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Is 1-party control county’s destiny?
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Democrats are fielding two candidates for county executive while Republicans were unable to recruit and have not endorsed either man running on their ticket. By Noah Haglund Herald Writer
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Classified . . . . E3 Crossword . . .D6
Dear Abby. . . .D6 Horoscope . . .D6
MICHAEL BERVELL | Kamiak High School
He’s Ivy-League-bound and full of promise; it’s a family tradition By Julie Muhlstein Herald Writer
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n Michael Bervell’s Facebook page, there’s a message from one high achiever to another. “After months of debating, I finally committed to attend school at Harvard University!!!!” he wrote in his May 1 post. “Sorry Joel Bervell, looks like we’re rivals now.” With his Ivy League choice, Michael is following in his scholarly family’s footsteps. Older brother Joel
will be a junior at Yale University this fall. Their sister is another academic superstar in this trio of Kamiak High School alums. Rachel Bervell is a Harvard graduate about to start at the University of Illinois College of Medicine at Chicago. And she recently earned a master’s degree from Georgetown University. In picking Harvard, Michael Bervell joins an elite group among Snohomish County members of the class of 2015. And he got to choose. The 17-year-old was also accepted at his brother’s school, Yale; Princeton
University; the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania; the University of California at both Los Angeles and Berkeley; and the University of Washington. Michael graduated from Kamiak June 5 with a 3.83 grade point average. He served as his school’s ASB president this year. In another leadership role, he was the 2014 governor of Evergreen Boys State, an annual conference sponsored by the American Legion.
The class of 2015 Today we present The Herald’s annual look at outstanding high school graduates. More grads are profiled on pages A6-7.
Portraits by
Kevin Clark Herald photographer
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DRESSED TO A TEE
FARTHER AFIELD
YOUTH VIEWS
Golf fashion these days is about comfort and color. Good Life, D1
Get away from the urban hustle on family-friendly trails. Outdoors, E1
Photos from PAIR students on the road to recovery. Local, B1
Lottery . . . . . .A2 Success . . . . . .A9
Movies . . . . . .D5 Obituaries. . . . B4
Sports . . . . . . . C1 Viewpoints . . . B7
Fine 75/53, C10
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SUNDAY
BOTHELL — John Lovick had to share the stage last week when he told a roomful of Democrats here how excited he is to run for re-election as Snohomish County executive. Sitting a few feet away from the sharp-dressed former sheriff was Dave Somers, the county councilman and fellow Democrat John Lovick challenging him for the executive’s job. As they took turns answering policy questions, Somers, a fish-biologistturned-politician, made the pitch that he’s better qualified. Dave Somers The scene was cordial, but awkward. The Democratic Party endorsed Lovick months earlier — and that wasn’t about to change. “If you endorsed John, I’ll respect that,” Somers said. “But as individuals, I’ll ask for your support.” As Democrats debate over established candidates, Republicans have been unable to field an opponent with any experience in office. One GOP hopeful, Norm Nunnally of Marysville, has sown confusion by issuing conflicting statements about whether he intends to endorse the other Republican in the race, Robert Sutherland, of Granite Falls. Last week, Nunnally said he was all in. Rounding out the five-person field is James Robert Deal, an independent candidate with a quixotic political platform. He’s probably best known in the community for opposing fluoride in drinking water. The two candidates who get the most votes, regardless of party, will advance from the Aug. 4 primary to the Nov. 3 general election. If political trends continue, Snohomish County may be settling into single-party dominance. Communities in western Washington, like other urban areas in the U.S., are now trending Democratic, said Todd Donovan, a professor of
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