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Motocross again approved Burn By Noah Haglund Herald Writer

GRANITE FALLS — Plans to build an off-road motorcycle racetrack along the Mountain Loop Highway have

again received approval from the Snohomish County hearing examiner. The new decision, released Dec. 23, revisited an earlier one the examiner issued in May. The project still must adhere to a

long list of conditions intended to limit noise, water runoff, dust, light pollution, fire danger, traffic and more. “It’s great news,” said Gary Strode, co-owner of the company trying to build the track. “Hopefully, we’re getting near the end of it here.” Not so fast, say neighbors and environmentalists fighting the

project. They see the hearing examiner’s latest response as inadequate. Lingering concerns include landslide risks on steep slopes, the risk of additional sediment to nearby Canyon Creek, groundwater contamination from oil spills and the potential for See PLANS, Page A2

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George and Mary Hammericksen have known and felt a bond with Alisa Johnson (center) since she was a young girl. Mary Hammericksen was a good friend of Alisa’s late mother. Now the Everett couple have adopted Johnson, 49.

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EVERETT — Mary Hammericksen remembers the sound of her daughter’s voice the first day they met. It was spring and the door to her north Seattle home was open. Hammericksen heard singing coming from outside. Two little girls were sitting in the dirt, playing a clapping game. Hammericksen

recognized one neighbor girl and asked after her playmate. “Hi Lisa,” Hammericksen said, greeting the new neighbor. “It’s Alisa,” the girl corrected her. Alisa Johnson was 7. Her family had moved into the house two doors down from the Hammericksens and their three children. Over the years that feisty girl anchored herself to the Hammericksens and their lives intertwined.

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Mary and George Hammericksen recently legally adopted Johnson, now 49. “We just formalized what the three of us have known for 40 years,” Mary Hammericksen said. “She’s been the daughter of my heart, and George loves her, too.”

The restriction is even higher in Darrington, which sits in a basin in the Stillaguamish Valley where pollutants are easily trapped. By Chris Winters Herald Writer

EVERETT — The Puget Sound Clean Air Agency on Wednesday called for a stage 2 burn ban for Darrington. In addition, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has called for a burn ban on several Indian reservations in the state, including those of the Tulalip and Stillaguamish tribes. Snohomish County has been operating under a stage 1 burn ban since Tuesday. A stage 1 ban prohibits outdoor fires and most indoor burning except for pellet stoves and inserts or wood-burning stoves certified by the EPA. A stage 2 ban, the highest level of alert, prohibits all burning, under penalty of a $1,000 fine, unless a wood stove has been previously approved by the state because it is the home’s only source of heat. This is the second time this month that the Clean Air Agency has singled out Darrington. That’s an experiment the agency started conducting this year, said Philip Swartzendruber, an air quality scientist with the agency. “We feel like we’ve got a clearer handle on the differences between Darrington and the rest of the county,” Swartzendruber said. While the agency’s air quality monitors are set up to detect a number of pollutants, in Darrington wood smoke far and away is the dominant pollutant. A big part of the problem is that Darrington is in a basin in the upper Stillaguamish Valley, which traps stagnant air and pollutants. There is also a proportionally higher use of wood-burning stoves in the upper valley than down on the coast. Normally, the Puget Sound region’s prevailing winds keep air moving, and the rain tends to wash pollutants out of the air, said Cliff Mass, a meteorologist and

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Hospital of brain cancer, said his son, Rory Herrmann. The actor, who had been hospitalized for several weeks, was surrounded by family members including his wife, Star, and his three children, his son said. “He was full of knowledge and kindness and goodness. ... He always wanted to share the great and beautiful things in life,” Rory Herrmann said. That

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engine noise to harm populations of the marbled murrelet, an endangered seabird that nests in oldgrowth forests. “There’s a lot of risk there for the county if they go ahead and approve this project,” said Bill Lider, an engineer who consulted for opponents. The examiner’s decision can be appealed to the County Council and to Snohomish County Superior Court. Before starting construction, the project also must obtain permits. The examiner’s 93-page decision is the latest turn in a nearly decade-long effort by MXGP of Kirkland to build a motocross facility in Snohomish County. In 2005, the county shut down a track the company was operating without permits on farmland near Monroe. In 2006, plans to build a track in Maltby fell apart in the face of

neighborhood resistance and zoning rules. MXGP bought the Mountain Loop property in 2007, after the County Council agreed to open up some commercial forestland for motocross tracks. Attempting to stop the proposed track there are the Mountain Loop Conservancy, the Pilchuck Audubon Society and the North Cascades Conservation Council. They want to preserve the peace and tranquility that make the Mountain Loop Highway a magnet for hikers and wildlife watchers. They’re also trying to protect forest habitat and fish runs in Canyon Creek, a tributary of the South Fork Stillaguamish River. MXGP’s proposal calls for building out a complex of multiple tracks in five phases. The work could take up to 15 years to complete. It would occupy a 437-acre site located between two quarries, Green Mountain Mine and Snohomish County’s Sand Hill gravel pit. About

included art, music and classic cars. The 6-foot-5 actor’s favorite role was playing Roosevelt, his son said, which he did in projects including the TV movies “Eleanor and Franklin” (1976) and its sequel “Eleanor and Franklin: The White House Years” (1977) and in the 1982 movie musical “Annie.” Herrmann also provided the voice for FDR in Ken

Burns’ documentary series “The Roosevelts: An Intimate History,” which aired on PBS earlier this year. His urbane tones were heard on a variety of other documentaries and on hundreds of audio books including Laura Hillenbrand’s “Unbroken.” He had recently narrated a documentary on cancer, Rory Herrmann said. He appeared frequently on the big screen, in major

80 percent of the property would remain as forest. There are plans to build an earthen berm around the project to dampen the sound offsite. The examiner’s decision takes up three legal issues: granting a request to rezone MXGP’s property to forestry and recreation from just forestry; issuing a conditional use permit; and denying a land-use appeal. In February 2014, hearings on the project stretched over five and a half days. People sent in 385 comment letters. Track opponents compiled 899 signatures for a petition. Examiner pro tem Phil Olbrechts issued the first decision in May, but agreed to reconsider it after opponents appealed. In both decisions, the examiner imposed a 49 decibel sound limit at the property line. That’s lower than normal conversational volumes. If noise levels come within 5 decibels of that threshold, the track must conduct

continual noise monitoring for next nine months. The limit applies to racetrack operations and construction, though not daytime construction during the first year. “The person with everything at risk is me,” Strode said. “If I’m wrong and my experts are wrong, I lose millions of dollars.” The examiner’s rules prohibit recreational motorcycle or ATV riding before 9 a.m. or after 9 p.m. The nighttime limit is dusk when it falls before 9 p.m. No racing is allowed after 7 p.m. or dusk, whichever comes earlier. Races could only be held on Saturdays and Sundays, with an exception for some holidays. No more than 40 motorcycles or ATVs could race on at any track at the same time. No national races under the American Motorcycle Association are allowed. In the more recent decision, the examiner told MXGP to limit the number of parking spaces. Also new is a condition

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for track operators to distribute leaflets informing patrons that off-road vehicles aren’t allowed on nearby national forest lands. Anyone who violates those rules must be banned from the facility for a year. The new decision also clarifies noise-monitoring procedures. Other conditions are addressing landslide hazards within 200 feet of any developed areas. The track’s operator must keep a log to record complaints about noise, dust, traffic, parking, restrooms, security and other issues. There’s a requirement to pay a combined $47,000 in traffic-impact fees to the city of Granite Falls, the state and the county. One-day attendance cannot exceed 800 people for riders, spectators and facility staff. The motocross park can be used for a maximum of 150 days per year. Noah Haglund: 425339-3465; nhaglund@ heraldnet.com. Twitter: @NWhaglund.

Associated Press NEW YORK — Guitarist Slash has filed for divorce from his wife of 13 years. Court documents filed Tuesday in Los Angeles cite irreconcilable differences for Slash and Perla Hudson’s split. Slash’s real name is Saul Hudson. The former Guns N’ Roses performer and Perla were married in 2001, and he also filed for divorce in 2010, citing irreconcilable differences. The couple have two sons.

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Suit fights gun background-check law Groups go to federal court, saying the new measure’s requirements for checks on all gun transfers goes too far. By Rachel La Corte Associated Press

OLYMPIA — Opponents of a new expanded gun backgroundcheck measure in Washington filed a federal lawsuit Tuesday, asking a federal judge to block parts of the law that involve transfers of firearms. The lawsuit was filed in district court in Tacoma and seeks a permanent injunction against

enforcement of parts of Initiative 594 that deal with non-commercial transfers to private citizens. The measure was approved by voters in November. The suit states that the law is “so vague that a person of ordinary intelligence cannot understand its scope, which renders it subject to arbitrary enforcement.” I-594, which passed with 59 percent of the vote, created universal background checks for

all sales, including those made online or at gun shows. It also required checks for all transfers, including many loans and gifts. The language surrounding those transfers has raised the most ire with opponents, who say it goes too far and infringes on people’s constitutional rights. The measure has exceptions for emergency gun transfers concerning personal safety, gifts between family members, antiques and loans for hunting. But the lawsuit notes that there are plenty of other scenarios where it’s not clear whether the

new law would apply, such as when a gun is given to a FedEx carrier for shipping, or if a nonmarried couple who live together can share a weapon. “The broad and poorly constructed restrictions in I-594 render the enactment unconstitutional,” the lawsuit states. The lawsuit was filed by several groups, including the Second Amendment Foundation, the Northwest School of Safety, Puget Sound Security Inc., the Pacific Northwest Association of Investors, the Firearms Academy of Seattle, and six citizens, including

Second Amendment Foundation founder Alan Gottlieb. Voters in November rejected a rival measure that Gottlieb supported that would have prevented any expansion beyond the federal standard, which requires the checks for sales or transfers by licensed dealers but not for purchases from private sellers. Named as defendants in the suit are Attorney General Bob Ferguson and Washington State Patrol Chief John Batiste. In an emailed statement, See GUNS, Page A6

Prosecutors examining Everett fatal shooting By Rikki King Herald Writer

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A newborn orca swims alongside its mother near Vancouver Island in the Canadian Gulf Islands of British Columbia. The baby is being called J-50.

Welcome to the family, J-50 Associated Press SEATTLE — A newborn orca in the endangered pod that frequents Puget Sound is an encouraging sign following the death earlier this month of a pregnant killer whale from the same group. “That was a pretty hard hit,” Howard Garrett of the Whidbey Island-based Orca Network said Wednesday. “It’s good to see a positive sign.” The baby orca was discovered Tuesday by Center for Whale Research scientist Ken Balcomb and another scientist monitoring members of J-pod off the Canadian Gulf Islands of British Columbia. The presumed mother is J-16, a 43-year-old that has had three surviving calves, Balcomb said. The baby killer whale was estimated to be a day or two old and appeared healthy. It has been designated J-50. The birth makes 78 orcas in the southern resident killer whale population that spends time in the inland waters of Washington state and Canada. They are an endangered species in Canada and the U.S.

With the addition of J-50 to J-pod, there are 78 of the endangered whales in the waters of British Columbia and Washington. The baby killer whale was estimated to be a day or two old wieh it was first spotted and appeared to be appeared healthy.

Now, everyone is hoping J-50 can survive. An estimated 35 percent to 45 percent of orcas die in their first year, Garrett said. The Puget Sound population is in danger, with a limited supply of their favorite food,

chinook salmon. Killer whales are 7 to 8 feet in length at birth and weigh about 400 pounds. They are born after a 17-month gestation and nurse for at least a year, Balcomb wrote on the Center for Whale

Research website. It takes until their early teens for females to mature and late teens for males to mature. It is good news that J16, the mother, See ORCA, Page A4

EVERETT — The death of a young Everett woman on Jan. 23, 2014, now is awaiting review by prosecutors. Everett police recently closed their investigation into the shooting that killed Gaylynn Nicole Jones, 23, officer Aaron Snell said. The case is assigned to Snohomish County deputy prosecutor Craig Matheson, who will decide whether to file charges against Jones’ husband. No arrests have been made. The couple moved into a south Everett apartment only months before the fatal fight, public records show. Police arrived for a 911 call to find the husband crawling out of the apartment with knife wounds, and Jones dead from a gunshot wound. The husband told police the gun accidentally went off when he and his wife were struggling. He alleged that she had stabbed him twice and was trying to shoot him. Jones’ manner of death was ruled undetermined. Police on Wednesday declined to release additional information. Court records show they investigated the death as a possible case of seconddegree murder. “We are waiting to hear on any possible charges,” Snell said. The couple’s two children were taken into protective custody after the shooting. A spokeswoman for the state Department of Social and Health Services on Wednesday said she was not permitted to discuss the children’s care. Rikki King: 425-339-3449; rking@heraldnet.com.

Honey bees to mopeds, please: What’s ahead for Legislature

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ith the start of another year comes the promise of another session of the Legislature and the prospect — no, make that a guarantee — of more laws. A lot more laws. Remember 2014 and seemingly nothing but irreconcilable political differences between

the Democrat-run House and Republican-controlled Senate? The two chambers managed to agree on 229 bills to send to Gov. Jay Inslee. And remember how Inslee proclaimed it would be a “hold steady” year? He signed 225 of those bills into law. Already, nearly 100 pieces of

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Officer assigned to Snohomish High: Most Snohomish County school districts start classes on Monday, so remember to slow down in school zones. At Snohomish High School, a school resource officer will be assigned to campus for the first time in years. The officer is Snohomish County sheriff ’s Deputy Charlie

legislation are drafted and in the queue for consideration when the 2015 session gets started Jan. 12. Here’s a sample of what may engage, and distract, lawmakers this year. Schools rule: Republicans are trying again to set aside money for elementary and secondary

Frati. The city of Snohomish is policed by the sheriff ’s office through a contract. Register to vote: The first election of the year will be held Feb. 10, when voters in the Arlington School District decide a measure concerning school bus funding. If you live within the school district’s boundaries, your voter registration must be current, or

schools before giving any to the rest of state government. House Bill 1001 is better known as the “Fund Education First” bill. High bar for taxes: It’s back, the idea of amending the Constitution to require a two-thirds vote of the Legislature to raise

postmarked by Jan. 12, to participate. If you have never registered to vote in Washington, you can register in person at the Snohomish County Auditor’s Office through Feb. 2 and still participate in the Feb. 10 election. Mail-in voter registration forms are available at www.vote.wa.gov, local libraries, post offices and the Snohomish County Auditor’s Office.

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Walla Walla busker gets attention in unicorn mask By Vicki Hillhouse Union-Bulletin

WALLA WALLA — A man walks into a bar carrying a violin in one hand and a unicorn head in the other. If you’re waiting for a punch line, you’d better settle in. This isn’t the setup to a joke. For musician Ben MacSpadden, it’s a runof-the-mill Thursday night as he navigates through a local pub to find his target: a group of people celebrating the holiday at a cluster of tables pushed together for the occasion. He introduces himself, dons the head that so many have seen him wear during his busking performances at First Avenue and Main Street, and begins a medley of Christmas tunes. He calls them UniGrams. The idea is simple, the 28-year-old said: For $10, he delivers a message and a song while wearing his unicorn mask. At Christmas, he adds an ugly sweater to the get-up. Additional songs are $5 each. Though started as an

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Violinist Ben McSpadden performs Dec. 24 in Walla Walla wearing his unicorn mask. For $10, he delivers a message and a song. Additional songs are $5 each.

idea for the holidays, he sees no reason to stop now. This unicorn will be for hire as long as there’s demand. It’s another layer to the live performances that kicked off when MacSpadden began playing at Land Title Plaza earlier this year. A game buyer for Book & Game Co., MacSpadden considers himself a student of busking — street performing for tips. The son of a music teacher, he’s played violin since he was a tot, although he says without a hint of irony he didn’t become serious about it until he

was 5. That was when his teacher was covering the letter “V” with a depiction of a violin, which MacSpadden announced he could play. The teacher was awestruck, and recommended an instructor. The rest is history. It hadn’t occurred to him to play on the streets until he unearthed the unicorn mask during a move. Purchased for a Halloween costume last year, he wondered to himself if he could play his acoustic violin dubbed “Oskar” while wearing it. Once confirmed, he

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decided to take his act to the street corner. So excited was MacSpadden to make his downtown debut last summer in a kilt and the mask and with a sign that read, “Cursed by a wizard, need money for magic lessons,” that he hadn’t noticed he’d set up camp on a different day of the week than originally planned. Nevertheless, he decided to play and see what would happen. The Celtic tunes from MacSpadden and Oskar turned heads. It was exactly what he was going for. “The reaction was immediate and amazing,” he said. “Folks were taken completely off guard. I could almost see people’s thoughts sliding from ‘What’s going on? Is this really happening?’ to ‘Hey, this guy’s pretty good.”’ And he is. When he was young, MacSpadden set a record for himself of practicing about 3,000 consecutive days. He fell out of that habit once he hit high school and college, but by then he knew what he was doing. Music education was his

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performance in downtown Walla Walla, MacSpadden has not only returned to the streets weekend after weekend, he’s also attended the Thursday jam nights at Sapolil Cellars, performs at open mics, debuted an original composition during a performance at Mace Mead Works, traveled to Portland to busk, and has now added his Uni-Grams, complete with dedicated social media page on Facebook. He’s considering adding other heads to his lineup to keep things fresh. But whether he’s on a street corner or surprising a guest in a restaurant, the reward is the same. “I really do love it,” he said. “One of the best things — the thing that sort of kicks into my mind every once in a while — it’s a disruption. It’s a gentle disruption, but it snaps people out of what they’re doing. “It’s so easy to end up in autopilot mode and just sort of making your way through the day. I really enjoy that I get to disrupt that cycle for a moment and make people happy.”

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taxes. It was a law but the state Supreme Court tossed it out. Inserting it in the Constitution might do the trick, but that’s unlikely to happen this year. Abortion rights: The Senate Democratic Caucus is united behind a bill to require coverage for abortion services in employer-provided health plans. Senate Bill 5026, with its 75-word title, is an upgraded version of the Reproductive Parity Act that’s failed before. Prime-time for pot’s cousin: With a legal marijuana industry in place, there’s a bipartisan push to do the same for hemp. Under SB 5012, Washington State University would study the feasibility of such

a venture. The value of bee hives: Under an existing tax break, apiarists won’t pay taxes on wholesale sales of honey bee products through 2017. SB 5017 would make the break permanent so beekeepers don’t ever get stung by the taxman. Securing justice: HB 1028 seeks to ensure that protection in courthouses is the law, not a luxury. The bill would require cities and counties provide security for municipal and district courts — and to pay for it, too. There ought to be an app: When lobbyists report their dealings with lawmakers to the state Public Disclosure Commission, they turn it in on paper. HB 1058 would force lobbyists

to file electronically and make it easier to see how influence is being peddled. Make room for mopeds: Didn’t see this one coming. A group of lawmakers want to allow mopeds in designated bike lanes. HB 1057 would let cities and counties decide whether motorized bikes may travel in lanes “separated from vehicle lanes by a painted line.” Assimilate: A bipartisan band of House members figures if state Supreme Court justices want to act like lawmakers (and order them around on matters like school funding) they should be elected like lawmakers. Their bill, HB 1051, would turn judicial contests into partisan races and have justices state their party preferences on

the ballot. Free the foe-less: Voters soon could face fewer decisions in primaries. Today, all partisan offices appear on the ballot regardless of the number of candidates. HB 1023 says no primary would be held if only one candidate files for the position. That could free up space on the ballot. It also could enable incumbents to spend less time campaigning and more time dreaming up legislation to introduce when next year rolls around. Political reporter Jerry Cornfield’s blog, The Petri Dish, is at www.heraldnet. com. Contact him at 360352-8623; jcornfield@ heraldnet.com and on Twitter at @dospueblos.

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Ferguson said that his legal team had not yet seen the complaint. “As Attorney General, I look forward to vigorously defending the will of the voters and upholding Initiative 594,” he wrote. Gottlieb said that the goal of the lawsuit is not to stop background checks, but to change the language

surrounding the transfers. He said that by filing the lawsuit before the legislative session begins in January, he hoped lawmakers would take note. “If the lawmakers were to amend 594 to take out the problems, it would render our suit moot and we’d be happy,” he said. The lawsuit ensures that if lawmakers don’t take

action, they will get their day in court, Gottlieb said. “You can’t pass things that are unconstitutional and take people’s rights away,” he said. “That’s what courts are for. Checks and balances on the legislative process to make sure people’s rights aren’t violated.” When the new law took effect earlier this month, Washington joined six other states and the District

of Columbia with laws that require universal background checks for all sales and transfers, though it is the first to pass such a law through a citizen-driven initiative on the ballot. Other states have varying laws on expansion beyond what federal law requires, including Oregon, which requires a background check for purchases at gun shows.

slur their songs By Amina Khan Los Angeles Times

You know how that guy at the karaoke bar singing Journey’s “Don’t Stop Believin’ ” sounds a little off after he’s had a few drinks? The same goes for buzzed birds, according to a team led by researchers from Oregon Health & Science University. For a study published in PLoS ONE, scientists found that when they got some unsuspecting zebra finches drunk, the birds slurred their songs. The findings could help scientists study the neural processes underlying birdsong — and shed light on human speech. It’s difficult to perform studies of alcohol’s effects on such a complex system as speech on humans, which is why many researchers turn to birds. Scientists who want to study the origins of human language often study zebra finches, in part because the two species seem to share a number of similarities. For example, they both have to learn how to make complex sequences of sound by learning from those around them. In the case of humans, that’s usually a child’s

parents. In the case of zebra finches, it’s usually the birds’ fathers (only the males actually sing). “There are remarkable analogies in how zebra finch song and human speech are learned and produced,” the study authors pointed out. For this paper, researchers gave white grape juice to one group of birds, and gave a mixture of the juice and ethanol to another group. They found a number of effects on different aspects of birdsong — particularly on amplitude and entropy. The birds weren’t able to sing as loudly, and they couldn’t keep their song’s normal structure stable. It did not affect all aspects of the finches’ birdsong equally, however. The scientists think their research offers clues about which parts of the brain the alcohol is disrupting. Oddly enough, the birds with the spiked drinks didn’t seem to suffer the sorts of issues drunken humans face, such as being unable to walk in a straight line. The birds seemed to suffer no drooped wings, no closed eyes, no sudden sluggishness.

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Alaska: Warm temps in forecast Commuters in Alaska’s largest cities woke up on the last day of 2014 to find unseasonably warm temperatures. The National Weather Service reported temperatures in the mid30s just after 6 a.m. in Anchorage. Fairbanks temperatures were climbing above freezing and the Alaska Department of Transportation warned drivers that freezing rain would cause hazardous driving in interior Alaska.

Horse owners near Tyhee have reported five tail trimmings that occurred over the weekend. The Bannock County Sheriff’s Office said the clippings happened on at least three different properties. Veterinarian Christy Maddock said the tail will grow back but it could take months or even several years.

Oregon: Refund offered for hit A woman accused of trying to hire a hit man to kill her former boyfriend offered an undercover officer $80 as a down payment and then promised to pay for the killing with $1,000 from her incometax refund, Baker City police said. Police got a tip from a relative of Emily Alicia Munsell, 24, on Friday, called Munsell and got the offer, the Baker City Herald reported Wednesday. Munsell is charged with solicitation to commit murder. A grand jury will hear the case. From Herald news services

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Oregon ‘bus barber’ accused of giving another haircut By Steven Dubois Associated Press

PORTLAND, Ore. — The “TriMet barber” has cut again, authorities say. Jared W. Walter, 27, of Milwaukie, Oregon, was booked into jail on charges of harassment and a parole violation after cutting a

woman’s hair in the checkout line at a Dollar Tree store, Oregon City police Sgt. Matthew Paschall said Wednesday. Walter got his nickname in 2010, shortly after his arrest for cutting large clumps of hair from three women on Portland-area buses and sticking glue in

the hair of another. He was sentenced to prison for more than two years. Shortly after his release in 2013, he was accused of lewd behavior on a bus, pleaded guilty and served time in jail. Police went to an Oregon City shopping center Tuesday after mall security

alerted them that a man used scissors to cut the hair of a 31-year-old customer at Dollar Tree. “Investigators weren’t able to tell, specifically, how much hair he cut; it wasn’t like a huge amount,” Paschall said. “He went in, and she screamed pretty loud, and that kind of

stopped it.” Officers arrested Walter near the shopping center. Detectives had yet to find the scissors. Walter was being held without bail until his arraignment. Walter’s interest in hair dates to childhood. A prosecutor said after the 2013 arrest that teachers had to

separate Walter from girls because he couldn’t resist touching their hair. Walter acknowledged in court paperwork that his crimes resulted from sexual desire. He noted that he has a cognitive disorder stemming from a traumatic brain injury he suffered as a child.

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B e s s i e A . ( N i e l s o n ) Harrison, passed away on D e c e m b e r 2 6 , 2 014 i n Everett, Wash. Bessie was born on March 21, 1929 in Deer Park, Wash. She was a long standing member of the Madison Community Church. She was active with the Everett School District PTA while her children were attending school. She received the Golden Acorn award from the Everett School District for her volunteer work. Bessie volunteered with many community organizations including the Camp Fire Girls, Snohomish County Blood Bank and Everett Library Bookmobile. She was always willing to help support neighborhood or school programs. I n t h e m i d - 19 9 0 ’ s , s h e w a s e l e c te d to s e r ve o n Everett’s Council of Neighborhoods representing the Pinehurst-Beverly Park area. In this capacity, she helped organize the annual Monte Cristo awards. She loved to help prepare the P i n e h u r s t Tr o l l e y f o r Everett’s 4th of July parade a n d wa l k i n g a l o n g s i d e i t waving her flag. She always remembered ever yone’s bir thday, anniversar y and special events. Bessie, a special mother, sister, aunt, friend and neighbor, always with a warm smile, and a wave. Bessie is preceded in death by husband, Richard; son, John; brothers, Richard, Walter and Norman. S h e i s s u r v i v e d b y daughters, Beverly, Barbara, Joanne and Julie, along with their spouses; six grandchildren; three greatgrandchildren; brother Rober t; and many nieces and nephews. The family wishes to express our heart-felt thanks to Sunrise View Convalescent Center Staf f for their loving care of our mom. P u rd y a n d Wa l te r s w i t h Cassidy (purdy-walterscassidy.com ) will be handling the funeral arrangements. The funeral service will be held at 11:00 a.m. on January 3, 2015 at Purdy and Walters with Cassidy, 17 0 2 P a c i f i c A v e n u e i n Everett. A private graveside burial will be held at Cypress Lawn Memorial Park. I n l i e u o f f l owe r s , i t i s requested that a donation be made in Bessie’s memor y to the charity of your choice.

