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First flight delayed again Sources say it won’t be until at least late this spring before the new KC-46A tanker is ready to take to the skies. By Dan Catchpole Herald Writer
EVERETT — The U.S. Air Force will have to wait a little longer for first flight of a new
aerial-refueling tanker, which the Boeing Co. is developing at the Paine Field plant. Boeing had said that first flight of the plane, derived from the commercial 767, would be in late
April. But now the KC-46A Pegasus isn’t expected to fly until later this spring or in the summer, according to people familiar with the program. Neither these sources nor Boeing or Air Force officials would specify the cause or extent of the latest delay. The plane in question is the first full military version of the
tanker. A nonmilitary version of the airplane flew in late December. It has been at Boeing Field in Seattle since, undergoing testing. The program is under pressure to stay on schedule to deliver the first 18 tankers by August 2017. See TANKER, Page A2
Eagles’ practice pays off Arlington bests Murphy and Monroe in scholastic competition
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They had 31 years together Steven Hadaway’s presence is still felt in the home he shared with his wife and children, whom he cherished above everything. By Eric Stevick Herald Writer
you know your >> Think stuff? Take a sample quiz
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defeated in the 2014 championship. “It’s like that baseball saying, ‘It’s deja vu all over again,’ ” Hi-Q coordinator David Korkowski said. But this time Arlington was victorious after the close, 42-question match. “It was a nail-biter,” Korkowski said. Competitors had 15 seconds ticking on a large, red-lighted clock and four chances to answer correctly before the other teams could buzz in with their responses. See HI-Q, Page A2
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EVERETT — It was brains, not brawn, that scored students from Arlington a state trophy here Tuesday. Competitors at the Hi-Q championship showed off their smarts during the quiz contest at Archbishop Murphy High School. Spectators packed the gym, cheering, clapping and laughing as contestants tried to answer challenging and often obscure questions. The Archbishop Wildcats defended a three-year title run against the Arlington Eagles and the Monroe Bearcats — the same teams that Murphy
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Donning her custom-made “Keep Calm I’m A Hi-Q Mom” T-shirt, Kristi Neeleman takes photos of her daughter, Felix, and the rest of the winning students.
You’re it! Don’t hide under the balls: Folks in the Netherlands are playing games of hide-andseek in Ikea stores, and the retail giant isn’t happy about it (Page A9). Ikea says it’s concerned for the safety of its customers — and, presumably, of game players who become
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hopelessly lost in the giant stores’ vast trackless wastelands of MÄRKIND bookshelves and SVÖNYN entertainment centers, and are never heard from again. Perhaps the House of Lords is more his style: An Illinois congressman resigned Tuesday amid revelations of lavish spend-
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ing, including redecorating his official office in “Downton Abbey” style (Page A8). In announcing his resignation, Rep. Aaron Schock, R-Burke’s Peerage, cited the distraction of “constant questions” about his spending — and the difficulty of employing a suitable valet and household staff on a congressman’s salary.
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Nobody puts Bibi into a corner: Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu declared victory in a tight parliamentary election Tuesday (Page A8). Analysts credited Netanyahu’s apparent victory to a strong turnout by his base: the Republican Party.
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Surrounded by fellow teammates, Arlington’s Hannah Martian checks out the Washington State Hi-Q trophy Tuesday, after the school’s team won the annual scholastic competition against Archbishop Murphy and Monroe at Archbishop Murphy High School.
DARRINGTON — Margie Hadaway sensed something was wrong. Her husband hadn’t texted to wish her good morning. That wasn’t like Steven. He’d left that March 22 morning to install a satellite dish at a home on Steelhead Drive west of Darrington. His rig’s GPS later showed that he arrived at 8:15. The mudslide hit at 10:37. Steven, 53, was in the middle of it. “It doesn’t feel like it has been a year,” Margie said. “It still hurts like it was yesterday.” She is grateful to the searchers who slogged and dug and didn’t give up. Forty-three people were lost in the mud. Steven was the 42nd to be found. It took two months to bring him out. There was a time when Margie wondered if that would ever happen. She left it in God’s hands, relying on her faith for strength. It is difficult for her to drive Highway 530 through the slide zone. “You can’t look out there and not feel something,” she said. “And I don’t know if that will ever go away. That’s the place that took my love from me.” Steven’s presence is felt inside her Darrington home. In a hallway are the three college diplomas he earned online in his middle age as he looked for ways to better provide for his family. Photos of him are plentiful in the living room where a sign in big block letters reads: “Forever For Always and No Matter What!” That’s how Steven and Margie Hadaway felt about each other. She married the Marine when he came home to Tacoma from training in North Carolina. They later became foster parents. They planned to grow old together. “They say Prince Charming is a fairy tale,” she said. “That’s not true. I spent 31 years married to my Prince Charming. It’s a oncein-a-lifetime deal.”
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