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Reaction To Resignation
6:58 pm
Thu February 21, 2013

Snohomish County Official Relieved At Aaron Reardon's Resignation

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Snohomish County Prosecutor Mark Roe has a note on his computer reminding him not to delete any emails subject to a public records request from Reardon's staffers.

Snohomish County officials are preparing for a change in leadership. Snohomish County Executive Aaron Reardon says he’ll resign at the end of May. Reardon announced his pending resignation at a 7:00 a.m. meeting at the Everett Golf and Country Club Thursday.

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Politics & Government
11:44 am
Thu February 21, 2013

Snohomish County Executive Aaron Reardon To Resign

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Snohomish County Executive Aaron Reardon at the Boeing 787 assembly facility in Everett, Feb. 17, 2012. The Daily Herald reported he announced his resignation during his "state of the county" speech, Feb. 21, 2013. His last day will be May 31.

The Everett Herald reports Snohomish County Executive Aaron Reardon will resign, effective May 31. Reardon has been dogged by allegation he misused county funds and  had his staff anonymously harass critics. Ross Reynolds talks with Everett Herald reporter Scott North about Reardon's announcement.

Energy & Environment
9:00 am
Thu February 21, 2013

The Price Of North Dakota's Oil Boom

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A winter sunrise across an oil field in North Dakota.

North Dakota is booming. The state's unemployment rate is just 3.2 percent — well below the national average of 7.9 percent. Officials are trying to keep pace with a population surge brought on by oil industry jobs that have made North Dakota the country's number two oil-producing state. But what will extracting millions of barrels from the Bakken oil field mean for the region's environmental and economic future? Writer and reporter Richard Manning joins us with the story of North Dakota's oil boom.

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State Of The City Address
6:44 am
Wed February 20, 2013

Seattle Mayor Launches Preschool Teacher Training Program

Seattle’s mayor is launching a new program aimed at improving instruction in the city’s preschools. Mayor Mike McGinn announced the initiative in his State of the City address Tuesday.

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