Davis 2-6 0-2 4, Hill 6-8 1-2 13, Lin 5-9 0-0 12, Ellington 4-10 3-4 13, Boozer 5-8 0-0 10, Sacre 0-2 0-0 0, Clarkson 6-10 2-2 14, Young 4-15 2-2 11, Kelly 1-1 1-2 3, Black 2-4 1-3 5. Totals 37-85 10-17 89.

L.A. CLIPPERS (114) Barnes 6-12 2-2 19, Griffin 9-13 9-13 27, Jordan 4-7 2-4 10, Paul 9-15 2-2 24, Redick 3-8 3-3 10, Crawford 1-6 2-2 4, Hawes 2-6 2-4 7, Farmar 2-4 0-0 5, Bullock 1-4 0-0 2, G.Davis 2-5 0-0 4, Wilcox 1-4 0-0 2, Udoh 0-1 0-0 0. Totals 40-85 22-30 114.

L.A. Lakers 24 24 L.A. Clippers 34 36

15 29

26 —89 15 —114

3-Point Goals—L.A. Lakers 5-20 (Lin 2-4, Ellington 2-6, Young 1-6, Clarkson 0-1, Bryant 0-3), L.A. Clippers 12-33 (Barnes 5-10, Paul 4-6, Farmar 1-2, Hawes 1-4, Redick 1-4, G.Davis 0-1, Wilcox 0-1, Bullock 0-2, Crawford 0-3). Fouled Out—None. Rebounds—L.A. Lakers 54 (Bryant 8), L.A. Clippers 54 (Jordan 13). Assists—L.A. Lakers 21 (Bryant 7), L.A. Clippers 29 (Paul 11).

Total Fouls—L.A. Lakers 20, L.A. Clippers 16.

Technicals—Griffin. A—19,487 (19,060).

Suns 113, Timberwolves 111 PHOENIX (113) Tucker 1-5 0-0 2, Mark.Morris 5-13 4-4 14, Len 4-6 1-1 9, Bledsoe 7-17 3-4 17, G.Dragic 1116 3-4 25, Plumlee 0-2 0-0 0, Thomas 6-14 3-4 17, Marc.Morris 4-7 0-0 8, Green 8-16 2-2 21.

Totals 46-96 16-19 113.

MINNESOTA (111) Muhammad 5-13 1-1 12, Young 6-18 0-0 13, Dieng 3-10 2-4 8, Williams 7-14 5-5 23, Wiggins 10-16 4-5 25, Bennett 6-10 2-2 14, LaVine 2-4 2-2 6, Budinger 5-7 0-0 10, Hummel 0-0 0-0 0.

Totals 44-92 16-19 111.

Phoenix Minnesota

20 25 25 23

26 30

42 —113 33 —111

3-Point Goals—Phoenix 5-26 (Green 3-8, Thomas 2-3, Len 0-1, Marc.Morris 0-1, Bledsoe 0-2, Mark.Morris 0-3, G.Dragic 0-4, Tucker 0-4), Minnesota 7-17 (Williams 4-7, Young 1-2, Muhammad 1-2, Wiggins 1-4, LaVine 0-1, Budinger 0-1). Fouled Out—None. Rebounds—Phoenix 49 (Tucker 9), Minnesota 55 (Bennett 10). Assists— Phoenix 12 (G.Dragic 4), Minnesota 30 (Williams 11). Total Fouls—Phoenix 20, Minnesota 17.

Technicals—Marc.Morris, Mark.Morris, Phoenix defensive three second. A—10,547 (19,356).

Nuggets 93, Magic 90 ORLANDO (90) T.Harris 5-13 0-1 12, O’Quinn 2-5 1-1 5, Vucevic 8-18 4-6 20, Payton 1-6 0-0 2, Oladipo 7-13 3-4 17, Frye 0-5 0-0 0, Fournier 4-8 4-4 14, Dedmon 1-1 0-0 2, B.Gordon 2-6 0-0 4, Ridnour 1-3 0-0 3, Nicholson 4-10 0-0 11. Totals 35-88 12-16 90.

DENVER (93) Chandler 5-12 0-0 12, Faried 1-6 0-0 2, Nurkic 3-9 2-2 8, Lawson 9-14 2-4 23, Afflalo 7-13 3-6 17, Hickson 4-5 3-4 11, Robinson 1-6 10-10 13, Arthur 3-9 0-0 7, Gee 0-0 0-0 0. Totals 33-74 20-26 93.

Orlando Denver

18 21 25 15

19 23

32 —90 30 —93

3-Point Goals—Orlando 8-22 (Nicholson 3-4, T.Harris 2-3, Fournier 2-5, Ridnour 1-1, O’Quinn 0-1, Oladipo 0-1, B.Gordon 0-3, Frye 0-4), Denver 7-17 (Lawson 3-5, Chandler 2-5, Robinson 1-1, Arthur 1-4, Afflalo 0-2). Fouled Out—None. Rebounds—Orlando 49 (Vucevic 11), Denver 55 (Faried 12). Assists—Orlando 21 (Payton, Oladipo 6), Denver 22 (Robinson 7).

Total Fouls—Orlando 24, Denver 17. A—13,513 (19,155).

Jazz 97, Bulls 77 UTAH (97) Hayward 6-14 6-7 18, Favors 8-15 4-4 20, Gobert 5-8 1-2 11, Burke 6-13 3-4 17, Ingles 3-8 0-0 7, Exum 1-3 0-0 2, Booker 5-10 4-5 15, Millsap 1-3 0-2 2, Clark 0-1 0-0 0, Evans 0-0 0-0 0, Williams 2-2 0-0 5, Novak 0-1 0-0 0. Totals 3778 18-24 97.

CHICAGO (77) Butler 5-13 4-5 16, Gasol 5-13 2-2 13, Noah 0-3 1-2 1, Rose 3-15 1-2 7, Hinrich 0-5 0-0 0, Gibson 6-10 3-4 15, Brooks 3-11 4-4 12, Mirotic 1-7 0-0 2, Snell 2-3 0-0 5, Moore 1-2 0-0 2, Bairstow 1-1 0-0 2, Mohammed 1-1 0-1 2. Totals 28-84 15-20 77.

Utah Chicago

22 14 16 16

27 19

34 —97 26 —77

3-Point Goals—Utah 5-16 (Burke 2-4, Booker 1-1, Williams 1-1, Ingles 1-3, Millsap 0-1, Exum 0-2, Hayward 0-4), Chicago 6-20 (Butler 2-4, Brooks 2-5, Gasol 1-1, Snell 1-1, Rose 0-1, Moore 0-1, Hinrich 0-3, Mirotic 0-4). Fouled Out—None.

Rebounds—Utah 55 (Gobert 14), Chicago 53 (Butler 11). Assists—Utah 21 (Hayward 5), Chicago 17 (Noah, Butler 3). Total Fouls—Utah 20, Chicago 20. A—21,379 (20,917).

Hawks 96, Grizzlies 86 MEMPHIS (86) Allen 4-8 0-0 8, Stokes 0-0 0-0 0, Gasol 6-12 4-4 16, Conley 7-15 1-1 17, Lee 3-9 2-2 9, Leuer 2-4 0-0 4, Prince 5-11 2-2 12, Carter 2-5 0-0 5, Koufos 2-3 0-0 4, Udrih 1-4 2-2 4, Pondexter 0-1 0-0 0, Calathes 3-7 0-0 7. Totals 35-79 11-11 86.

ATLANTA (96) Carroll 2-7 0-0 5, Millsap 2-9 7-8 11, Horford 5-15 2-2 12, Teague 9-14 4-4 25, Korver 5-10 0-0 14, Antic 4-5 2-2 13, Sefolosha 1-3 2-3 4, Schroder 1-4 2-4 4, Scott 3-5 0-0 8, Bazemore 0-0 0-0 0. Totals 32-72 19-23 96.

Memphis Atlanta

19 25 15 27 —86 23 26 21 26 —96

3-Point Goals—Memphis 5-17 (Conley 2-5, Lee 1-3, Calathes 1-4, Carter 1-4, Prince 0-1), Atlanta 13-25 (Korver 4-9, Teague 3-4, Antic 3-4, Scott 2-2, Carroll 1-4, Millsap 0-1, Schroder 0-1). Fouled Out—None. Rebounds—Memphis

46 (Conley 9), Atlanta 42 (Millsap 9). Assists— Memphis 20 (Conley 6), Atlanta 21 (Teague 6).

Total Fouls—Memphis 21, Atlanta 15. Technicals—Carter. A—17,126 (18,729).

Monthly Medal, Dec. 21 First Flight (9-under): Gross—Jim Skogen 78. Net—Bud Davis 73 Second Flight (10-13): Gross—Bill McNeil 82

Celtics 89, Nets 81 BOSTON (89) Green 4-11 0-0 8, Sullinger 1-7 0-0 2, Zeller 7-14 4-4 18, Turner 3-9 0-0 6, Bradley 7-12 4-4 21, Olynyk 3-8 0-0 6, Smart 3-5 0-0 8, Bass 3-8 3-6 9, Crowder 2-7 2-2 6, Thornton 2-7 1-1 5.

Totals 35-88 14-17 89.

BROOKLYN (81) Johnson 7-16 2-2 17, Garnett 4-9 2-2 10, Plumlee 5-11 6-11 16, Jack 7-13 0-0 15, Karasev 1-4 3-4 5, Teletovic 2-4 1-2 6, Anderson 1-5 2-2 4, Lopez 2-7 2-3 6, Williams 0-1 0-0 0, Bogdanovic 0-2 0-0 0, Morris 1-2 0-0 2. Totals 30-74 18-26 81.

Boston Brooklyn

19 21 25 14

29 23

20 —89 19 —81

3-Point Goals—Boston 5-18 (Bradley 3-5, Smart 2-4, Thornton 0-1, Sullinger 0-1, Turner 0-2, Olynyk 0-2, Green 0-3), Brooklyn 3-14 (Teletovic 1-1, Jack 1-2, Johnson 1-7, Karasev 0-1, Anderson 0-1, Bogdanovic 0-2). Fouled Out— None. Rebounds—Boston 47 (Turner 8), Brooklyn 61 (Plumlee 12). Assists—Boston 22 (Turner 7), Brooklyn 18 (Jack 4). Total Fouls—Boston 26, Brooklyn 18. A—16,005 (17,732).

