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Such an election could increase the state’s clout in the national process, but Democrats say the cost isn’t worth it. By Jerry Cornfield Herald Writer
OLYMPIA — Washington intends to conduct a presidential primary in 2016, though it is not certain when.
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Republican Secretary of State Kim Wyman wants to hold it in early March rather than late May, as now scheduled. Doing so could increase the state’s clout in the national nominating process of those seeking
to become the nation’s next leader, she said. But moving it up requires Wyman getting agreement from leaders of the Democratic and Republican parties. Republicans want to do it but Democrats are openly hostile to even holding the primary, saying it’s not worth the $11.5 million it will cost the
state. Washington canceled the primaries in 2012 and 2004, citing budget reasons. “The funds allotted for a primary election would be better spent on education, health care, higher education and jobs,” said Jamal Raad, spokesman for the state Democratic Party. See PRIMARY, Page A8
It’s already been a year Family and friends gather to remember Bradley Hogue
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LAKE STEVENS — He was everybody’s best friend, the boy with the sunny smile and an adventure always in mind. Family and friends remember Bradley Hogue as a ball of energy with a wild sense of humor and an endearing sweet side. He was fearless, compassionate, energetic and “the happiest person the world.” Tuesday evening, more than 60 people celebrated Bradley with just the kind of party he would have loved to crash: pizza and soda by the lake at Wyatt Park, friends laughing and
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hugging, sunshine and a fresh breeze over the water. “He would have been right in the middle of everything, running circles around everyone,” said Deanna Hogue, Bradley’s mom. Tuesday marked one year since the 19-year-old died. Family and friends called it his “Angelversary.” Bradley was on his second day of a new landscaping job, working on a property in Duvall, when he fell into a rotating auger used to spread beauty bark. A state investigation completed in January found that employees routinely were asked to clear jams in heavy equipment while
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it was running. The company, Pacific Topsoils, was fined $199,000 for 16 safety violations. They’re appealing the state’s findings. Bradley was one of 12 workers from Snohomish County who died on the job last year. People shared hugs and swapped stories about him Tuesday. They crouched in front of posters decorated with photos. Some showed a beaming Bradley piled with friends on a couch or boat while others showed him making goofy faces, always trying to win a smile or laugh. Friends think of him often. For many, it doesn’t feel like it’s been a
At least it would be a good idea, except Taco Bell is rolling it out in California and Texas — not in Washington Colorado, Oregon or Alaska. The voice: Harry Shearer apparently will remain in the cast of “The Simpsons” after all, despite a series of tweets from him and the venerable show’s executive producer
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that suggested he was leaving (Short Takes, Page D6). Shearer is 71, which raises the question: How soon will the “Simpsons” voice cast be too old for any character other than Mr. Burns and Grandpa Abe Simpson? Don’t know much about history: On this day in 1850, President Zachary Short Takes . . .D6 Sports . . . . . . . C1
year; it doesn’t feel like he’s gone. Ashley Williams met Bradley in elementary school and graduated from Lake Stevens High School with him in 2013. She still can’t walk into Ace Hardware, where he worked before Pacific Topsoils. She recalled his quirky sense of humor and genuine kindness. “We all miss him so much,” she said. “We wish he was still here, and we love him.” Everyone who knew him considered him a friend, Williams said, and after high school he was the glue that held them together. See BRADLEY, Page A2
Taylor died in office only 16 months into his term (Today in History, Page D6). “Old Rough and Ready” was replaced by Millard Fillmore — so at least in his final moments he could take comfort in the knowledge that he would not be remembered as the worst president in U.S. history.
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Jordan Lee and Courtney Jeffrey share a moment to remember along with many other friends and family at Davies Beach in Lake Stevens on Tuesday to mark the one-year anniversary of Bradley Hogue’s death. Hogue was crushed by an auger on his second day on a new landscaping job.
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EVERETT — Dr. Daniel Selove takes a methodical, thoughtful approach to his job. As Snohomish County’s newly appointed medical examiner, his work is a matter of life and death. Life, because he can provide answers to survivors who want to know how and why a family member or friend died. Death, for what the dead — his patients — can teach the living about avoiding disease, accidents and violence. “It’s so rewarding what I do, talking to a family and being able to answer their questions,” the soft-spoken Selove said. Selove started his job June 15. He oversees a staff of 13, including an associate medical examiner, death investigators, and administrative staff. The office is set to hire two more investigators soon. Formally, he refers to himself as a forensic pathologist. His duty, as he views it, is explaining death. The medical examiner assumes jurisdiction when the reason a person died is unnatural or unknown. The county morgue got involved in 886 of the 4,692 reported deaths in the county last year. That included the 43 people who died during the Oso mudslide, 34 traffic deaths and 15 homicides. Turmoil thrust Selove into the leadership role at an office that’s gone through two management shakeups in the past year. He has no prior managerial experience. Now, he oversees autopsies and pathology, death-scene investigations and administrative duties. “I had no illusions this would be a cakewalk,” he said. “I know there’s a risk of spreading myself thin.” Selove grew up in West Virginia, then finished high school and college in Virginia. He earned his medical degree from the University of Florida in Gainesville and moved to Everett in 1994, a couple of years after completing his residency. He still lives in the same Everett home he and his wife bought shortly after moving here.
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Dr. Daniel Selove, who became medical examiner June 15, says being able to give grieving families answers makes his work rewarding.
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