Tyler John Van Winkle’s courageous battle with Brain Cancer came to an end on December 29, 2014. Tyler was born and raised in the same North Everett h o m e h i s e n t i r e l i fe . H e loved that his home provided an outlet to nur ture his passion for gardening and his vegan lifestyle. Ty l e r ’ s fa m i l y a n d g o o d friends had a special place in his hear t and he loved them dearly. He truly felt blessed. Ty l e r l e ave s b e h i n d h i s parents, Christine and Leon (Sam); the love of his life, Amber and her son, Max; His brother, Justin, fiancé, To r i a n d t h e i r c h i l d r e n , Payton, Audree, Jade, Elliana and Gabe; his brother, Blake (Cassie and Camie); his brother, Chase (Julia); grandmother, Dee, Uncle Vern, Aunt Carolyn; and numerous other relatives. Tyler worked for UPS for eight years and loved his job. The family would like to give special thanks to Dr. Charles Cobb, Swedish Hospital and Kindred Hospital, and all of the amazing staff at both facilities that took such wonderful care of Tyler. We would also like to t h a n k Tr av i s , C o d y, To ny, Joanie, Melissa, Angie and Mary. These special people helped get us thorough this tough time. Tyler would want us all to live a life worth remembering. We will be having a Celebration of life on Saturday, January 3, 2014 at Legion Hall at 2 p.m., 145 Alverson Blvd. Everett, WA 98201

Roland Rober t “Roscoe” Houghton, 66, of Everett, passed away on December 21, 2014 in Sedro-Woolley, Washington. Roscoe was born on May 26, 1948 in Everett to Frank and Julia Houghton. He graduated from Everett High School, class of 1966, w h e r e h e e n j oye d m u s i c , drama and sports. Roscoe, a native of Everett his entire life, was a simple, hard-working man with high integrity and good character. He worked in the automotive repair industry for 50 years, and successfully ran Roscoe’s Auto Rebuild, until his final days. He will be remembered for his quality o f wo r k , h i s a t te n t i o n to detail and his unfailing d ev o t i o n t o h i s s o n a n d grandchildren. He is survived by his son, James “Mar ty” Houghton, d a u g h t e r - i n - l a w, S h y l a n ; grandchildren, Isaiah, Alora, Kaylie and Madelyn. He is also survived by his siblings, Raymond Houghton, William “Bill” Houghton and his sister, Mary Anne Lyall; as well as many other extended family members and friends. He was preceded in death by h i s fa t h e r, Fr a n k H o u g h t o n , m o t h e r, J u l i a Houghton; and aunt Geraldine Hickcox. A memorial service will be held at 11 a.m. on Saturday Januar y 3, 2015 at Solie Funeral Home, 3301 Colby Ave, Everett, WA. His final resting place will be Cypress Lawn Memorial Park in Everett, WA. Memorial donations may be made to North Cascade Christian Fellowship at 118 North Ball St, Sedro-Woolley, WA 98284.

Shirley Alice Snell Shirley Alice Snell, 82, of Everett, Washington passed away on December 20, 2014. A memorial service will be held on Monday, January 5, 2015 at 1:00 p.m. in the Solie Funeral Home Chapel with a graveside service at Cypress Lawn Memorial Park immediately following.

John Carl Stomberg John Carl Stomberg, 70, was ushered into eternity on December 24, 2014 after a short and courageous battle with lung cancer. J o h n w a s b o r n o n September 6,194 4 to Dr. Carl and Jessie Stomberg of L a ke S t ev e n s , Wa s h . H e loved his family and served Christ. John will be remembered for his unconditional love, peace, forgiveness and generosity towards others. He is survived by his loving w i fe o f 3 3 ye a r s , K a r e n ; children, Jon (Sheri), Jamie (Dan) Longsine, Joshua, Jacob, and Jesse; grandchildren, Madison, Tr y s t y n , Z a c h a r y, A m b e r, Danny, Jordan, Caitlin, and Caylee. Ser vices to be held on Januar y 3, 2014, at 1:00 pm at Jake’s House Church, 18824 Smokey Point Blvd, Suite 105, Arlington, WA

Galan “Prettyboy” Parsons

Sept. 19, 1964- Dec. 9, 2014 Galan lost his brief battle with stomach cancer on Tu e s d a y, D e c e m b e r 9 , 2014. He passed peacefully at his home surrounded by family and friends. He was a lifelong resident of Snohomish County where he attended Mariner High School. Galan loved music, singing, Halloween, superheroes and comic books. Most of all he loved his family and friends. He was an amazing husband, father and friend until the end. Galan was preceded in death by his father, Fred and infant brothers, Darryl and Paul. Galan leaves wife, Nickie; s o n s , C a s ey a n d Tay to n ; m o t h e r, L o r n a ; s i s t e r s , Cinder, Robin (Greg) their children Megan and Kurtis. Galan also leaves many loving in-laws. A celebration of life will be held at Bubba’s Roadhouse 924 Hwy 2, Sultan, Wash. o n S a t u r d ay, J a n u a r y 3 , 2015 from 12 p.m. -4 pm.

Herbert Lee Clyne Herbert Clyne was born on J u n e 11 , 1 9 5 2 . H e d i e d December 28, 2014 after a long battle with congestive heart failure. He served in the US Army for eight years and was a veteran of the Vietnam War. Herb retired after 26 years with Boeing as a machinist. He was a loving active friend of Bill W. for 26 years. He is survived by his loving wife, Jean; grandson/son Jayden Clyne; daughter, Sue Clyne; brothers, Kent and Don Clyne; sisters, Lori Clyne and Judy Dunn; and loving family members, Tina, Elizabeth, Zachary, Cody and Sean as well as numerous other loving family and friends. He was preceded in death by h i s daug h ter, Jen n i fer B u r ke ; a n d b ro t h e r, D i r k Clyne. Visitation will be from 5 p.m. – 8 p.m. on Saturday, Januar y 3, 2015 at Evergreen Funeral Home. Funeral Service will be held a t 2 : 0 0 p . m . o n S u n d ay, Januar y 4, 2015 at Evergreen Funeral Home.

Jerry Edward Majestic

Sept. 25, 1937 to 12 25, 2014 Jerry went to be with Jesus on Christmas day. He attended Edmonds High School and Everett Junior C o l l e g e . H e s e r ve d e i g h t years in the Air Force as a communications specialist. He was awarded the Good Conduct Medal and National Defense Ser vice Medal. Wo r ke d i n A l a s k a fo r 3 0 years as an electronic technician for FAA. He will be buried at Tahoma National Cemetery Friday January 2, 2015. Please see Purdy and Walters Guest book.

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M a r y M o n i z e , 71 , o f Arlington passed away on December 24, 2014. Mar y wa s b o r n o n Fe b r u a r y 8 , 1943 in Everett, Wash. Mary was a proud member of the following organizations; the Moose, the Eagles, and the Marysville YMCA. She was preceded in death by her parents, John and Delia Boomer; and her brother, John Boomer, II. She is sur vived by her daughter, Cindy Monize; five grandchildren: Scott Monize, Sara Jaaskela, Chad Jaaskela, Misty Monize, and Patrick Monize; and six great-grandchildren: Ryan Jaaskela, Samantha Banford, Shawn and Leah Johnson, Landon BooberMonize and Colton Banford. She leaves behind her companion of 30 years, Roger Gosch; as well as her very loving family. A memorial and a potluck reception ser vices will be held on Saturday, Januar y 10, 2015 at Solie’s Funeral Home in Everett, WA, from 11 a . m . - 2 p . m . A p r i va te burial for family and close friends will be held at Machias Cemetery on Sunday, Januar y 11, 2015 at 12 o’clock Noon. Please see the Solie Funeral Home website.

Norber t Thomas Wyakes, 85, of Tulalip, Wash. passed away December 29, 2014. He was born on Sept. 17, 1929 to Thomas and Dore W y a ke s i n L a C o n n e r, Washington. Norbert loved Western and 50’s Music, WWE Wrestling, Western movies, cars, batteries, and his Cowboy Hats. In 1998 Norbert and his sister, Dorothy were the first King and Queen from Tulalip Senior Center. He is survived by nieces, Connie Matteson, Muf fy O r d o n i a , L i n a “ Ye l l o w ” M a r t i n , M o n i c a O rd o n i a , ; nephew, William Ordonia, David and Joe Fernandes; and numerous great nieces and nephews. He was preceded in death by parents; sisters, Dorothy Nudo, Janice Nacionales; and niece, Esther (Ordonia) Davis. Visitation will held Friday, J a n u a r y 2 , 2 015 a t 2 : 0 0 p.m. at Schaefer-Shipman Funeral Home with a Recitation of the Rosary at 6 : 0 0 p . m . a t t h e Tu l a l i p Tribal Gym. Funeral Services w i l l b e h e l d S a t u rd ay, Januar y 3, 2015 at 10:00 a.m. with burial to follow at Mission Beach Cemetery. Arrangements entrusted to Schaefer-Shipman Funeral Home.

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Tanisha Alyssa Ouellette Tanisha Alyssa Ouellette, born April 22, 1990, passed away on December 28, 2014, loving and devoted mother to Jayden, survived b y m o t h e r, T i n a ( P a u l ) Tay l o r, f a t h e r, Ty ( Tr a c y ) O u e l l e t t e , a n d b r o t h e r, Tristan Ouellette. Tani sha g raduated from Marysville-Pilchuck High School in 2008. A Memorial Mass will be held at St. Mary’s Catholic Church in Mar ysville on Friday, January 2, 2015 at 11 a.m., with reception to follow. All are welcome. She is deeply mourned and missed by her large extended family and friends

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Senators fight postal cuts The Washington Post WASHINGTON — The Postal Service plans to begin a new round of plant closings and consolidations next week that will affect dozens of mail-processing centers, despite calls from more than half the outgoing Senate to postpone the changes. Earlier this month, 30 senators, all but one of them Democrats, issued a letter to Postmaster General Patrick Donahoe urging USPS not to move forward with its “network rationalization” program until the agency has completed its analyses of potential impacts. USPS spokeswoman Sarah Ninivaggi said the agency plans to respond to the senators’ letter. All told, the Postal Service plans to close 82 mail processing centers nationwide,

starting on Jan. 10. USPS officials have said the consolidation plan will help the struggling agency save money and adjust to dwindling demand for first-class mail, one of its core services. But critics say the program will slow delivery times and harm the agency’s brand. In October, the USPS inspector general released a report saying the Postal Service was leaving communities in the dark about the changes’ impact. Auditors found incomplete impact studies for the 95 mail-processing facilities that are due to absorb operations from other centers. The Postal Service said it could not complete the statutorily required analyses because it had not yet finalized its new processing guidelines, which will scale back delivery standards starting Monday.

Despite the inspector general’s findings, the Postal Service insisted this week that it had fulfilled its obligations with the reports. In their letter, the senators criticized USPS’s initial studies, saying the language in the reports was “so vague and uninformative as to be meaningless to the public.” But the Postal Service, which has lost billions of dollars each year since 2006, has shown no appetite for delays. Ninivaggi said the agency will begin its network rationalization program, estimated to save $750 million annually, as scheduled. Already, the Postal Service has consolidated 350 mailprocessing facilities and taken other steps to reduce costs since 2006. In the past three years alone, the agency closed 143 plants and eliminated about 3,800 routes, in addition

to reducing hours at more than 9,700 offices and trimming its workforce by 3,000 employees. USPS said in its annual report to Congress in December that the past three years of changes “resulted in negligible service impact, required no employee layoffs and generated annual cost savings of approximately $865 million.” A fact sheet said the new changes will only nominally increase the average delivery time for first-class mail, from 2.14 days to 2.25 days. Ninivaggi said the agency based its estimate on “extensive modeling and real-time info from last year’s consolidations.” In one sign of hope, USPS has seen rapid growth in its package business, increasing revenues in that area by 18 percent since 2012. Still, the agency has been unable to make a profit for several years.

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35 reported killed in Shanghai stampede BEIJING — A stampede at a New Year’s celebration in the heart of Shanghai killed at least 35 people and injured 42, the city government said. The stampede occurred at 11:35 p.m., at the Bund — a waterfront area that is one of Shanghai’s most popular tourist landmarks. Emergency crews were dispatched and the wounded sent to four hospitals in the city, officials said. The cause of the stampede is unknown and is being investigated, authorities said. Pictures circulating widely on Chinese social media show crowds surging, people lying on the ground and others trying to revive them.

N. Korea: Call for talks Leader Kim Jong Un, in a televised New Year’s Day speech, said he is open to a summit with his South Korean counterpart. Kim said he sees no reason why there should not be a summit with South Korean President Park Geun-hye or high-level talks if Seoul sincerely wants better ties. He also said his country will strengthen its military and economy. The 30-minute speech was the third Kim has delivered on New Year’s Day, and the first after the end of the traditional three-year mourning of the death of his father, Kim Jong Il.

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PANGKALAN BUN, Indonesia — A much needed break in the weather gave searchers a window Thursday to “fight with full force” to find the victims of AirAsia Flight 8501, with officials also hustling to locate the fuselage of the plane that crashed in the sea four days ago. Only seven of the 162 bodies have been recovered so far, with four of them found over the past two days arriving Thursday in Pangkalan Bun on Borneo island. They will later be flown for identification to Surabaya, where the two-hour flight to Singapore originated Sunday. “The visibility is good this morning, we are ready to fight with full force to search for bodies, wreckages that can reveal what went wrong with this accident,” said First Marshal Agus Dwi Putranto, an Air Force Operation commander helping to lead the search, adding four aircraft were dispatched to the area just after sunrise. Choppy conditions had prevented divers from entering the water Wednesday, and helicopters were largely grounded. But 18 ships surveyed the narrowed search area. Sonar images identified what appeared to be large parts of the plane, but strong currents were moving the debris. Thursday’s break in weather — blue skies and calm seas despite earlier storm predictions — could greatly speed up recovery efforts that have been severely hampered since the first bodies were spotted Tuesday. Vice Air Marshal Sunarbowo Sandi, search and rescue coordinator in Pangkalan Bun, the closest town to the targeted area, said he was hopeful divers would be able to explore the wreckage site. “It’s possible the bodies are in the fuselage,” he said. “So

The government said Wednesday that King Abdullah was taken to a hospital for medical checks, stoking concern about the health of the monarch, 90, and triggering a decline in the nation’s stocks. Abdullah was admitted to the King Abdulaziz Medical City in Riyadh, a Royal Court statement said Wednesday. It’s the first time his office has announced his admission for tests since he underwent back surgery in 2012. Abdullah left Riyadh for his desert retreat north of the capital last week, where he was due to stay until the end of the winter.

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Indonesian navy divers check their gear on a search and rescue ship in Pangkalan Bun, Indonesia, on Thursday.

it’s a race now against time and weather.” It is still unclear what brought the plane down. The jet’s last communication indicated the pilots were worried about bad weather. They sought permission to climb above threatening clouds but were denied because of heavy air traffic. Four minutes later, the airliner disappeared from the radar without issuing a distress signal. The cockpit-voice and flightdata recorders, or black boxes, must be retrieved before officials can start determining what caused the crash. Some items recovered so far include a life jacket, an emergency exit window, children’s shoes, a blue suitcase and backpacks filled with food. Simple wooden coffins — numbered 001 and 002 — with purple flowers on top contained the first two bodies, which were sent Wednesday from Pangkalan Bun to Surabaya for autopsies. The two victims were a woman wearing blue jeans and a boy. Three

males and two females were also recovered, all but one was transported from a warship Thursday. Nearly all the passengers were Indonesian, and many were Christians of Chinese descent. The country is predominantly Muslim, but sizeable pockets of people of other faiths are found throughout the sprawling archipelago. Around 10 percent of those in Surabaya, the nation’s secondlargest city, are Christian. Many family members have remained at the Surabaya airport since getting word that the plane had disappeared. Some, like 15-year-old Chiara Natasha, are now alone. Her entire family was coming to visit her in Singapore for New Year’s. She had just moved there in November to study at a Methodist girls school on a government scholarship. Her parents and two brothers had promised to join her to celebrate the holiday and help her settle into dormitory life. But instead of greeting her

relatives at the airport, she returned home Sunday to Surabaya, Indonesia, to seek any word about the fate of AirAsia Flight 8501, praying that they had somehow survived. “Help us, God, to move forward, even though we are surrounded by darkness,” the Rev. Philip Mantofa, whose church lost members in the disaster, told families gathered in a waiting room at the Surabaya airport. On Wednesday, about 100 relatives gathered for the airport prayer service where Mantofa urged them to hold onto their faith despite their pain. About 40 members of his Mawar Sharon Church died in the crash. “Some things do not make sense to us, but God is bigger than all this,” he said. “Our God is not evil.” Before breaking up, those gathered stood together and sang with their hands reaching upward. “I surrender all. I surrender all,” they repeated. “I surrender all to God our savior.”

Billy Graham on most-admired list again The Charlotte Observer For a record 58th time, evangelist Billy Graham has made the Gallup Poll’s annual list of the men Americans most admire. The 96-year-old Graham, who rarely leaves his North Carolina home, tied with former President George W. Bush at No. 4 in the 2014 list of the 11 most admired men. (There was a six-way tie for the fifth spot). Leading that list, for the seventh year in a row, was President Barack Obama. The most admired woman was former Secretary of State — and likely 2016 presidential candidate — Hillary Clinton. She has now led that list 17

times in 18 years. (Former first lady Laura Bush took the top spot in 2001.) Graham was not the most admired religious figure, according to the poll conducted Dec. 8-11. Pope Francis was No. 2 on the list of men, trailing only Obama. The runner-up on the mostadmired-women list was Oprah Winfrey. But no one comes close to Graham’s record of total appearances on the annual list. He has finished in the top 10 every year since 1963 (except 1976, when Gallup didn’t ask the most-admired question) as well as from 1955 through 1961. The evangelist, who

preached to millions at crusades around the globe, has never ranked first in the poll, but he finished second every year from 1969 through 1974. Graham’s 58 appearances on the most-admired-men list puts him far ahead of former President Ronald Reagan, the runner-up in total appearances with 31. Queen Elizabeth of England is the top repeater on the most-admired-women list, with 46 appearances. She didn’t make the 2014 list, but Princess Kate Middleton, the wife of Elizabeth’s grandson — Prince William — did. Most admired women: Clinton (12 percent mentioned her); Winfrey (8 percent); Nobel Peace Prize

winner Malala Yousafzai of Pakistan (6 percent); Condoleezza Rice (4 percent); Michelle Obama (3 percent); Angelina Jolie (2 percent); Sarah Palin (2 percent); Princess Kate (2 percent); Sen. Elizabeth Warren (1 percent); and Laura Bush (1 percent). Most admired men: Obama (19 percent); Pope Francis (6 percent); Bill Clinton (3 percent); Graham (2 percent); George W. Bush (2 percent); surgeon Ben Carson (1 percent); Stephen Hawking (1 percent); Bill Gates (1 percent); Bill O’Reilly (1 percent); Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu (1 percent); and Russian President Vladimir Putin (1 percent).

Authorities beheaded a Pakistani man Wednesday convicted of smuggling “large quantities” of heroin, the kingdom’s state news agency said, bringing the number of publicly announced executions to its highest level in at least five years. An Associated Press tally shows 83 people have been beheaded in Saudi Arabia in 2014, including Wednesday’s execution. Most were executed for drug smuggling. Amnesty International said Saudi Arabia has one of the highest execution rates in the world.

ACROSS THE U.S. Wyoming: Inferno strikes Huge flames ripped through historic buildings in the picturesque town of Dubois as firefighters contended with subzero temperatures that froze their hoses. Four buildings containing more than a dozen businesses were destroyed, but the mayor credited firefighters with keeping the flames from spreading further. One destroyed building contained about 10 businesses. Also burned were a fly fishing shop and a gallery in the town of 1,000 that’s tucked between the Wind River and Absaroka mountain ranges.

D.C.: Threat to butterflies After conservationists warned that the monarch butterfly’s population is declining in a “deadly free fall,” the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service is reviewing a proposal to include it on the endangered species list, the agency announced this week. Over the past 20 years, the monarch population has fallen by as much as 90 percent, according to the Center for Biological Diversity — one of the groups that petitioned the agency for a review. Monarchs are known for their distinctive orange and black markings.

Georgia: KKK cleanup A Ku Klux Klan group said it will move forward with its application for a highway cleanup program after a judge ruled the state’s denial violated the organization’s right to free speech. The KKK group applied to join the state’s Adopt-A-Highway program, hoping to clean up along part of Route 515 in the Appalachian Mountains. The Department of Transportation, which runs the program, denied the application, saying it is aimed at “civic-minded organizations in good standing.” The American Civil Liberties Union Foundation sued on behalf of the KKK group in 2012. From Herald news services

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U.S. grows, world slows The global economy sputtered, but the U.S. powered ahead. Associated Press

1. U.S. grows as world slows: After a freezing winter put a chill on buying and selling, the U.S. economy has posted its best six months since 2003. But the rest of the world hasn’t been as lucky. Japan has fallen back into recession. The 18 countries that make up the eurozone are barely growing and fear a dangerous drop in prices. Major developing nations aren’t faring much better. China’s growth has dropped to a five-year low of 7.3 percent. Western sanctions and dropping oil prices have decimated Russia’s currency. Brazil just edged out of recession. What’s helped the U.S. is its relative insulation. American consumers, not exports, are the main drivers of the world’s

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A trader smiles while working on the floor at the New York Stock Exchange in New York on Wednesday.

Mobile phone subscriptions are expected to reach 7 billion this year — the same as the world’s population. largest economy. 2. Jobs are back: Millions of Americans still struggle with low pay and fewer hours of work than they want, and millions have given up looking for a job entirely. But five years after the recession ended, the U.S. job market is looking healthy. The unemployment rate is below 6 percent. Employers added nearly 3 million jobs, the most since 1999, as shoppers and businesses spend more. As a result, the Federal Reserve ended its recession-era stimulus program in October and is edging closer to lifting interest rates. The Fed has kept rates near zero since 2008 to spur lending and investment. 3. Security breaches: The theft of 40 million credit and debit cards and 70 million personal records from Target last fall turned out to be just the beginning. Home Depot Inc. hackers nabbed 56 million cards and 53 million email addresses. There were breaches at Kmart, Dairy Queen, and Albertsons. JP Morgan Chase & Co. said hackers

stole information covering 76 million households and 7 million small businesses. Sony employees’ private information and emails were posted online. The consequences? Sony Pictures Entertainment canceled the mass release of “The Interview,” a comedy about assassinating the North Korean leader, after hackers threatened to attack movie theaters. Target Corp. replaced top executives. Shops, card companies and banks sped up card security improvements.

than 60 million cars and trucks. That far surpasses the previous record of 30.8 million in 2004. The bulk of those come from two problems that have led to nearly 50 deaths and dozens of injuries. Japanese air bag supplier Takata, whose air bags can inflate too fast and spew shrapnel, has fought regulators’ demands to expand recalls. And GM was fined the maximum $35 million by U.S. safety regulators for dragging its feet — for a decade — over replacing faulty switches that can shut down car engines. The U.S. Justice Department is investigating both companies.

4. Oil plunge: Global crude prices have fallen to around $53 per barrel from this year’s high of $115 because of more production, especially in the U.S., while slowing economies in Europe and Asia crimp demand. A rapid decline in the second half of the year pushed gasoline to about $2.26 a gallon in the U.S., the lowest price in more than five years. Americans are pocketing $16.2 billion more a month than when gas was at its 2014 high of $3.70. Cheaper crude is also pumping up auto sales and saving airlines money on jet fuel. But drilling could slow in North Dakota’s new boomtowns and other regions, hurting businesses that have cropped up. And governments in energy producers Russia, Venezuela and Iran are being squeezed, increasing the likelihood of political upheaval.

6. Mobile momentum: PC sales are slumping, but mobile phone subscriptions are expected to reach 7 billion this year — the same as the world’s population. Phone makers are launching cheaper smartphones aimed at developing countries, which could get billions more people online. Already, more than a billion people check Facebook on their phones and tablets. The social media giant spent $22 billion on a phone messaging app, WhatsApp. Uber, a hail-a-cab app, is valued at $40 billion. Apple Inc., the iPhone and iPad maker, launched a payment system that sidesteps cash and plastic.

5. Auto recalls: In the U.S. alone, automakers recalled more

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7. Stock markets soar: Another year, another record. The end of the Federal Reserve’s

Get your finances in shape for the New Year By Jonnelle Marte The Washington Post

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hile you’re working on your New Year’s resolutions, it might benefit you to evaluate what good — or harm — you did to your wallet this year. People who follow some basic rules about money — who pay their bills on time, have savings and keep debt low — tend to have more money overall, according to a recent study by the Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis. But getting an honest assessment of how you’re doing on those fronts can be tricky. Maybe you got through the year without bouncing a check, but did you really spend less than what you earned? Is your debt load manageable? Washington Post columnist

Real estate contracts grew in November Signed contracts for previously owned homes rose slightly in November, suggesting that the sluggish housing market strengthened a bit near year’s end. The National Association of Realtors said Wednesday that its pendingsales index inched up 0.8 percent from October and was up 4.1 percent from November 2013. The index tracks signed, but not closed, contracts. Sales usually become final within one to two months. “The consistent economic growth and steady hiring we’ve seen the second half of this year is giving buyers enough assurance to consider purchasing a home before year’s end,” the Realtors’ chief economist, Lawrence Yun said.

By Tali Arbel NEW YORK — This year showed how sheltered the U.S. economy is from geopolitical and health crises around the world. The global economy sputtered, but the U.S. powered ahead. Employers are finally hiring enough to lower unemployment. A plunge in gas prices and a rising stock market has Americans feeling richer and spending a bit more. Those are some of the top business stories of 2014, as chosen by business editors at The Associated Press. Others include massive product disasters: A string of auto recalls after faulty ignition switches from General Motors Corp. and air bags in many car models caused injuries and deaths. Hackers stole personal information from millions of people in a wave of breaches at stores, banks, a movie studio and other organizations. We’re also becoming increasingly dependent on our phones and tablets, using them to communicate, play and pay. Janet Yellen became the first woman to head the Federal Reserve and U.S. workers won higher pay as cities and states across the country raise the minimum hourly wage. Corporate deal-making was also in the spotlight. Companies acquired each other at a level not seen since 2007, the year the Great Recession began, while a burst of businesses went public. The top 10 business stories of 2014:

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Michelle Singletary recently wrote about how people rarely calculate their net worth, or as she describes it, the difference between what you own and what you owe. A lot of people with substantial incomes have negative net worth because their debts exceed what the value of they own. Some online tools can help you check your financial habits. For instance, Singletary refers to a calculator offered by Bankrate. com that helps people do the math on their net worth. Zillow and Realtor.com can help people figure out the market value of their homes. Other tools from Edmunds, Kelley Blue Book and Consumer Reports can help you estimate the value of your car, she writes. When it comes to tracking your transactions, Mint.com

Crews have begun to prepare the detour routes that will be used during the Broadway Bridge replacement project that begins in January. Drivers should prepare for full closure of Broadway between Hewitt Avenue and California Street for up to a year while crews demolish the existing 100-foot by 100-foot span over the main

offers graphs under its “trends” tab that illustrate how your income, spending and debts have changed over time. You can see how your net income changed from month to month and track whether you’re spending more money than you have coming in. By analyzing your spending trends, you can get a sense of how much of your paycheck is going toward paying off debt each month as well as other bills. A little sorting can help you find places where you might be able to cut back. (How much did you really spend on take-out and new clothes this year?) You can also see how your debt and net worth have changed over time. If you’re wondering about your credit score and how you’re managing your debt, CreditKarma.com will pull one of your credit scores for free. (This may

railroad tracks and build a new bridge from the foundation up. The Home Instead Senior Care offices serving Snohomish County announced plans to hire nearly 75 caregivers in 2015. Potential hires could include recent graduates, outof-work job seekers, or seniors themselves. The hiring is in

response to growing population of aging Americans in need of senior care. Effective Jan. 2, due to a significant increase in the number of permits submitted, the City of Lynnwood Permit Center will not be conducting building, electrical, mechanical or plumbing inspections

not be the exact credit score a lender sees if you are applying for a loan.) On the Web site you can also see how your credit utilization, payment history and recent credit inquiries may be hurting your score. While you’re at it, you might also want to check your credit report through AnnualCreditReport.com to make sure there aren’t any accounts under your name that you’re not aware of and that your payments are up to date. It’s getting easier to track credit changes overall. Consumers can now see two free credit reports, those issued by TransUnion and Equifax, through Credit Karma, which refreshes the reports weekly. And Experian recently announced that members will now be able to access to their FICO scores.

on Fridays. Fire and public works inspections will be conducted as usual. This change will allow staff to focus on reviewing plans on Fridays and help alleviate the lag time between plan submission and approval. For more information, visit www.ci.lynnwood. wa.us/PermitCenter or call 425-670-5400.