Rockets 105, Cavaliers 93 HOUSTON (105) Ariza 5-13 0-0 13, Motiejunas 5-10 0-0 10, Howard 6-13 5-11 17, Beverley 3-10 0-0 7, Harden 6-18 7-7 21, Jo.Smith 7-10 1-4 16, Brewer 4-8 2-2 12, Terry 2-3 0-0 6, Papanikolaou 1-1 0-0 3, Canaan 0-0 0-0 0. Totals 39-86 15-24 105.

CLEVELAND (93) Miller 2-4 0-0 5, Love 7-19 3-6 17, Thompson 2-7 7-7 11, Irving 15-26 4-4 38, Dellavedova 3-8 1-2 9, Haywood 1-1 0-0 2, J. Smith 0-5 0-0 0, Marion 1-6 0-0 2, Harris 1-2 0-0 3, J.Jones 2-4 0-0 6. Totals 34-82 15-19 93.

Houston Cleveland

26 23 23 25

24 26

32 —105 19 —93

3-Point Goals—Houston 12-34 (Ariza 3-10, Terry 2-3, Brewer 2-3, Harden 2-7, Papanikolaou 1-1, Jo.Smith 1-2, Beverley 1-7, Motiejunas 0-1), Cleveland 10-29 (Irving 4-8, J.Jones 2-4, Dellavedova 2-5, Miller 1-2, Harris 1-2, Marion 0-1, Love 0-3, J. Smith 0-4). Fouled Out—None. Rebounds—Houston 61 (Howard 19), Cleveland 47 (Love 16). Assists—Houston 26 (Harden 9), Cleveland 16 (Dellavedova 5). Total Fouls— Houston 22, Cleveland 18. A—20,562 (20,562).

Hornets 98, Pelicans 94 NEW ORLEANS (94) Evans 4-11 2-4 10, Davis 15-24 2-2 32, Asik 1-3 4-6 6, Holiday 6-13 2-4 16, Gordon 5-13 1-2 14, Anderson 2-8 2-2 6, Cunningham 1-3 0-0 2, Fredette 1-4 2-2 5, Ajinca 1-1 1-2 3. Totals 36-80 16-24 94.

CHARLOTTE (98) Kidd-Gilchrist 4-10 5-5 13, Zeller 4-9 0-0 8, Biyombo 1-1 1-2 3, Walker 12-24 6-8 31, Henderson 7-17 2-2 16, Williams 1-5 1-2 3, Neal 2-8 0-0 5, Hairston 0-2 0-0 0, Maxiell 3-5 3-5 9, Roberts 3-5 2-2 10. Totals 37-86 20-26 98.

New Orleans 27 21 22 24— 94 Charlotte 20 21 26 31— 98 3-Point Goals—New Orleans 6-18 (Gordon 3-7, Holiday 2-4, Fredette 1-2, Anderson 0-2, Evans 0-3), Charlotte 4-14 (Roberts 2-3, Walker 1-3, Neal 1-4, Hairston 0-2, Williams 0-2).

Fouled Out—None. Rebounds—New Orleans 55 (Davis 12), Charlotte 52 (Kidd-Gilchrist 12).

Assists—New Orleans 19 (Holiday 9), Charlotte 18 (Henderson 6). Total Fouls—New Orleans 20, Charlotte 18. Technicals—New Orleans defensive three second. A—15,171 (19,077).

Kings 104, Thunder 83 OKLAHOMA CITY (83) Durant 8-20 5-7 24, Ibaka 5-10 0-0 11, Adams 1-2 1-2 3, Westbrook 3-19 4-5 10, Roberson 0-0 1-2 1, Perkins 0-0 0-2 0, Morrow 3-12 1-1 8, N.Collison 0-2 2-2 2, Jones 1-3 0-0 3, Jackson 6-11 0-0 14, Waiters 1-9 2-2 4, Lamb 1-1 0-0 3, Smith 0-0 0-0 0. Totals 29-89 16-23 83.

SACRAMENTO (104) Gay 9-19 7-8 28, Thompson 0-3 2-4 2, Cousins 6-23 11-13 23, D.Collison 9-19 1-1 24, McLemore 5-9 0-0 11, Landry 5-6 0-0 10, Williams 1-4 1-2 4, Stauskas 0-4 0-0 0, Hollins 0-0 0-0 0, McCallum 1-5 0-0 2. Totals 36-92 22-28 104.

Oklahoma City 16 27 Sacramento 28 25

14 25

26 —83 26 —104

3-Point Goals—Oklahoma City 9-30 (Durant 3-7, Jackson 2-4, Lamb 1-1, Ibaka 1-2, Jones 1-2, Morrow 1-6, Waiters 0-3, Westbrook 0-5), Sacramento 10-19 (D.Collison 5-10, Gay 3-3, Williams 1-2, McLemore 1-2, McCallum 0-1, Stauskas 0-1). Fouled Out—None. Rebounds—Oklahoma City 64 (Ibaka 10), Sacramento 65 (Cousins 15).

Assists—Oklahoma City 16 (Jackson, Westbrook 4), Sacramento 18 (D.Collison 7). Total Fouls— Oklahoma City 25, Sacramento 17. Technicals— N.Collison, Cousins. A—16,037 (17,317).

Wizards 101, Knicks 91 NEW YORK (91) Hardaway Jr. 3-10 1-1 7, Acy 2-8 0-0 4, Aldrich 5-11 1-2 11, Calderon 7-14 1-1 17, Prigioni 1-3 0-0 3, Smith 3-8 7-10 13, Larkin 4-8 0-0 10, Early 3-5 0-0 8, Galloway 2-8 2-2 7, Wear 4-7 0-0 11. Totals 34-82 12-16 91.

WASHINGTON (101) Porter 3-6 0-0 6, Nene 8-13 4-6 20, Gortat 5-9 2-4 12, Wall 5-9 7-9 18, Beal 4-10 0-0 12, Humphries 3-8 0-0 6, Butler 6-11 0-0 14, Seraphin 2-5 0-0 4, Webster 1-3 2-2 5, Miller 1-1 0-0 2, Blair 1-1 0-0 2, Temple 0-0 0-0 0, Gooden 0-0 0-0 0. Totals 39-76 15-21 101.

21 20 New York Washington 30 23

26 24

24 —91 24 —101

3-Point Goals—New York 11-26 (Wear 3-5, Early 2-3, Larkin 2-4, Calderon 2-5, Galloway 1-2, Prigioni 1-2, Smith 0-1, Acy 0-1, Hardaway Jr. 0-3), Washington 8-16 (Beal 4-6, Butler 2-4, Wall 1-1, Webster 1-2, Nene 0-1, Porter 0-2).

Fouled Out—Smith. Rebounds—New York 45 (Acy 9), Washington 50 (Gortat 11). Assists— New York 18 (Galloway, Prigioni, Hardaway Jr., Calderon 3), Washington 28 (Wall 8). Total Fouls—New York 22, Washington 13. Technicals—Nene. A—16,902 (20,308).

Bucks 97, 76ers 77 MILWAUKEE (97) Antetokounmpo 3-9 1-2 7, O’Bryant 3-6 0-0 6, Pachulia 5-10 1-1 11, Knight 6-12 2-4 18, Middleton 7-9 2-2 18, Dudley 2-3 0-0 4, Bayless 6-6 0-0 12, Mayo 6-11 1-2 15, Henson 2-5 0-0 4, Wolters 1-5 0-0 2. Totals 41-76 7-11 97.

PHILADELPHIA (77) Covington 1-11 5-6 8, Sims 1-8 1-1 3, Noel 6-10 1-2 13, Carter-Williams 1-13 3-4 5, McDaniels 5-8 4-4 14, Aldemir 2-3 0-0 4, Wroten 4-19 4-4 12, Grant 0-3 7-8 7, Thomas 0-1 0-0 0, Sampson 5-7 0-0 11. Totals 25-83 25-29 77.

Milwaukee Philadelphia

27 26 24 20 —97 11 28 21 17 —77

3-Point Goals—Milwaukee 8-17 (Knight 4-7, Middleton 2-2, Mayo 2-6, Dudley 0-1, Wolters 0-1), Philadelphia 2-25 (Sampson 1-2, Covington 1-9, McDaniels 0-1, Grant 0-2, CarterWilliams 0-4, Wroten 0-7). Fouled Out—None.

Rebounds—Milwaukee 48 (Pachulia 12), Philadelphia 53 (Sampson 7). Assists—Milwaukee 32 (Pachulia 7), Philadelphia 14 (Carter-Williams, Sampson 5). Total Fouls—Milwaukee 26, Philadelphia 19. A—10,288 (20,318).

Pistons 108,Mavericks 95 DETROIT (108) Singler 2-8 0-0 4, Monroe 11-16 5-5 27, Drummond 3-11 0-0 6, Jennings 7-18 0-0 14, Caldwell-Pope 3-6 1-2 8, Butler 1-4 0-0 3, Jerebko 3-6 0-0 6, Meeks 3-11 2-2 11, Augustin 9-16 4-5 26, Tolliver 1-1 0-0 3, Anthony 0-0 0-0 0. Totals 43-97 12-14 108.

DALLAS (95) Parsons 5-13 3-3 15, Nowitzki 8-19 3-4 19, Chandler 4-5 1-2 9, Rondo 3-7 0-0 6, Ellis 6-17 4-6 16, Harris 5-8 2-3 14, Villanueva 3-8 0-0 6, Smith 1-3 0-0 2, Jefferson 1-4 0-0 3, Barea 1-2 0-0 2, Aminu 1-1 0-0 3, Powell 0-0 0-0 0. Totals 38-87 13-18 95.

