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Two men injured in separate hiking/climbing accidents
The Snohomish County Sheriff's Office helicopter was used to rescue two men injured Friday during separate outings.
Palin: I'd come out ahead in run against Obama
Damn.....All this because Palin is talking trash in a runners mag.. And it makes national news.
Pipe bomb may have sparked Index fires
Investigators believe some sort of explosive device started a fire Monday night near Index that destroyed three campers.
Index homes threatened by river erosion
Michael O'Leary / The Herald Mary Lindeberger once had beach in front of her home along the North Fork Skykomish River above Index.
The Monroe Monitor & Valley News
Climbers struggle to save Index Town Wall from granite quarrying
BY POLLY KEARY , EDITOR Granite is wonderful rock for rock climbers. It's rough enough to grip, forms cracks that are fun to ascend and is loaded with the natural features that make good hand and foot holds.
State begins divvying up Reiter Foothills among riders, hikers
Heads up off-road riders. Hundreds of acres in the Reiter Foothills area are now closed to motorized vehicles.
Can we balance rights, the future
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Climbers could lose wall in Index
Kevin Nortz / The Herald Jonah Harrison, 36, of Seattle prepares for his next move while climbing a route known as Japanese Gardens in Index on Thursday.
Index climbers raising money to save famous wall
Climber Joel Harrison's effort to save the famous Index Lower Town Wall, a favorite climbing spot, is nearing its peak.
ARLINGTON a ' The time is now, June 1 - 5, to file and launch your campaign to run for office for county council, city councils, school boards and various other taxing districts, like fire districts and water districts.
Saving a historic hotel in Index
Kevin Nortz / The Herald The Bush House, a historic hotel located in Index, is on a newly released list of endangered properties in Washington state.
12-year-old Ballard resident pleas to save Index building
Twelve year-old Waylon Roberts, a sixth-grader at St. Alphonsus School in Ballard, nominated the Bush House in Index, Wash.
Book review | "The Democracy Index": Flawed, but thought-provoking, idea for election reform
Sometimes seemingly little ideas can have a big impact. In "The Democracy Index," Yale Law School professor Heather K. Gerken proposes that states and local municipalities be ranked based on how well they run their election systems.
Washington rivers give wild raft rides
Rafters run Class V Boulder Drop on Washington's Skykomish River. This may border on sacrilege, coming from a river state like Oregon, but Washington has some outstanding white-water day trips on its rivers, too.
Stricter control coming to recreational land near U.S. 2
Adam Ketzenberg, 22, of Redmond navigates up a trail with his 1989 Ford Bronco on Department of Natural Resources land off Reiter Road between Gold Bar and Index on Thursday.
Green Human: Seattle Makes List of Car.Com's Greenest US Cities. Barely....
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Author chronicles Skykomish Valley history
Photo courtesy of Skykomish Historical Society col This view looking northwest shows the new bridge on the Stevens Pass Highway near Index.
Had a client today who broke search all the way. And in their attempts to straighten it out they changed some pieces that weren't broken.
Consumer prices rise by largest amount in 7 months
In this March 10, 2009 file photo, Doug Kemp, of Sturbridge, Mass., pumps gas at the Ell-Bern service station in Boston.
Our happiness is in the eyes of the opinion pollster
That said, however, we are relatively happy. By "we" I mean us Washingtonians who scored in the top tier of states in an ongoing measurement of how Americans view their satisfaction with life.
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