EdCC symposium to celebrate century of progress for women

Edmonds Community College will hold its fifth Women’s Symposium from 8:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. Saturday in the Triton Union Building at Edmonds Community College, 20000 68th Ave. W., Lynnwood. [More]

Herald staff | March 9



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Rapper Lil Wayne begins 1-year jail term

NEW YORK — After saying goodbye on concert stages and online video streams, Lil Wayne had nothing to add as he was sentenced Monday to a year in jail for having a loaded gun on his tour bus. [More]

Associated Press | March 9


Tweets give another angle on the Oscars

The commentary on social media during Sunday’s Academy Awards broadcast was often more entertaining than the show itself. Here are some of the funniest Oscar tweets. Think of them as notes from the peanut gallery: [More]

Associated Press | March 9



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Japanese town slams ‘Cove’ Oscar win

TAIJICHO, Japan — People in Taijicho voiced their disappointment over “The Cove” winning the Oscar for best documentary at the Academy Awards on Sunday night, saying the film about the town’s dolphin hunting is inaccurate and... [More]

McClatchy Newspapers | March 9



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How ‘Hurt Locker’ bested ‘Avatar’

NEW YORK — For Hollywood pundits, industry folk and Oscar fans, a major question remained: How did David slay Goliath? [More]

By Jocelyn Noveck
Associated Press | March 9



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Kids and Stanwood seniors pair perfectly

STANWOOD — For Florence Chase, the opportunity to see the smiling students of Summit Academy is reason enough to get up in the morning. [More]

By Gale Fiege
Herald Writer | March 9



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U.S. explosives-disposal units in Iraq bask in Oscar attention

NASIRIYAH, Iraq — American bomb disposal experts in Iraq say few people — even in armed forces — long knew what they did. But not anymore. [More]

By Matt Ford
Associated Press | March 9



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Japan defends dolphin hunt in Oscar-winning ‘Cove’

TAIJI, Japan — The Japanese fishing village featured in “The Cove,” which won an Oscar for best documentary, defended its practice of hunting dolphins today as a part of a long tradition. [More]

By Jay Alabaster
Associated Press | March 8


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