Detroit Dallas

31 23 26 23

20 19

34 —108 27 —95

3-Point Goals—Detroit 10-21 (Augustin 4-5, Meeks 3-5, Tolliver 1-1, Caldwell-Pope 1-2, Butler 1-3, Jennings 0-2, Singler 0-3), Dallas 6-22 (Harris 2-3, Parsons 2-5, Aminu 1-1, Jefferson 1-2, Nowitzki 0-3, Ellis 0-4, Villanueva 0-4). Fouled Out—None. Rebounds—Detroit 65 (Drummond 19), Dallas 45 (Chandler 15).

Assists—Detroit 22 (Monroe, Jennings 6), Dallas 24 (Rondo 8). Total Fouls—Detroit 17, Dallas 15. Technicals—Augustin, Drummond, Parsons.

A—20,279 (19,200).

FOOTBALL NFL Playoffs Divisional Playoffs Saturday’s games Baltimore at New England, 1:35 p.m. (NBC) Carolina at Seattle, 5:15 p.m. (FOX) Sunday’s games Dallas at Green Bay, 10:05 a.m. (FOX) Indianapolis at Denver, 1:40 p.m. (CBS)

GOLF Snohomish Men’s Club Nine-Hole Eclectic, Dec. 13 First Flight (11-under): Gross—Rod Kawachi 31. Net—Shawn Philpott 27.5 Second Flight (12-up): Gross—Ron Baldwin 38.

Better Nine, Dec. 14 First Flight (11-under): Gross—Rod Kawachi 35. Net—Mark Simpson 35

HOCKEY

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NHL WESTERN CONFERENCE Pacific Division

GP W L OT Pts GF GA Anaheim 42 26 10 6 58 116 114 Vancouver 38 23 12 3 49 112 100 San Jose 41 22 14 5 49 113 108 Los Angeles 40 19 12 9 47 112 103 Calgary 41 21 17 3 45 117 108 Arizona 39 15 20 4 34 92 130 Edmonton 41 9 23 9 27 90 139 Central Division

GP W L OT Pts GF GA 39 26 9 4 56 119 90 Nashville Chicago 40 26 12 2 54 124 87 St. Louis 40 24 13 3 51 124 99 40 20 13 7 47 103 96 Winnipeg Dallas 39 18 15 6 42 121 128 Minnesota 38 18 15 5 41 107 110 Colorado 40 16 16 8 40 103 117 EASTERN CONFERENCE Atlantic Division

GP W L OT Pts GF GA 42 26 12 4 56 138 110 Tampa Bay Montreal 40 26 12 2 54 110 93 Detroit 41 22 10 9 53 116 103 Boston 41 20 15 6 46 107 110 Toronto 41 21 17 3 45 132 128 Florida 37 17 11 9 43 87 97 Ottawa 39 16 15 8 40 103 107 Buffalo 41 14 24 3 31 78 140 Metropolitan Division

GP W L OT Pts GF GA 40 24 10 6 54 120 97 Pittsburgh N.Y. Islanders 40 26 13 1 53 123 112 Washington 39 21 11 7 49 118 101 N.Y. Rangers 37 22 11 4 48 117 91 38 18 17 3 39 100 121 Columbus 40 15 18 7 37 108 121 Philadelphia New Jersey 42 15 20 7 37 94 118 40 12 24 4 28 79 105 Carolina NOTE: Two points for a win, one point for overtime loss.

Wednesday’s games Washington 6, Toronto 2 Boston 3, Pittsburgh 2, OT Detroit 3, Calgary 2 N.Y. Rangers 4, Anaheim 1 Thursday’s games New Jersey at Boston, 4 p.m.

Washington at Philadelphia, 4 p.m.

Buffalo at Carolina, 4 p.m.

San Jose at St. Louis, 5 p.m.

Dallas at Nashville, 5 p.m.

Chicago at Minnesota, 5 p.m.

Ottawa at Colorado, 6 p.m.

Winnipeg at Arizona, 6 p.m.

Florida at Vancouver, 7 p.m.

N.Y. Rangers at Los Angeles, 7:30 p.m.

Red Wings 3, Flames 2 Detroit Calgary

1 1 1 — 3 1 0 1 — 2

First Period—1, Calgary, Raymond 6 (Jones, Backlund), 2:27. 2, Detroit, Sheahan 8 (Helm), 7:58.

Second Period—3, Detroit, Zetterberg 10 (Abdelkader, Nyquist), 17:28.

Third Period—4, Detroit, Abdelkader 11 (Nyquist, Zetterberg), 2:03 (pp). 5, Calgary, Backlund 2 (Byron, Brodie), 5:13 (sh).

Shots on Goal—Detroit 7-8-7—22. Calgary 11-8-11—30.

Goalies—Detroit, Mrazek. Calgary, Ramo, Hiller. A—19,154 (19,289). T—2:31.

Bruins 3, Penguins 2 Boston Pittsburgh

1 1 0 1 —3 1 0 1 0 —2

First Period—1, Pittsburgh, Bennett 2 (Malkin, Despres), 3:37. 2, Boston, Chara 3 (R.Smith, Krejci), 17:57. Penalties—Miller, Bos (high-sticking), 7:26; Martin, Pit (tripping), 15:04.

Second Period—3, Boston, Bergeron 9 (Paille, Lucic), 15:37. Penalties—Bergeron, Bos (hooking), :56; Marchand, Bos (high-sticking), 6:16; Ehrhoff, Pit (holding), 11:31.

Third Period—4, Pittsburgh, Malkin 18 (Ehrhoff), :14. Penalties—Eriksson, Bos (holding), 1:09.

Overtime—5, Boston, Bergeron 10 (Lucic, Krug), 2:43. Penalties—None.

Shots on Goal—Boston 8-6-5-5—24. Pittsburgh 12-14-11-2—39.

Power-play opportunities—Boston 0 of 2; Pittsburgh 0 of 4.

Goalies—Boston, Rask 16-10-6 (39 shots-37 saves). Pittsburgh, Fleury 20-7-4 (24-21).

A—18,650 (18,387). T—2:38.

Referees—Francis Charron, Chris Lee. Linesmen—John Grandt, Darren Gibbs.

Rangers 4, Ducks 1 N.Y. Rangers Anaheim

0 1 3 — 4 0 0 1 — 1

First Period—None.

Second Period—1, N.Y. Rangers, Brassard 11 (Miller, Staal), 9:10.

Third Period—2, N.Y. Rangers, Nash 25 (Klein), 2:32. 3, Anaheim, Beauchemin 3 (Getzlaf, Perry), 10:09 (pp). 4, N.Y. Rangers, Zuccarello 7, 14:27. 5, N.Y. Rangers, D.Moore 3 (Stempniak, Miller), 17:46 (en).

Shots on Goal—N.Y. Rangers 11-8-11—30.

Anaheim 8-10-7—25.

Goalies—N.Y. Rangers, Lundqvist. Anaheim, Bryzgalov. A—17,174 (17,174). T—2:23.

Capitals 6, Maple Leafs 2 Washington Toronto

Playoffs

1 3 2 — 6 0 2 0 — 2

First Period—1, Washington, Johansson 11 (Kuznetsov, Brouwer), 5:10.

Second Period—2, Toronto, Winnik 2 (Franson, Kadri), 4:49. 3, Washington, Fehr 12 (Beagle, Niskanen), 6:20 (sh). 4, Washington, Laich 5 (Fehr), 8:58. 5, Toronto, Smith 1 (Komarov, Polak), 16:08. 6, Washington, Johansson 12 (Carlson, Brouwer), 16:50.

Third Period—7, Washington, Fehr 13 (Carlson, Green), 11:20. 8, Washington, Ovechkin 20, 19:33 (en).

Shots on Goal—Washington 4-14-8—26.

Toronto 7-12-14—33.

Goalies—Washington, Holtby. Toronto, Bernier. A—19,047 (18,819). T—2:36.

Western Hockey League WESTERN CONFERENCE U.S. DIVISION

GP W L OTL SOL GF GA Pt Everett 40 24 12 3 1 131 106 52 Spokane 39 22 14 3 0 119 110 47 Portland 42 21 18 0 3 137 138 45 Seattle 39 19 16 2 2 102 106 42 Tri-City 40 19 19 0 2 110 123 40 B.C. DIVISION

GP W L OTL SOL GF GA Pt Kelowna 41 32 6 3 0 178 102 67 Victoria 41 20 18 2 1 140 138 43 Prince George 42 20 22 0 0 134 169 40 Vancouver 40 18 20 1 1 122 128 38 Kamloops 42 14 23 3 2 126 161 33 EASTERN CONFERENCE EAST DIVISION

GP W L OTL SOL GF GA Pt Brandon 41 29 8 3 1 183 130 62 Regina 40 25 12 2 1 151 116 53 Swift Current 41 20 17 0 4 127 134 44 Moose Jaw 42 16 22 3 1 122 152 36 Prince Albert 41 17 23 1 0 116 140 35 Saskatoon 40 9 28 2 1 109 180 21 CENTRAL DIVISION

GP W L OTL SOL GF GA Pt Medicine Hat 38 27 9 1 1 153 101 56 Calgary 41 22 15 1 3 165 128 48 Red Deer 40 21 14 3 2 139 131 47 Kootenay 40 21 18 0 1 129 145 43 Edmonton 40 19 16 3 2 119 112 43 Lethbridge 38 9 23 3 3 99 161 24 Note: Division leaders ranked in top three positions per conference regardless of points; a team winning in overtime or shootout is credited with two points and a victory in the W column; the team losing in overtime or shootout receives one point which is registered in the OTL or SOL columns Wednesday’s games Regina 3 Everett 1 Swift Current 5 Calgary 4 (SO) Prince Albert 5 Moose Jaw 1 Tri-City 5 Prince George 3 Kelowna 4 Vancouver 2 Spokane 4 Portland 1 Thursday’s game Medicine Hat at Victoria Friday’s games Everett at Moose Jaw Edmonton at Regina Swift Current at Prince Albert Saskatoon at Lethbridge Red Deer at Kootenay Kelowna at Kamloops Prince George at Victoria Portland at Spokane Seattle at Tri-City Medicine Hat at Vancouver

LINE NCAA Football Monday Championship At Arlington, Texas FAVORITE LINE UNDERDOG Oregon 6 Ohio St. NFL Playoffs Saturday FAVORITE LINE UNDERDOG at New England 7 Baltimore at Seattle 10½ Carolina Sunday at Green Bay 6 Dallas at Denver 7 Indianapolis

Wilson ran for 21 yards and completed all four of his throws for 53 yards on the ensuing drive. His 23-yard pass to tight end Luke Willson with 47 seconds remaining rallied the Seahawks to a 13-9 victory that ended turned around their season. It launched a streak of nine wins in 10 games.