United Airlines faces a large fine United Airlines could face a fine of more than $300,000 for allegedly operating a jet without a washer on the axle of a landing gear wheel. Boeing, the maker of the 767, and United maintenance manuals warn that the wheel bearing can fail if the washer is not installed. United flew the jet, which the FAA considers not airworthy, on 35 passenger flights. The Federal Aviation Administration proposes a $317,500 civil penalty against United because the jet didn’t comply with federal regulations. The FAA claims that on Jan. 19, 2013, United mechanics removed and replaced a nose landing-gear wheel and tire without installing the required axle washer.

Brake problem spurs recall for Harleys Harley-Davidson has recalled 19,000 Dyna and Softail motorcycles for a brake issue that could increase the risk of a crash. The recall, posted by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, covers certain model-year 2012 bikes manufactured August 22, 2011 through February 24, 2012. On those bikes, the threads for the banjo bolt in the front brake master cylinder may corrode. If that happens, a sudden loss of brake fluid could result, causing a loss of the front brakes and increasing the risk of a crash, the recall notice said. Harley said it will notify bike owners, and dealerships will flush and inspect the front brake master cylinder and, if necessary, replace the master cylinder, free of charge.

Tomatoes, potatoes from the same plant An Oregon seed company is offering gardeners potatoes and tomatoes in one plant. The Territorial Seed Company in Cottage Grove calls it “Ketchup ‘n’ Fries.” The Oregonian reports the plant was developed in the United Kingdom. The seed company said since potatoes and tomatoes are fairly closely related, they graft well together. It’s not genetic engineering. Gardeners can harvest a double crop of red cherry tomatoes and white potatoes from the plant also called a TomTato. From Herald news services

Amazon . . 310.35 0.05 Boeing . . . 129.98 -1.85 Costco . . . . 141.75 -1.74 Crane . . . . . 58.70 -0.79 FrontierCom . 6.67 0.01 HeritageFin 17.55 -0.30 Microsoft . . 46.45 -0.57 Nordstrom . 79.39 0.63 Starbucks . . 82.05 0.26 WshFederal 22.15 -0.22 Zumiez . . . . 38.63 -0.19 Market report, A10

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THE DAY ON WALL STREET U.S. stocks ended a strong 2014 with moderate declines Wednesday. Even with the losses, the S&P 500 finished the year up 11.4 percent, or 13.7 percent when dividends are included. It was the sixth straight year of gains for the stock market. Oil, by contrast, had its worst annual performance since 2008, ending down 45 percent for 2014 after a sharp slump in the second half of the year. The market’s annual gain exceeded even most optimistic forecasts made at the beginning of the year. Most strategists believe the stock market will also rise in 2015. — Associated Press

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bond-buying stimulus program stressed investors this fall, but U.S. stocks kept rising, extending the bull market run to nearly six years. More companies acquired each other and big companies bought up more than $400 billion of their own stock, helping lift the Standard & Poor’s 500 index 12 percent in 2014. And despite the end of the Fed’s bond purchases, which was expected to weigh on markets, bond prices rallied and rates dropped. 8. Minimum wage growth: Inequality has been rising, and median household incomes have fallen since the recession began in late 2007. But the federal minimum hourly wage has remained at $7.25 since 2009. Labor organizers, fastfood workers and Wal-Mart Stores Inc. employees have campaigned for higher pay across the country. Congress hasn’t acted, but cities and states — and President Barack Obama — have. Obama raised pay by executive order for government contractors, to $10.10 an hour. By Jan. 1, 29 states and Washington, D.C. will have a higher minimum wage than $7.25.

Seattle approved an increase to $15 an hour, the highest rate in the country. 9. Janet Yellen: The Federal Reserve had been led exclusively by men for a century. Then Janet Yellen, a 68-yearold former economics professor and the No. 2 at the Fed, became the first woman to lead the central bank. Plainspoken, with a trace of her native Brooklyn in her speech, Yellen criticizes inequality, focuses on jobs growth and has tried to demystify the moves of the notoriously opaque Fed. She has also tied the failure of most economists to predict the damages wrought by the financial crisis to a lack of diversity in the field. She says that increasing diversity is a priority at the central bank. 10. Let’s make a deal: Higher stocks and confidence lifted global mergers and acquisitions volume to highest level since 2007. Global deal volume rose 20 percent to $3.41 trillion, including debt. Climbing markets make it easier to do stock deals, and borrowing is cheap. Meanwhile, initial public offerings had their biggest year since 2000. Health care companies made up 37 percent of all IPOs in the U.S., nearly double the level in 2013. And the biggest IPO ever, that of China’s e-commerce behemoth Alibaba Group Holding Ltd., raised $25 billion in September.

WASHINGTON — There’s been exhaustive, and even obsessive, analysis of how the lousy economy has pushed young adults to move back home with their parents, contributed to the multiple-generationsunder-one-roof trend, and affected the economy and maybe even modern-day culture. Less explored is what this “doubling-up” phenomenon means for families with young children. Some research shows that such families heavily rely on moving in with relatives (or non-relatives) to make ends meet in times good and bad. But how many of them do that? How much money do they save, if any? And are the savings meaningful? It turns out that doubling-up really is a valuable safety net for families with kids, according to a study recently published in the journal Demography. The study tracked 3,000 children born between 1998 and 2000 in 20 large U.S. cities. It found that nearly half of those kids — 49 percent to be exact — have lived in doubled-up households at least once in their first nine years of life. Doing so saved their families more than $4,000 on average each year, a substantial sum given that the mothers who were interviewed for the study earned $15,000

on average. (Keep in mind this only reflects what the moms earned when their kids were young. As children grow older, a mother’s salary typically increases.) The mothers followed in the study were single, married or living with a person with whom they were romantically involved when their kids were born. They were interviewed at that time and then again when the children turned 1, 3, 5 and 9. The moms were most likely to doubleup when the children were young, and less likely to do so as they grew older. By far, single mothers doubled-up the most often in the early years (64 percent). Other studies have attempted to capture the doubled-up population in a single point in time, and concluded that roughly 20 percent live this way. But tracking families for many years showed a very different result. “I would never have expected that half would double-up during a nine-year period,” said Natasha Pilkauskas, a coauthor of the study and a professor at Columbia University. “That’s surprisingly high.” Did the financial crisis heighten the need or desire to double up? Possibly. The rates may have been higher during the recession, Pilkauskas said. But the study does not address that issue. The main takeaway, she said, is that families rely on doubling up in general.

The authors expected that most of those families, because they were young, would move into other people’s homes. Surprisingly, the opposite was true. About 56 percent of mothers said they were bringing people into their own homes. The percentage was even higher — 76 percent — among married mothers. The vast majority of the moms interviewed were renters. Only 16 percent were owners. When it came to determining the economic value of doubling-up, the study examined only those people who were living in someone else’s home, even if they weren’t paying rent. The authors calculated the difference between what the families should have paid and what they actually paid. While the savings totaled roughly $4,000 a year on average, married moms reaped more ($5,300), followed by cohabiting mothers ($4,450) and then single mothers ($3,500.) The first two groups probably had higher rents because they had more adults already in the home and therefore needed larger spaces. The authors — including Irwin Garfinkel of Columbia University and Sarah McLanahan of Princeton University — did not reach any conclusions about whether housing policies should encourage or discourage doubling-up.

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IN OUR VIEW | New Year’s resolutions

Some things to work on in ’15 With the new year begun, it’s customary to make a few resolutions. Typically, the custom applies to resolutions for oneself, but we’ll make an exception here and recommend a few resolutions for others. Resolved: Those running for office should stop making promises they can’t keep, which means they maybe should stop making promises altogether. Gov. Jay Inslee ran in 2012 on a pledge that he would veto any new taxes, then proposed a slate of new taxes for the 2015-17 budget, including a carbon tax and a capital gains tax. That’s not a pledge that anyone — and George H.W. Bush will back us up on this one — can responsibly make, because no one can predict the economic situation he or she will face once in office. And no voter

believes it anyway. Resolved: Online and mobile news sites should stop it with the advertisements that pop into view just as you’re a few seconds into reading an article. The ads, which often are made difficult to close, are annoying and most likely will be met with readers simply closing the page itself and moving on to a cat video on Facebook. Resolved: The next time a movie causes an international incident and must be held up as an example of the importance of First Amendment rights, can it be something that doesn’t involve bathroom humor? Resolved: Celebrities who want to send each other naked photos of themselves should switch to Polaroid cameras and send them through the mail, thereby avoiding the

embarrassment of having the photos leaked on the Internet while supporting the film camera industry and the U.S. Postal Service. Resolved: With the presidential election only 676 days away, presidential hopefuls, Republican and Democrat, should refrain from sitting down for kitchen table discussion with “real Americans,” unless they intend to invite those “regular folks” as their guests to the $5,000-a-plate fundraiser later than evening. Resolved: Everyone needs to cut everyone else some slack. Don’t get us wrong, we’re all about holding people accountable, particularly those in public office. To be corrected, errors, misjudgments and poor decisions have to be brought out into the sunshine. There are exceptions, and not everyone is cut out for their

work, but let’s start from the assumption that most of the time most people are trying to do a good job. Likewise, political differences don’t make your opponents evil. Uninformed, maybe. Mistaken, possibly. But they’re not out to destroy the county, the community or your favorite sports team. Resolved: And to demonstrate that we’re not above self-improvement, we’ll make a resolution for ourselves. Forthwith, we resolve not to use the following cliched words and phrases in editorials: Drop in the bucket, ducks in a row, ilk, iconic, level the playing field, at this point in time, low-hanging fruit, paradigm shift, in the final analysis, bandwidth (unless we’re talking about an actual broadcast signal), drink the Kool-Aid and, yes, forthwith. Happy new year.

2. Traffic fatalities are at their lowest. 3. Teenage drug crimes are down. 4. Hundreds of millions of dollars in marijuana taxes went into the state treasury. 5. Colorado’s economy is the fastest-growing economy in the nation. 6. The will of the voters has been fully implemented and “the sky has not fallen” on the state. I also recommend the writer watch for similar results in Washington, Oregon and Alaska. Meanwhile, Congress just ended the federal ban on medical marijuana, in a measure included in the recently approved spending bill. Washington’s I-502 is a positive law that benefits the taxpayers and improves public safety; and, after all, it reflects the wisdom of the voters — not political hacks catering to old stereotypes.

in cold blood ambushed and murdered the four Lakewood police officers while they were sitting in a cafe having coffee in 2009. Of the seven people who helped him escape, all but one, who will be early released next year, are no longer in jail. They bandaged his wounds, replaced his bloody clothes, gave him back his stolen gun in a shopping bag, and provided him with transportation. He could have easily killed again and they are out of jail in less than five years. Only the actual murder scene get-away driver, either the seventh or eighth accomplice I believe, will still be in jail and he is appealing his 420year sentence. One of the justifications for early release was that the folks that helped Clemmons had only “passing control” of another gun that Clemmons stole from one of the murdered cops. What, in the name of God, does “passing control” of a gun mean? They could have taken the gun away and called the police, but apparently didn’t think that was the right thing to do. Someone must have had “passing control” of their conscience. The majority of justices also agreed that the “exceptional” sentences were not legally justified. Imagine that. Five years or less in prison for helping someone get away with four murders is an “exceptional” sentence. My second and last New Year’s resolution is to vote for candidates for whom the word “justice” means justice for everyone and work to see that the laws are changed to assure that the punishment fits the crime.

LETTERS TO THE EDITOR ■■SNOHOMISH COUNTY

Citizen advocate must be neutral An ombudsman is a Scandinavian democratic idea where an “insider-outsider” has the ability to fix internal governmental problems. This person is charged with the responsibility, for no fee to the citizen, to respond to the interest of the public by investigating and addressing complaints of maladministration or breaches of people’s rights. In other words, an ombudsman is a government paid citizen advocate. Executive John Lovick, in his pledge to have an open government, put the ombudsman position in his budget. John Koster was offered the job by Lovick. This summer the county council took over and put the position under its jurisdiction. The executive nominates a person, but the council has the authority to confirm or deny the executive’s candidate. Koster, as our county’s first ombudsman, took the position knowing full well, “like any judge,” he would have to give up his right to free speech. When Koster signed a blatant political attack piece and later admitted he did wrong in breaching of his ombudsman responsibility; he hoped the county council would reappointed him to the “citizen advocate” position. That reappointment did not happen. Now several letter writers to The Herald are blaming Lovick for the firing of Koster. Apparently they want a taxpayer-paid citizen advocate who admitted he breached his contract to remain neutral when it comes to ethnicity, creed, religion, gender, sexual orientation and political views. Even though in all other accounts Koster seems to be an honest man, I ask: Now, how would keeping him on as ombudsman help “we the people” continue even to have the appearance of an open government? On another note, the references to the current county administration as beginning to look like the Reardon administration only apply to one councilmember, Terry Ryan, who strongly supported Reardon, his apparent mentor, publicly with his letter to The Everett Herald about three years ago. I wonder where the dissension with the council and executive’s office comes from? Karen Brandon Mill Creek

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Regarding the letter, “Legal marijuana: How do results match with hype?”: The writer asks what have been the results of legalized marijuana. It has been said that the states are the laboratories of democracy. I refer the writer to the proven results in Colorado after a full year of legal recreational marijuana in 2014: 1. Violent and drug crimes are way down.

Court justices Debra Stephens, Charles Wiggins, Susan Owens, Anne Ellington and Chief Justice Barbara Madsen — if you make a New Year’s resolution, maybe you will agree with me and vote them out come their next election. Why? These five justices recently ruled that the people that helped Maurice Clemmons escape justice were punished unjustly. Remember Maurice Clemmons? He is the man who,

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wanted to do something for my country during the holidays, so I went to the movies. I watched the Christmas Day opening of “The Interview,” to show North Korea that I wasn’t afraid of its threats to blow up theaters that screen the parody of Kim Jongun. The $9.50 I paid in the name of patriotic pride bought me stadium DANA MILBANK seating, a preview of the coming feature “Hot Tub Time Machine 2,” and a feature film full of jokes about rectums, sex organs, ricin and the supreme leader defecating in his pants. Except for the Asian stereotypes, it was just my speed. Still, I wondered if there isn’t a better way to sacrifice for my country. My patriotic gesture was a form of slacktivism — a uniquely American form of engagement in which statements are made without any real sacrifice. The slacktivist gets icy water over the head to fight Lou Gehrig’s disease, or tweets out hashtags to fight kidnapping in Nigeria (#BringBackOurGirls). The Slacktivist wears color-coded bracelets for causes, “likes” causes on Facebook — and goes to see a Seth Rogen film to defy North Korea. This can be traced back to September 2001, when President George W. Bush launched wars without calling for sacrifice from Americans — other than to spend money. He also asked Americans to “hug your children” and to pray for those in uniform. But hugging children isn’t a sacrifice. The problem is that the nation’s wars have been detached from any notion of sacrifice — except for the fewer than 1 percent of Americans who serve in the military. In December, the National Conference on Citizenship released its annual “civic health indicators” (volunteer work, contact with friends and family, confidence in institutions) and found a “broad decline” in 16 of 20 areas. The study was backed by the Census Bureau and the Corporation for National and Community Service. Similarly, Census and the Bureau of Labor Statistics found that volunteering in 2013 was at the lowest percentage (25.4 percent) since the government started counting in 2002. The cause of this is fairly clear: Americans are not being asked to serve their country. With the passing of the World War II generation, veterans are just 7 percent of the population. Fewer than 20 percent of incoming members of Congress served in the military; in the ‘70s, more than 70 percent had served. John Bridgeland, who worked on national-service initiatives in the Bush White House, sees the decline of military service as the cause of Washington’s problems. “The World War II generation that served together had higher levels of charitable contributions, volunteering, voting, social trust, trust in one another,” he told me. “Even the gap between rich and poor was at its lowest levels.” Bridgeland’s solution, joined by retired Gen. Stanley McChrystal, is to expand national service — military and other forms — to 1 million 18- to 29-year-olds each year, up from the current 100,000. While far from mandatory national service, this would be enough to create a social expectation that each 18-year-old would either join the military or spend a “service year” after high school earning a stipend serving in AmeriCorps, the Peace Corps and the like. They figure it would cost about $10 billion in taxpayer money and another $10 billion in private funds. “In the World War II generation, people felt like happiness wasn’t some individual right but something we helped one another achieve,” Bridgeland says. “We’re trying to rescue that notion for a generation that’s lost its way.” McChrystal and Bridgeland, who work on the Aspen Institute’s Franklin Project, have a difficult sales job ahead of them. Most service programs have been frozen or cut in recent years, as Congress refuses President Obama’s requests for them. But there’s hope in the form of the would-be presidential and vice presidential candidates. Hillary Clinton, Jeb Bush, Mitt Romney, Marco Rubio and Rob Portman have all expressed interest in the issue. This raises the hopeful possibility that national service could return to the agenda — and that a generation of Americans might be able to do something for their country other than pay $9.50 to hear crude jokes. Dana Milbank is a Washington Post

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professor of atmospheric sciences at the University of Washington. “Then we get these situations where high pressure systems build over the regions — that’s when the trouble occurs,” Mass said. A lack of clouds leads to cooling at the surface, prompting people to start trying to warm up with a fire. But air also tends to

sink and compress near the ground, trapping the smoke there. “The whole thing is even worse if you live in a valley,” he said. “Darrington is famous, Darrington is like disaster land.” There are a number of different factors and pollutants that go into measuring air quality. The Air Quality Index is a scale that wraps all the various criteria into one number that can be

used to make decisions about burn bans. An index of 50 or below is considered “good,” while 51-100 is considered “moderate” and 101-150 is “unhealthy for sensitive groups,” meaning that air quality is bad enough that the elderly, children and people with asthma or other respiratory problems are at greater risk to experience health problems. At 11 a.m. Wednesday,

when the stage 2 ban was called for Darrington, the local index for the town was at about 101. Elsewhere in Snohomish County the index hovered in the 50-55 range. It could be worse in Darrington. There are three higher levels of pollution on the air quality index: “unhealthy” for everyone, “very unhealthy” and “hazardous.” Beijing, famous for

its opaque ground-level smog, saw its air quality index shoot above 500 in January 2014, not just into the “hazardous” zone but off the upper end of the scale. But you don’t have to have the sun blocked for there to be negative effects. “You’re getting health effects at any level, and the risk goes up as the concentrations go up,” Swartzendruber said.

That’s why the threshold for action is set low by state law. The Clean Air Agency calls for a stage 1 ban in Snohomish County when the forecast is for the index to reach 30, still within in the “good” range. Stage 2 burn bans are called when the measured index hits 25. Chris Winters: 425-3744165; cwinters@ heraldnet.com. Twitter: @Chris_At_Herald.

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They decided to make it official as a way to celebrate Johnson’s November birthday. “We just knew what it would mean to her. We’re her family,” Mary Hammericksen said.

Learning to be tough In the early years Mary Hammericksen and Johnson’s mom, Darlene, became friends. The women were stay-athome moms and close in age. They’d get their older children off to school and walk the Northgate neighborhood, pushing Hammericksen’s youngest daughter, Melisa, in a stroller. There were long talks over coffee. If one household needed a new ladder, they’d buy it together to share. “Darlene was a tough cookie,” Mary Hammericksen said. Her friend was strong and taught her to be less sensitive. She didn’t say much about what was going on at home, but the chaos

behind closed doors sent her daughter looking for a retreat. Johnson found it at the Hammericksens’ house. “It didn’t matter the time of day. Mom would always open the door. ‘Come in. Come in. Do you want to talk or watch TV with the kids?’ ” Johnson would pull up a chair beside Hammericksen and they would talk. She taught the girl how to hem a pair of pants and cook special dishes. She and Melisa made Christmas stockings. Other lessons took more time. “Mom helped me with the idea that you can be tough without being mean, strong without being mean,” Johnson said. George Hammericksen showed Johnson what a father should be. “Darlene teased us that she was our girl,” Mary Hammericksen said.

A gift given The families leaned on each other over the years. The Hammericksens’ oldest son, Dan, died in 1980 in a house fire in

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Brier. He was 20. Mary Hammericksen remembered feeling wrung out. Her tough friend refused to let her give up. “Darlene was a lifesaver,” Hammericksen said. She visited the griefstricken mother every day. They would talk or sit in comfortable silence. Johnson was about 15 when the fatal fire happened. She remembered that she was too upset to attend the memorial service at the Hammericksens’ home. Mary Hammericksen left the service to check on her girl. The memory brings tears for Hammericksen, 72. She pats Johnson’s hand. Hammericksen was with Johnson’s mother when she died from cancer in 1988. She had been sick for about three years. Her friend took her to chemotherapy appointments and practically moved into her house to care for her. “Darlene wore make-up and lipstick until the very end,” Hammericksen said. “She was quite a woman.” More than three decades later Hammericksen can remember one of the last

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wasn’t quite right. There was something more she wanted to say, to express. “What do you say we adopt Alisa?” she asked her husband of 55 years. “Haven’t we already?” he answered. She asked her children, who gave their blessing. She consulted her attorney to understand what it would mean to legally adopt a 49-year-old woman. They invited Johnson over to their home. She was sitting on the floor, stretching. Hammericksen asked if they could adopt her. She reassured her that nothing would change if she didn’t think it was necessary. “I looked at Dad and he and I both started crying,” Johnson said. The day before she had been taking a walk in her neighborhood, thinking about a friend who had lost a parent. How could she ever explain to people what the Hammericksens mean and what they have been in her life? Their offer gave her an answer. “I can call them Mom and Dad,” Johnson said. They visited the Hammericksens’ attorney in September. The lawyer mentioned that National Adoption Day was coming up. The celebration in Snohomish County was a few days after Johnson’s birthday. They could join the other parents and children, legalizing their forever families. The Hammericksens and their birth daughter, Melisa, were joined by Johnson, her husband, son and best friend on that Friday morning. Some mistakenly thought they were there to adopt Johnson’s son. The proud parents and beloved daughter stood before a judge and pledged to be family, something that comes natural to the three. “We wanted to give her the best gift we could think of. That’s what she brings to us — the best of herself,” Mary Hammericksen said. Diana Hefley: 425-3393463, hefley@heraldnet. com. Twitter: @dianahefley.

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Boy in shooting ‘unzipped’ purse pocket ‘She was not the least bit irresponsible,’ says the father-in-law of Veronica Rutledge, who was shot and killed by her 2-year-old son at Wal-Mart. By Nicholas K. Geranios Associated Press

SPOKANE — Concealed weapons are part of everyday life in Idaho, and that’s unlikely to change in the Mountain West state despite a shocking accident in which a 2-year-old boy reached into his mother’s purse, got ahold of her gun and shot her in the head inside a Wal-Mart. Veronica J. Rutledge was shopping Tuesday morning with her son and three nieces in Hayden, Idaho, when the small-caliber handgun discharged one time, killing her. Terry Rutledge, Veronica’s father-in-law, told The Spokesman-Review that the boy unzipped the special gun compartment in the woman’s purse where the weapon was kept while she was looking at clothing. Terry Rutledge said his 29-yearold daughter-in-law did not put the weapon “loosely into

her purse.” Victoria Rutledge had a concealed weapons permit, and guns were a big part of Rutledge’s life, her father-in-law said. “She was not the least bit irresponsible,” Terry Rutledge said, in a brief interview with The Associated Press. He complained about people using the incident to attack his daughter-in-law. Terry Rutledge told The Washington Post that Veronica Rutledge and her husband practiced at shooting ranges and each had a concealed weapons permit. He said for Christmas this year, her husband gave her the purse with a special zippered pocket for a concealed weapon. About 7 percent of adults in Idaho had concealed weapons permits at the end of 2012, according to the Crime Prevention Research Center in Swarthmore, Pennsylvania. That ranked Idaho among the top third of states. Kootenai County, which has about 140,000 residents, has issued close to 16,000 concealed weapons permits, Kootenai County sheriff’s spokesman Stu Miller said Wednesday. “It’s very commonplace in northern Idaho for folks to have a concealed weapons permit,”

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This photo shows the Wal-Mart in Hayden, Idaho, on Tuesday, where 2-year-old boy accidentally shot and killed his mother after he reached into her purse at the northern Idaho store and her concealed gun fired, authorities said Tuesday.

Miller said, and most businesses do not prohibit firearms. Veronica Rutledge lived in Blackfoot, in southeastern Idaho, and her family had come to the Hayden area to visit relatives for Christmas. She was an employee of the Idaho National Laboratory near Idaho Falls, Idaho, where she was a nuclear scientist. The laboratory supports the U.S. Department of Energy in nuclear and energy research and national defense.

“We’re deeply saddened by this tragedy,” said Nicole Stricker, a spokeswoman for the lab. Rutledge graduated from high school in Harrison, a lakeside town in the Idaho Panhandle. She was the valedictorian of her class. She graduated from the University of Idaho with a degree in chemistry. She had taken the children to Wal-Mart on Tuesday morning to spend their Christmas gift cards, family members said. Her young

son, her only child, was in a shopping cart. Responding deputies found Rutledge dead in the electronics section of the Wal-Mart in Hayden, a rural town of about 12,000 people 40 miles northeast of Spokane. Colt Rutledge, 32, arrived to the store in Idaho’s northern panhandle shortly after the shooting around 10:20 a.m. Tuesday, Miller said. All the children were taken to a relative’s house. Officers viewed surveillance video provided by the store to determine what happened, Miller said. Like other Western states, gun rights are a big issue in Idaho. State lawmakers passed legislation earlier this year allowing concealed weapons on the state’s public college and university campuses. Despite facing opposition from all eight of the state’s university college presidents, lawmakers sided with gun-rights advocates who said the law would better uphold the Second Amendment. Terry Rutledge told the AP that his daughter-in-law “was a beautiful, young, loving mother.” “She was taken much too soon,” he said.

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Megan Uhrich, of Washington, D.C., takes a panoramic cell phone photo Monday of the Olympic Mountains from the Clear Creek Trail next to Harrison Medical Center in Silverdale. The former resident is visiting family in Kingston over the holidays.

New $48M Thurston County Jail sits empty Associated Press OLYMPIA — A 400-inmate jail built in Tumwater at a cost of $48 million to relieve the overcrowded Thurston County Jail has sat empty since it was finished four years ago. It costs the county $400,000 a year to maintain the Accountability and Restitution Center, but there are no plans to move in, The Olympian reported Sunday. There’s a funding dispute between county commissioners and Sheriff John Snaza. Commissioners say they put enough money in the budget to open the jail. Snaza says his overall budget isn’t large enough to absorb the increased costs. “We’re at a stalemate right now,” said County Commissioner Cathy Wolfe. “An absolute stalemate. Nothing is getting done.” Snaza is equally frustrated. “Why wouldn’t I open up something that the taxpayers have been paying for, for so long?

It’s because they’re not giving me the funding,” Snaza said. The current jail, built in 1978, houses 316 inmates and was considered long overdue for replacement. Snaza is the elected official in charge of the Corrections Department. The commissioners can’t force his hand. “A move to the ARC can only come with the sheriff’s agreement,” said county Manager Cliff Moore. To move into the new jail, the sheriff wants another $500,000 in the corrections budget, along with a guarantee from county commissioners that they would cover any extra costs associated with running the new jail. That promise would be impossible to make, Wolfe said. Four people work at the empty jail, keeping machines and equipment in working order. Among other things they go around and flush all the toilets once in a while.

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Lt. Shawn Ball leads a tour of the idled Accountability and Restitution Center (ARC) corrections’ facility in Tumwater on Oct. 23, explaining the minimum security wing and the department goal to have inmates work with them in order to be housed here rather than the maximum security area. The 400-inmate jail built in Tumwater at a cost of $48 million to relieve the overcrowded Thurston County Jail has sat empty since it was finished four years ago.

