Everett Daily Herald, September 28, 2015

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This week’s watchwords Shutdown avoided?

Putin’s Syria initiative

The new federal budget year begins Thursday. A stopgap spending measure that avoids the Planned Parenthood funding debate — and thus a government shutdown — was advanced by lame-duck House Speaker John Boehner on Friday.

The Russian president is positioning himself as a major player on global security with his brash military buildup in Syria. Today, for the first time in a decade, he appeals to the U.N. general assembly for coordinated action to defeat Islamist extremism.

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Sausage Fest The Everett version of a Bavarian Oktoberfest is in its 39th year and features food, entertainment and a carnival. It’s this weekend, starting Friday, at Our Lady of Perpetual Help Church grounds, at Everett Avenue and Cedar Street.

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Oil train law still in works The Department of Ecology is figuring out what details must be included to help cities prepare for an accident. By Jerry Cornfield Herald Writer

OLYMPIA — A new state law requires cities, counties and fire

departments be told ahead of time when an oil train is coming through their community. But it may be the summer of 2017 before they start getting

such a heads-up. The state Department of Ecology is working to determine what details on the type and source of oil being shipped must be in the notices to help communities prepare for a derailment, spill or other type of accident. “They really want to know the

nature of the products getting transported through their area. We have to figure out what’s feasible to require,” said David Byers, response manager for the agency. “We have a lot of work to do See TRAINS, back page, this section

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Marsh already coming to life The next project for the Qwuloolt Estuary is 1.8 miles of new trail, which adds a significant amount of shoreline access in Marysville. By Chris Winters Herald Writer

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Seahawks tight end Jimmy Graham celebrates his 30-yard touchdown Sunday against the Bears at CenturyLink Field. Seattle shut out Chicago, 26-0. See Sports, C1.

MARYSVILLE — The levee at the Qwuloolt Estuary has been breached for nearly a month and the ecosystem is slowly transforming from a weed-covered lowland into a salt marsh. With the Tulalip Tribes doing the last bits of finishing work, the city of Marysville is now looking at its next big project: building 1.8 miles of new trail around the new estuary. The city is planning a 12-foot wide paved trail that would lead from Ebey Waterfront Park down to the estuary. Another segment will run on the east side of the breached levee up to Harborview Park in the Sunnyside neighborhood. If all goes according to plan, the two segments of trail would be complete by the end of 2016. It’s a big deal for the city, which has relatively little in the way of publicly available waterfront. “We’ve only had about 900 feet of access to our shoreline and this will change that significantly,” said Jim Ballew, Marysville’s director of Parks and Recreation. See ESTUARY, Page A6

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entire 12 years in office. Hjelle touts her inside knowledge. “I know I’m the best candidate,” Hjelle said. “I have the most practical experience. I love what I do.” Opponent Marty Glaser has

Virtual Bubba Big Dawg does a 360: Former President Bill Clinton appears in a new short movie about East Africa that was made with virtual reality techniques (Short Takes, Page B4). The 360-degree cameras make you feel like you are in the same room with Clinton Dear Abby. . . . B3 Horoscope . . . B4

worked as a residential appraiser for 29 years, 23 of them running his own business, Martin Appraisal Services. Though Glaser has never worked in government or run for public office, he said his career gives him a

while he chats with a Tanzanian entrepreneur, visits a classroom in Nairobi, and flirts with the intern who brings him his mail and skinny soy latte at his New York City office. Surfing the vast cultural wasteland: “San Francisco 2.0,” a documentary by filmmaker Alexandra Pelosi

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(daughter of the Democratic House leader), looks at how the digital boom and extreme income inequality have changed The City (The Clicker, Page B4). For one thing, housing has gotten so expensive in San Francisco that homeless people can make a few bucks by renting out their largest cardboard boxes on Sports . . . . . . . C1 Your Photos . . B1

crucial skill that Hjelle lacks. “The assessor’s office, in my opinion, has not had a qualified appraiser in leadership for more than 20 years,” he said. “This is See ASSESSOR, Page A2

Airbnb.com. Don’t know much about history: On this day in 1850, the U.S. Navy banned flogging as punishment (Today in History, Page B4). This day in 1928 also was a good day for sailors, as that was when penicillin was discovered. — Mark Carlson, Herald staff

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