The only team that appears to be much the same now as then is Dallas. And that’s a potentially dangerous proposition for Seattle.

The Packers? They transformed from their 1-2 start and its prolific offense being ranked 28th. Rodgers was trying to assure curdled Cheeseheads everywhere.

On Sept. 23 he said: “Five letters here just for everybody out there in Packer-land: R-E-L-A-X. Relax. We’re going to be OK.” Rodgers was right.

The Packers won nine of their next 10 games, and 11 of 13 to win the NFC North. They went through six home games undefeated — including a win Nov. 30 over New England, the AFC’s top playoffs seed — while averaging 43 points per game.

Wonder if Rodgers would feel empowered to test All-Pro cornerback Richard Sherman this time in the NFC title game, should the Packers and Seahawks win at home this weekend? He didn’t throw Sherman’s way once in September.

The Panthers have also turned themselves around since the Seahawks last saw them.

Carolina seemed to be angling for draft position after going 62 days between wins — from Oct. 5 when it beat Chicago 31-24 until Dec. 7 when the Panthers beat New Orleans 41-10. That was a 0-6-1 stretch in which they allowed an average of 30.1 points per game.

But, hey, there was always hope for everyone in the NFC South this season.

Carolina began getting healthier and more characteristically thumping on defense. Behind All-Pro middle linebacker Luke Kuechly, the Panthers have allowed 11.8 points per game in beating the Saints, Buccaneers, Browns, Falcons and Cardinals consecutively. A 34-3 win at Atlanta two weeks ago in the regularseason finale made the Panthers the second team in league history to win a division with a losing record. The first was the 2010 Seahawks, who went 7-9 yet won the NFC West.

Last weekend the Panthers dominated Arizona in the second half at home to win a wild-card playoff game 27-16 and advance to Saturday’s round in Seattle.

But Panthers dual-threat quarterback Cam Newton is 0-3 with a 54-percent completion rate and only one total touchdown pass in three career games against Seattle.

Carolina’s resurgence has coincided with a recommitment to the running

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Wilson thinks about his team’s middle linebacker and the one he will see lined up across the line of scrimmage from him on Saturday, he sees players who are “going to be, in my opinion, some of the best linebackers ever to play the game.”

It might be a bit premature to call Carolina’s Kuechly or Seattle’s Wagner all-time greats just yet, but the two members of the 2012 draft class have quickly established themselves as two of the best linebackers currently playing the game. And when the Seahawks host the Panthers in a divisional-round playoff game Saturday night in a matchup that most expect to be a defensive battle — neither team has scored more than 16 points in three meetings dating back to 2012 — the two Pro-Bowl and All-Pro linebackers will likely play key roles in the game.

“They’re both really good athletes, they run like crazy, they’re right in the middle of the defense where they make a ton of plays,” said Seahawks coach Pete Carroll. “We love the way Bobby plays.

We think he’s a great football player and just getting to the height of his game. In the years to come he will continue to improve.

“But they are similar in that they’re very active, they’re very athletic, very good pass defenders, really good allaround athletes. They can run with any of the running backs, and it makes them very special.”

The Seahawks had a very high opinion on Kuechly before that draft, but even if they had wanted to take him instead of Wagner, he was gone before their first pick, going No. 9 overall to Carolina.

Midway through the second round, the Seahawks picked Wagner with the 47th pick, filling their most obvious need in that year’s draft.

In the draft and over the next couple of years, Wagner would live in Kuechly’s shadow, at least from a national perspective. While Kuechly was a first-round pick who played in a major conference, Wagner was the secondround pick from Utah State. Kuechly won defensive rookie of the year in

game behind running back Jonathan Stewart from Timberline High School in Lacey. Stewart, who missed three games with injuries earlier this season, had 123 yards rushing last weekend. But the Panthers will be ramming into the Seahawks’ strength — Seattle is the league’s No. 1 rushing defense.

Dallas may be the team best-equipped to derail the Seahawks’ home march to another Super Bowl. The Cowboys are still playing like they did when they won in Seattle in October, with Murray running behind left tackle Tyron Smith — whom Seahawks coach Pete Carroll had in a camp at USC when Smith was 16 — and that at-times dominant offensive line.

“To me, the biggest difference is really the commitment to stay with the run,” Seahawks defensive coordinator Dan Quinn said in October when describing these Cowboys to previous ones that relied almost exclusively on quarterback Tony Romo’s decisions. “Even when they had some games where they were down and had to come from behind to win it, they stayed consistent in the run game.”

The Seahawks were ahead and had Murray bottled up at 64 yards through 31⁄2 quarters in October — before he romped for 51 yards over the final 8 minutes.

He finished the regular season with an NFL-best 1,845 yards rushing. That plowing formula often wins when the stakes soar and the temperatures plummet on the road in January.

All-Pro middle linebacker Bobby Wagner, perhaps the most valuable man to the Seahawks’ entire defense, is back now. He broke a bone in a tendon and tore a ligament in his foot in the second quarter of that game against Dallas in October. Pro Bowl safety Kam Chancellor was dragging a bad hip, sore groin and bone spurs on both ankles through that Cowboys’ game. Those were two large reasons why Dallas rolled up 23 first downs and 401 yards. The yards are the most Seattle’s allowed this season.

Even with Wagner and Chancellor healthy the Cowboys remain a huge threat to the Seahawks because of this: Dallas’ biggest weakness is its pass defense. It was 26th in the league allowing 251.9 yards passing per game during the regular season. But Seattle’s pass offense has been inconsistent and sometimes inert this season. Wilson completed just 14 of 28 throws for a season-low 126 yards and an interception against Dallas. His 47.6 passer rating that October day was the third-lowest of his career, and lowest since his rookie season of 2012.

The Seahawks do have one thing the other three teams left in the NFC playoffs do not: The experience of winning it all just last season, in this same, home-fieldadvantage scenario, too.

“I think it’s a positive factor, not a negative factor: We’ve been there before,” Carroll said. “We’ve been through this now, so hopefully it’ll make us stronger as we go forward.”

2012, while Wagner finished second in the voting. Kuechly piled up All-Pro and Pro-Bowl honors the next year, winning NFL defensive player of the year, while Wagner went largely unnoticed outside of the Pacific Northwest despite being the middle linebacker on the league’s best defense.

This season, however, Wagner elevated his game to the point that, despite missing five games, he earned his first Pro-Bowl nod as well as first-team AllPro honors. His 104 tackles in just 11 games were, on a per-game basis, comparable to Kuechly’s 153 over 16 games, and Wagner’s return to the field following a serious toe and foot injury was the biggest single reason for Seattle’s late-season defensive turnaround.

“Bobby’s a great player,” fellow linebacker Bruce Irvin said. “I’m glad he’s finally getting the recognition he deserves.”

Even if Kuechly has, for the most part, been the more lauded of the two middle linebackers from the 2012 draft class, Wagner doesn’t mind being compared to him.

“I’m all right with that, as long as the outcome is the outcome I like,” he said with a grin. “I don’t mind it; he’s a great player and I consider myself a great player as well. It’s always fun to watch two great players go at it.”

Trying to rate Wagner and Kuechly is about as useful as debating Wilson vs.

Andrew Luck. Both are great players, both are big parts of their teams’ success, and both do some things better than the other and some things worse. Rather than debate, it’s better to just appreciate seeing two great players at the top of their game sharing a football field during the playoffs.

“Oh gosh, I tell you what; we’re going to see some really good ones,” Panthers coach Ron Rivera said on a conference call with Seattle-area media. “I think you’re going to see two really good defenses as well. It’s a good group of guys; both teams are very active, and as far as I’m concerned, both teams start with their inside linebackers. I think Bobby Wagner and Luke Kuechly will be two of the better ones on the field in terms of middle linebacker.”

Herald Writer John Boyle: jboyle@heraldnet.com

The Daily Herald Thursday, 01.08.2015

Rodgers rests, expects to play against Cowboys

NFL | Notebook

Kaepernick to work with Warner

By Genaro C. Armas Associated Press

GREEN BAY, Wis. — Aaron Rodgers didn’t practice Wednesday because of a lingering left calf injury. The quarterback left no doubt about his plans for Sunday when the Green Bay Packers host the Dallas Cowboys.

“No, I’m going Sunday,” Rodgers said. “Just a matter of how.”

Missing practice was part of the plan for Rodgers, who has dealt with the injury for about three weeks. While the Packers practiced inside the frigid Hutson Center training facility, Rodgers stayed exclusively in the training room for treatment.

He hopes that occasional acupuncture will also help, along with the valuable rest that the Packers received for earning a bye for the opening round of the playoffs. It’s possible Rodgers could also wear a wrap to further protect his lower left leg.

There is progress, though “it’s never enough for Aaron,” head coach Mike McCarthy said. “But I think the training staff feels good about it and we feel confident in the direction we’re going.”

Rodgers at less than 100 percent health is still better than most other quarterbacks. Two weeks ago against Detroit, Rodgers had to be carted to the locker room after aggravating the calf injury.

He limped back on to the field in the middle of the third quarter, throwing for one score and tumbling into the end zone from 1 yard out for another to help lead the Packers to victory and a fourth straight NFC North crown.

Rodgers is such a stickler for preparation that no one in the locker room doubts the team’s leader can play well without practice.

“We would definitely love to be able to have that preparation, but health is the most important thing for him at this time. You’ve got to trust the system,” receiver Randall Cobb said.