4 Alaska state representatives form ‘freedom caucus’ Associated Press ANCHORAGE, Alaska — Four Republican state representatives from southcentral Alaska will promote conservative topics through a newly formed “freedom caucus.” The four are Lora Reinbold, of Eagle River, Shelley Hughes, of Palmer, and Cathy Tilton and Wes

Keller, of Wasilla, the Alaska Dispatch News reported. The caucus will let members compare notes and promote conservative concepts outside constraints of a more “political setting,” Keller said. “It helps to be able to test your talking points on people that aren’t going to throw you out,” he said. “You need a sounding board

sometimes — that’s the bottom line.” States’ rights and Medicaid will come up as topics but the focus likely will be the Alaska budget, Hughes said. State budget forecasters project a $3.5 billion deficit this year as oil prices decline. Republican leaders last week sent Gov. Bill Walker a letter urging immediate cuts.

Keller said one of the new group priorities is “to have a budget that is not in deficit.” Reinbold said invitations to join have been extended to other representatives. The group’s loose rules call for member to become issue experts. The group does not intend to compete with the Republican majority organization Reinbold

said, but will examine issues through “conservative eyes,” she said. Walker, for example, wants to expand the Medicaid insurance program to 40,000 lowincome Alaskans. “We have to ask, is that sustainable, and can we really afford to put more on, knowing that the federal debt is $18 trillion, $19 trillion dollars?” Reinbold asked.

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Seahawks have been tested in many ways Call it Super Bowl hangover or whatever, Seahawks admit season has had unique challenges

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chance to see him in a Huskies uniform. Thompson, a junior from Sacramento, California, said again Wednesday that he hasn’t yet decided whether he’ll declare this year for the NFL draft, reiterating that he’ll sit down with his family and Petersen after the bowl game to figure it out. He said he hasn’t yet submitted paperwork for a draft

ENTON — The Seattle Seahawks learned a few hard lessons in the 11 months between winning a Super Bowl and returning to the postseason as the NFC’s top seed for the second straight year. The most important of those lessons might have been this: Until you’ve been a defending champion, you don’t really know how to handle being a defending champion. Throughout the offseason and training camp, Seahawks players and head coach Pete Carroll said over and over again that nothing would change now that they had hoisted the Lombardi Trophy, collected JOHN BOYLE their diamondencrusted rings and become a lot more famous — and in many cases wealthy — than they were at the same time a year earlier. The Super Bowl was last season, they said, we’ve moved onto this year, they insisted. Well it turns out some of that was a little easier said than done. “I think it is a little bit of a different challenge,” quarterback Russell Wilson said. “I don’t think it should be a different challenge, but I think it is a different challenge.” The Seahawks’ season started off just fine, with Seattle winning its opener against the Green Bay Packers, then bouncing back from a loss in San Diego with a win over Denver. But then things started getting tough for the defending champs. They lost at home to Dallas, a game that was followed by the shocking decision to trade Percy Harvin, then they lost again at St. Louis to fall to 3-3. Suddenly the champs were vulnerable, there was drama in the form of multiple reports of locker room unrest, of Marshawn Lynch butting heads with his coaches, of Russell Wilson not being “black enough” in the eyes of some teammates.

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Washington linebacker/safety/running back Shaq Thompson (7) is projected by some as a first-round NFL pick if he decides to leave school.

By Christian Caple The News Tribune

SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. — Inside a plush hotel ballroom on a cold, rainy Wednesday morning in the Valley of the Sun, opinions varied on the subject of Washington Huskies junior Shaq Thompson. He’s an outstanding football player. On that point, most agree. But what position does he play best, and which will he play in the NFL? Deontae Cooper, a UW running back, admits bias when he says he most enjoys watching Thompson carry the ball out of the backfield. Danny Shelton, UW’s hulking All-American defensive tackle, likes Thompson at linebacker — though if someone put him full-time at safety, “I guarantee he’d end up killing somebody.” Oklahoma State coach Mike Gundy joked that if Thompson wanted to transfer to OSU for his senior year, he’d play him at linebacker. Huskies coach Chris

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After playing linebacker, safety and running back as a college junior, where does the Huskies’ Shaq Thompson fit in the NFL? Petersen thinks Thompson could succeed at several positions, but wondered if his best fit might be at safety, which is where Thompson figured he’d play when he signed with the Huskies back in 2012. “I’m not sure if that’s not his

best position down the road,” Petersen said Wednesday during UW’s media day ahead of Friday’s Cactus Bowl game against Oklahoma State. “So I think he’s just very unique. I haven’t seen a guy like that in a long time.” And Friday might be the last

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Pac-12 set to open league New M’s OF Smith will do play after mediocre start ‘anything I’m asked to do’ By Christian Caple

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The final day of the Washington Huskies’ non-conference basketball schedule was a dud. They weren’t alone. After UW lost at home Sunday to Stony Brook — they call themselves the Seawolves, if you were wondering — California joined the awful loss club by falling 55-52 at home to a Cal State-Bakersfield team that entered that game with a 2-10 record. Earlier that same day, a suddenly mediocre UCLA outfit traveled to Alabama, barely shot 30 percent from the field and lost its fifth game of the season. So the Pac-12 begins league play this week on a semi-sour note, though the conference does still boast three teams in the top 25. Leading the way is defending league

champion Arizona, the near-unanimous preseason pick to remain atop the Pac-12 standings. The Wildcats are ranked No. 8 nationally and have lost only one game (at UNLV).

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Busy December for M’s

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This was no surprise. Veteran outfielder Seth Smith figured he was headed out of San Diego in the days prior to Tuesday’s deal that sent him to the Seattle Mariners for reliever Brandon Maurer. Smith watched the Padres, under new general manager A.J. Preller, overhaul the club’s outfield in recent weeks through trades that netted Matt Kemp, Wil Myers and Justin Upton. “Obviously, I paid attention to what the Padres were doing,” Smith said Wednesday in a conference call from his home near Jackson, Miss. “A lot of times, you can put two and two together. “You never know what’s going to

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Dec. 2 Dec. 3 Dec. 4 Dec. 11 Dec. 17 Dec. 30 happen, but you can give yourself a pretty good idea of what may happen.” What likely happens now is Smith, an eight-year veteran, will become the lefthanded portion of a platoon in right field

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BOYS BASKETBALL Northwest 1B—Providence Classical Christian at Lopez Island, 4:30 p.m. Non-conference—Mount Vernon Christian at Lakewood, 7 p.m.; Sultan at Mount Baker, 7 p.m.; Sammamish at Archbishop Murphy, 7:30 p.m.; Darrington, Grace Academy at Darrington Holiday Tournament, TBA GIRLS BASKETBALL Northwest 1B—Tulalip Heritage at Highland Christian , 6:30 p.m. Non-conference—Mount Vernon Christian at Lakewood, 5:15 p.m.; Jackson at Skyline, 5:45 p.m.; Crosspoint Academy at Cedar Park Christian-Bothell, 7 p.m.; Grace Academy, Darrington at Darrington Holiday Tournament, TBA WRESTLING Non-conference—Edmonds-Woodway, Marysville Pilchuck at Pacific Coast Tournament at Hudson’s Bay H.S., 10 a.m.

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BOYS BASKETBALL Non-conference—Tulalip Heritage at Three Rivers Christian, 2:30 p.m.; Everett at Granite Falls, 6:45 p.m.; Arlington at Mariner, 7:15 p.m.; Darrington, Grace Academy at Darrington Holiday Tournament, TBA GIRLS BASKETBALL Non-conference—Archbishop Murphy at Bellevue Christian, 3:30 p.m.; Snohomish at Lynden Christian, 7:15 p.m. WRESTLING Non-conference—Arlington, Lynnwood, Mariner, Meadowdale, Monroe, Mount Vernon, Oak Harbor at Everett Classic, 9 a.m.; Jackson, Marysville Getchell, South Whidbey at Battle for the Axe at Port Angeles H.S., 10 a.m.; Stanwood at Bremerton Brawl, 10 a.m.; Marysville Pilchuck at Pacific Coast Tournament at Hudson’s Bay H.S., 10 a.m.; Glacier Peak at Eastmont Cat Classic, 10 a.m.

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n no particular order, here’s a selection of interesting fishing- and hunting-related bits and pieces from 2014 that didn’t make it into print:

Ghost Moose According to the National Wildlife Federation (NWF), the New England states have been experiencing a rapid decline of their moose populations, with climate change being blamed as the villain. Miles Grant of the NWF said the Maine Department of Inland Fisheries & Wildlife announced last year it was cutting fall hunting permits by 25 percent. Just three months prior to that, those same officials called their moose population ”healthy and strong.” But after that point, the animals suffered a winter mortality rate three times higher than average. Officials are blaming warmer weather that is no longer cold enough to eliminate winter ticks. New Hampshire moose have been in trouble for two or three years, and a startling 64 percent of yearling moose died there this year. Last spring, Vermont officials cut moose hunting permits 20 percent. It’s especially disturbing, Grant said, considering how the moose are dying. Usually, winter ticks fall off a moose and freeze. But if temperatures are warmer than usual, they find other ticks, breed, and climb back on their hosts. Moose are being found in New England with as many as 150,000 ticks on them, dying of anemia from blood loss. The moose lose their hair as they try to scrape off the ticks and the pale, emaciated animals are called “ghost moose.” Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife biologist Dana Base, in Colville, said that while our state’s moose population does experience a degree of winter tick problems, so far at least it hasn’t been deemed a major worry. In 2012, the latest year with complete data, the state granted 140 moose permits in Washington, and hunters harvested 74 bulls and 33 cows. There were 19 separate moose hunt areas and all produced a success rate of 100 percent except for two. Those two provided “just” 80 and 83 percent success.

Cougar populations Dave Ware, the state Game Division manager, said 2014 was the third year cougars have been managed

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There may not have been a fullblown Super Bowl hangover, but the Seahawks at least had a bit of a headache and could use a glass of water. It turned out that in enjoying the amazing season they had last season, the Seahawks might have lost touch with how tough the road was to get there. “I hate to keep going back to last year, but we did win the Super Bowl last year, and through that process at the end of the season, when you go through the parade and you get the ceremony and the ring, it makes you forget how difficult it was to get to that point, to reach the mountain top,” receiver Doug Baldwin said. “So I think a lot of that pressure we had at the beginning of the season when we were 3-3, from the media, from ourselves, we kind of let that feed into the negativity and forgot that it wasn’t easy last year.” Or as defensive end Cliff Avril described it: “It was just guys getting out of their own way more so than anything. There’s a lot that comes with being a Super Bowl champ, from making more money off the field to different appearances and things like that. Once guys got that out of their system and got focused, we got back to what makes us us, and that’s what’s been showing up the last few weeks.” To their credit, however, the Seahawks eventually used those tough times as a rallying point rather than a reason to fall apart. And in a now-famous team meeting following a Week 11 loss in Kansas City, players cleared the air and were able to get back to being the team they had hoped to be all along. “I think every team is faced with it every year,” Carroll said of his team having to rediscover its chemistry. “It’s not just — you’ve got it and you have it from now on.

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December and January are considered the best part of our local waterfowl season, but time is running short to participate in one of the state Department of Fish and Wildlife’s duck and goose hunting programs. Many of the in-program hunting sites have permanent blinds and others permit temporary blinds. Don Kraege, state waterfowl section manager, said “Hunters can find some exceptional sites through WDFW’s Waterfowl Quality Hunt Program, including properties in Whatcom, Skagit and north Snohomish counties. Other waterfowl opportunities, including reservation only hunts, are also available.” The agency website is the

n The Evergreen Fly Fishing Club is offering a series of Fly Tying Classes in January at the Rosehill Community Center in Mukilteo. The classes meet at 6:30 p.m. on Wednesdays, starting Jan. 7 and continuing through March. The classes are for beginning to intermediate tiers and will feature flies that have been effective for club members. Class members need to supply their own vises and tying tools. The materials needed to tie each fly will be supplied. The cost is $60. To sign up, call the community center at 425-263-8180 and ask for class 4060. n The North Snohomish County Chapter of the Coastal Conservation Association (CCA) meets at 7 p.m. on Jan. 13 at Bayside Marine in Everett. The featured speaker will be author, artist, historian, naturalist and sportsman Bob Heirman. The meeting is open to the public. For more information, call Ralph at 360-653-3894. Items for the Outdoor calendar can be submitted by e-mail (sports@heraldnet. com), by fax (425-3393435) or by mail (P.O. Box 930, Everett, Wash.). The deadline is noon Monday.

under harvest guidelines for specific areas of the state, based on the cougar populations in those areas. The goal, he said, is to preserve a variety of cougar age classes, particularly older animals. He said, in effect, that older animals breed more efficiently. Some of us older animals have reason to doubt that assumption, but moving on, Ware said hunters harvested 182 cougar statewide last year — up from 156 in 2012, 145 in 2011, and 108 in 2010. He said the numbers harvested this season are expected to be similar to last year.

Big sturgeon On June 12 of last year, a 19-year old tourist from Georgia, Paul Jarvis, caught one of the largest white sturgeon ever taken on the Fraser River in British Columbia, according to a PRWeb release. Fishing with Dean Werk of Great River Fishing Adventures, Jarvis fought the huge fish for over an hour before bringing it to boat. Keeping the sturgeon in the water, Werk measured it at 11 feet, 10 inches in length and 56 inches in girth and, using an accepted mathematical formula, estimated the weight at 880 pounds. The fish was tagged and released. Werk said the largest Fraser River sturgeon his firm has been involved with was a 12-foot, 4-inch fish caught by British tourists Michael and Margaret Snell in 2012.

Cutthroat recovery Native western cutthroat trout in a couple of famous locations are recovering nicely from past abuse, according to Trout Unlimited (TU). In Yellowstone Park, the historic population of Yellowstone Lake cutthroat has been decimated in recent decades by non-native lake trout. Grizzly bears, which once depended on cutts for early-season food, are now resorting to other sources of protein, TU says, including elk and moose calves. Osprey, once prevalent at the lake, have moved on to more productive waters, and anglers

You have to get connected to reach in to bring out your best, and those around you really help draw that. “There’s greater power in a group, and as you stand alone, you can only go so far, but when you mix and you interact and create the inspiration for other people — it’s all of that; that’s where the great power comes from.” That’s not a new lesson for the Seahawks; it’s what Carroll has been preaching from day one since he came to Seattle. But knowing it and living it aren’t always the same, even when it comes from an NBA legend like Bill Russell, who addressed the team earlier this year. “He spoke very carefully about team and what the important aspects of understanding of how to play at your best and he talked about loving your teammates,” Carroll said. “It couldn’t be more true. We heard it, we knew what the message was, we just hadn’t connected with it yet, and playing for one another is more powerful than we ever knew.” The Seahawks eventually came together — and let’s not forget, they also got healthier — which is why they are enjoying a bye this week instead of preparing for a playoff game, or worse, done for the season, which seemed like a real possibility when they were 6-4. Last season wasn’t perfect either for Seattle, but it featured one fewer loss and quite a bit less drama, which is why Carroll admitted that is some ways this season has been more satisfying than last. Whether you want to call it a Super Bowl hangover or just the challenges of being on top and trying to stay there, this season has tested the Seahawks in unique ways, but because they were able to come together and rediscover what made them so good a year ago, they have as good a chance as any team to be back in the Super Bowl a month from now. “We figured it out, it just took us a long time,” Carroll said. “It just took us longer than we would like.” Herald Columnist John Boyle: jboyle@heraldnet.com

place to start. Visit http://www. wdfw.wa.gov/hunting, and on the hunting page browse through any or all of the following: Private Lands Hunting Access, Snow Goose Quality Hunts or Waterfowl Quality Hunts. The Private Lands Access Program includes hunting by reservation. You can click on a desired location and request specific days. The Snow Goose Quality Hunts program is by reservation also. The Waterfowl Quality Hunt Program includes 44 sites and more than 3,000 acres in northwest Washington, but the season lasts only through Jan. 25, and reservations fill up quickly. — Wayne Kruse

who once lined the banks of the Yellowstone River on opening day are all but gone. The last time I visited the park (one of my favorite places), the famous “Fishing Bridge” where the Yellowstone River leaves the lake was closed to traffic. I remember fishing big spinners from the bridge with my father and 20 or 30 other visitors in about 1948, catching nothing, but admiring the beautiful trout other fishermen brought in — gold and olive, with a sprinkling of big, black spots. Now, for more than eight years, the National Park Service has conducted gill-netting operations and other efforts to reduce lake trout populations and give native cutts a chance to recover. The efforts are paying off, TU said, and the park service agrees. “While we likely will never completely rid Yellowstone Lake of this invasive species, recent analyses suggest we can successfully manage the lake trout population and provide an environment where cutthroat can once again thrive, be a key component of a healthy ecosystem, and a source of recreation for visitors. That will be a huge and historic win for conservation,” said Dave Hallac, chief of resources at the park. And down in Nevada, scientists hail the return of a threatened fish to its home spawning grounds for the first time in 76 years, according to the Berkley Fishing Wire. About 90 Lahontan cutthroat, weighing up to 25 pounds (yep, 25 pounds), spawned this spring along the lower two-mile section of the Truckee River, which flows more than 100 miles from Lake Tahoe to Pyramid Lake. Pyramid’s cutthroat last spawned in the river in 1938, according to the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, and died out by the 1940s because of overfishing, degraded habitat and the introduction of non-native species. History has it that huge, 20-plus pound trout were netted and hauled

in wagons over the mountains to help feed the hordes of gold seekers on the Sierra west slope in the late 19th century.

Birding Columbia Engineering has taken bird watching to a new level, using computer vision and machine learning techniques the firm has developed. It’s called Birdsnap, according to The Birding Wire, a new iPhone app that’s an electronic field guide featuring 500 of the most common North American bird species. The free app, which enables users to identify bird species through uploaded photos, accompanies a visually attractive, comprehensive website that includes some 50,000 images, and also features bird calls for each species. Get Birdsnap at https://itunes.apple.com/app/birdsnap/id880461148.

Marrone steps down as coach of NFL’s Bills The Washington Post There’s usually one significant surprise in the annual firing-and-hiring season for NFL coaches, and this year’s stunner came Wednesday. Doug Marrone opted out of his contract with the Buffalo Bills, making him a highly attractive coaching free agent and leaving the Bills to join the five other NFL teams searching for new head coaches. Marrone’s contract gave him three days after the regular season ended to opt out of his deal because the Bills were sold this year from the Ralph Wilson estate to Terry and Kim Pegula. He had two seasons remaining on his four-year, $16 million contract, and a person familiar with the situation said negotiations on a possible extension broke down before Marrone decided to leave the organization. “Doug Marrone informed me late today that he has decided to exercise the option clause in his contract and relinquish his responsibilities as our head coach,” Terry Pegula said in a written statement released by the Bills. “We are disappointed that Coach Marrone will no longer be an important part of our organization.” Under the terms of his contract, Marrone receives his $4 million salary from the Bills for next season in addition to any income he might receive from another team, according to the person with knowledge of the deliberations, who spoke on the condition of anonymity because he was not authorized to comment publicly on the details of Marrone’s deal. It had been widely believed

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Buffalo head coach Doug Marrone talks to his players during a game against the Miami Dolphins in September.

within the league in recent days that Marrone would remain with the Bills, perhaps with a contract extension, despite reports of tension between him and the team’s front office. Marrone spent two seasons with the Bills and posted a 15-17 record. The Bills went 9-7 this season but missed the AFC playoffs, extending the league’s longest postseason drought to 15 years. But Marrone drew praise within NFL circles for coaching the Bills to a winning record during a season in which the franchise was sold and the team relocated a home game to Detroit because of a massive snowstorm. The San Francisco 49ers, Oakland Raiders, New York Jets, Atlanta Falcons and Chicago Bears also are looking for coaches. Speculation immediately linked Marrone to the Jets. He is a New York native and served as the Jets’ offensive-line coach between the 2002 and 2005 seasons. A person familiar with the league’s hiring cycle said that San Diego Chargers offensive coordinator Frank Reich, a former Bills quarterback, is expected to receive strong consideration to replace Marrone.

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Oklahoma State’s Ogbah got advice from Seahawks’ Okung By Christian Caple The News Tribune

SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. — To help decide which college he wanted to attend, Oklahoma State’s most productive defensive player relied on the advice of a Seattle Seahawks offensive lineman. Emmanuel Ogbah, the Cowboys’ 6-foot-4, 270-pound redshirt sophomore defensive end, attended the same high school — George Bush in Houston, Texas — as Seahawks left tackle and former OSU star Russell Okung. So shortly after OSU offered Ogbah a scholarship, he got on the phone with Okung, who gave him his best Oklahoma State

recruiting pitch. “He said they’ve got a great strength and conditioning coach who will get you to the next level quicker,” Ogbah said. “They have great fans. Wherever you go, people already know your name.” Plenty others outside of Stillwater, Oklahoma, know Ogbah’s name now. He led Oklahoma State with 17 tackles for loss and 11 sacks this season, and earned first-team All-Big-12 honors in the process. He is a native of Lagos, Nigeria, where he was born in 1993. His family moved to the United States when he was 9 years old, his parents seeking greater opportunity for their children. Ogbah said he started playing

football as a seventh-grader, turning out for the team simply because his friends all played and it looked like fun. He put together a stellar high-school career, recording 57 tackles and six sacks as a senior, though recruiting attention was scarce. Houston offered late in the process, he said, but by then he was already sold on Oklahoma State. After redshirting in 2012, Ogbah played in every game as a redshirt freshman, totaling 20 tackles and four sacks. This season, he blew up. CBSSports.com NFL draft analyst Rob Rang says Ogbah has legitimate NFL potential. “He’s physical, he’s athletic, he’s a guy that very much looks

the part of a future early NFL draft pick,” Rang said. “He’s definitely Oklahoma State’s best player in terms of NFL talent at this point.” Rang said that from a talent evaluation standpoint, junior running back/receiver Tyreek Hill playing against Washington’s young secondary “would have been a fascinating matchup,” but Hill was dismissed from the team by coach Mike Gundy following a domestic violence arrest on Dec. 12. James Castleman, a 6-foot-2, 300-pound defensive tackle, is Oklahoma State’s only likely NFL draft pick in 2015. He recorded 42 tackles, seven tackles for loss and 2.5 sacks this season.

The ‘other guy’ in the final four Mark Helfrich is the least known of the coaches vying for a national title Associated Press LOS ANGELES — A few weeks back, the four head coaches who have guided their teams to the College Football Playoff posed for pictures with the championship trophy. Alabama’s Nick Saban. Ohio State’s Urban Meyer. Florida State’s Jimbo Fisher. “And some other guy,” Oregon coach Mark Helfrich said about himself. The 40-year-old Oregon native, in his second season leading the Ducks, doesn’t take himself too seriously. And he’s fine being the other guy in an all-star lineup of chamRose pionship coaches. Helfrich’s secondBowl seeded Ducks Oregon vs. (12-1) face Fisher’s third-seeded Florida State Seminoles (13-0) 2:10 p.m., Today on Thursday in TV: ESPN (cable) the playoff semifinal at the Rose Bowl. Saban (four), Meyer (two) and Fisher (one) have combined to win seven national titles. They are among the 14 highest-paid coaches in college football this season, according to USA Today’s database, with a combined salary of more than $15.3 million. Helfrich, who made $2 million this season to rank 51st among FBS coaches, right behind Colorado’s Mike MacIntyre and just ahead of Illinois’ Tim Beckman, knows he has a long way to go to match the resumes of his playoff counterparts. “But I think certainly from a confidence standpoint, from a preparation standpoint, from a who we are standpoint, I have a ton of confidence in every guy in this room and every guy in our program,” he said this week. Yes, Helfrich turned the

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evaluation, but said his decision will depend on “whatever the grade is, honestly. It depends on the grade, and pros and cons.” At this point, most would be stunned if he stayed. Thompson is considered a first or secondround pick by several NFL draft pundits after winning the Paul Hornung Award for the nation’s most versatile player and receiving a handful of first-team All-America honors. His first love is defense — linebacker, specifically — and he stood out on that side of the ball in 2014, recording 71 tackles and leading the country with four defensive touchdowns and four fumble recoveries. Against certain teams, he dropped back and played safety. Regardless, he seemed to find his way to the football. And he was a mainstay on UW’s special-teams units. But Thompson truly established

Extra points Huskies senior defensive tackle Danny Shelton said he’ll likely conduct his pre-draft workouts in San Diego. Senior outside linebacker Hau’oli Kikaha said he’s narrowed his training site options down to two, but hasn’t yet made a decision. … Gundy said he thinks Oklahoma State and Washington had similar seasons. “I don’t want to put myself in a category with certain coaches. But there’s a number of similarities between coach, myself, his staff, our staff, in kind of the way we’ve progressed over the last five, six years of his career and my career. I don’t ever look at bowl records, but he’s 5‐3, I’m 5‐3. He has won a Fiesta Bowl. I won a Fiesta Bowl. Their offense, defense, special teams, when you look at them and look at us, there’s a lot of similarities in, We have to try to find a way to manufacture some points.”

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Georgia Tech tramples Miss. State Associated Press MIAMI GARDENS, Fla. — Justin Thomas ran for three touchdowns and threw for another, and Georgia Tech rushed for an Orange Bowl-record 452 yards to beat Mississippi State 49-34 Wednesday. Synjyn Days rushed for 171 yards and three scores, including a 69-yarder that defused MSU’s comeback bid. No. 10 Georgia Tech (11-3) earned its first Orange Bowl victory in 63 years. No. 8 Mississippi State (10-3) lost three of its final four games.

Peach Bowl TCU 42, Mississippi 3

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Oregon football coach Mark Helfrich (center, right) and his players ride an escalator after the team’s media day Monday in Los Angeles.

question about himself into an answer about the program. In a sense, it’s appropriate. Saban is synonymous with Alabama. Meyer is Ohio State’s star. At Oregon, Helfrich is just the next guy in line, the coach who took over after Chip Kelly left for the NFL. At this point Helfrich’s greatest accomplishment as head coach seems to be keeping a good thing going. Former Oregon defensive coordinator Nick Aliotti said Helfrich is more than just a caretaker. “He was sitting there with three Hall-of-Fame guys,” Aliotti said. “Someday he might be in that same group.” Helfrich grew up in Coos Bay on the Oregon coast, a city of about 16,000. His mother and father went to the University of Oregon and he could have walked on to the football team. Instead, he went to Southern Oregon, an NAIA school, and became one of the most prolific quarterbacks in

school history. He started his coaching career as a graduate assistant at Oregon, then bounced to Boise State, Arizona State and Colorado, working his way up to offensive coordinator. Former Colorado quarterback Darian Hagan, who was the running backs coach for the Buffaloes when Helfrich was offensive coordinator under Dan Hawkins, said Helfrich’s humility and self-deprecating sense of humor hides a fierce competitor, brimming with confidence — whether he was calling football plays or playing pickup basketball. “You pass him the ball, very seldom are you going to get it back,” said Hagan, now director of player development at Colorado. Hagan said Helfrich’s greatest strength as a leader is making everyone feel like a vital member of the program. “He’s a guy when he walks into a space, he’s

not afraid to say ‘hi’ to the janitor,” Hagan said. Helfrich joined Kelly’s staff in 2009 as offensive coordinator and quarterbacks coach. Being Kelly’s offensive coordinator is like being Paul Prudhomme’s sous chef — you’re not getting much credit for the final product. But it was Helfrich who discovered Marcus Mariota when he was a second-string high school quarterback in Honolulu. “Without coach Helfrich, my growth as a football player wouldn’t be where it is right now,” Mariota said. When Kelly jumped to the NFL and became Philadelphia Eagles coach, Helfrich was promoted, continuing an Oregon tradition. Oregon has not hired a head coach from outside the staff since Rich Brooks came from UCLA in 1977. Brooks handed off to Mike Bellotti and Bellotti to Kelly as Oregon grew into a powerhouse.

his reputation for versatility when injuries thinned UW’s depth at running back and he stepped in as the Huskies’ primary ballcarrier for three games, in addition to spot duty there earlier in the season. He carried 61 times for 456 yards — an average of 7.5 per rush — and two touchdowns before resuming full-time linebacker duties. Given his diverse football portfolio, it’s not clear where Thompson, at 6-foot-1 and 228 pounds, might fit in the NFL. But he’ll fit in somewhere. “If the team asks for it, then I’m going to do it,” Thompson said. “I’m not really selfish or too big on ‘I want to play this specific position.’ If they get me at safety, then they get me at safety.” Rob Rang, a senior draft analyst for CBSSports.com, thinks there is a happy medium to be found. “I absolutely agree with the idea of Shaq as a hybrid player,” Rang said, “most likely as a 4-3 outside linebacker and safety. I think that’s what we’re seeing in the NFL. There’s a number of teams that use hybrid offensive players

— tight ends, wide receivers — so NFL teams are going to have to adjust and try to find hybrid defensive players to handle those kind of responsibilities.” Rang said Thompson is still more likely to try to avoid blockers with his agility rather than take them on with brute strength, but with more NFL offenses favoring finesse over ground-and-pound, that isn’t necessarily a bad thing. “Because of Shaq’s unique size, speed, ball skills and instincts,” Rang said, “he’s one of those players uniquely capable of handling that.” Thompson said he assumed he’d be playing safety at Washington — that’s where he played as a 5-star prospect at Grant High School — but then-defensive coordinator Justin Wilcox created a hybrid safety/linebacker position to get Thompson on the field as a freshman. As a first-year college player learning linebacker responsibilities for the first time, Thompson was a little lost. So he relied on UW middle linebacker John Timu to coach him on the finer points.

