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Bothell sued over chase The wrongful death lawsuit says a police officer acted recklessly and negligently when he pursued a fleeing felon. By Diana Hefley Herald Writer
BOTHELL — The decisions that led to a deadly police chase in 2013 are under scrutiny in a wrongful death lawsuit filed
against the city of Bothell. The lawsuit alleges that Bothell police officer Mark Atterbury was reckless and negligent when he chased a pickup truck into Everett. The truck, driven by Joseph Strange, a convicted felon
recently released from prison, smashed into Rachael Kamin’s Honda CRV. Kamin, 40, was driving home Rachael along Pacific AveKamin nue on Mother’s Day after her shift at Providence Regional Medical
Center Everett. She suffered a head injury and died two days later. She was survived by her husband, Todd Kamin, and two sons, 16 and 14. Prosecutors charged Strange with first-degree murder based on a rarely used theory that he caused Kamin’s death “under See CHASE, Page A5
The classroom is her element Sultan science teacher’s work earns national recognition
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Maps bill moves forward The legislation directs the Department of Natural Resources to expand and more easily share its database of hazardous areas. By Jerry Cornfield Herald Writer
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annual conference in Chicago next month. She will take courses to sharpen her skill in the classroom and gather ideas to bring back to Sultan. “Beg, borrow and steal is kind of our motto in teaching,” she said. Kelley aims to keep her students motivated in the classroom by teaching them scientific lessons through working in the lab. “When they get their hands on and get involved, those abstract concepts start to make a lot more sense,” she said. Kelley often takes students to nearby Osprey Park, where they
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SULTAN — A science teacher here is receiving national recognition for her work in the classroom. Karissa Kelley started teaching biology and chemistry at Sultan High School two years ago. Now, she’s being honored with the 2015 award for new teachers by the National Science Teacher Association. “It’s fantastic,” Superintendent Dan Chaplik said. “It speaks to the great work she and all of our staff do every day.” As this year’s honoree, Kelley is set to attend the association’s
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A close-up of a leaf as seen through a microscope
Chateau Supersize The McMansion is back: Forget all the talk about notso-big houses and walkable urban communities. The median square footage of homes built in 2014 was nearly 1,000 square feet larger than in 1992, and they’re being built in ever-sprawling suburbs (Page A9). Dear Abby. . . .D5 Horoscope . . . B6
America’s houses are getting so big and far-flung that before you know it, cars will be needed not only for all errands outside the home, but inside it, too. Who cooks for you — and rips your flesh with its talons: Attacks by an aggressive eagle owl with a nearly 6-foot wingspan have left
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residents of a Dutch village cowering in terror (Nation Briefly, Page A8). Townspeople have taken to shielding themselves with umbrellas — which also come in handy when the owl, in a follow-up attack, relieves itself. Don’t know much about history: On this day in Sports . . . . . . . C1 Stocks . . . . . .A10
1911, inventor Charles F. Kettering demonstrated his latest creation: the electric automobile self-starter (Today in History, Page D6). Fun (and completely true) fact: Kettering’s invention was made infinitely more practical by the invention three years earlier of the battery jumper cable.
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Sultan High School science teacher Karissa Kelley works with sophomore students in a biology lab exercise Thursday morning. Student Carsen Smith (left) slices into a portion of a leaf before putting it under a microscope for examination. Kelley, who teaches biology and chemistry, was recently rewarded for her work by the National Science Teacher Association.
OLYMPIA — Lawmakers are laying the groundwork for the Department of Natural Resources to collect better information on landslide-prone areas and to make it more easily available for anyone who wants it. On Wednesday, the state Senate overwhelmingly approved a bill directing DNR to improve its database of geologic hazard maps and ensure the materials are easily accessible by scientists, government agencies and the public. Senate Bill 5088 clears the way for the agency to develop maps using advanced remote sensing technology known as LiDAR that provides three-dimensional detail about landforms. The bill passed on a 48-0 vote and forwarded to the House for consideration. The state Department of Natural Resources already has mapped many areas with potential geologic hazards using aerial surveys and topographic maps but not lidar, according to DNR spokesman Joe Smillie. But the department will need additional funding to hire people to do the work prescribed in the Senate bill. It is seeking $6.6 million in the next state budget to hire 14 people to collect and analyze LiDAR data. DNR’s Division of Geology and Earth Resources now has two geologists focused on mapping and three on geologic hazards, he said. “As the unanimous Senate vote shows, DNR has received a great deal of support from the Legislature on this program and are confident it will be funded,” Smillie said. Sen. Kirk Pearson, R-Monroe, sponsored the bill in response the March 22, 2014, landslide in Oso, which he said highlighted the need to improve the state’s database of maps showing where geologic hazards might exist. “This bill could help save lives,” Pearson said in a statement. “By using the best technology available, we can identify these dangers before they cause major harm and destruction.”
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