The injury, though, has limited Rodgers’ mobility the last two weeks, which in turn has affected his trademark ability to extend plays. That mobility has bailed out the Packers in potentially troublesome situations time and again in Rodgers’ seven years as starter.

Rodgers didn’t roll out much the last two games after getting hurt.

The Packers lined him up in shotgun formations much of the time, even on running plays. Rodgers still displayed his typically accurate arm in making quick-strike tosses on slants and other short routes.

In the win against Tampa Bay, Rodgers used “no-look” passes to try to take advantage when the defense was in zone coverage.

“Look at the No. 3 receiver and throw it to No. 2. Did that a few times against Tampa, and the reaction from the defender is always fun,” Rodgers said. “It’s just a matter of manipulating defenders with your eye control.”

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Panthers defensive tackle Star Lotulelei broke a bone in a foot during practice on Tuesday.

Panthers lose Lotulelei

DT has broken bone in foot, won’t play against Seahawks

By Steve Reed Associated Press

CHARLOTTE, N.C. — The Carolina Panthers will be without starting defensive tackle Star Lotulelei for Saturday night’s NFC divisional playoff game against Seattle after Lotulelei had surgery Wednesday to repair a broken bone in his foot.

Head coach Ron Rivera said Lotulelei injured his foot late in Tuesday’s practice. Rivera did not say which foot is injured.

Rivera said Lotulelei wouldn’t be available for the NFC championship game, but might be ready to play if the Panthers were to reach the Super Bowl. Carolina would need two road wins to get there.

“We will miss Star, but we have guys that will be able to step in and do a very good job,” Rivera said.

Rivera said Wednesday he expects veteran Colin Cole will start alongside Kawann Short.

The 6-foot-2, 325-pound

Lotulelei has been critical to the team’s improved run defense down the stretch. He has 25 tackles this season, but is important because he takes up double-teams in the middle of the defensive line, allowing All-Pro linebacker Luke Kuechly a chance to run and make plays. Kuechly led the NFL in tackles this season with 153.

Lotulelei’s best game came against Atlanta in the season finale when he had seven tackles and two sacks on Matt Ryan as the Panthers clinched the NFC South with a 34-3 win.

“He had a very dominating performance that game, winning at the attack,” Rivera said.

“Star has really come on the last few weeks for us and has been playing real well,” Kuechly said. “It’s unfortunate that he won’t be playing. ... It’s kind of been the theme to our season. One dude can’t play and the next dude has to jump up and play.”

Cole has started 10 games this season for the Panthers and had 12 tackles.

“Colin Cole will assume a bigger role for us,” Rivera said.

“He’s been a solid and steady force for us, such a space-eater inside, holds the double team at the point of attack and helps to allow our linebackers to run.”

Rivera said Kyle Love could be active against Seattle. He was inactive for Carolina’s 27-16 win over Arizona on Saturday night.

Panthers starting wide receiver Philly Brown missed his second straight day of practice with a shoulder injury, but did catch passes on the sideline. Rivera said Brown’s status will depend on if he can demonstrate his shoulder is strong enough to allow him to block.

“We don’t want to put a guy out there that can’t protect himself,” Rivera said.

Brenton Bersin would start if Brown can’t play. If Brown is out, Rivera said he would consider elevating wide receiver Stephen Hill from the practice squad to be used as the No. 4 receiver.

SAN FRANCISCO — Colin Kaepernick found his quarterback guru to guide him through some adjustments to his game.

Kaepernick is headed to the Arizona desert to work with Kurt Warner this offseason.

The San Francisco quarterback will begin his training and study with Warner — a 12-year NFL QB with Arizona, St. Louis and the New York Giants — and quarterbacks coaches Dennis Gile and Mike Giovando on Monday in Phoenix. Gile said Wednesday they have developed a program for much of the next 12 weeks until Kaepernick rejoins the 49ers in early April.

While Kaepernick will maintain his regular weight training and running routine, this will be different as he has never had a true quarterback coach. They will focus on film study, chalk talk sessions and drills such as 7-on7, Gile said. NFL wide receivers and some college players preparing for the draft are expected to take part.

In his second full season as a starter, the 27-year-old Kaepernick completed 289 of 478 passes for 3,369 yards and 19 touchdowns while throwing 10 interceptions and taking a careerhigh 52 sacks.

Beckham to Pro Bowl EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. — The NFL announced New York Giants rookie receiver Odell Beckham Jr. has been chosen to replace the injured Calvin Johnson of Detroit in the Jan. 25 Pro Bowl.

Beckham, who had 91 catches for 1,305 yards and 12 touchdowns in only 12 games, was a first alternate for the NFL’s all-star game. He is the first Giants rookie to play in the Pro Bowl since tight end Jeremy Shockey in 2002, and the team’s first wide receiver in the game since Steve Smith in 2009.

Giants fire two coaches EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. — The New York Giants fired defensive coordinator Perry Fewell and defensive backs coach Pete Giunta after the unit finished among the worst in the league.

Giants coach Tom Coughlin announced the moves a little more than a week after the Giants (6-10) missed the playoffs for the third straight season.

This will be the second straight season the Giants have changed a coordinator. Kevin Gilbride retired after the 2013 season and Ben McAdoo, a Packers’ assistant, was hired to replace him.

The defense was ranked 29th overall, struggling against the run and being burned too many for big plays in the pass game.

Fewell had been the Giants defensive coordinator since 2010 and was at the helm when the Giants beat the Patriots to win the Super Bowl in February 2012.

Giunta had been with the Giants since 2006 and was a part of the Super Bowl wins in 2008 and 20112.

Panthers’ Newton looks for first victory against Seahawks

By Joseph Person The Charlotte Observer

Cam Newton didn’t have any time to enjoy his first playoff win before the Carolina Panthers quarterback started reading and hearing about the next thing he’s never done: Beat Seattle.

Three times in the past three seasons Newton and the Panthers have faced quarterback Russell Wilson and the Seahawks, and three times Wilson and Co. have left Charlotte with a win.

It’s not just that Newton has lost to the Seahawks. The way he has played has drawn attention as the Panthers (8-8-1) prepare to face Seattle (12-4) in Saturday’s NFC divisional-round game at CenturyLink Field.

“I can’t make it personal. You can’t do that. It’s not about me.

It’s bigger than me,” Newton said Wednesday. “It’s about going into a hostile environment and not only proving to people, but proving to ourselves, that we belong here.”

Plenty of other Panthers’ players shared the blame in the losses to Seattle. But the taut, low-scoring games served to magnify Newton’s struggles against the Seahawks.

A quick recap:

■ In a 16-12 loss in 2012, Newton threw for 141 yards, a career low at the time, on 12-of-29 passing. On fourth-and-goal from the Seattle 1 late in the game, he bounced a throw at the feet of an open Ben Hartsock in the end zone.

■ Newton set another career low with 125 passing yards in a 12-7 defeat in the 2013 season opener, which was sealed when running back DeAngelo Williams fumbled at the Seattle 8 with 5:25 remaining.

■Newton passed for 171 yards in the 13-9 loss in Week 8 this season. But he rushed for only 24 yards on 12 carries, and had two turnovers, including a first-half fumble in the red zone.

Panthers offensive coordinator Mike Shula said Newton’s past performance against Seattle and its “Legion of Boom” secondary is not an indicator of future success.

“Cam has a lot of confidence in his own ability,” Shula said. “He’s really kind of like the rest of us.

We feel like we’ve been right there on the edge, at the doorstep. But you have to play better than what we’ve played. We’ve been close, but it hasn’t been good enough.”

During his weekly press conference Wednesday, Newton wasn’t interested in rehashing the previous Seattle games.

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Panthers’ quarterback Cam Newton has an 0-3 career record against the Seahawks.

“Honestly, I don’t mean to be blunt, but the last three years doesn’t matter,” Newton said.

“They’re a different team. We’re a different team (from) six games ago.”

Both teams were missing several starters in Week 8. The Seahawks played without center Max Unger, Pro Bowl middle linebacker Bobby Wagner and cornerback Byron Maxwell, and Panthers running backs DeAngelo Williams and Mike Tolbert were out.

“Those are different teams on both sides of the ball,” Newton said. “They may run the same scheme. They may have some different clues that we can go off

of. But the game Saturday is not going to be based on what has happened in the past.”

But Newton can learn from the past, according to Panthers coach Ron Rivera, who thought his quarterback was pressing to make plays in the first meeting this season.

After Brenton Bersin gave the Panthers great starting field position by returning the second-half kickoff 49 yards, a scrambling Newton attempted a backhanded pass to tight end Greg Olsen that was intercepted.

Newton conceded Wednesday he needed to avoid the “senseless turnovers,” and Rivera said Newton needs to be patient against Seattle’s aggressive defensive backs.

“You have to make sure that you’re not trying to force things.

You’ve got to take what’s out there,” Rivera said. “I think that’s some of the things that he’s learning. If he plays any way he has in some of these games the last five-(game) stretch, there’s some really good possibilities for us.”

One thing Newton won’t change is his willingness to challenge Richard Sherman, the Seahawks’ shutdown cornerback.

“Don’t get me wrong, Richard Sherman is a top-tier cornerback.

But if the read takes me there, I have to take it,” Newton said.

“I’m not going to shy away from (him).”

Despite missing two games because of injury and playing several others at less than 100 percent, Newton finished the regular season with 3,127 passing yards and 539 rushing yards.

He’s the only player in NFL history to start his career with four consecutive seasons with at least 3,000 passing yards and 500 rushing yards.

Newton was up-and-down in last week’s 27-16 wild-card win against Arizona. He had several key runs to pick up first downs, but he lost a fumble and threw an interception that was nearly returned for a touchdown.

But he came out with a victory, something that Cincinnati quarterback Andy Dalton has failed to do in four playoff games.

Now it’s on to the next round for Newton, who says the Panthers are not satisfied with having advanced.

“We’re not playing to lose.

There’s guys, including myself, that this is a business trip,” he said. “We’re not shying away from competition. This is a great Seahawks team that we’re playing. We understand that. We know that. We will be ready to go.”