“I really didn’t know what to do,” Thompson said. “My first year, I was just out there playing ball. I had John Timu, he was like my eyes. He was telling me what to do on the field, and I would just go play.” He also had to learn how to watch and break down game film, something his coaches had done for him in high school. “I’ve always seen Shaq and John Timu together watching film, always talking about the game, talking about coverage,” Shelton said. “It’s just crazy to see how the season went. He’s just a playmaker. He’s going to chase down someone 20 yards and make a play, maybe cause a fumble, probably take it 90 yards and score. He could probably kick the extra point, too.” Petersen said Thompson has become more technically and fundamentally sound. “There are little detail things that are hard for the average fan to see, but as a coach you can see, ‘OK, that was pretty good.’ And when guys play with true fundamentals — I think (linebackers

ATLANTA — Determined to show it should have been included in the four-team playoff, No. 6 TCU rode three touchdown passes from Trevone Boykin and a dominant defense to a victory over No. 9 Mississippi in the Peach Bowl. Josh Doctson had two TD catches and Aaron Green ran for a score and added a touchdown reception for the Horned Frogs (12-1). Ole Miss (9-4) lost four of its last six games. Bo Wallace threw three interceptions, including one caught in the Rebels’ end zone by defensive end James McFarland for a touchdown.

Fiesta Bowl Boise State 38, Arizona 30 GLENDALE, Ariz. — Jay Ajayi ran for 134 yards and three touchdowns and Boise State made a late defensive stand to hold off Arizona in the Fiesta Bowl. Boise State (12-2) raced to a 21-0 lead in the opening 10 minutes behind a string of big plays before allowing Arizona to claw its way back. The Wildcats (10-4) marched down the field in the closing seconds, but Kamalei Correa sacked Anu Solomon at the 10-yard line on the game’s final play. Grant Hedrick threw for 309 yards and a touchdown, helping the Broncos cap a successful first season under coach Bryan Harsin with their third Fiesta Bowl victory.

coach) Bob Gregory’s done a really good job with him in terms of those type of things,” Petersen said. “That’s why you saw him show up so much not only at linebacker but special teams, as well.” Rang projects Thompson as the 20th overall pick in his most recent mock draft. He has Shelton going 16th overall to Houston, and former cornerback Marcus Peters — dismissed from the team in November — going 30th to New England. UW’s single-season and career sacks leader, Hau’oli Kikaha, likely projects as a second or third-round pick, Rang said. Like Thompson, his uncertain NFL fit — 4-3 defensive end? Rush end? Outside linebacker? — makes him a unique prospect. But nobody is as unique as Thompson. “He’s improved in the areas that make sense playing defense in today’s NFL,” Rang said. “It’s not a traditional linebacker role. That’s what makes him so unique and makes his projection a little bit more complicated than most outside linebackers.”

Thursday, 01.01.2015 The Daily Herald

Things to know about Pac-12 conference play

Arizona rising The Wildcats (12-1) lost to UNLV in their last nonconference game, which could end up helping them in the long run. Arizona won its first 12 games, but was far from perfect, occasionally getting off to slow starts and making some games tougher than needed due to poor perimeter shooting or from the free-throw line. The loss to UNLV could be a wake-up call for the Wildcats and, with an 11-day stretch of nothing but practice, coach Sean Miller is sure to sharpen their focus.

Slow start for Buffaloes Colorado’s mediocre run through the non-conference schedule would certainly count as a surprise. Picked to finish third in the Pac-12, the Buffaloes (7-5) have played some head-scratching games, including a loss to Hawaii in the Diamond Head Classic and a road loss to Wyoming in which they scored 33 points.

Fabulous freshmen Stanley Johnson arrived at Arizona with plenty of hype and has mostly lived up to it. Even surrounded by talented players, the athletic forward has stood out, leading the Wildcats in scoring at 14.5 points per game and rebounds at 6.8. He may leave for the NBA after this season, but it will likely be a memorable one. Utah’s Jakob Poeltl also has made an immediate impact, nearly averaging a double-double, and USC point guard Jordan McLaughlin has been dynamic on a team that’s been inconsistent. Oregon’s Dillon Brooks is averaging 14.4 points per game on the conference’s highest-scoring team.

Unsettled Bruins UCLA was picked to finish fourth in the Pac-12 and was somewhat respectable for the first 10 games of the season, the only losses to Oklahoma and North Carolina in the Battle 4 Atlantis. The past few games, it’s hard to figure out where the Bruins (8-5) stand. After losing by 13 to Gonzaga, UCLA got steamrolled by Kentucky, watching helplessly as the top-ranked Wildcats scored the game’s first 24 points on the way to an 83-44 win. The Bruins followed that up by scoring 17 first-half points in a 56-50 loss to Alabama on Sunday.

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And to illustrate how good the Wildcats have had it in recent years, one of the foremost lamentations after that defeat was from junior forward Brandon Ashley, who had never before lost a nonconference game. “I was going to try to go my entire college career without losing in nonconference,” he told the Arizona Daily Star. “So it kind of hurts.” He will surely understand if the rest of the league isn’t all that sympathetic. Arizona isn’t the only Pac-12 team to earn national recognition so far. Utah’s two close losses, to San Diego State and Kansas, were impressive enough that the Utes checked in at No. 10 in the Associated Press Top 25 this week. And despite the loss to Stony Brook, Washington — which was the Pac-12’s final unbeaten team — dropped just eight spots from 13th to 21st in the AP poll. Those three teams appear to represent the league’s best hope for a strong national profile this season. UW coach Lorenzo Romar said he doesn’t make much of the non-conference schedule when it comes to evaluating how the Pac12 standings might look in three months, because he believes teams will improve as the league slate progresses. “Whether a team is better than you thought or not as good as you thought, you still have to play against them and they have to play against each other, so you just have to kind of wipe the slate clean and get after it,” Romar said. “And all 12 programs are going to be competing.” Well, maybe not all of them. Washington State seems to be in full rebuilding mode after firing coach Ken Bone and hiring Ernie Kent, who has so far guided the Cougars to a 6-6 record — their best victory of the season was probably their last one, a 90-83 triumph over visiting Cal-Davis. Oregon State, too, likely will have issues in Year 1 of the Wayne Tinkle era, though the Beavers rebounded from an embarrassing exhibition loss to Western Oregon by assembling an 8-3 record thereafter. Three Pac-12 teams earned bids into the NCAA tournament in 2014 — Arizona, UCLA and Stanford. The Wildcats seem a lock to return, and as a very

high seed. The Cardinal lost Josh Huestis and Dwight Powell, but return leading scorer Chasson Randle, capable center Stefan Nastic and add star freshman Reid Travis. And on Dec. 23, they claimed perhaps the Pac-12’s most impressive victory of the non-conference season, winning 74-71 at then-No. 9 Texas. UCLA could be in for a tougher season after losing Jordan Adams, Kyle Anderson and Zach Levine to the NBA. Coach Steve Alford’s son Bryce leads the Bruins in scoring so far, and freshman forward Kevon Looney is the kind of five-star recruit UCLA is used to having on its roster. But a humiliating loss at Kentucky in which the Bruins scored just seven points in the first half, plus a 13-point home loss to Gonzaga, a 22-point loss to North Carolina and a 10-point loss to Oklahoma show how much work there is to be done in Westwood. That won’t help the national perception of the Pac-12, as some still believe a down year for bluebloods Arizona and/ or UCLA means a down year for the conference overall. Still, several teams harbor reasonable NCAA tournament hopes as league play begins. Arizona and Washington have one loss each. Utah has two. California, Oregon, Oregon State and Stanford have lost a manageable three games. The road to March Madness will be more difficult for UCLA, Arizona State and Tad Boyle’s Colorado team, all of whom have already lost five games and lack the kind of impressive victories that could push them to the right side of the bubble. Washington hopes to accumulate more of those this weekend when it visits — appropriately enough — California, which is trying itself to erase the memory of that ugly Sunday. “No one is happy to lose,” UW sophomore guard Nigel Williams-Goss said after Washington’s loss to Stony Brook. “But we aren’t going to let one game define our season. Our focus is on the next game. This is behind us. You can’t do anything about the past. Winning last game didn’t do anything about tonight and losing tonight is not going to affect our next game. We just have to prepare and be ready to play Cal.” And several other teams better than most of the mid-majors the Huskies saw on their non-conference docket.

BASKETBALL NBA WESTERN CONFERENCE Northwest Division W L Pct GB Portland 26 7 .788 — Oklahoma City 16 17 .485 10 Denver 13 19 .406 12½ Utah 11 21 .344 14½ Minnesota 5 25 .167 19½ Pacific Division W L Pct GB Golden State 25 5 .833 — L.A. Clippers 22 11 .667 4½ Phoenix 18 16 .529 9 Sacramento 13 19 .406 13 L.A. Lakers 10 22 .313 16 Southwest Division W L Pct GB Memphis 23 8 .742 — Houston 22 9 .710 1 Dallas 23 10 .697 1 San Antonio 20 14 .588 4½ New Orleans 16 16 .500 7½ EASTERN CONFERENCE Central Division W L Pct GB Chicago 22 10 .688 — Cleveland 18 14 .563 4 Milwaukee 17 16 .515 5½ Indiana 12 21 .364 10½ Detroit 8 23 .258 13½ Atlantic Division W L Pct GB Toronto 24 8 .750 — Brooklyn 15 16 .484 8½ Boston 11 18 .379 11½ New York 5 29 .147 20 Philadelphia 4 26 .133 19 Southeast Division W L Pct GB Atlanta 23 8 .742 — Washington 22 9 .710 1 Miami 14 19 .424 10 Orlando 13 22 .371 12 Charlotte 10 23 .303 14 Wednesday’s games Boston 106, Sacramento 84 Indiana 106, Miami 95 L.A. Clippers 99, New York 78 Houston 102, Charlotte 83 San Antonio 95, New Orleans 93, OT Milwaukee 96, Cleveland 80 Oklahoma City 137, Phoenix 134, OT Today’s games Denver at Chicago, 5 p.m. Sacramento at Minnesota, 5 p.m.

Celtics 106, Kings 84 SACRAMENTO (84) Gay 4-19 1-2 9, Hollins 2-3 0-0 4, Cousins 5-17 1-2 11, Collison 4-10 6-6 14, McLemore 3-5 4-4 12, Landry 7-11 0-0 14, Stauskas 1-6 2-4 4, Evans 0-0 1-2 1, Williams 1-5 0-0 2, McCallum 4-8 3-6 11, Casspi 1-3 0-2 2. Totals 32-87 1828 84. BOSTON (106) Green 2-6 2-3 6, Sullinger 9-18 2-2 20, Zeller 3-5 1-1 7, Turner 4-10 2-2 10, Bradley 4-8 1-2 9, Olynyk 6-10 2-2 15, Smart 4-8 0-0 11, Bass 3-7 2-2 8, Crowder 5-10 1-1 12, Nelson 1-8 0-0 2, Wright 3-4 0-0 6, Pressey 0-0 0-0 0. Totals 44-94 13-15 106. Sacramento 19 20 22 23 — 84 Boston 23 26 28 29 — 106 Goals—Sacramento 2-15 3-Point (McLemore 2-3, Stauskas 0-2, McCallum 0-2, Gay 0-2, Williams 0-2, Collison 0-4), Boston 5-21 (Smart 3-6, Olynyk 1-2, Crowder 1-4, Green 0-1, Sullinger 0-3, Nelson 0-5). Fouled Out—None. Rebounds—Sacramento 62 (Cousins 11), Boston 55 (Sullinger 11). Assists—Sacramento 12 (Collison 5), Boston 32 (Turner 11). Total Fouls— Sacramento 17, Boston 23. Technicals—Cousins 2, Smart. Flagrant Fouls—Zeller. Ejected—Cousins. A—18,624 (18,624).

Pacers 106, Heat 95 MIAMI (95) Deng 6-11 3-5 15, Andersen 3-7 5-6 11, Bosh 7-14 2-3 18, Chalmers 2-6 0-0 5, Wade 9-20 2-2 20, Cole 2-4 2-2 6, Williams 0-0 0-0 0, Granger 6-9 0-0 14, Whiteside 3-6 0-0 6. Totals 38-77 14-18 95. INDIANA (106) S.Hill 1-4 6-6 8, West 4-7 1-1 10, Hibbert 4-8 2-2 10, G.Hill 7-14 4-4 20, Stuckey 3-5 0-0 6, Miles 6-16 8-10 25, Allen 2-5 0-0 4, Watson 3-4 4-4 11, Scola 2-8 1-2 5, Copeland 3-8 0-1 7. Totals 35-79 26-30 106. Miami Indiana

24 27 19 25 — 95 20 22 36 28 — 106

3-Point Goals—Miami 5-16 (Bosh 2-4, Granger 2-4, Chalmers 1-3, Cole 0-1, Deng 0-2, Wade 0-2), Indiana 10-18 (Miles 5-10, G.Hill 2-4, West 1-1, Watson 1-1, Copeland 1-2). Fouled Out—None. Rebounds—Miami 41 (Bosh 8), Indiana 50 (Hibbert 10). Assists—Miami 20 (Wade 7), Indiana 23 (West, Miles, Watson 4). Total Fouls—Miami 24, Indiana 18. Technicals—Whiteside, Williams, Copeland, G.Hill. A—18,165 (18,165).

Clippers 99, Knicks 78 NEW YORK (78) Anthony 7-18 4-6 19, Ja.Smith 1-5 1-2 3, Aldrich 4-9 0-0 8, Hardaway Jr. 2-7 0-0 5, Calderon 2-5 0-0 4, Prigioni 3-6 2-2 9, Bargnani 4-11 1-2 9, Larkin 3-7 0-0 6, J. Smith 3-10 0-1 7, Acy 3-5 2-2 8, Wear 0-1 0-0 0. Totals 32-84 10-15 78. L.A. CLIPPERS (99) Barnes 3-7 0-0 9, Griffin 6-16 1-3 13, Jordan 6-6 2-7 14, Paul 2-11 0-0 5, Redick 7-13 2-3 20, Hawes 4-7 0-0 10, Crawford 4-10 3-3 13, Farmar 3-5 2-2 11, Davis 0-4 2-2 2, Bullock 0-2 0-0 0, Cunningham 1-1 0-0 2, Udoh 0-0 0-0 0. Totals 36-82 12-20 99. 21 19 18 20 — 78 New York L.A. Clippers 29 21 24 25 — 99 3-Point Goals—New York 4-17 (Anthony 1-2, J. Smith 1-3, Prigioni 1-4, Hardaway Jr. 1-5, Larkin 0-1, Calderon 0-1, Acy 0-1), L.A. Clippers 15-34 (Redick 4-8, Farmar 3-5, Barnes 3-6, Hawes 2-3, Crawford 2-7, Paul 1-4, Bullock 0-1). Fouled Out—None. Rebounds—New York 49 (Ja.Smith 10), L.A. Clippers 62 (Jordan 12). Assists—New York 24 (Aldrich, Larkin 5), L.A. Clippers 28 (Griffin 11). Total Fouls—New York 19, L.A. Clippers 13. Technicals—Acy, Barnes. A—19,198 (19,060).

Bucks 96, Cavaliers 80 MILWAUKEE (96) Antetokounmpo 5-11 3-4 14, O’Bryant 1-5 0-2 2, Pachulia 4-9 1-2 9, Knight 11-19 0-0 26, Middleton 3-9 1-2 9, Dudley 4-8 0-0 9, Henson 3-8 0-0 6, Mayo 6-13 0-0 15, Marshall 1-5 0-0 2, Wolters 2-3 0-0 4. Totals 40-90 5-10 96. CLEVELAND (80) Miller 2-8 0-0 5, Thompson 3-11 4-4 10, Haywood 2-5 0-1 4, Irving 9-23 6-7 25, Dellavedova 3-8 2-2 11, Harris 1-5 0-0 2, Amundson 0-2 0-0 0, Waiters 5-10 0-0 10, Jones 3-8 0-0 9, Price 1-4 2-2 4, Kirk 0-1 0-0 0. Totals 29-85 14-16 80. Milwaukee Cleveland

31 21 19 25 — 96 18 29 7 26 — 80

3-Point Goals—Milwaukee 11-25 (Knight 4-9, Mayo 3-6, Middleton 2-5, Dudley 1-2, Antetokounmpo 1-3), Cleveland 8-31 (Dellavedova 3-5, Jones 3-6, Miller 1-6, Irving 1-7, Price 0-1, Waiters 0-2, Harris 0-4). Fouled Out—None. Rebounds—Milwaukee 61 (Pachulia, Middleton, Antetokounmpo 8), Cleveland 52 (Thompson 13). Assists—Milwaukee 25 (Antetokounmpo 5), Cleveland 19 (Dellavedova, Waiters, Irving 4). Total Fouls—Milwaukee 18, Cleveland 16. Technicals—Milwaukee defensive three second. A—20,562 (20,562).

Rockets 102, Hornets 83 CHARLOTTE (83) Kidd-Gilchrist 6-15 4-4 16, Zeller 3-5 0-0 6, Biyombo 1-2 7-10 9, Walker 4-11 3-3 12, Henderson 7-14 2-2 16, Maxiell 2-4 0-0 4, Williams 1-4 0-0 3, Neal 3-7 4-5 10, Hairston 1-6 0-0 2, Roberts 1-7 2-2 5, Vonleh 0-1 0-0 0. Totals 2976 22-26 83. HOUSTON (102) Ariza 4-12 1-1 10, Smith 2-7 0-2 5, Howard 5-5 1-3 11, Beverley 5-16 0-0 14, Harden 12-19 4-4 36, Motiejunas 5-13 2-2 12, Brewer 2-8 0-0 5, Terry 2-4 0-0 5, Dorsey 0-0 1-2 1, Canaan 0-2 0-0 0, Johnson 1-1 0-0 3, Papanikolaou 0-1 0-0 0. Totals 38-88 9-14 102. Charlotte Houston

25 20 23 15 — 83 23 24 29 26 — 102

3-Point Goals—Charlotte 3-18 (Walker 1-3, Roberts 1-3, Williams 1-4, Henderson 0-2, Neal 0-2, Hairston 0-4), Houston 17-43 (Harden 8-11, Beverley 4-12, Johnson 1-1, Terry 1-1, Smith 1-2, Brewer 1-4, Ariza 1-9, Motiejunas 0-1, Canaan 0-2). Fouled Out—None. Rebounds—Charlotte 54 (Kidd-Gilchrist 8), Houston 52 (Howard 8). Assists—Charlotte 15 (Walker 5), Houston 22 (Harden 6). Total Fouls—Charlotte 17, Houston 25. Technicals—Houston defensive three second. A—18,276 (18,023).

Spurs 95, Pelicans 93 (OT) NEW ORLEANS (93) Babbitt 1-2 0-0 3, Davis 8-12 5-6 21, Asik 0-2 3-4 3, Holiday 5-18 0-0 13, Evans 5-18 5-6 15, Rivers 2-7 0-0 4, R.Anderson 7-18 2-2 18, Fredette 5-8 2-2 14, Cunningham 1-4 0-0 2. Totals 34-89 17-20 93. SAN ANTONIO (95) K.Anderson 2-3 0-0 4, Duncan 6-12 4-6 16, Bonner 1-4 0-0 2, Joseph 4-9 1-2 9, Green 3-13 1-2 7, Splitter 3-7 0-0 6, Belinelli 4-8 2-4 10, Ginobili 9-17 3-4 26, Mills 3-9 0-0 7, Diaw 4-7 0-0 8. Totals 39-89 11-18 95. New Orleans 14 14 32 24 9 — 93 San Antonio 17 21 24 22 11 — 95 3-Point Goals—New Orleans 8-28 (Holiday 3-6, Fredette 2-3, R.Anderson 2-8, Babbitt 1-2, Rivers 0-3, Evans 0-6), San Antonio 6-24 (Ginobili 5-8, Mills 1-5, Bonner 0-1, Belinelli 0-2, Green 0-8). Fouled Out—Holiday. Rebounds— New Orleans 58 (Asik, Davis 12), San Antonio 57

(Duncan 10). Assists—New Orleans 15 (Holiday 9), San Antonio 24 (Duncan 5). Total Fouls— New Orleans 20, San Antonio 19. A—18,581 (18,797).

Thunder 137, Suns 134 (OT) PHOENIX (134) Tucker 4-9 3-4 13, Mark.Morris 10-17 2-3 25, Len 1-2 0-0 2, G.Dragic 7-12 5-6 21, Bledsoe 10-19 7-7 29, Marc.Morris 7-11 2-2 18, Green 3-11 6-9 14, Plumlee 3-4 0-0 6, I.Thomas 1-5 4-4 6. Totals 46-90 29-35 134. OKLAHOMA CITY (137) Durant 13-23 12-12 44, Ibaka 5-12 2-2 15, Adams 3-7 3-3 9, Westbrook 5-13 9-10 20, Roberson 1-4 1-2 3, Jones 4-6 0-0 8, Morrow 1-7 8-9 11, Jackson 4-18 2-4 10, Perkins 2-4 5-5 9, Smith 3-5 2-2 8. Totals 41-99 44-49 137. Phoenix Okla. City

29 33 32 34 6 — 134 30 34 36 28 9 — 137

3-Point Goals—Phoenix 13-27 (Mark.Morris 3-5, Marc.Morris 2-3, Tucker 2-4, Green 2-4, Bledsoe 2-4, G.Dragic 2-5, I.Thomas 0-2), Oklahoma City 11-35 (Durant 6-11, Ibaka 3-6, Westbrook 1-2, Morrow 1-6, Roberson 0-1, Smith 0-1, Jackson 0-8). Fouled Out—Bledsoe, Marc. Morris. Rebounds—Phoenix 49 (G.Dragic 8), Oklahoma City 64 (Durant 10). Assists—Phoenix 17 (Bledsoe 8), Oklahoma City 22 (Durant 7). Total Fouls—Phoenix 35, Oklahoma City 27. Technicals—Bledsoe, Mark.Morris, Tucker, Phoenix delay of game, Phoenix Bench, Durant, Westbrook 2, Oklahoma City defensive three second. Flagrant Fouls—Len. Ejected— Westbrook. A—18,203 (18,203).

College men’s scores TOP 25 2. Duke (12-0) beat Wofford 84-55. 4. Wisconsin (13-1) beat Penn State 89-72. 6. Villanova (13-0) beat Butler 67-55. 9. Iowa State (10-1) beat MVSU 83-33. 15. St. John’s (11-2) lost to Seton Hall 78-67. 16. Wichita State (11-2) beat Drake 66-58. 18. Oklahoma (9-3) beat George Mason 61-43. 24. Colorado State (14-0) beat Boise St. 71-65. 25. Georgetown (8-4) lost to Xavier 70-53. FAR WEST CS Bakersfield 87, La Verne 36 New Mexico 76, Fresno St. 64 San Diego St. 53, Air Force 49 UC Irvine 82, Hampden-Sydney 53 Utah St. 61, San Jose St. 33 Wyoming 76, UNLV 71 SOUTHWEST SMU 83, South Florida 49 MIDWEST DePaul 61, Marquette 58 Georgia 50, Kansas St. 46 Green Bay 54, Chicago St. 50 Indiana 70, Nebraska 65 Indiana St. 63, Illinois St. 61 Loyola of Chicago 64, Bradley 49 Missouri St. 53, S. Illinois 50 Purdue 72, Minnesota 68 Vanderbilt 70, Saint Louis 55 Youngstown St. 78, N. Kentucky 74 SOUTH Austin Peay 65, North Florida 60 Campbell 53, Liberty 46 Coastal Carolina 83, High Point 68 Gardner-Webb 81, Presbyterian 64 Memphis 73, Houston 54 Northeastern 58, Richmond 57 Northwestern St. 94, Louisiana College 68 Tennessee 71, ETSU 61 Tennessee St. 73, Kennesaw St. 62 Tulane 67, East Carolina 59 Tulsa 56, UCF 54 UNC Asheville 62, Radford 60 UNC Greensboro 92, Mars Hill 48 Wake Forest 80, Princeton 66 Winthrop 82, Longwood 72, OT EAST Boston U. 75, Holy Cross 72, OT Bucknell 57, American U. 47 Colgate 68, Lehigh 61 Dartmouth 76, Bryant 59 Fordham 74, SC State 54 Hofstra 84, CCSU 56 Lafayette 92, Army 78 Navy 70, Loyola (Md.) 47 Providence 65, Creighton 53 Rhode Island 80, Brown 60 Syracuse 61, Cornell 44 Temple 57, UConn 53, OT

College women’s scores TOP 25 2. UConn (11-1) beat East Carolina 89-38. 5. Texas A&M (12-2) beat North Texas 75-38. 24. Michigan State (8-5) lost to Indiana 70-51. FAR WEST Boise St. 75, Colorado St. 65 Cal St.-Fullerton 72, UMKC 52 Fresno St. 71, New Mexico 65 Seattle 66, UC Santa Barbara 46 SOUTHWEST Tulsa 74, Cincinnati 52 MIDWEST Dayton 98, Cent. Michigan 89 Wright St. 118, Central 70 SOUTH South Florida 72, Memphis 39 Stetson 72, UNC Wilmington 55 Wake Forest 77, W. Carolina 59 EAST American U. 60, Bucknell 55 Boston College 66, Northeastern 56 Bryant 57, New Hampshire 54 George Washington 82, Towson 48 Holy Cross 71, Boston U. 48 Lafayette 71, Army 60 Lehigh 86, Colgate 68 Loyola (Md.) 55, Navy 49

FOOTBALL NFL Playoffs Wild-card Playoffs Saturday’s games Arizona at Carolina, 1:35 p.m. (ESPN) Baltimore at Pittsburgh, 5:15 p.m. (NBC) Sunday’s games Cincinnati at Indianapolis, 10:05 a.m. (CBS) Detroit at Dallas, 1:40 p.m. (FOX) Divisional Playoffs Saturday, Jan. 10 Baltimore, Indianapolis or Cincinnati at New England, 1:35 p.m. (NBC) Arizona, Detroit or Carolina at Seattle, 5:15 p.m. (FOX) Sunday, Jan. 11 Arizona, Dallas or Carolina at Green Bay, 10:05 a.m. (FOX) Indianapolis, Cincinnati or Pittsburgh at Denver, 1:40 p.m. (CBS)

NFL Injury Report NEW YORK — The National Football League injury report, as provided by the league (OUT Definitely will not play; DNP - Did not practice; LIMITED - Limited participation in practice; FULL - Full participation in practice): BALTIMORE RAVENS at PITTSBURGH STEELERS — RAVENS: DNP: LB Arthur Brown (thigh), DT Timmy Jernigan (foot, ankle), T Eugene Monroe (ankle). FULL: DE Chris Canty (ankle, thigh). STEELERS: DNP: T Mike Adams (illness), RB Le’Veon Bell (knee), TE Heath Miller (not injury related), QB Ben Roethlisberger (not injury related). LIMITED: NT Steve McLendon (shoulder), TE Michael Palmer (groin). FULL: S Troy Polamalu (knee), CB Ike Taylor (shoulder, forearm). ARIZONA CARDINALS at CAROLINA PANTHERS — CARDINALS: DNP: QB Drew Stanton (knee), NT Dan Williams (foot). LIMITED: G Jonathan Cooper (wrist, knee), DT Frostee Rucker (ankle). FULL: DE Calais Campbell (hip), LB Larry Foote (knee), S Tyrann Mathieu (thumb, hip), C Lyle Sendlein (back). PANTHERS: DNP: QB Derek Anderson (illness), G Fernando Velasco (not injury related). LIMITED: S Thomas DeCoud (hamstring). FULL: LB A.J. Klein (ankle), RB DeAngelo Williams (hand). CINCINNATI BENGALS at INDIANAPOLIS COLTS — BENGALS: DNP: WR A.J. Green (concussion), TE Jermaine Gresham (back), CB Leon Hall (not injury related), RB Cedric Peerman (concussion), WR James Wright (knee). COLTS: DNP: WR Josh Cribbs (not injury related), C A.Q. Shipley (ankle), G Hugh Thornton (shoulder). LIMITED: T Gosder Cherilus (groin), LB Erik Walden (knee), WR Reggie Wayne (groin), LB Bjoern Werner (shoulder). FULL: TE Dwayne Allen (knee), LB Jerrell Freeman (hamstring), G Joe Reitz (ankle). DETROIT LIONS at DALLAS COWBOYS — LIONS: DNP: DT Nick Fairley (knee), G Larry Warford (knee). LIMITED: WR Calvin Johnson (ankle). COWBOYS: DNP: T Doug Free (ankle), DT Nick Hayden (shoulder), LB Anthony Hitchens (ankle), LB Rolando McClain (knee, illness), QB Tony Romo (back), S C.J. Spillman (groin). LIMITED: LB Dekoda Watson (hamstring). FULL: DT Josh Brent (calf), G Zack Martin (ankle), RB DeMarco Murray (hand).

