Meet the original Colby cruisers B1
05.24.2015
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Everett, Wash.
To the brink in Olympia
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Lawmakers say they will pass a budget by the July 1 deadline, but state agencies will be prepared for a shutdown, just in case. By Jerry Cornfield Herald Writer
OLYMPIA – One special session won’t be enough for state lawmakers to end their budget stand-off so there will be another starting Friday. That same day, unions representing thousands of state workers will be notified there may be layoffs if a new budget is not in place by July 1 when the fiscal year starts. Those notices, required under collective bargaining agreements, signal a ramping up of preparations for a partial government shutdown should lawmakers fail to agree on a plan to fund state government for the next two years. Private contractors will be getting letters warning that the state may not be able to pay them until lawmakers finish their work. And dozens of agencies have filed contingency plans with the governor’s office. Gov. Jay Inslee, his advisors and department heads must chisel out a list of programs and services to be scaled back or halted completely if there’s no money available to pay for them. House and Senate leaders insist a shutdown won’t happen — but planning for the worst will
Larry Taylor, Arlington, looks out over the Marysville Cemetery while working on the Tombstone Project on May 16. Organized through the Stillaguamish Valley Genealogical Society, the Tombstone Project aims to identify unmarked headstones as well as replace decaying concrete markers, dating back to the early 1900s, with granite markers.
Volunteers for the Tombstone Project are making sure that no grave will be forgotten Story by Kari Bray
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Photos by Ian Terry
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The Stillaguamish Valley Genealogical Society’s initials, engraved in a granite headstone replaced by the Tombstone Project in the Marysville Cemetery.
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heir names disappear over the years. Damp green grass and spongy moss creep over headstones. Wind and rain scour the engraved letters until they’re washed away completely. The faded cement markers have guarded graves for generations. The people buried beneath them include civil war veterans and army widows, stillborn infants and centenarians, college coaches and small-town politicians. They were parents, grandparents, children and friends. Somewhere, someone may be looking for them. See MARKERS, Page A4
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UPWARD BOUND
SNOHOMISH ADVANCES
SMARTY PANTS
Kids learn the joy of climbing with the Mountaineers. Outdoors, E1
Panthers beat Bellarmine Prep, will head to state semifinals. Sports, C1
Forget the “rules.” White pants are fine for all seasons. Good Life, D1
Muddled 62/52, C10
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