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Florida State QB Winston will enter NFL draft Associated Press

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. — Florida State quarterback Jameis Winston has decided to enter the NFL draft. He announced his decision on the same day the woman who accused him of sexual assault filed a

lawsuit against the school’s board of trustees.

The 2013 Heisman Trophy winner said Wednesday he had decided to forgo his final two years of eligibility “after careful consideration and long thought.” Winston’s statement was released to ESPN

by The Legacy Agency.

Winston was the most successful quarterback in college football during the last two seasons, but also faced lengthy sexual assault investigations. He was not charged by police and was cleared by the university.

In a lawsuit filed against the school’s board of trustees, the woman who

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and continued meeting with or contacting her or her representatives at least 30 times over the ensuing year. Besides offering emotional support and arranging numerous academic accommodations on her behalf, they informed the plaintiff and her attorney five times about the right to pursue a student disciplinary action. The first was in December 2012—before the Athletics Department ever became aware of the allegation—and the last was in December 2013.

“Florida State University does not tolerate sexual violence in any form, regardless of who the alleged perpetrator might be.”

A key portion of the lawsuit is expected to center on when the university’s Title IX coordinator was alerted.

Florida State previously said the only authorities aware of the incident before January 2013 were Tallahassee police, campus police and the Victims Advocate Program. The university said its Title IX officials didn’t become aware of the incident until November 2013, when contacted by the Tallahassee Police Department and that the woman was not made available for an interview with the school until Aug. 6, 2014. The woman’s lawyers have maintained that she

was willing to talk throughout the process.

In his two seasons, the Seminoles went 26-1 with Winston starting and won the 2014 national championship.

“I reached this very difficult decision after careful consideration and long thought, realizing how difficult it would be to say goodbye to my family at Florida State,” Winston said.

“I will always take pride in leading our team back to national prominence and am confident that my returning teammates will continue the success for many years to come.”

Winston set the national freshman record with 40 touchdown passes while throwing for 4,057 yards and 10 interceptions en route to winning the title.

His numbers dropped this season after losing his top two running backs, two starting receivers and his starting center. Winston threw for 3,907 yards with 25 touchdowns and 18 interceptions in 2014.

Winston is expected to be one of the first quarterbacks selected in the NFL draft, but faces questions about the off-field incidents.

A state attorney declined to press sexual assault charges against Winston in December 2013, and the university cleared him in December 2014.

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accused him of sexual assault claimed the board had an unreasonable response to her accusations and created a hostile educational environment for her. The lawsuit seeks unspecified damages, including reimbursement for tuition, damages for emotional pain and suffering and loss of past and present earning and earning capacity.

Representatives for the woman declined comment.

Florida State president John Thrasher released a statement saying he is disappointed in the lawsuit, but the university looks forward to “addressing these meritless allegations in court.” The university has contended it took all the proper steps in fulfilling its Title IX obligations, and “FSU did everything the plaintiff asked for and that the assertions FSU shirked its Title IX obligations are false.”

“In all, the University asked the plaintiff or her attorneys at least nine times over nearly 20 months to give a statement that would enable a Title IX investigation. FSU did not ignore the complainant or its obligations under Title IX,” Thrasher said in the statement. “The University’s victim advocates were at the plaintiff’s side within hours of the encounter

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GARTH’S AUCTIONEERS

The convict is trying to smell the smoke from the dancing girl’s cigarette in this Old Judge cabinet ad. The wooden tobacco cabinet sold at auction for $780 by Garth’s Auctioneers in Delaware, Ohio, in November.

Tobacco cabinet has odd history “V

ernacular Tobacco Cabinet” was the name of this piece in a November Garth’s auction. It doesn’t seem to be made by a skilled cabinetmaker. Although it looks like two pieces, the back construction shows that it was made to be one piece — a fitted cabinet at the bottom behind the ad and an empty space behind the mirrored door.

Few collectors know how it was used. The cabinet is a little more than 5 feet high. The ad of Old Judge Cigarettes identifies the probable maker, Goodwin & Co., an American tobacco manufacturer from New York City working before the Civil War. Old Judge was one of its brands. The company merged with others and became part of the American Tobacco Co. Collectors today like their tobacco cards picturing baseball players; one set called “Old Judge,” issued in 1887-1890, was 1 7/16 by 2½ inches. A larger set, called “Old Judge Cabinets,” issued from 1888 to 1889, was 4¼ by 6½ inches.

The mirrored section of the wooden cabinet seems to be missing some sort of shelf or racks, probably pipe racks. The lower part has cubby holes, drawers and partitions that may have held loose tobacco, a mixing bowl, humidor, pipe cleaners and cards.

The ad, showing a convict held in the stocks, dates from about 1900.

An unusual piece, it sold for $780.

Q: I inherited my mother’s black Catalin Mah Jong set, which she got in the 1940s. Some of the paint has worn off some of the Jokers and Flowers. What is it worth, and how can I sell it?

A: Mah Jong originated in China, and early sets imported into the U.S. had ivory, bone or bamboo tiles. Catalin, a polymer developed in the 1930s, has the look of ivory at a lower price.

Sets made in the 1920s and ’30s didn’t include jokers. Sets made since 1971 include eight jokers and eight flowers. Collectors want sets that have the full set

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The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers determined that the Tsunami House would have to be built with the living quarters at least 7 feet above grade, able to withstand high seismic activity, 85-mph wind and 7-foot crashing waves.

The Tsunami House

By Gale Fiege Herald Writer

CAMANO ISLAND — They call it the Tsunami House.

If high waves ever hit the north side of Camano Island, Brenda and Mike Adams believe their house would withstand the blast.

When the Adams family bought the island property nearly 10 years ago, it was home to a small 1937 cabin. At first the Adams sought to repair the place.

Soon they were deluged with requirements from the Army Corps of Engineers and the Federal Emergency Management Agency to make changes to the structure because it sits on Skagit Bay. Architect Dan Nelson and his team at Designs Northwest Architects in Stanwood encouraged the Adams family to consider building a new home, one that would weather high velocity tides, high winds and seismic activity.

It wasn’t cheap and it wasn’t easy, but the new house is one that will stay in the Adams family for generations, Brenda Adams said.

“It’s everything we envisioned it would be,” Mike Adams said of the completed house. “Those involved in the design and construction paid

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Bay doors open the “flood room” to the beach and the street. People can walk through the space.

particular attention to detail. We really love living here.”

Historically, there are examples of tsunamis in the Salish Sea. In about 1820, according to Tulalip Tribes history and the late local historian Colin Tweddell, an earthquake caused a large portion of Camano Head to slough off into Possession Sound, which in turn caused a tsunami that nearly covered Hat Island

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and killed many Snohomish Indian people.

About 10 years ago, the Army Corps upgraded a section of Camano Island to FEMA’s stringent V rating — high velocity flood zone. The theory was, if it happened once, it could happen again, Nelson said.

At the time, a Whidbey Island bluff

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CALENDAR EVENTS

trict Plant Sale: 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Feb. 28, Commercial Building #400, Evergreen State Fairgrounds in Monroe. Pre-orders now through Feb. 9. For more: www.theplantsale. org.

“Dahlias”: Everett Garden Club speaker, 10 a.m. Jan. 14, Memorial Community Church, 710 Pecks Ave. For more information, call Kathy at 360-216-3306.

Snohomish County Master Gardener Foundation Annual Winter Lecture Series for 2015: Northwest garden experts and personalities in eight sessions on alternate Friday mornings from 9:30 to 11:30 beginning Jan. 9, Social Hall of the Mukilteo Presbyterian Church, 4515 84th St. SW, Mukilteo. Learn new information and talk shop with like-minded gardeners. Speakers will have books for sale and signing. Some will bring plants.

“Think Like A Bird”: Slide presentation and discussion by Alan Mearns, marine ecologist and senior staff scientist with NOAA, Edmonds Floretum Garden Club, 10 a.m. to noon Jan. 10. In 2003, Mearns began monitoring birds throughout the seasons that spend time in his own and neighboring gardens, recording over 70 species. The workshop will be held at the Coldwell Banker Bain meeting room, 108 5th Ave S., Edmonds. Admission is free with donations accepted. For more information, call 425-345-2705 or email janicenoe@comcast.net.

Speakers are: Jan. 9, Dennis Tompkins: Are Your Trees Safe? (or The Good, the Bad and the Scary!).

Jan. 23, Jessi Bloom: Designing Your Oasis, Create a Great Space with Permaculture Ethics and Principles.

Feb. 6, Polly Hankin: Hardscaping From the Ground Up. Feb. 20, Kelly Dodson and Sue Milliken: Expanding Botanical Horizons, Plants You Won’t Find at The Big Box Stores.

March 6, Ciscoe Morris: A Visual Tour of Ciscoe’s Garden. March 20, Lisa Taylor: Trellis and Vertical Gardening. March 27, Riz Reyes: Designing Spaces with Extraordinary Plants. April 10, Dan Hinkley: Grasses and Grass-Like Plants for the PNW. Season tickets for all eight sessions are $85 or individual lectures are $20. For more: www. gardenlectures.com.

Northwest Flower & Garden Show: Display gardens, seminars and more than 300 exhibitors, Feb. 11 through 15, Washington State Convention Center, Seattle. Hours are 9 a.m. to 8 p.m. Feb. 11 through 14 and 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. Feb. 15.

Tickets are $22. Early Bird tickets by Feb. 10 are $17. A two-day pass is $31 and a five-day pass is $70. For more: www.gardenshow.com. Need a ride? Christianson’s Nursery in Mount Vernon has “Flower Buses” that leave the nursery at 8:30 a.m. and return about 6 p.m. on Feb. 11, 12 and 13. The cost of a combination show ticket and bus ride is $52.

Call the nursery at 360-466-3821 for reservations or go to www. christiansonsnursery.com.

Evergreen Arboretum & Gardens Arboretum tours: Res-

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Pine Creek Nursery: 23225 Sofie Road, Monroe; 360-863-8866; www.pinecreeknursery.com.

Sky Nursery: 18528 Aurora Ave. N., Shoreline; 206-546-4851; www. skynursery.com.

