And then, it started happening. One by one, each son started getting sick.
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Bellingham triathlete says wife and sons endure far greater challenge
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A sign of the times
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Thanks to rapidly evolving technologies, social media and some old-fashioned determination, increasing numbers of people are witnessing what certainly appears to be a revolution-in-the-making in Egypt. The constant stream of social media coming from the protests has been largely informative and, at times, breathtaking.
While there are those who make solid arguments for some potential dangers [...]
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iTragedy: Do newsrooms have an ap for that?
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Please pardon any perceived insensitivity in my posing the question, but what if the events of September 11, 2001 had unfolded on September 11, 2009? I’m thinking of today’s cell phones, the iPhone and similar technologies.
I’m thinking of the potential for even more intense discussion in the newsroom wherein new and frightening scenarios must be [...]
Daring undercover video from inside Zimbabwe (VIDEO)
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One day after the United States celebrated Independence Day, a riveting secretly-recorded news video concerning Zimbabwe’s recent Presidential election appeared on the Internet.
The report is produced by The Guardian Newspaper in London and is found beneath the headline, Exclusive: Secret film shows how Mugabe stole an election.
If what we see in the video is true [...]
Father of baby found dead in fire pit no stranger to law, deportation
Update (October 3, 6:08pm PST): “2 years in prison for man whose infant son died in fire pit” (Seattle Times)
Attorneys had said that Rios could be deported after his sentencing or could be made to serve his sentence first. Rios, who has used different aliases and birth dates in the past, already has been deported [...]
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Slideshow: Scenes from “September’s Symmetry”
Video Postcard: “September’s Symmetry”
by Mark Horner on 17. Oct, 2011 in Beyond 90 Seconds, blog, Commentary, DSLR, Snohomish, Snohomish River, video, Washington
A post like this one might also serve as a reminder that when viewing pretty pictures, there really can be more than meets the eye.