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Can You Name This United States’ Navy Aircraft Carrier?

By Toby Barnett | Published: March 25, 2011

Yesterday, I had it all planned out, or so I thought, to see the USS Abraham Lincoln sail into port. The day started off right and the weather cooperating. The Sun was shining across the calm waters of the Puget [...]

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USS Abraham Lincoln Returns Home on 3-24-2011

By Toby Barnett | Published: March 23, 2011

On March 24, 2011 the USS Abraham Lincoln (CVN 72) returns home to Naval Station Everett after a “six-month deployment to the Western Pacific and U.S. Central Command areas”. There is a lot of excitement for family members, veterans, and [...]

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Commercial Airline Services at Paine Field? I Vote Yes!

By Toby Barnett | Published: March 21, 2011

The WSDOT Aviation is seeking the public’s comments from March 18th through April 7, 2011 on an Aviation Economic Impact Study with bringing commercial aviation services to Paine Field. Here is my 2 cents for what it is worth on [...]

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Can a Tsunami Happen and Impact the Puget Sound?

By Toby Barnett | Published: March 11, 2011

This morning a 8.9 magnitude earthquake struck near the east coast of Honshu Japan sending a tsunami around the Pacific Ocean. While watching the news, it can be easily said that Japan has felt the greatest impact of the earthquake [...]

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Boeing’s Tanker Contract to Fuel Snohomish County Jobs

By Toby Barnett | Published: February 28, 2011

Washington residents and Boeing employees living in Snohomish County can breath a sigh of relief. Announced February 24, 2011, the Boeing Company has won the United States Air Force’s tanker contract for 179 KC-46A tankers, which will replace the 400 [...]

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When Will the Real Estate Market Stabilize?

By Toby Barnett | Published: April 13, 2010

A friend of mine proposed a question to me about the real estate market: When will the real estate market turn around? Not satisfied with the short answer, in a few years, my friend asked for a little more detail. [...]

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Name Washington’s New 64 Car Passenger Ferry

By Toby Barnett | Published: March 9, 2010

Many things can come from social networking and this gem comes from WSDOT’s Twitter

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Get your sports team connected and communicating

By Toby Barnett | Published: August 13, 2009

With summer near the end, parents are getting ready to send their children back to school. School sports are a big part of the upcoming school year with all the games, rallies, practices. I remember going to the high school [...]

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Jim Mora and NFL Commissioner set to hike Mt. Rainier

By Toby Barnett | Published: July 2, 2009

In 3 days, on July 5, 2009, the Seattle Seahawks head coach Jim Mora and NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell are set to hike Mt. Rainier for the United Way’s “Climb for the Community”. Led by mountaineering expert Ed Viesturs and [...]

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Snohomish County Sale Tax increases to 9.5% in 2009

By Toby Barnett | Published: May 7, 2009

At the first of the year and at the beginning of April 2009, Snohomish County residents may have or may not have noticed the local sales increase, depending on the city, from 8.6% to 9.5%. The sales tax increase is [...]

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  • Snohomish County Residential Housing Statistics for April 2012

    Boy have times changed and I wouldn’t have pegged Snohomish County to be experiencing similarities to the most recent real estate bubble. Without the sub prime markets, predatory activities, and general real estate fever, Snohomish County has been shifting back [...]

Washington Recreational Activities

  • Leavenworth, Washington “The Bavarian City”

    Leavenworth Washington is one of the most unique towns in the whole State. Why? Because of its Bavarian design but the city was not always this way. In Leavenworth’s early years the area was home to three native tribes: Yakima, [...]