Sunnyside Nursery: 3915 Sunnyside Blvd., Marysville; 425-3342002; www.sunnysidenursery.net.

Classes are free.

The Plant Farm at Smokey Point: 15022 Twin Lakes Ave., Marysville; 360-652-3351; www. theplantfarm.com.

Wight’s Home & Garden: 5026 196th St. SW, Lynnwood; 425-7753636; www.wights.com.

Mill Creek Garden Club: Shawn O’Donnell’s, 122 128th Ave. SE, Everett; Michael Crawford, 425-743-2164; michaelcarrollcrawford@gmail.com; www. millcreekgardenclub.com.

tember through June, Greenbank Progressive Clubhouse, Bakken Road; 360-579-5880. www.green bankgardenclub.org.

Everett Garden Club: Memorial Community Church, 710 Pecks Drive, Everett; Kathy Nazare, 360216-3306.

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Greenbank Garden Club: Sep-

Martha Lake Fire Station, 16819 13th Ave. W, Lynnwood; Marie Waller, 425-355-1397; greenthumb gardenclub.wix.com/gtgc1.

Greenwood Garden Club: Warm Beach Community Church, 9620 188th St. NW, Stanwood; Heating, Not the Jack Patricia Simmons, 360-652-4138.

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Monroe Garden Club: United Methodist Church, 342 S. Lewis St., Monroe; Jeannette Susor, 360863-6160.

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In the new year, plan to resolve home issues You don’t need a Type A personality to recognize the importance of keeping your home organized.

But knowing and doing are two different things. “Start small,” says Jennifer Finch, owner of highly rated (on Angie’s List of top companies) Ultimately Organized in California, Kentucky.

“Pick out one room in your home that makes you the most anxious. Focus on one corner of that room first. Once that’s done, move on to the next. Don’t get inundated by the enormity of the project.”

After you set your goals, be sure to schedule enough time to accomplish them,

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near Oak Harbor was poised for a collapse similar to Camano Head. With such a landslide, a fastmoving tidal wave could have crossed to Camano.

The Corps calculated that the neighborhood would have to withstand 7-foot waves and 5 feet of standing water.

It was within those boundaries that Nelson began his work.

Houses in tsunami zones are best built above the ground so that water can flow under them, and the new house’s living quarters had to be at least 7 feet up. (The Corps has since lowered the height requirements for new construction on the same beach.)

Along with project architect Tom Rochon and structural engineer Jason Lindquist, Nelson designed a “floating” concrete foundation slab to which concrete columns were tied with rebar and capped by concrete beams, also tied in with rebar.

Basically, it’s a concrete box. The entire box is designed to move together instead of shimmying and twisting apart, Nelson said.

Contractor JP Land Builder Inc. of Camano built the house, complete with break-away glass doors that open to the water and slide up like a garage door. The “flood room” isn’t considered living space, but it can be used as a cabana. It opens on the street side, too, so the family can walk from the beach side to the entry on the courtyard side.

The foundational concrete is covered with a polished slab that includes radiant heat for the 887-square-foot living quarters. The ceiling and

by Rowland & Marsellus, an importer in business in New York City from 1893 to about 1937. Several factories in Staffordshire, England, made historical blue souvenir plates and other chinaware decorated with American scenes. Historical scenes, important buildings, landmarks, cities and colleges were transferprinted onto the china.

Plates with rolled edges are the most wanted. Rowland & Marsellus used a

walls are planked with Western red cedar.

The master bedroom opens through sliding, translucent glass doors.

Family members climb up a ship ladder to the 198-square-foot sleeping loft.

The house has an industrial look, but it blends in well with the beach and its iconic Northwest setting and is sure to age beautifully, Nelson said.

Because it’s on the beach, the house couldn’t have a traditional belowground septic system.

Instead, it uses an aboveground sand-filter in an architectural concrete sandbox with 3-foot high walls. Septic waste flows into pipes buried in the sand, trickles out and is filtered before dispersing into the ground.

The sand-filter drain field system stole space from the small lot, so a southern-exposure deck was built on top of it. The border is planted with saltwater-tolerable native sea grass.

“We like the sustainable aspects and the environmentally friendly factors,” Nelson said. “But we are most happy that, if lateral waves were to slam against the structure, it wouldn’t crumble.”

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might be, you’ll most likely exceed it. Meet with an architect, structural engineer or interior designer to determine the scope of your plan and develop a realistic budget and timeline. Revisit your financial plan to make sure you have the funds to see the project through to completion. Financing a remodel is also an option, but depending on your current financial situation, it might or might not make sense to do so.

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3. Pick a color, paint

Are you champing at the bit to finish your basement or build that new family room? A few things to consider: Whatever your budget

little paint goes a long way, doesn’t cost a lot of money and can give your house some pizazz. If you don’t want to make a total color commitment, select

Jack Armstrong ring, whistle, brass luster, Egyptian symbols, Wheaties premium, 1937, $115.

Bronze bell, cast panels, inscribed text, verdigris patina, Chinese, 1800s, 10 inches, $120.

Majolica compote, lion masks, allegorical handles, raised feet, H. Lonitz, Austria,

c. 1890, 16 x 9 inches, $405.

A. Walter figurine, two brown mice, yellow rocky base, pate de verre glass, 2 inches, $1,560.

Toy airplane, “America,” stars in circles, tri-motor, open cockpit, pilots, cast iron, aluminum, pull toy, Hubley, c. 1950, 17 x 13 inches, $2,960.

diamond-shape mark from about 1893 to 1900. Your rolled-edge plate is worth about $55.

Q: I recently acquired an old bottle marked “J. Hindle & Co.” with what looks like a picture of the Soldiers and Sailors Monument in Indianapolis on it.

What is the history of this, and what is it worth?

A: J. Hindle & Co. (Ltd.) was formed in 1894 as successor to James Hindle of Hull, England. This isn’t the

Indianapolis monument, it’s the Wilberforce Monument, located in Hull. The monument was erected in 1834 to honor William Wilberforce, an English politician who worked to abolish the slave trade. J. Hindle & Co. manufactured aerated and mineral water and other beverages, and was listed as an “agent” for other manufacturers. Your bottle is worth $15-$20 or less.

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one wall as an accent wall to display your favorite hue.

If you’re unsure how to get started, you can always select a color based on your personality (really!), or one that will complement what you already have displayed in the room. Grab some smaller, sample-sized cans of paint for a trial run and see what excites you.

Just like your body, your house needs a once-over at least once a year. Look for obvious signs of damage or distress, but take note of the little things that might lead to bigger issues down the road. “In general, a homeowner’s worst enemy is

moisture,” says Alan Chase, owner of highly rated Chase Home Inspections in Knoxville, Tennessee. “Outside, all roof shingles should be examined periodically for any signs of loose, damaged or missing shingles that could produce a leak. All siding should be examined for signs of moisture intrusion that will develop into rot. All gutters and downspouts should be examined to assure adequate roof drainage away from the foundation. All surface cracks on driveways, sidewalks and patios should remain well-sealed to eliminate moisture.”

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autographed 8-by-10-inch glossy black-and-white photograph of boxer Gene Tunney. It’s in perfect condition and is about 75-80 years old. Does it have any value? If so, where should I try to sell it?

A: The price an autographed picture will bring depend on the fame of the celebrity, rarity and authentication; autographs of many celebrities and sports stars have been faked. American boxer Gene Tunney (1897-1978) was the world heavyweight champion from 1926 to 1928, when he retired from boxing. Autographed pictures of Tunney are fairly common. Some sell for $20 to $40, while some that are declared real by a recognized authentication service sell for more than $100. You can sell it to an autograph dealer or at an auction. It’s difficult to sell it online because there are

so many fakes.

Q: I own an antique Kodak folding camera with a leather case. There’s a 1910 patent date on it, and it’s also identified as a “No. 1A Autographic Kodak Jr.” Please tell me more about it, including its value.

A: The Eastman Dry Plate Co., founded in 1881, became the Eastman Kodak Co. in 1892.

It introduced the No. 1A Autographic Kodak Jr. camera in April 1914 and made 48,000 of the cameras. Today the model sells for about $75.

Tip: Keep heirloom fabrics like quilts, tablecloths or christening gowns away from scented candles, cigarette smoke and cooking smells. They all cause damage.

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The value of your set is reduced a little because of the missing paint. A full set in a box sells for $200-$250.

Q: I have a blue and white plate with a picture of Paul Revere on it and a border of fruit and flowers.

I found it in an old steamer trunk in my grandmother’s attic. I’m older than 80, so I think the plate was made in about 1800. The back of the plate reads “Ride of Paul Revere Apr. 18, 1775. Staffordshire, England,” and it’s marked “RM CO.” in a diamond shape. How old is it, and what is it worth?

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She wants kids but isn’t really a ‘kid person’ Adapted from a recent online discussion.

Hi Carolyn: I am getting married to a wonderful man and could not be more excited. He and I both want to have children within the next few years. The thing is, I’m not great with kids; I was even adamantly against having children until I began to change my mind a few years ago (before we started dating). I didn’t grow up around them, my friends don’t have them, and the only exposure I had was as a camp counselor. My future sister-in-law has two kids, and I get along with them pretty well, but often find I don’t know what to do or say around them. Do I need to find a way to spend more time around kids so I’m ready for my own?

— Kids kids kids Only if you think that would settle your nerves (and if you can find a way to do it, because adults with no connections to kids can’t exactly start milling around playgrounds).

I’m not terribly concerned, though. A lot of people who are flummoxed by kids do just fine with their own. You know them so well and/or experience so much together, you always have something to say or ask or giggle about.

CAROLYN HAX TELL ME ABOUT IT Plus, you’re in at the ground floor, so you can — to the degree they cooperate — influence their interests in order to guarantee some shared ones.

Which reminds me, I need to get my kids watching more “Monty Python.”

Bonus: Your not being a natural kid person means you’ll be more cognizant of the fact that not everyone will be thrilled by your kids.