College scores Wednesday’s games Peach Bowl At Atlanta TCU 42, Mississippi 3 Fiesta Bowl At Glendale, Ariz. Boise State 38, Arizona 30 Orange Bowl At Miami Gardens, Fla. Georgia Tech 49, Mississippi State 34 Today’s games Outback Bowl At Tampa, Fla. Wisconsin (10-3) vs. Auburn (8-4), 9 a.m. (ESPN2) Cotton Bowl Classic At Arlington, Texas Michigan State (10-2) vs. Baylor (11-1), 9:30 a.m. (ESPN) Citrus Bowl At Orlando, Fla. Minnesota (8-4) vs. Missouri (10-3), 10 a.m. (ABC) Rose Bowl At Pasadena, Calif. Playoff semifinal: Oregon (12-1) vs. Florida State (13-0), 2 p.m. (ESPN) Sugar Bowl At New Orleans

Playoff semifinal: Alabama (12-1) vs. Ohio State (12-1), 5:30 p.m. (ESPN)

HOCKEY NHL WESTERN CONFERENCE Pacific Division GP W L OT Pts GF GA Anaheim 39 24 9 6 54 107 104 Vancouver 35 21 11 3 45 103 94 38 20 13 5 45 104 96 San Jose Calgary 39 21 15 3 45 114 103 38 18 12 8 44 103 94 Los Angeles Arizona 37 14 19 4 32 86 121 Edmonton 38 8 22 8 24 82 131 Central Division GP W L OT Pts GF GA Chicago 37 25 10 2 52 117 78 Nashville 36 24 9 3 51 106 78 St. Louis 37 22 12 3 47 108 93 38 19 12 7 45 96 92 Winnipeg Dallas 36 17 14 5 39 108 118 35 17 14 4 38 100 98 Minnesota Colorado 37 14 15 8 36 96 112 EASTERN CONFERENCE Atlantic Division GP W L OT Pts GF GA Tampa Bay 39 24 11 4 52 127 100 Montreal 37 24 11 2 50 100 86 Detroit 38 20 9 9 49 108 95 38 21 14 3 45 128 114 Toronto Boston 38 19 15 4 42 101 103 35 16 10 9 41 82 93 Florida Ottawa 36 15 14 7 37 97 99 Buffalo 38 14 21 3 31 76 128 Metropolitan Division GP W L OT Pts GF GA Pittsburgh 37 23 9 5 51 111 87 N.Y. Islanders 37 25 11 1 51 117 103 N.Y. Rangers 35 20 11 4 44 107 89 36 18 11 7 43 105 94 Washington Columbus 35 16 16 3 35 89 110 37 14 16 7 35 103 113 Philadelphia New Jersey 39 13 19 7 33 83 111 Carolina 37 10 23 4 24 73 100 NOTE: Two points for a win, one point for overtime loss. Wednesday’s games Toronto 4, Boston 3, SO N.Y. Islanders 5, Winnipeg 2 Tampa Bay 5, Buffalo 1 N.Y. Rangers 5, Florida 2 Pittsburgh 2, Carolina 1 Columbus 3, Minnesota 1 Detroit 3, New Jersey 1 San Jose 3, Anaheim 0 Dallas 6, Arizona 0 Colorado 4, Philadelphia 3, OT Calgary 4, Edmonton 3, OT Today’s games Chicago vs. Washington at Washington, DC, 10 a.m. Los Angeles at Vancouver, 7 p.m.

Islanders 5, Jets 2 N.Y. Islanders Winnipeg

2 1 2 — 5 0 1 1 — 2

First Period—1, N.Y. Islanders, Strome 7 (Lee, Leddy), 10:04. 2, N.Y. Islanders, Nielsen 7 (Boychuk, Strome), 18:16 (pp). Second Period—3, Winnipeg, Ladd 13 (Wheeler, Postma), 4:41. 4, N.Y. Islanders, Nielsen 8 (Strome), 15:27. Third Period—5, Winnipeg, Ladd 14 (Perreault, Little), :47 (pp). 6, N.Y. Islanders, Lee 9 (Strome, Nielsen), 11:35. 7, N.Y. Islanders, Bailey 6 (Hamonic, de Haan), 19:28 (en-pp). Shots on Goal—N.Y. Islanders 12-13-8—33. Winnipeg 7-11-5—23. Goalies—N.Y. Islanders, Halak. Winnipeg, Pavelec. A—15,016 (15,004). T—2:25.

Lightning 5, Sabres 1 Tampa Bay Buffalo

1 1 3 — 5 1 0 0 — 1

First Period—1, Tampa Bay, Carle 4 (Palat), 7:48. 2, Buffalo, Ennis 9 (Zadorov, Moulson), 12:33 (pp). Second Period—3, Tampa Bay, Palat 9 (Johnson, Kucherov), 19:02 (pp). Third Period—4, Tampa Bay, Connolly 7 (Stralman, Palat), 5:20. 5, Tampa Bay, Kucherov 16 (Johnson, Stralman), 8:40. 6, Tampa Bay, Kucherov 17 (Palat, Johnson), 18:05. Shots on Goal—Tampa Bay 6-5-14—25. Buffalo 4-6-1—11. Goalies—Tampa Bay, Vasilevskiy. Buffalo, Enroth. A—19,070 (19,070). T—2:23.

Rangers 5, Panthers 2 N.Y. Rangers Florida

1 2 2 — 5 0 1 1 — 2

First Period—1, N.Y. Rangers, Kreider 6 (Stepan, Klein), 16:42. Second Period—2, N.Y. Rangers, Brassard 9 (McDonagh, Hagelin), 1:29. 3, N.Y. Rangers, McDonagh 3, 14:28 (pp). 4, Florida, Fleischmann 4 (Huberdeau), 16:38. Third Period—5, Florida, J.Hayes 11 (Barkov, Bolland), 7:39 (pp). 6, N.Y. Rangers, St. Louis 12 (Stepan, Kreider), 9:51. 7, N.Y. Rangers, D.Moore 2 (St. Louis, Stepan), 15:35. Shots on Goal—N.Y. Rangers 12-12-10—34. Florida 7-5-8—20. Goalies—N.Y. Rangers, Lundqvist. Florida, Montoya. A—15,090 (17,040). T—2:24.

Penguins 2, Hurricanes 1 Carolina Pittsburgh

1 0 0 — 1 1 0 1 — 2

First Period—1, Carolina, E.Staal 9 (Lindholm, Tlusty), 9:12. 2, Pittsburgh, Kunitz 11 (Bennett, Ebbett), 19:38. Second Period—None. Third Period—3, Pittsburgh, Bra.Sutter 8 (Bennett, Kunitz), 18:18. Shots on Goal—Carolina 6-7-12—25. Pittsburgh 9-17-13—39. Goalies—Carolina, Ward. Pittsburgh, M.Fleury. A—18,639 (18,387). T—2:14.

Blue Jackets 3, Wild 1 Minnesota Columbus

1 0 0 — 1 0 1 2 — 3

First Period—1, Minnesota, Parise 14 (Koivu, Vanek), 15:58 (pp). Second Period—2, Columbus, Connauton 5, 19:14. Third Period—3, Columbus, Savard 6 (Connauton, Dubinsky), 5:57 (pp). 4, Columbus, Johansen 10 (Dubinsky, Foligno), 19:37 (en). Shots on Goal—Minnesota 12-5-12—29. Columbus 8-8-10—26. Goalies—Minnesota, Kuemper. Columbus, Bobrovsky. A—18,040 (18,144). T—2:24.

Maple Leafs 4, Bruins 3 (SO) Toronto Boston

1 2 0 0 — 4 0 3 0 0 — 3

Toronto won shootout 2-1 First Period—1, Toronto, Komarov 5 (Holland), 10:22. Second Period—2, Boston, Soderberg 8 (R.Smith, Hamilton), :17 (pp). 3, Toronto, van Riemsdyk 17 (Kessel), :48. 4, Toronto, Kessel 18 (Phaneuf, Franson), 9:45 (pp). 5, Boston, Krejci 5 (Lucic, Griffith), 15:28. 6, Boston, Krug 7 (Eriksson, Soderberg), 17:31. Third Period—None. Overtime—None. Shootout—Toronto 2 (Santorelli G, Bozak NG, van Riemsdyk NG, Holland NG, Kadri G), Boston 1 (R.Smith NG, Krug G, Marchand NG, Griffith NG, Krejci NG). Missed Penalty Shot—Kessel, Tor, 17:51 first. Shots on Goal—Toronto 8-11-2-0—21. Boston 7-8-9-4—28. Goalies—Toronto, Bernier. Boston, Rask. A—17,565 (17,565). T—2:48.

Red Wings 3, Devils 1 New Jersey Detroit

0 1 0 — 1 0 1 2 — 3

First Period—None. Second Period—1, New Jersey, Whitney 1 (Sestito), 15:37. 2, Detroit, Helm 6 (Nyquist, Franzen), 17:56. Third Period—3, Detroit, Zetterberg 9 (Kronwall, Datsyuk), 14:59. 4, Detroit, Helm 7 (Franzen, Nyquist), 15:35. Shots on Goal—New Jersey 4-8-1—13. Detroit 8-9-11—28. Goalies—New Jersey, Schneider. Detroit, Howard. A—20,027 (20,027). T—2:20.

Stars 6, Coyotes 0 Arizona Dallas

0 0 0 — 0 0 2 4 — 6

First Period—None. Second Period—1, Dallas, Ritchie 1 (Moen, Fiddler), 7:22. 2, Dallas, Sceviour 3 (Ja.Benn), 8:25. Third Period—3, Dallas, Ja.Benn 11 (Eakin, Seguin), 1:19 (pp). 4, Dallas, Eakin 7 (Roussel, Goligoski), 6:20. 5, Dallas, Hemsky 4 (Demers, Spezza), 13:33. 6, Dallas, Garbutt 7 (Goligoski), 19:02. Shots on Goal—Arizona 7-13-12—32. Dallas 3-14-14—31. Goalies—Arizona, Dubnyk. Dallas, Lehtonen. A—18,532 (18,532). T—2:25.

Sharks 3, Ducks 0 San Jose Anaheim

1 0 2 — 3 0 0 0 — 0

First Period—1, San Jose, Pavelski 18 (Vlasic, Thornton), 4:33. Second Period—None. Third Period—2, San Jose, Pavelski 19 (Burns, Couture), 1:59 (pp). 3, San Jose, Couture 14 (Vlasic), 17:55 (en).

Shots on Goal—San Jose 14-8-5—27. Anaheim 3-10-15—28. Goalies—San Jose, Niemi. Anaheim, Andersen. A—17,174 (17,174). T—2:34.

Avalanche 4, Flyers 3 (OT) Philadelphia Colorado

1 0 2 0 — 3 0 2 1 1 — 4

First Period—1, Philadelphia, Voracek 15 (B.Schenn, Simmonds), 10:14 (pp). Second Period—2, Colorado, Guenin 1 (Cliche, Talbot), 10:47. 3, Colorado, Rendulic 1 (Landeskog, Stuart), 14:17. Third Period—4, Philadelphia, Lecavalier 6 (Coburn, VandeVelde), 2:52. 5, Philadelphia, Giroux 13 (Streit), 10:00 (pp). 6, Colorado, Iginla 9 (Holden, Tanguay), 12:48 (pp). Overtime—7, Colorado, O’Reilly 7 (Barrie, Stuart), 4:40. Shots on Goal—Philadelphia 10-8-8-3—29. Colorado 8-11-10-4—33. Goalies—Philadelphia, Mason. Colorado, Varlamov. A—18,007 (18,007). T—2:44.

Flames 4, Oilers 3 (OT) Edmonton Calgary

1 1 1 0 — 3 0 1 2 1 — 4

First Period—1, Edmonton, Fraser 4 (Perron, Yakupov), 16:06 (pp). Second Period—2, Edmonton, Eberle 7 (Draisaitl, Hall), 10:28. 3, Calgary, Colborne 2 (Monahan, Glencross), 18:01 (pp). Third Period—4, Calgary, Bouma 6 (Byron, Diaz), 4:28. 5, Edmonton, Ference 2 (Draisaitl, Perron), 9:29. 6, Calgary, Colborne 3 (Monahan, Glencross), 11:55. Overtime—7, Calgary, Jooris 9 (Hudler, Wideman), 1:08. Shots on Goal—Edmonton 6-8-6-0—20. Calgary 7-11-8-2—28. Goalies—Edmonton, Scrivens. Calgary, Hiller. A—19,289 (19,289). T—2:30.

Western Hockey League WESTERN CONFERENCE U.S. DIVISION GP W L OTL SOL GF GA Pt Everett 36 21 11 3 1 117 101 46 Spokane 36 21 12 3 0 112 97 45 19 16 0 3 128 132 41 Portland 38 Seattle 36 17 15 2 2 97 99 38 Tri-City 36 18 17 0 1 99 106 37 B.C. DIVISION GP W L OTL SOL GF GA Pt Kelowna 38 29 6 3 0 164 93 61 Victoria 39 18 18 2 1 128 135 39 Prince George 38 19 19 0 0 116 151 38 17 19 1 0 113 117 35 Vancouver 37 Kamloops 40 13 22 3 2 119 153 31 EASTERN CONFERENCE EAST DIVISION GP W L OTL SOL GF GA Pt Brandon 38 27 7 3 1 171 119 58 37 23 12 2 0 140 108 48 Regina Swift Current 39 19 16 0 4 121 128 42 Moose Jaw 38 15 19 3 1 108 133 34 Prince Albert 38 16 21 1 0 109 129 33 Saskatoon 38 9 26 2 1 105 169 21 CENTRAL DIVISION GP W L OTL SOL GF GA Pt Medicine Hat 37 26 9 1 1 151 100 54 Red Deer 38 20 13 3 2 133 124 45 Calgary 37 20 14 1 2 148 113 43 Kootenay 38 20 17 0 1 123 139 41 Edmonton 38 17 16 3 2 113 109 39 Lethbridge 36 9 22 3 2 95 155 23 Note: Division leaders ranked in top three positions per conference regardless of points; a team winning in overtime or shootout is credited with two points and a victory in the W column; the team losing in overtime or shootout receives one point which is registered in the OTL or SOL columns Wednesday’s games Edmonton 4, Swift Current 1 Regina 2, Moose Jaw 1 (OT) Spokane 10, Tri-City 2 Seattle at Portland, late Today’s game Brandon at Saskatoon

DEALS BASEBALL National League LOS ANGELES DODGERS — Agreed to terms with LHP Brett Anderson on a one-year contract. Designated SS Erisbel Arruebarrena for assignment. PHILADELPHIA PHILLIES — Traded OF Marlon Byrd and cash to Cincinnati for RHP Ben Lively. BASKETBALL National Basketball Association PHOENIX SUNS — Recalled Gs Tyler Ennis and Archie Goodwin and F T.J. Warren from Bakersfield (NBADL). UTAH JAZZ — Assigned G Toure’ Murry to Idaho (NBADL). FOOTBALL National Football League ARIZONA CARDINALS — Signed CB Rashad Carmichael and G Antoine McClain to futures contracts. ATLANTA FALCONS — Signed OT Reid Fragel to a futures contract. BUFFALO BILLS — Announced coach Doug Marrone has opted out of his contract. CINCINNATI BENGALS — Placed WR Dane Sanzenbacher on injured reserve. Signed WR Cobi Hamilton from the practice squad. DENVER BRONCOS — Signed LB Chase Vaughn to a futures contract. DETROIT LIONS — Signed WR Ifeanyi Momah to a futures contract. GREEN BAY PACKERS — Signed OT Derek Sherrod to a futures contract. KANSAS CITY CHIEFS — Signed DB Deji Olatoye, OT Curtis Feigt, LB JoJo Dickson, DTs Hebron Fangupo and Jerel Worthy, TEs Brandon Barden and Adam Schiltz, Gs Jarrod Pughsley and Ricky Henry and WRs Armon Binns, Kyle Williams, Fred Williams and Corbin Louks to futures contracts. MIAMI DOLPHINS — Signed TE Jake Stoneburner, CB Lowell Rose, LB Jake Knott, DE Emmanuel Dieke, QB McLeod Bethel-Thompson and G Mark Asper to futures contracts. NEW YORK GIANTS — Named Mike Sullivan quarterbacks coach. NEW YORK JETS — Signed RB Daryl Richardson, PK Andrew Furney and DTs Kona Schwenke and Tevita Finau to futures contracts. PHILADELPHIA EAGLES — Signed PK Carey Spear, S Ed Reynolds, DB Curtis Marsh, QB G.J. Kinne, NT Wade Keliikipi, OT Kevin Graf, RB Kenjon Barner, G Josh Andrews and WRs Quron Pratt and Will Murphy to futures contracts. PITTSBURGH STEELERS — Released DB Jordan Sullen from the practice squad. Signed WR Tim Benford to the practice squad. ST. LOUIS RAMS — Signed DT Doug Worthington, LB Marshall McFadden, LS Jorgen Hus, S Christian Bryant, G Travis Bond, OT Steven Baker and WRs Devon Wylie and Emory Blake to futures contracts. SAN DIEGO CHARGERS — Signed G Craig Watts to a futures contract. SEATTLE SEAHAWKS — Signed RB Spencer Ware to a futures contract. TAMPA BAY BUCCANEERS — Signed P Jacob Schum to a futures contract. TENNESSEE TITANS — Signed PK Travis Coons to a futures contract. WASHINGTON REDSKINS — Announced defensive coordinator Jim Haslett will not return next season. HOCKEY National Hockey League NHL — Fined Vancouver F Jannik Hansen $5,000 for an illegal check during Tuesday’s game. Announced the Board of Governors approved the purchase of a majority stake in the Arizona Coyotes to Andrew Barroway. CAROLINA HURRICANES — Recalled D Austin Levi from Stockton (ECHL) to Charlotte (AHL). COLUMBUS BLUE JACKETS — Signed LW Nick Foligno to a six-year contract extension through the 2020-21 season. DALLAS STARS — Recalled F Brett Ritchie from Texas (AHL). MINNESOTA WILD — Reassigned G John Curry to Iowa (AHL). Activated G Niklas Backstrom from injured reserve. TAMPA BAY LIGHTNING — Recalled D Nikita Nesterov from Syracuse (AHL). SOCCER National Women’s Soccer League WASHINGTON SPIRIT — Named Nadine Traughber director of operations and Christopher Colvin director of media relations. COLLEGE FLORIDA — Announced a mutual agreement with KR Andre Debose to leave the football team. Suspended DT Darious Cummings for the Birmingham Bowl.

LINE Today’s games Outback Bowl At Tampa, Fla. FAVORITE LINE UNDERDOG Auburn 6½ Wisconsin Cotton Bowl Classic At Arlington, Texas Baylor 2½ Michigan St. Citrus Bowl At Orlando, Fla. Missouri 4½ Minnesota Rose Bowl Playoff Semifinal At Pasadena, Calif. Oregon 8 Florida St. Sugar Bowl Playoff Semifinal At New Orleans Alabama 9 Ohio St. NFL Playoffs Saturday FAVORITE LINE UNDERDOG at Carolina 6 Arizona at Pittsburgh 3 Baltimore Sunday at Indianapolis 3½ Cincinnati at Dallas 7 Detroit

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Seattle U women best UCSB

PREP BASKETBALL | Holiday Tournament Roundup

Monroe boys rally late, top Meadowdale Herald staff

with 14 points. Teammate Nathan Heilpap added 13, including three 3-point field goals. Meadowdale dropped to 5-5.

minute to play. “He was pretty clutch down the stretch,” Horner said of Shore, who also contributed four steals. Defense keyed the Bearcats’ fourth-quarter comeback. “We got quite a few turnovers,” Horner said. “We ended up with 13 steals in the game.” Shore led the Bearcats with 19 points, including a pair of 3-pointers. Alex Spahman and Isaiah Cole added 12 and 11 points, respectively, and Alex Johnson collected five steals. Griffin Over paced Meadowdale

BELLEVUE — The Monroe Bearcats erased a seven-point deficit in the fourth quarter and held on to beat Meadowdale 56-52 Wednesday at the Bellevue College Holiday Tournament. The win gave the Bearcats (4-5) third place. Monroe trailed by as many as seven points in the final period, Bearcats coach Tyson Horner said, but battled back and eventually took the lead on a jumper by senior Rhen Shore with under a

King’s 62, Inglemoor 42 BELLEVUE — The King’s boys won the Bellevue College Holiday Tournament, defeating Inglemoor in the championship game. King’s jumped out to a 19-6 lead in the first quarter, led 36-20 at halftime and cruised the rest of the way. Corey Kispert led King’s (6-2) with 19 points. Brett Jones and Noah Bundrant each added 11. Andy Nelson paced Inglemoor with

PREPS | Wednesday Scoreboard BOYS BASKETBALL Wednesday’s Games Lake City Tournament Fifth Place Lake City, Idaho 63, Tahoma 36 Third Place Columbia River 57, Lakeland, Idaho 30 Championship Rocky Mountain, Idaho 54, Kentridge 45

Monroe 56, Meadowdale 52 At Bellevue College Meadowdale Monroe

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Meadowdale—Landon Hopkins 1, Malik Braxton 6, Chiagozie Ezeokeke 3, Griffin Over 14, Reid Wilson 5, Nathan Heilpap 13, Kyle Grund 3, Aidan O’Neill 3, Lee Brummer 4. Monroe—Andrew Chartrand 4, Tyler Koontz 0, Alex Johnson 5, Devin Sepich 3, Rhen Shore 19, Alex Spahman 12, Tristan Witham 2, Colby Kyle 0, Isaiah Cole 11, Josh Jerome 0, Blake Bingham 0, Justin Folz 0. 3-point field goals—Ezeokeke 1, Over 2, Wilson 1, Heilpap 3, Johnson 1, Shore 2. Records: Meadowdale 5-5, Monroe 4-5.

King’s 62, Inglemoor 42 At Bellevue College King’s Inglemoor

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King’s—Cole Mitchell 0, Andrew Ayers 2, Koa Wilkins 6, Josh Frohardt 0, Brett Jones 11, Noah Bundrant 11, David Barhanovich 0, Corey Kispert 19, Josh Alexander 6, Sam Echelbarger 0, Chris Martin 0, Calvin Kispert 7. Home—A.J. Peacocke 9, Andy Nelson 11, Sage Drollinger 4, Avery Mortenson 4, William Luckett 8, Jackson Gardner 6. 3-point goals—Corey Kispert 2, Bundrant 1, Peacocke 2, Nelson 3, Mortenson 1. Records—King’s 6-2 overall. Inglemoor NA.

GIRLS BASKETBALL Wednesday’s Games

Eastside Catholic 50, Archbishop Murphy 39 At Archbishop Murphy H.S. Eastside Catholic 5 16 Archbishop Murphy 8 8

20 9 —50 16 7 —39

Eastside Catholic—Ashley Blauton 3, Bailey Haner 5, Katie Spires 7, Leilani White 6, Jillian Jin 2, Aleighja Simson-Harris 6, Natalie Gallant 3, Kylie George 18. Archbishop Murphy—Megan Wall 24, Addi Schmit 0, Kacey Moore 3, Madeline Maher 2, Alyston Matriotti 4, Izzy Lucas 0, Natalie Hayward 1, Talys Jurdana 1, Olivia Riojas 4. 3-point goals—Gallant 1, Moore 1, Riojas 1. Records—Eastside Catholic NA. Archbishop Murphy 5-2 overall.

King’s 49, W.F. West 45 At W.F. West H.S. King’s W.F. West

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King’s—Ashley Osborn 12, Maddie Nielsen 1, Kendall Adams 2, Marilyn Jones 0, Hannah Echelbarger 2, Daylee Hanson 11, Anna Parker 2, Savanna Hanson 19. W.F. West— K. Ponyah 2, S. Lofgran 8, P. Kelly 6, R. Hanson 0, J. McKay 5, T. Parker 13, T. Panette 0, J. Spencer 11. 3-point goals—Osborn 2, McKay 1. Records—King’s 6-2, W.F. West 7-1.

11 points, including three 3-point field goals.

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King’s 49, W.F. West 45

SEATTLE — The Seattle University women’s basketball team built a double-digit lead in the first half Wednesday night and maintained it the rest of the way en route to a 66-46 non-conference win over UC Santa Barbara. Seattle’s Taelor Ross led all players in scoring with 19 points, three shy of her career high. Crystal Allen (13 points) and Kaylee Best (11) also scored in double figures for the Redhawks. Makala Roper led UCSB with 12 points, and teammate Clair Watkins added 10. “Our defense was good and it was a good overall team win,” Seattle coach coach Joan Bonvicini said. Seattle made a seasonhigh eight 3-point field goals, shooting 8-for-14 from behind the arc. Best and Allen each hit three 3-pointers. With the victory, the Redhawks improved to 3-10. UCSB remained winless at 0-12.

CHEHALIS — The King’s girls basketball team won the championship game of the W.F. West Holiday Tournament by handing the host Bearcats their first defeat of the season. King’s improved to 6-2, and W.F. West slipped to 7-1. Savanna Hanson led the victorious Knights with 19 points. Ashley Osborn scored 12 and Daylee Hanson 11.

Everett CC women hold off Big Bend 66-63 EVERETT — Four Everett players put up near-identical numbers Wednesday to lead the Trojans to a 66-63 nonleague victory over Big Bend in women’s community college basketball action. Monroe High School graduate Kylie Smith (15 points, nine rebounds), Jackson grad Sierra Hagans (14 points, eight rebounds), Monroe grad

Breezy Shore (12 points, seven rebounds) and former Lake Stevens player Kali Long (12 points, eight rebounds) each made a significant contribution to the victory. Still, Big Bend had a chance to tie the game in the closing seconds, but missed a 3-point attempt. Everett improved its season record to 6-8. Big Bend fell to 6-7.

