Midday Scan: Everett's pulpy heartache; Larsen's Twitter debacle; Liquor takes a legal hit
The fight behind Everett's Kimberly-Clark shuttering; Larsen's boozing, irreverent aides get the boot; legal challenges to Washington's new liquor initiative.
Peter Jackson
Peter Jackson is the former editorial-page editor of the Everett Herald. Follow him on Twitter @phardinjackson
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Midday Scan: The Boeing-Machinist marriage; Obama's no Teddy; Special session blues
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Midday Scan: Reardon's lame excuses; the Canada conundrum; a farewell to Joan Thomas
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