Re: Kids: How do you ensure that your kid DOESN’T share of any of your interests? My husband and I are fairly nerdy, but I don’t need them practicing their silly walks and reciting the dead parrot skit to their friends in eighth grade and being the class weirdo. Is it even possible to keep kids out of their parents’ interests?

— Fairly Nerdy

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FRESHMAN LEVEL 1. The bay forms the northeastern part of which ocean?

2. Name the river that is a boundary of India and empties into the bay.

3. Which two countries share the region known as Bengal?

GRADUATE LEVEL 4. What smaller bay is the world’s largest bay measured by shoreline.

5. What is the national animal of both India and Bangladesh?

6. What is the largest city in Bengal?

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BIRTHDAYS PH.D. LEVEL 7. Provide the acronym for either of the two economic blocs centered by the bay.

8. Name either of the two major island groups to the east of the bay.

9. This former capital of Burma is an important port on the bay.

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Ganges River. 3. Bangladesh and India. 4. Hudson Bay. 5. Bengal Tiger.

6. Dhaka (Dacca). 7. ASEAN and/or SAARC. 8. Andaman and Nicobar Islands. 9. Yangon (Rangoon).

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Rock musician Disashi Lumumbo-Kasongo (Gym Class Heroes) is 32.

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This breaks my heart. How bout we bury the idea of “class weirdo,” one set of parents at a time.

I believe in introducing kids to all kinds of constructive or cultural things and then watching their faces. Where you see joy, you keep feeding them whatever brought it about, even if it isn’t what you would have chosen for them. By supporting and validating what brings them joy, and encouraging them to run with these things in their own ways using their own ideas and resources, you help create a strong kid. A strong kid will be on a better path than a popular one, always, even if the path sometimes is steeply uphill.

Re: “Class Weirdo”: How else are they going to make friends with people who accept them as they are?

— Anonymous I’m going to quote myself (http://wapo.st/1zYC0Pa) from a chat where I quote myself from a conversation I had with my kids: “We’re all weird. Some people wear it for all to see, and some people tuck it away at home in horror that anyone will discover it, and most are somewhere in between.

Please make up your mind just to accept yourself and your weird.” I’ll add: And others’ weird, too.

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Google search of woman’s boyfriend shocks her family Dear Abby: Recently, a member of the family suggested that my mother Google the name of my sister’s new livein boyfriend. (Another family member said he had done it months ago.)

When Mom did, she saw that he is a convicted sex offender. We were all shocked as he has been very good to my sister and other members of the family.

So far, we haven’t said anything to my sister or her boyfriend, and I am unsure what to do. I have a small child and it makes me nervous. I don’t know if my sister knows, and I don’t know how to bring it up.

I am upset with my family member because he didn’t say anything immediately after finding this information. I’m upset at my sister if she knows and hasn’t been honest with us, and I am upset with this man. What should I do? — Upset In Virginia Dear Upset: First let me tell you what NOT to do.

Do not remain silent and stew. Tell your sister everything you have written to me and ask if she’s aware that her live-in boyfriend is on a sex offender website.

If his offense concerned a minor child, it is possible that he is not supposed to be around children — and if he has been that the authorities would like to know. But first, discuss this with your sister who may — or may not — be able to put your fears to rest.

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He recently told me he’s saving her remains to be intermingled with his when he dies. It was among a long list of her afterlife instructions he described. He’s in good health. I figure he has 25 years — or more — life expectancy before the big event.

Realistically, shouldn’t I expect more than second best in his world? Is there a time limit for grieving, or does the deceased get to control her hubby from the other side? — Waiting And Wondering Dear Waiting: Realistically, this has less to do with what you should “expect” than conclusions the widower must arrive at on his own. Ask him in a nonconfrontational way how he FEELS about carrying out all of his deceased wife’s wishes — and whether he thinks it is fair to himself or you.

Be prepared to discuss it without becoming emotional. His answers will tell you everything you need to know about a future with him.

P.S. If your relationship with him is good, why not focus on the present and not worry about what happens to his body when he’s gone? However, if this is a deal breaker, then don’t invest any more time.

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BRIDGE Learning bridge is not about absorbing rules or bidding conventions. The game’s essence is problem-solving: drawing inferences from the bidding or play. Negative inferences from what didn’t happen are equally useful.

Today’s West led his singleton heart against four spades, and East took the ace. He cashed the ace of clubs and returned a heart.

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ANSWER: Partner suggests six diamonds, four clubs and extra strength. With 4 2, 2, A Q 10 7 6 2, K Q 5 3, he would have rebid two diamonds.

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TELEVISION chain bookstore. 10 p.m., IFC. The new series “Expedition Unknown” explores iconic legends of which much stock footage exists. Tonight, it’s Amelia Earhart. 9 p.m., Travel.

From Herald news services

TODAY IN HISTORY Today is Thursday, Jan. 8, the eighth day of 2015.

There are 357 days left in the year.

Today’s highlight: On Jan. 8, 1815, the last major engagement of the War of 1812 came to an end as U.S. forces led by Maj. Gen. Andrew Jackson defeated the British in the Battle of New Orleans. (Given the slowness of communications at the time, the battle took place even though the United States and Britain had already signed a peace treaty.)

On this date: In 1790, President George Washington delivered his first State of the Union address to Congress in New York.

In 1863, America’s First Transcontinental Railroad had its beginnings as California Gov. Leland Stanford broke ground for the Central Pacific Railroad in Sacramento.

(The transcontinental railroad was completed in Promontory, Utah, in May 1869.)

In 1912, the African National Congress was founded in Bloemfontein, South Africa.

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In 1935, rock-androll legend Elvis Presley was born in Tupelo, Mississippi.

In 1964, President Lyndon B. Johnson, in his State of the Union address, declared an “unconditional war on poverty in America.”

In 1982, American Telephone and Telegraph settled the Justice Department’s antitrust lawsuit against it by agreeing to divest itself of the 22 Bell System companies.

In 1998, Ramzi Yousef, the mastermind of the 1993 World Trade Center bombing, was sentenced in New York to life imprisonment.

In 2011, U.S. Rep. Gabrielle Giffords, D-Ariz., was shot and critically wounded when a gunman opened fire as the congresswoman met with constituents in Tucson; six other people were killed, 12 others also injured. (Gunman Jared Lee Loughner was sentenced in Nov. 2012 to seven consecutive life sentences, plus 140 years.)

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‘Game of Thrones’ coming to IMAX Movie-going was not a popular activity in 2014.

In fact, Hollywood saw its bleakest ticket sales in two decades. Meanwhile, television is still enjoying its golden age.

So you can see the logic with HBO and IMAX announcing they are putting the last two episodes of “Game of Thrones” season four on the big screen: If no one is bothering to go to see the latest generic superhero flick because because they’d rather stay home and watch a quality series, why not just bring a popular TV show to the theaters?

The episodes, “The

Watchers on the Wall” and “The Children,”will screen for one week at 150 IMAX theaters later this month.

Fans of “Game of Thrones” have already seen these episodes, of course, so it was smart to go with

some of the more recent shows as a kind of refresher before season five begins in the spring. “The Watchers on the Wall” was also a particularly action-heavy episode with giants and beasts going up against the Night’s Watch during the Battle of Castle Black.

And the fight to the death (almost) between Brienne and the Hound in “The Children” should play nicely on a big screen. The only bit of newness IMAXgoers will get is a full season five trailer, which will no doubt be leaked to YouTube soon after anyway.

Some shows would play

better on a big screen, and certainly “Game of Thrones” is a more worthy option than, say, “The Big Bang Theory.” The cinematography of the HBO series is stellar and the settings are spectacular. But the strategy also feels like a sad commentary on the state of movies. If Hollywood wasn’t churning out so much derivative material that no one is buying tickets to see, IMAX probably wouldn’t feel the need to lure moviegoers to theaters with already-aired episodes of a television series.

Stephanie Merry, The Washington Post

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Glee: Season 5” ★★½: Overall, this is not one of the best seasons for the FOX TV musical. What saves it is the third episode, which deals with the death of Cory Monteith’s character, Finn Hudson.

“Black Sails: Season 1” ★★½: The set includes the initial eight episodes of the Starz original series.

Set in 1715, the golden age of piracy, New Providence Island is a lawless territory controlled by notorious pirate captains.

The most feared is Captain Flint (Toby Stephens), who finds himself in a battle with the British Navy set on redeeming its land.

Only an uneasy alliance with Eleanor Guthrie (Hannah New), daughter of the local kingpin,

gives Flint the means to find a treasure that could mean survival for the buccaneers.

Also new on DVD this week: “Left Behind”: When millions of people disappear, a man (Nicolas Cage) looks for answers to why he was left behind. One possible reason: He’s Nicolas Cage.

“Get On Up”: Look at the life of James Brown.

Chadwick Boseman stars.

“The Guest”: Mysterious stranger befriends a grieving family.

“Sweet Revenge: Turning the Tables on Processed Food”: A look at the real culprit behind health problems that come with eating.

“Girls: The Complete Third Season”: Lena

Dunham’s series about relationships among privileged young white women in the big city.

“The Manners of Downton Abbey”: A behind-the-scenes look at the filming of season five.

“The Boys from Brazil”: Gregory Peck film about Nazis in South America is now on Blu-ray.

“Atlas Shrugged: Part III”: Heroic wealth producers go Galt in this, the final film in the trilogy adapted from the novel by Ayn Rand.

“The Longest Week”: Jason Bateman stars in this romantic comedy about three people in a love triangle.

“Candyman”: Cult horror film is on Blu-ray.

Emilia Clarke plays Daenerys Targaryen in ‘’Game of Thrones.’’

NEW ON DVD “Boyhood” ★★★★: So much has been made about the lengthy process used to film this story of a boy’s life from age 5-18.

The tenacity director Richard Linklater showed in getting the movie made is admirable. But the true quality comes from this engaging story that at first glance looks like a series of random — often uneventful — moments in the youngster’s life. It’s not until the end that the real storytelling power is revealed. Linklater reminds us in a memorable way that life is a series of moments — some big, most small — that go into defining who we are. The way he flows in and out of these moments makes for a tale that grows in strength with each passing

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