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Summons No. 14-3-03255-4 Summons by Publication (SMPB) Superior Court of Washington County of Snohomish

In re: Irving Joel Rojas-Jimenez

Brenda J. Jimenez Jimenez Petitioner, and Juan Rojas Garcia Respondent. To the Respondent: Juan Rojas Garcia 1. The petitioner has star ted an action in the above cour t requesting: the establishment or modification of a parenting plan or residential schedule. 2. The petition also requests that the court grant the following relief: Approve a parenting plan or residential schedule for the dependent children. Determine support for the dependent children pursuant to the Washington State child support statutes. 3. You must respond to this summons by serving a copy of your written response on the person signing this summons and by filing the original with the clerk of the court. If you do not serve your written response within 60 days after the date of the first publication of this summons (60 days after the 25th day of December, 2014), the court may enter an order of default against you, and the court may, without further notice to you, enter a decree and approve or provide for other relief requested in this summons. In the case of a dissolution, the court will not enter the final decree until at least 90 days after service and filing. If you serve a notice of appearance on the undersigned person, you are entitled to notice before an order of default or a decree may be entered. 4. Your written response to the summons and petition must be o n fo r m W P F P S 1 5 . 0 3 0 0 , R e s p o n s e t o Pe t i t i o n fo r Residential Schedule/Parenting Plan/Child Support. Information about how to get this form may be obtained by contacting the clerk of the cour t, or by contacting the Administrative Office of the Courts at (360) 705-5328, or from the Internet at the Washington State Courts homepage: http://www.courts.wa.gov/forms 5. If you wish to seek the advice of an attorney in this matter, you should do so promptly so that your written response, if any, may be served on time. 6. One method of serving a copy of your response on the petitioner is to send it by certified mail with return receipt requested. 7. Other: This summons is issued pursuant to RCW 4.28.100 and Superior Court Civil Rule 4.1 of the state of Washington. Dated: 12-15-14 Brenda Jimenez Petitioner File Original of Your Response Serve a Copy of Your with the Clerk of the Court at: Response on: Snohomish County Clerk Petitioner MS 605, 3000 Rockefeller Brenda Jimenez Everett, WA 98201 524 Terrace St., Apt. 1 Monroe, WA 98272 EDH607410 Published: December 25, 2014; January 1, 8, 15, 22, 29, 2015.

NO. 14 4 01837 7 NOTICE TO CREDITORS SUPERIOR COURT OF WASHINGTON COUNTY OF SNOHOMISH In the Matter of the Estate of WILLIAM HENRY LEMPE, Deceased, THE PERSONAL REPRES E N TAT I V E N A M E D B E LOW has been appointed as personal representative of this estate. Any person having a claim against the decedent must, before the time the claim would be b a r r e d by a ny o t h e r w i s e applicable statute of limitations, present the claim in the manner as provided in RCW 11.40.070 by serving on or mailing a copy of the claim to the personal representative or the personal representative’s attor ney at the address stated below and filing an executed copy of the claim with the cour t. The claim must be presented within the later of: (1) Thirty days after the personal representative served or mailed the notice to t h e c r e d i t o r a s p r ov i d e d under RCW 11.40.020(3); or (2) four months after the date of first publication of the notice. If the claim is not presented within this time frame, the claim is forever barred, except as otherwise provided in section 11 of this act and RCW 11.40.060. This bar is effective as to claims against both the decedent’s probate and nonprobate assets. DATE OF FIRST PUBLICATION OF NOTICE TO CREDITORS: 12/25/14 SHARON KAY LEMPE Personal Representative Attorney for Personal Representative: Shane A. Richardson Address for Mailing or Service: Shane A. Richardson 116 Avenue A Snohomish, WA 98290 EDH607351 Published: December 25, 2014; January 1, 8, 2015.

WALLY’S TOWING, INC. 20510 60th Ave. West Lynnwood, WA 98036 PHONE: (425) 672-0808 ABANDONED VEHICLE AUCTION NOTICE! Friday, January 2, 2015 at 2:00 pm Inspection to be held starting at 1:00 pm until 2:00 pm ‘05 Dodge Ram 1500 B36438F ‘99 Lexus RX300 128JMD ‘99 Chev Venture ABJ3195 ‘99 Saturn SL AQN2150 ‘99 Isuzu Amigo ACS8281 ‘98 Toyota Camry 378ZLS ‘97 GMC 2500 AQC7360 ‘97 Ford Escort ALS5786 ‘96 Ford Mustang AGU5390 ‘94 Honda Accord AET0794 ‘83 Ford EBox B89753S ***LIST SUBJECT TO CHANGE PRIOR TO AUCTION*** ***ALL VEHICLES ARE SOLD “AS IS”*** ***CASH ONLY*** EDH607938 Published: December 30, 31, 2014; January 1, 2, 2015.

NO. 14-4-07098-2SEA PROBATE NOTICE TO CREDITORS RCW 11.40.030 IN THE SUPERIOR COURT OF THE STATE OF WASHINGTON FOR KING COUNTY In Re the Estate of DAN F. LAUGHLIN, Deceased. The AdministratorPe r s o n a l R e p r e s e n t a t i ve named below has been appointed as AdministratorPersonal Representative of this estate. Any person having a claim against the Decedent must, before the time the claim would be b a r r e d by a ny o t h e r w i s e applicable statute of limitations, present the claim in the manner as provided in RCW 11.40.070 by serving on or mailing to the A d m i n i s t r a t o r - Pe r s o n a l Representative or the A d m i n i s t r a t o r - Pe r s o n a l Representative’s attorney at the address stated below a copy of the claim and filing the original of the claim with the court in which the probate proceedings were commenced. The claim must be presented within the later of: (1) Thirty days after the A d m i n i s t r a t o r - Pe r s o n a l Representative ser ved or mailed the notice to the creditor as provided under RCW 11.40.020(1)(c); or (2) Four months after the date of first publication of the notice. If the claim is not presented within this time frame, the c l a i m i s fo r ev e r b a r r e d , except as otherwise provided in RCW 11.40.051 and RCW 11.40.060. This bar is effective as to claims against both the Decedent’s probate and nonprobate assets. Date of first publication: December 18, 2014 Personal Representative: Betty J. Laughlin Attorney for the Personal Representative: Christopher P. Frost Address for Mailing or Service: 11120 N.E. 2nd Street, Suite 220 Bellevue, WA 98004 Court of Probate Proceedings: King County Superior Court 516 Third Avenue #E-609 Seattle, WA 98014 Cause Number: 14-4-07098-2 SEA EDH 606275 Published: December 18, 25, 2014; January 1, 2015

SNOHOMISH COUNTY COUNCIL SNOHOMISH COUNTY, WASHINGTON NOTICE OF ENACTMENT NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN, that on November 24, 2014 the Snohomish County Council enacted Ordinance No. 14-096 adopting the 2014-2019 School Capital Facilities Plans. General Background Information for School Capital Facility Plans School districts must prepare and adopt Capital Facilities Plans (CFPs) that meet the requirements of RCW 36.70A.070 in order to be eligible to collect impact fees under Chapter 30.66C SCC. Each school district CFP includes the same components as the County CFP - i.e., an inventory of existing facilities, level of service determinations, a forecast of future needs, and a plan for project financing - in addition to student enrollment projections that are consistent with population growth forecasts, project proposals to address additional growth, and data for each school district to be used in calculating impact fees charged for new development under Chapter 30.66C SCC. Each school district CFP establishes “minimum level of service,” typically in terms of maximum average class size. Some districts have also stated “target levels of service,” i.e., goals they wish to obtain beyond the minimum level of service. This approach is consistent with the County’s CFP. The CFPs propose updates to the impact fee schedules based on projected capital projects and expenditures that the school districts need to accommodate projected student enrollments. There are no proposed policy changes for Chapter 30.66C SCC. The implementing ordinance revises the Chapter 30.66C SCC fee schedule found in Table 30.66C.100(1). The following is a Section-by-Section Summary of Ordinance No. 14-096 ORDINANCE NO. 14-096 Adopting the 2014-2019 Capital Facilities Plans for the Edmonds, Everett, Lake Stevens, Lakewood, Marysville, Monroe, Mukilteo, Northshore, Snohomish and Sultan School Districts Pursuant to SCC 30.66C.020 and amending the school impact fee schedule in SCC 30.66C.100 Sections 1. Adopts recitals findings of fact as if set forth in full. Section 2. Makes additional findings of fact including but, not limited to: how the action complies with the goals of the Growth Management Act (ch. 36.70A RCW) and the County’s GMA Comprehensive Plan; how the county reviewed the school districts’ capital facility plans (CFPs); how environmental review under the State Environmental Policy Act (ch. 43.21C RCW) has been satisfied; public participation requirements; and the authority for the County to adopt school district CFPs and impose impact fees pursuant to RCW 82.02.050. Section 3. Makes additional conclusions including, but not limited to: how the CFPs satisfy the requirements of the Growth Management Act (ch. 36.70A RCW), the County’s GMA Comprehensive Plan, and the Snohomish County Code; and how public participation requirements for the adoption of the CFPs have been satisfied. Sections 4-13. Adopts each of the ten participating school district 2014-2019 CFPs, and replaces the 2012-2017 CFPs previously adopted by Ordinance No. 12-093. Section 14. Establishes an expiration date for the CFPs for two years from the ordinance’s effective date. Section 15. Amends SCC Table 30.66C.100(1) to update school impact fees for each school district participating in the impact fee program. This reflects the fee schedules established in the ten school district 2014-2019 capital facilities plans. Table 30.66C.100 (1) SCHOOL IMPACT MITIGATION FEES SCHOOL DISTRICT

Edmonds No. 15

SINGLE FAMILY per dwelling unit

MULTI-FAMILY 1-BEDROOM per dwelling unit

MULTI-FAMILY 2+ BEDROOMS per dwelling unit

DUPLEXES AND TOWNHOMES

Everett No. 2

(($3,798)) $4,988

(($2,216)) $1,092

Lake Stevens No. 4

(($4,692)) $4,680

(($2,915)) $2,532

Lakewood No. 306

(($892)) $1,203

(($396)) $2,811

Marysville No. 25

(($1,879)) $1,817

(($2,882)) $1,180

Monroe No. 103

(($1984)) $0

(($3,172)) $0

Mukilteo No. 6

(($2,642)) $3,914

(($2,883)) $2,952

Northshore No. 417

Snohomish No. 203

(($896)) $0

Sultan No. 311 $0 $0 $0 $0 Section 16. States that the county council bases its findings and conclusions on the entire record of the Planning Commission and the County Council, including all testimony and exhibits. Section 17. Establishes an effective date of the proposed ordinance of January 1, 2015. Section 18. Incorporates a severability clause. Where to Get Copies of the Adopted Ordinance: Copies of the full text of the ordinance are available in the office of the County Council. They may be obtained by calling (425) 388-3494, 1-(800) 562-4367 x3494, TDD (425) 388-3700 or E-mailing to www.contact.council@snoco.org. Copies may be picked up at the Council office at 3000 Rockefeller Avenue, Everett, WA or will be mailed upon request. Website Access: The ordinance can also be accessed through the County Council’s internet website at: www. snohomishcountywa.gov/2134/Council-Hearings-Calendar (click on long-term calendar). Dated this 29th day of December, 2014. /s/ Debbie Eco Clerk of the Council #104473 1211150 Published: January 1, 2015.

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The two shared the duty last season over the final two months, but the Mariners are unlikely to continue that arrangement. Club officials generally view Taylor as the better defensive player but believe Miller has the potential to blossom into an impact run-production bat. It’s possible that Miller could shift positions — to the outfield or even first base — if Taylor wins the job at shortstop. That would keep his bat in the lineup. If Miller is the shortstop, Taylor seems more likely to return to Triple-A Tacoma in order to play every day rather than serve as a backup infielder.

does the rotation shake out? 2J.A. How Start with this: Manager Lloyd McClendon identified Happ as likely to fill the No. 3 or No. 4 slot, and the

Mariners believe lefty James Paxton has the potential to front a rotation. That brings everything into focus because staff ace Felix Hernandez and steady Hisashi Iwakuma are fixtures. A possible right-left mix lines up Hernandez, Paxton, Iwakuma and Happ as the front four. If so, that positions right-hander Taijuan Walker and lefty Roenis Elias for a spring battle to determine the fifth spot. Both have options remaining, and the odd man out is more likely to start at Tacoma than shift to the bullpen. It also leaves no room for right-hander Erasmo Ramirez, who is out of options. Ramirez rebounded from a disappointing season by turning in six dominant starts in the Venezuelan Winter League. Normally, Ramirez might be a swingman candidate in the bullpen, but the Mariners are overloaded with relievers. So, barring injuries, he figures to be shopped on the trade market. The Mariners also will take a look next spring at lefty Danny Hultzen, who is finally healthy after missing much of the past two seasons because of shoulder miseries. Hultzen was the No. 2 pick in the 2011 draft and zoomed through the minors before his shoulder blew out. He seems certain to open next season in the minors but, if back in form, could be a factor at some point.

loses out in the bullpen? 3in a Who The fiercest competition next spring might be for jobs relief corps that last season led the majors with a 2.59 ERA. Only All-Star closer Fernando Rodney, after a club-record 48 saves, seems an absolute lock.

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Questions surrounding the Seattle Mariners as the offseason continues

is the shortstop? 1MillerWho Current plans call for a spring battle between Brad and Chris Taylor to determine a starting shortstop.

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Count the candidates for the other seven (maybe just six) slots: Right-handers Yoervis Medina, Danny Farquhar, Tom Wilhelmsen and Dominic Leone all made at least 55 appearances last season while compiling sub-2.70 ERAs. Right-hander Carson Smith made nine scoreless appearances as a September call-up. Lefty Charlie Furbush had some early hiccups but delivered a 2.97 ERA after the All-Star break and, overall, struck out 51 in 42-plus innings. Veteran lefty Joe Beimel departed as a free agent after a 2.20 ERA in 56 outings, but the Mariners have at least three candidates lined up to compete for the unit’s second lefty job: Lucas Luetge, Edgar Olmos and David Rollins. Now add veteran right-hander Mark Lowe and lefty Brian Moran, who returns from the Angels after being selected in the 2013 Rule 5 Draft. Competition really could be cut-throat. Do the M’s need a veteran backup catcher? 4the necessary Club officials say no. They insist Jesus Sucre possesses catch-and-throw skills they prioritize as Mike Zunino’s caddy. Much the same might be said for John Hicks, the only other catcher on the 40-man roster. Hicks figures to open next season at Tacoma, which is where he ended last season. Even so, don’t be surprised if the Mariners sign a Humberto Quintero-type to pair with Hicks at Tacoma and be available for duty if something happens to Zunino. It’s hard to envision the Mariners rolling with a Sucre/ Hicks combination for any extended period.

backs up first baseman Logan Morrison? 5fewerWho This is a concern because injuries limited Morrison to than 100 games in each of the past three seasons. That duty, as the roster currently projects, falls to veteran utilityman Willie Bloomquist, although Jesus Montero remains in the system. Miller could draw duty at first if he isn’t the shortstop, but the Mariners are also likely to focus some attention next spring on D.J. Peterson, their first-round pick in 2013. Peterson figures to shift increasingly from third base to first base. He’s likely to open the season in the minors, but club officials say his bat is sufficiently advanced to make him a promotion possibility later in the year. Bob Dutton, The News Tribune

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for the Mariners. His partner figures to be Justin Ruggiano, another offseason acquisition. “I’d like to think that anything I’m asked to do, I’ll be able to figure out a way to do it,” Smith said. “If it’s being an everyday player, I would come to the park ... do my work and try to do the best that I could. “If they ask me to be a guy who doesn’t play every day but plays a lot, that’s what I would try to do ... Ultimately, it’s up to them (to decide) what they want to do with me. I’m going to embrace whatever role I’m given.” Smith’s career left/right splits point to a likely platoon role. His slash numbers (batting average/on-base percentage/ slugging percentage) against right-handed pitchers are .277/.358/.481. Against lefties, they drop to .205/.291/.314. The Mariners control Smith, 32, for the next two seasons and hold a club option for 2017. He will make $6 million in 2015 and $6.75 million in 2016. The 2017 option is for $7 million with a $250,000 buy-out clause. “One of the things we tried to stay away from,” general manager Jack Zduriencik said, “was giving up talent for one-year returns ... I think you’re getting a player who can be with you for at least the next three years.” Smith knows the Mariners and is no stranger to Safeco Field after spending 2012 and 2013 with Oakland. “We never liked playing them

when I was with Oakland,” he said. “You’ve got a pitching staff like that, and some young position players. You add the guys they’ve gotten recently ... we’re going to be a good team. “It’s definitely exciting when you go to a team that’s headed in the right direction.” Smith also seems a good fit at Safeco, where he has a .291/.361/.436 slash in 16 career games in a park often viewed as being tough on hitters. “You either embrace it and kind of go after it,” he said, “or you can let it beat you before you even step in the box. I’ve always taken the approach that I’m going to try to hit the ball hard on a line somewhere and see what happens. “Ultimately, that’s all you can do. You’ve just got to give yourself a chance to put a good at-bat together.”

Denorfia to Cubs Former Mariners outfielder Chris Denorfia reached agreement on a one-year deal with the Chicago Cubs for $2.5 million. In effect, Denorfia replaces Ruggiano as a right-handed option in the Cubs’ outfield. The Mariners acquired Ruggiano from the Cubs in a Dec. 17 trade for minor-league reliever Matt Brazis. Coincidentally (or not), industry estimates project Ruggiano, who is eligible for arbitration, will get roughly $2.5 million for next season. Denorfia, 34, became a free agent after batting just .195 last season in 32 games for the Mariners following a July 31 trade that brought him from San Diego for outfielder Abraham Almonte. A nine-year veteran with four clubs, Denorfia has a .272 career average in 705 games with a .331 onbase percentage and a .394 slugging percentage.

Phillies trade OF Byrd to Reds Associated Press CINCINNATI — The Phillies traded outfielder Marlon Byrd to the Cincinnati Reds and included cash to pay part of his salary on Wednesday, getting a minorleague pitcher in return. The Reds have been trying to get a left fielder in the offseason but failed to sign a free agent. The 37-year-old Byrd batted .264 last

season with 25 homers and 85 RBI. He gets $8 million next season on the final year of a two-year deal that includes an $8 million team option for 2016. The Phillies got right-hander Ben Lively, who was the Reds’ minor league player of the year for 2014. Lively, 22, went a combined 13-7 with a 3.04 ERA in Class A and Double-A last season.

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Looking good, saving time The crockpot isn’t the only time-saving gadget. There are so many others that’ll slice minutes off your nightly dinner-making routine, which will leave more time for relaxing around the dinner table. To wit:

Ninja 3-in-1 Cooking System This is a one-pot system that allows you to steam, roast, bake, sear, simmer, saute and slow cook — without changing the pot. It has a 6-quart capacity and can heat between 250-425 degrees. Skip pre-heating the oven (or even turning it on) and fumbling around for pots and pans. $185 at www.amazon.com.

Onion Goggles You won’t have to pause every few seconds when you’re cutting your onions (or leeks, scallions or chives) if you pop these on pre-slice. The foam seal and anti-fog lenses will protect your eyes from stinging onion burn. $19.99 at www. bedbathandbeyond.com.

iTouchless Bag Resealer Open any bag of food and then use this to create an airtight seal to lock in the freshness without taking the time to transfer the leftover items to a zipper bag. The iTouchless Bag Resealer is powered by batteries, and it takes seconds to reseal the bag. It also has a magnet, so you can store it within easy reach, on your refrigerator. $21.95 for two at www.itouchless.com.

Joseph Joseph Large Scoop Colander Forget about straining when you’re making macaroni or small pasta — and use this colander scoop instead. It drains the food straight from the pot and eliminates that extra step. $8.99 at www.kohls.com.

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This very elaborate mahogany tall case clock with nine tubes and two different chimes dates from about 1890. It auctioned recently for $13,743 at Neal Auction Co. in New Orleans. NEAL AUCTION CO.

he sound of chimes ringing 12 times at midnight blends with the “10, 9, 8 ...” chant that ushers in the new year on Jan. 1. Today we might watch the year change on a television screen, but in years past the celebration was timed by a chiming grandfather clock. Even earlier, new years were timed by a clock in the church steeple or the city hall tower. Before that, time was judged by daylight and darkness, and summer and winter climates. Today the cellphone is always handy to let you know exactly what time it is. The grandfather clock was originally known as a tall case, longcase or floor clock. The 6- to 8-foot-tall clock has a weight-driven pendulum. It was invented in 1670 or so. In the early 20th century, it was the most accurate timepiece available. There are two types: the expensive

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eight-day clock that has to be wound once a week, and the less-expensive 30-hour clock that has to be wound once a day. An unusually large 1880 carved mahogany clock, 107 inches high and made by J.J. Elliott of London, sold in September 2014 at Neal Auction Co. in New Orleans. The clock has elaborate carving, fretwork, rosewood panels with inlay, chimes, and a brassand-silvered dial. It brought $13,743. To tell the accurate time for New Year’s Eve, it must be placed in a room with a high ceiling (more than 9 feet tall) and leveled. Q: My four-piece bedroom suite includes a headboard, dresser, chest of drawers and nightstand. Each piece is marked with a triangle, a large letter “K” and “Korn Industries, Incorporated, Sumter Cabinet Company.” It’s solid oak and in excellent condition.

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What price could I ask for this set? A: Sumter Cabinet Co. was a division of Korn Industries. Chester Korn started a timber company and sawmill in Cincinnati in 1889 to make buggy parts and other wood products. The company moved to Sumter, South Carolina, in 1921. Bedroom furniture was first made in the 1930s and dining room furniture in 1989. The company was sold in 2000 to Chromecraft Revington, which continued to use the Sumter brand name until late 2006. The price of used bedroom furniture depends on style, quality, condition and age. It probably can only be sold locally, because shipping is expensive. It should be priced as a bargain, about half the cost of a new set. Q: How much is a bottle of Dom Perignon vintage champagne worth? I have a 1995

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bottle, 750 ml, in its original box. A: An unopened bottle of Dom Perignon vintage 1995 in its box is worth about $175 to $200. Empty, the bottle could sell for about $12 and the box for less than $10. Remember that in some states, you need a special license to sell bottled alcohol. Q: Every time I used to visit my aunt, she asked me to polish her fancy silver teaand-coffee service. When she died, she left the set to me. It includes a teapot, coffeepot, creamer, sugar bowl and waste bowl. Each piece is elaborately decorated, and each lid is topped by a pheasant finial. My aunt said she bought the set, which she thought was sterling, from an antiques dealer. The hallmark on the bottom is a circle surrounding the words “Meriden B See KOVEL, Page D3

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CALENDAR EVENTS “Think Like A Bird”: slide presentation and discussion by Alan Mearns, marine ecologist and senior staff scientist with NOAA, Edmonds Floretum Garden Club, 10 a.m. to noon Jan. 10. In 2003, Mearns began monitoring birds throughout the seasons that spend time in his own and neighboring gardens, recording over 70 species. The workshop will be held at the Coldwell Banker Bain meeting room, 108 5th Ave S., Edmonds. Admission is free with donations accepted. For more information: www.edmondsfloretumgardenclub.org. Snohomish Conservation District Plant Sale: 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Feb. 28, Commercial Building No. 400, Evergreen State Fairgrounds in Monroe. Pre-orders now through Feb. 9. For more: www.theplantsale.org. Snohomish County Master Gardener Foundation Annual Winter Lecture Series for 2015: Northwest garden experts and personalities in eight sessions on alternate Friday mornings from 9:30 to 11:30 beginning Jan. 9, Social Hall of the Mukilteo Presbyterian Church, 4515 84th St. SW, Mukilteo. Learn new information and talk shop with like-minded gardeners. Speakers will have books for sale and signing. Some

GARDEN CLUBS Alderwood Garden Club: Crossroads Church, 18527 60th Ave. W., Lynnwood; Millie Lawrence at 425-743-1430; LMillieBob@gmail.com. American Rhododendron Society: Pilchuck Chapter, Red Barn, Jennings Park, 6915 Armar Road, Marysville; Wayne Lawson, 360-659-9218. Arlington Garden Club: Gleneagle Family Restaurant: Meg Jacobsen, 360-652-1771; e-mail info@arlingtongardenclub.org; www.arlingtongardenclub.org. Camano Garden Club: Camano Country Club; Liz Helms, helms@ wavecable.com; 360-572-4895. Down to Earth Gardeners: Camano Community Center, 606 Arrowhead Road, Camano Island; LaLee Burrill, 360-387-3122.

will bring plants. Speakers are: Jan. 9, Dennis Tompkins: Are Your Trees Safe? (or The Good, the Bad and the Scary!). Jan. 23, Jessi Bloom: Designing Your Oasis, Create a Great Space with Permaculture Ethics and Principles. Feb. 6, Polly Hankin: Hardscaping From the Ground Up. Feb. 20, Kelly Dodson and Sue Milliken: Expanding Botanical Horizons, Plants You Won’t Find at The Big Box Stores. March 6, Ciscoe Morris: A Visual Tour of Ciscoe’s Garden. March 20, Lisa Taylor: Trellis and Vertical Gardening. March 27, Riz Reyes: Designing Spaces with Extraordinary Plants. April 10, Dan Hinkley: Grasses and Grass-Like Plants for the PNW. Season tickets for all eight sessions are $85 or individual lectures are $20. For more: www.gardenlectures.com. Evergreen Arboretum & Gardens Arboretum tours: Reservations for custom group tours are available all year by calling 425-257-8597. There is no charge, but donations to the Evergreen Arboretum Foundation are welcome. The arboretum is at 145 Alverson Blvd., Everett. Go to www.evergreenarboretum.com or email contactus@evergreenarboretum.com.

CLASSES Evergreen Arboretum Foundation: Lectures, noon to 1 p.m. Saturdays at the arboretum, 145 Alverson Blvd., Everett. All the

bankgardenclub.org. Green Thumb Garden Club: Martha Lake Fire Station, 16819 13th Ave. W, Lynnwood; Marie Waller, 425-355-1397; greenthumbgardenclub.wix.com/ gtgc1. Greenwood Garden Club: Warm Beach Community Church, 9620 188th St. NW, Stanwood; Patricia Simmons, 360-652-4138. Mill Creek Garden Club: Shawn O’Donnell’s, 122 128th Ave. SE, Everett; Michael Crawford, 425-743-2164; michaelcarrollcrawford@gmail.com; www. millcreekgardenclub.com. Monroe Garden Club: United Methodist Church, 342 S. Lewis St., Monroe; Jeannette Susor, 360863-6160. Mountlake Terrace Garden Club: Meets at Mountlake Terrace Library; email mltgardenclub.com.

classes are free. Seating is limited and require registration. Call 425-257-8597 to register. Register by mail at P.O. Box 13014, Everett, WA 98206 or email contactus@evergreenarboretum.com. For more: www.evergreenarboretum.com. Learn to Grow Your Own Groceries: 10-class series continuing through March, WSU Snohomish County Extension’s Cougar Auditorium and Evergreen Room, 600 128th St. SE, Everett, inside McCollum Park. Cost: $25 per class; five classes for $100; or all for $175. These classes meet 7 to 9:30 p.m. Jan. 21: What to Grow in Western Washington. Feb. 4: Seed Starting & Growing Transplants. Feb. 18: Small Fruits, Big Harvests. These classes meet 9 a.m. to noon Saturdays. Feb. 28: Early Start = Early Harvest. March 7: Good Bugs, Bad Bugs, & Pollinators. March 14: Weeding and Watering. March 21: Small Space & Vertical Gardening. March 28: Growing Heat Lovers in the Chilly Northwest. Register online at GrowingGroceries.BrownPaperTickets.com. For more: information: snohomish. wsu.edu/growing-groceries.

NURSERY CLASSES These local nurseries feature gardening classes, guest speakers and special events throughout the year, often for no charge. Check their websites or call for details. Christianson’s Nursery and

Pilchuck Fuchsia Society: Red Barn at Jennings Park, Marysville; Diane Woodard, 425-252-6215, dlw48@hotmail.com. Snohomish County Dahlia Society: Legion Park, Everett; Hills Collins, 360-659-8687 or Danielle Parshall, 425-486-6163. Snohomish County Fruit Society: Meets 7 p.m. second Thursday of month, except July and August at the Boys & Girls Club, 402 Second St., Snohomish; Rebekah Jackson, 425-398-5544, email: snohomishcfs@gmail.com; http:// snohomishcfs.wordpress.com Snohomish Garden Club: Snohomish Senior Center; Thea Weczorek, 206-819-8162; thea_ weczorek@yahoo.com; www. snohomish gardenclub.com. Sno-King Fuchsia Society: Lynnwood Fire Station No. 14, 18800 68th Ave. W.; Dorothy Anderson, 425-776-4442; rand37@frontier. com.

Everett Garden Club: Memorial Community Church, 710 Pecks Drive, Everett; Kathy Nazare, 360216-3306.

No Nonsense Garden Club: City of Arlington’s Utility Office Building, 154 W. Cox Ave., meets 10 a.m. to noon the fourth Saturday of the month (except January), 360-435-0463.

South Whidbey Garden Club: St. Peter’s Lutheran Church, 6309 S. Wilson Place, Clinton; Sandy Eschen 425-4435672; www.southwhidbey gardenclub.com. Sultan Garden Club: Sky Valley Resource Center, 701 First St.; Kathleen Tyrrell, 360-793-3920; www.sultangardenclub.webs.com.

Greenbank Garden Club: September through June, Greenbank Progressive Clubhouse, Bakken Road; 360-579-5880. www.green-

Oak Harbor Garden Club: Oak Harbor First United Methodist Church, 1050 SE Ireland; Helene Valdez, 360-675-0392.

Tri-Valley Rose Society: Totem Middle School, 1605 Seventh St., Marysville; Lorraine Karman, 360403-8148.

Edmonds Floretum Garden Club: Edmonds City Hall; Barbara Chase, 425-697-3552; www.edmondsfloretumgardenclub.org.

Mukilteo Way Garden Club: Locations vary; Jean Skerlong, 206799-2484; www.mwgc.org.

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Greenhouse: 15806 Best Road, Mount Vernon; 360-466-3821; www.christiansonsnursery.com. Falling Water Gardens: Free classes in creating and caring for a pond, 17516 Highway 203, Monroe; 360-863-1400, www. fallingwatergardens.com. McAuliffe’s Valley Nursery: 11910 Springhetti Road, Snohomish; 360-862-1323; www. mcauliffesvalleynursery.com. Molbak’s Garden & Home: 13625 NE 175th St., Woodinville; 425-483-5000; www.molbaks.com. Li’l Sprout Nursery: 17414 Bothell-Everett Highway, Mill Creek; 425-482-5276; www. lilsproutnursery.com.

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Skimmia Japonica is an evergreen shrub that produces white flowers in May through June.

Pine Creek Nursery: 23225 Sofie Road, Monroe; 360-863-8866; www.pinecreeknursery.com.

WHAT: Skimmia Japonica This evergreen shrub that produces white flowers in May and June and bright red berries in the fall and winter. The female plant produces the berries when a separate male pollinizer plant is nearby. The photo shows the male in the foreground surrounded by the berry covered female plants. The leaves are aromatic and all parts are poisonous if eaten in a large quantity. Skimmia requires acidic soil and benefits from a planting

Sky Nursery: 18528 Aurora Ave. N., Shoreline; 206-546-4851; www. skynursery.com. Sunnyside Nursery: 3915 Sunnyside Blvd., Marysville; 425334-2002; www.sunnysidenursery. net. Classes are free. The Plant Farm at Smokey Point: 15022 Twin Lakes Ave., Marysville; 360-652-3351; www. theplantfarm.com. Wight’s Home & Garden: 5026 196th St. SW, Lynnwood; 425-7753636; www.wights.com. To submit an item for the Home & Garden calendar, e-mail features@ heraldnet.com.

hole rich in compost. SUN OR SHADE: Full or part shade is required as skimmia will scorch in the sun. SIZE: Low growing, it makes a perfect hedge or front-of-the border planting. It grow slowly to 3-to-4 feet high and as wide. SEE IT: At the Evergreen Arboretum & Gardens, 145 Alverson Blvd., Everett www.evergreenarboretum.com, 425-257-8597. Source: Sandra Schumacher, special for The Herald

Cardoon: Ancient roots, modern popularity Herald news services Cardoon is a plant the Romans and Greeks ate as a vegetable, but today its popularity is such that you normally find them right alongside other pansy partners like flowering cabbage, kale and mustard. You really could not find a more striking companion plant to grow alongside not only pansies but violas, snapdragons dianthus and the flush of spring daffodils. Ancient civilizations ate them and you can too; a quick Internet search will provide you with an abundance of mouthwatering recipes that will allow you to polish your culinary skills. On the other hand they are such magnificent architectural plants in the garden you just may be content to relish in their beauty. The show they put on in the garden is approximately nine months long. Botanically speaking, cardoon is known scientifically as Cynara

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The blue thistle-like foliage of the cardoon emerges in June.

cardunculus and is related to the globe artichoke. It is from Morocco, northwest Africa and the Mediterranean, and it is a cold hardy perennial through zone 7. The whole country however has started to enjoy them as annuals. I have grown them for years and they have always proven to be real performers. The catalog for one of my favorite nurseries says that cardoon has been chosen by the Royal Horticultural Society as one of the top plants of the past 200 years. When I described it as an architectural plant I was referring to the dramatic statement it makes in the flower border with

its long, arching, deeply toothed and soft graygreen foliage. It can easily form a 3- to 5-foot wide clump by late spring to early summer. In June you will be amazed as the plant reaches its full height, producing 4 to 6-foot-tall spikes with thistle-like, blue-violet or purple blooms. These cardoon blooms are sought after as one of the most sensational looking cut flowers you’ll ever see in the vase. Each plant produces several flowers to use in your arrangements. After blooming, the plant dies to the ground to return in the fall. In our Mediterranean garden cardoon fits nicely with other striking foliage like various agave and cold tolerant bromeliads. Though we also have it with cool-season flowers in the cottage garden, know that it could have its place in a large herb or vegetable garden and as the thriller plant in mixed containers.

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Whether they use natural gas, ethanol, propane, wood, pellets, or electricity, fireplaces and stoves are second to none where coziness and comfort are concerned.

The cost of installing a heating system in a home and paying for the ongoing heating costs is a major chunk of a family’s budget. The purchase, as well as the annual operating costs and maintenance of equipment, can entail a lot of expense. Here are a few heating systems that combine savings with cozy pleasure. Fireplaces and stoves Fireplaces and stoves have no equal in coziness and comfort, whether they use natural gas, ethanol, propane, wood, pellets, or electricity, and whether they are built-in, prefabricated, freestanding, traditional or modern. Before choosing a heating system, compare the characteristics of different fuels and available models. Electric baseboards and linear induction With programmable electronic thermo-

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stats, electric baseboard and linear induction heating systems allow you to economize on heating costs without compromising on comfort. During the winter, each room can be heated independently.

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like the way Lisa Savoie thinks. Whenever the Kansas homeowner takes a step toward a home project goal, she rewards herself with a mug of her favorite tea or time with a good book. If you plan to improve yourself or your home in 2015, follow Lisa’s lead and build in positive reinforcement for progress. Some of us need all the help we can get to start a project and finish it. After all, how many January resolutions are forgotten by February?

For Lisa, necessity was the mother of motivation. Seeing bricks coming off the front of her home kept her focused on finding a top-rated local mason to fix the brick and a plumber to replace a hose bib. “The only advice I have isn’t too original: Take it one step at a time,” she says. “Get plenty of estimates and give yourself time to really think about who you want to hire. I also do some research on the repair so I can understand the contractors when

they make suggestions and explain what needs to be done. Don’t be afraid to ask for documentation, like proof of insurance. The good contractors are always ready and willing to provide what you need.” She adds, “to keep the stress down, I try to do something relaxing after each step.” That’s where the tea and reading come in. But suppose nothing’s falling down around you? What if no home emergency is looming but your

head still spins with everything you think you should be doing to get your house in order? We talked to several top-rated psychologists and counselors, who offer ideas for putting projects in perspective: Get your list out of your head. Write down your desired goals, possible projects and pressing tasks. Take time to rank them. Choose one, break it into pieces, and tackle one at a time. Put first things first. In

the absence of a true home emergency, it might be better to spend your limited resources on personal priorities rather than striving for a perfect home, yard or vehicle. Outsource what you can. One psychologist told us that busy people, parents particularly, should consider budgeting whatever they’re able to afford on services that free up time. Think lawn work, housecleaning, window cleaning and more. And

remember to hire service providers who are appropriately licensed, insured and bonded and who have positive reviews on a trusted online site. Meanwhile, I raise my mug in honor of Lisa’s idea. Here’s to building in rewards whenever we make progress, however small, on our goals. Angie Hicks is the founder of Angie’s List, www.angieslist.com, a resource for consumer reviews.

Kitchens go outdoors with fire pits, rings and tables By Dean Fosdick Associated Press

Gas-operated fire pits, fire rings and fire-pit tables are emerging as modern-day substitutes for campfires. Flipping a switch to ignite the flames is a whole lot easier than kindling a stack of firewood. Safer, too. “The outdoor living trend is continuing to gain momentum,” said Ross Johnson, sales and marketing manager for The Outdoor Great Room Co. in Eagan, Minnesota. “It started with grills and then people began spending money for outdoor furniture. Fire pits have evolved, with consumers moving toward gas for less expense and a multitude of issues.” Fire pits, fire rings, and fire-ring or fire-pit tables come in all sizes and shapes, in-ground or portable. Fire pits are holes dug into the ground to keep flames from spreading. They vary from intimate cooking fires for two to elaborate, gas-fueled burners that become conversation centers for large gatherings. Fire rings are cleared flat surfaces with protective metal, stone or concrete built around them to contain the burn. They often include cooking grills fueled by wood or

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A fire pit at a home near Langley that can comfortably seat eight to 10 people for cooking, cocktails and conversation. Wood-burning fire pits are cheaper to build and use than their gas-fueled counterparts and you can cook on them.

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A fire pit table with a plastic wind guard at Paradise Landing restaurant in Balsam Lake, Wisconsin. Gas-fueled fire pit tables are becoming popular for their mood-setting entertainment and can extend the outdoor season three or more months in temperate areas.

gas — either natural gas or propane. Fire-ring or fire-pit tables have holes in the middle for open flames to provide ambiance and warmth. The tables can be used for place settings when the

burner center is capped. “Round tables are still the No. 1-selling burner, but we’re seeing more popularity with linear, even L-shaped, table-type seating,” Johnson said. “It depends upon how much

room you have on the patio or deck.” Johnson advises against using fire tables for cooking. “I recommend they get a grill,” he said. “They’re easier to clean up.” Some considerations on wood vs. gas before you buy or build: ■ Wood-burning fixtures are cheaper to make and use. Wood gives off more heat. You can cook using wood. Wood is portable. ■ Gas is easier to light and control. Firewood is expensive and harder to find for urban dwellers. In many areas of the country, gas fires are allowed but wood fires are banned for reasons of safety, air quality and convenience.

Many homeowners have moved beyond the standalone BBQ grill, said Travis Stark, manager of Capital Patio & The Flame Shop in Lincoln, Nebraska. “You can get outdoor dishwashers and refrigerators now — a whole outdoor kitchen,” Stark said. “Fire pits can be integrated into that.” Some homes have multiple outdoor entertainment areas, said Leisa Rogers McCollister, a spokeswoman for OW Lee Co. Inc. in Ontario, California. “Larger houses have lots of little areas, like off master bedrooms,” she said. “People furnish them with comfortable seating and fire rings.” Why outdoor kitchens?

You can get outdoor dishwashers and refrigerators now — a whole outdoor kitchen. Fire pits can be integrated into that. — Travis Stark, Capital Patio & The Flame Shop

Many reasons. Their mood-setting atmosphere can be enhanced with LED lights, freestanding walls, benches and water fixtures. They can be used as gathering sites for cooking and conversing, to provide supplemental outdoor heating, to expand a home’s usable living space or to boost its resale value. “I wouldn’t use one (a fire ring or table) in a January blizzard here in Minnesota, but it can extend the outdoor season six weeks earlier in spring and six weeks later in the fall,” Johnson said. “That’s an extra three months that people can enjoy outdoors.”

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Company.” Also inside the circle is an image of a balance scale between two stars. Who is the maker, and what is the set worth? A: Meriden Britannia Co. was organized in 1852 in Meriden, Connecticut, by brothers Horace (1824-1890) and Dennis (1828-1886) Wilcox and several other partners. Although its first products were made of Britannia metal (pewter), the company was making silver-plated hollowware by 1855. Your silver-plated (not sterling) set probably dates from the 1860s or ’70s. In excellent condition, it could sell for more than $1,000. Q: I have a plastic clown bank in its original box. It must be at least 25 years

Current prices Current prices are recorded from antiques shows, flea markets, sales and auctions throughout the United States. Prices vary in different locations because of local economic conditions. Soda bottle, stoneware, cobalt-blue spout, shouldered, stamped “J.E. Ferris,” c. 1870, 10 inches, $85. Betty Boop doll, wood, string-jointed, painted red dress and shoes, 1930s, 41⁄2 inches, $110. Cupboard, step-back, two glass doors, two panel doors, two drawers, yellow paint, c. 1900, 48 x 82 inches, $205. Dopey, walker, tin lithograph, clockwork, Walt Disney Enterprises, Louis Marx, 8 inches, $235. old. The clown is 111⁄2 inches tall and is wearing a red-and-white polka-dot cloth shirt, yellow pants

Meissen porcelain plate, turquoise ground, center courting scene, gilt rim, 71⁄4 inch pair, $240. Aviation medal, “Feriam Sidera” (Strike the Stars), bronze, Art Nouveau nude attaching wings to her ankles, storks taking flight on reverse, engraved by Paul-Marcel Dammann, 1920, 31⁄2 inches, $545. Alabaster bust, girl wearing bonnet, mourning dead bird in her basket, Italy, 161⁄2 inches, $625. Blackamoor, turban, striped rolled-up pants, papier-mache, 68 inches, $1,000. Silver-plated epergne, Georgian, six arms, crystal bowls, armorial engraving, England, c. 1900, 26 x 24 inches, $1,375. Art glass vase, black silhouettes, dancing nudes in forest, turquoise, oval, c. 1950, 22 inches, $1,500.

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Loving gestures gone but not forgotten While I’m away, readers give the advice. On romantic gifts: When my husband passed away a few years ago, I could count on one hand the number of times he had given me flowers or candy, the typical “tokens of affection,” although I had certainly mentioned that I would like to get some, as my friends did. However, on the first bitter, blustery day after his death, I was reminded that for 20 years I could also count on one hand the times I had scraped my own windshield, headed for work in a cold car when the outdoor temp was below freezing, or pumped my own gas in the sleet or snow. Those loving gestures — unasked for and, I confess, often taken for granted — were my roses and chocolates. — Lucky in Love On knocking holidayscheduling stress out of the park: I am a grandmother. I will not insist on any visits. I will not place guilt on my kids. Or theirs. Hey everyone, wake up in your own beds. If you want to see me, invite me over. I love you, your house, your food, your traditions. And if you don’t want company, I will lovingly accept your choices. You owe me nothing. I have a full and healthy life.

CAROLYN HAX TELL ME ABOUT IT I respect that you NEED to build your own family memories. Trust me, they are the glue that will hold you together later. Life gets hard. Really hard. Turn toward each other, not your mommy and daddy. The torch needs passing. Accept the blame and the accolades. Decorate. Make some magic. Childhood is a blip. Don’t spend it dragging kids from pillar to post. Sprinkle some fairy dust around your own house. Make it smell wonderful with YOUR favorite foods. Invite non-threatening loved ones. On your terms. Have a blessed and beautiful time. Love is contagious. — Mom On the effects of divorce on extended family: What I remember so painfully about my divorce is that when I called my mother, she would cry.

SUPER QUIZ Score 1 point for each correct answer on the Freshman Level, 2 points on the Graduate Level and 3 points on the Ph.D. Level. Subject: BEST-SELLERS Each answer is the title of a book (over 20 million sold) with a title of five words. The initials of the title and the author’s name are provided. (e.g., Y.C.H.Y.L.: Louise Hay. Answer: “You Can Heal Your Life.”) FRESHMAN LEVEL 1. A.T.O.T.C.: Charles Dickens 2. T.L.O.T.R.: J.R.R. Tolkien 3. T.C.I.T.R.: J.D. Salinger GRADUATE LEVEL 4. A.T.T.W.N.: Agatha Christie 5. T.W.I.T.W.: Kenneth Grahame 6. T.A.O.H.F.: Mark Twain PH.D. LEVEL 7. T.T.O.P.R.: Beatrix Potter 8. T.B.O.M.C.: Robert James Waller

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Former Sen. Ernest Hollings, D-S.C., is 93. Actor Ty Hardin is 85. Documentary maker Frederick Wiseman is 85. Actor Frank Langella is 77. Rock singer-musician Country Joe McDonald is 73. Writer-comedian Don Novello is 72. Actor Rick Hurst is 69. Country singer Steve Ripley (The Tractors) is 65. Sen. Robert Menendez, D-N.J., is 61. The head of the International Monetary Fund, Christine Lagarde, is 59. Rapper Grandmaster Flash is 57. Actress Ren Woods is 57. Actress Dedee Pfeiffer is 51. Actress Embeth Davidtz is 49. Country singer Brian Flynn (Flynnville Train) is 49. Actor Morris Chestnut is 46. Actor Verne Troyer is 46. Elin Nordegren is 35. Actor Jonas Armstrong (Film: “Walking With the Enemy”; “Edge of Tomorrow”; TV: “Robin Hood”) is 34. Actress Eden Riegel is 34. Olympic gold medal ice dancer Meryl Davis is 28. Thought for today: “Cheers to a new year and another chance for us to get it right.” — Oprah Winfrey. Associated Press

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My mom’s needs were so glaring, she couldn’t address mine, at least not right away. I was emotionally bankrupt and calling her for support! I wasn’t able to lend it to her in turn! So I let her know, kindly and with great love: If you’re going to cry when I call for now, then for now, I can’t call ... I can’t be strong for both of us! Then I called my aunt and I explained the situation. My aunt understood immediately and mobilized some separate support for my mother. She was able to lean on those people, and then I could lean on her again. The divorce blindsided and devastated me ... and its ripples hurt my family, their hopes for me, and their wishes and expectations that I would have happiness and security in a relationship I’d been taught to trust and respect. The happy ending is that time did its thing. The divorce certainly taught me more than I’d ever have learned otherwise about compassion, frailty, patience, and love. While I wouldn’t say necessarily that I’m happier now than when I was married, I can say definitely that I like myself a whole lot more now, and I wouldn’t change my life for anything in the world. — Houston Washington Post Writers Group

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New year can bring new opportunities Dear Readers: Welcome to 2015! If the last year was challenging for some of us, a new one has arrived, bringing with it our chance for a new beginning. Today is the day we have an opportunity to discard old habits for new ones. With that in mind, I share Dear Abby’s list of New Year’s Resolutions, which were adapted by my late mother, Pauline Phillips, from the credo of Al-Anon: Just For Today: I will live through this day only. I will not brood about yesterday or obsess about tomorrow. I will not set far-reaching goals or try to overcome all of my problems at once. I know that I can do something for 24 hours that would overwhelm me if I had to keep it up for a lifetime. Just For Today: I will be happy. I will not dwell on thoughts that depress me. If my mind fills with clouds, I will chase them away and fill it with sunshine. Just For Today: I will accept what is. I will face reality. I will correct those things that I can correct and accept those I cannot. Just For Today: I will improve my mind. I will read something that requires effort, thought and concentration. I will not be a mental loafer. Just For Today: I will make a conscious effort to be agreeable. I will be kind and courteous to those who cross my path, and I’ll not speak ill of others. I will improve my appearance, speak softly, and not interrupt when someone else is talking. Just For Today: I will refrain from improving anybody but myself. Just For Today: I will do something positive RIP HAYWIRE

to improve my health. If I’m a smoker, I’ll quit. If I am overweight, I will eat healthfully — if only just for today. And not only that, I will get off the couch and take a brisk walk, even if it’s only around the block. Just For Today: I will gather the courage to do what is right and take responsibility for my own actions. I also would like to share an item that was sent to me by L.J. Bhatia, a reader from New Delhi, India: Dear Abby: This year, no resolutions, only some guidelines. The Holy Vedas say, “Man has subjected himself to thousands of self-inflicted bondages. Wisdom comes to a man who lives according to the true eternal laws of nature.” The prayer of St. Francis (of which there are several versions) contains a powerful message: “Lord, make me an instrument of your peace; “Where there is hatred, let me sow love; “Where there is injury, pardon; “Where there is doubt, faith; “Where there is despair, hope; “Where there is darkness, light; “And where there is sadness, joy. “O Divine Master, “Grant that I may not so much seek to be consoled as to console; “To be understood, as to understand; “To be loved, as to love; “For it is in giving that we receive, “It is in pardoning that we are pardoned, “And it is in dying that we are born to eternal life.” — Love, Abby Universal Uclick

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THE CLICKER Champagne, shellfish, caviar and Nigella Lawson’s decolletage star in a New Year’s-themed challenge on “The Taste.” 8 p.m., ABC. This year’s sweepstakes prize on “HGTV Dream Home 2015” is a new home in Martha’s Vineyard — the island, not the domestic diva’s back yard. 8 p.m., HGTV. From Herald news services

Alicia Keys welcomes second son, Genesis her Instagram account Sunday with a photo of Genesis’s footprints. The image also details that the baby was born at 1:52 a.m. and weighs 6 pounds, 5 ounces. Keys expressed excitement in her social media captions, saying that “the joy of joy is joy” and that she is grateful. Associated Press

Man charged with DUI in crash with JLo LOS ANGELES — A Las Vegas man has been charged with crashing into Jennifer Lopez’s Rolls-Royce on the California coast while drunk. Los Angeles County prosecutors said in a statement Monday that 53-yearold Jennifer Lopez Robert John Reitz was charged with misdemeanor counts of driving under the influence of an alcoholic beverage and driving

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at nearly twice the legal blood-alcohol limit. He could get six months in jail and a $1,000 fine if convicted. The singer-actress’ vehicle was stopped at a traffic light in Malibu when a pickup truck hit it from behind. Authorities say Lopez owned the Rolls-Royce carrying her and her two children, but her friend, actress Leah Remini, was driving. No one was injured in the September crash. Reitz is scheduled to be arraigned later Monday. Authorities didn’t know if he had an attorney. Associated Press

5 things about slipping sense of duty By Connie Cass WASHINGTON — Americans are a little less likely to ask what they can do for their country these days. An Associated PressGfK poll found that the sense of duty has slipped since a similar survey three decades earlier. Civic virtues such as staying informed or serving on a jury don’t seem as important as they once did — especially among the younger generation. The findings fit with research that’s been worrying many experts who study civic engagement or advocate for teaching more about civics in school. “I don’t see any recovery,” said Rutgers University Professor Cliff Zukin. “The people who were 40 two decades ago aren’t as engaged as the people who were 60 two decades ago. This generational slippage tends to continue.” Here are five things to know about Americans’ sense of civic duty:

Citizenship’s not what it used to be Americans’ commitment to some traditional obligations of citizenship has slipped. An Associated Press-GfK poll repeated questions asked in 1984 about six civic-minded activities: voting, volunteering, serving on a jury, reporting crime, knowing English and keeping informed about news and public issues. Of the six, only voting and volunteering were embraced about as strongly as three decades ago, when NORC at the University of Chicago posed those questions to Americans on the General Social Survey, but volunteering doesn’t rank very high on the list for many. While just 28 percent say volunteering is “a very important obligation” that a citizen owes the country, three-fourths of Americans consider voting central

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Despite some sliding, Americans still think U.S. citizenship carries some duties as well as rights. About 9 out of 10 say that reporting a crime you witness, voting in elections, knowing English and serving on a jury when called are at least “somewhat important” obligations. And each of those is still rated “very important” by a majority. It’s just that, except in the case of voting, those majorities have slipped by an average of about 13 percentage points. “There are a lot of arguments about how our society has shifted toward a rights focus instead of an obligation focus,” said Scott Keeter, director of survey research at the Pew Research Center. But Keeter isn’t convinced there’s enough evidence to support that conclusion. “It’s a little early to pull the alarm bells about the demise of our civic

Sense of duty lowest in the young Young people are feeling less dutiful, or maybe just showing their libertarian streak. In every category except volunteering, adults under 30 were less likely than their elders to see any obligation, and also felt less obliged than young people of the past. In 2014 about a fourth of them said there’s no duty to keep informed, volunteer or speak English. Young adults felt the most responsibility about reporting a crime: twothirds said that’s “very important,” and the rest were divided between “somewhat important” and “not an obligation.” Still, in 1984, their parents’ generation was much more devoted to maintaining law and order — 86 percent of young adults then called reporting crime “very important.”

Volunteering gained ground among under-30 crowd Compared to the 1984 survey, Americans’ sense of obligation fell across every category and age, save one. Today’s young people are more likely than their parents’ generation to consider giving their time for

keeping his famous diary. In 1863, President Abraham Lincoln issued the Emancipation Proclamation, declaring that slaves in rebel states shall be “forever free.” In 1913, the U.S. Parcel Post system went into operation. In 1935, The Associated Press inaugurated Wirephoto, the first successful service for transmitting photographs by wire to member newspapers. In 1945, France was admitted to the United Nations. In 1953, country singer Hank Williams Sr., 29, was discovered dead in the back seat of his car during a stop in Oak Hill, West

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community service “very important.” Nineteen percent said that three decades ago; 29 percent think so now. “That’s partly the fact that we have built up our institutions for volunteering,” said Peter Levine, associate dean for research at Tufts’ Tisch College of Citizenship and Public Service. “Something like 30 percent of high schools have service learning programs. They didn’t have that in the 1980s.” At the same time, the importance of volunteering declined among adults 50 and over compared to their age group 30 years ago.

Is anybody reading this? Americans don’t feel much pressure to keep up with news and public issues anymore. Only 37 percent think that’s very important, down from a majority — 56 percent — in 1984. In fact, a fifth say there’s no obligation at all to stay fully informed. The young are even less likely to feel citizens ought to know what’s going on, despite having unprecedented amounts of information at their fingertips.

Virginia, while he was being driven to a concert date in Canton, Ohio. In 1959, Fidel Castro and his revolutionaries overthrew Cuban leader Fulgencio Batista, who fled to the Dominican Republic. In 1979, the United States and China held celebrations in Washington and Beijing to mark the establishment of diplomatic relations between the two countries. In 1984, the breakup of AT&T took place as the telecommunications giant was divested of its 22 Bell System companies under terms of an antitrust agreement. Associated Press

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to citizenship. Nonetheless, only about 36 percent of eligible voters turned out for November’s midterms, according to University of Florida Associate Professor Michael P. McDonald’s analysis. That’s the lowest since World War II.

Today is Thursday, Jan. 1, the first day of 2015. There are 364 days left in the year. Today’s highlight: On Jan. 1, 1975, a jury in Washington found Nixon administration officials John N. Mitchell, H.R. Haldeman, John D. Ehrlichman and Robert C. Mardian guilty of charges related to the Watergate cover-up; a fifth defendant, Kenneth Parkinson, was acquitted, and Mardian’s conviction for conspiracy was later overturned on appeal. On this date: In 1515, Louis XII, King of France, died; he was succeeded by Francis I. In 1660, Englishman Samuel Pepys began

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