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Enjoying a ballgame by averting your eyes
Mariners are still a loser, but the food's getting better out in the cheap seats. Go early, leave early, and bring along some diversionary entertainment.
Sue Frause
Sue Frause is a Whidbey Island freelance writer and photographer. You can reach her at sue@suefrause.com.
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Navigating Puget Sound's traffic can require shifty moves
People wondered why I was riding the shuttle from Mukilteo to Sea-Tac in order to get to a Sounders soccer game. But it worked out to be pretty reasonable.
Culture
Daughter of Norway: sorrow for land where we once honeymooned
Growing up, I was surrounded by Norskes. My non-English speaking grandparents emigrated from Trondheim, Norway, to Snohomish County.
Culture
State's new ferry provides a sub view
Like its sister ship, the new Salish is a bit of a fashion disaster. But it improves service on a run where you might spot a whale, or a whale of a Navy vessel.
Camano Island produces a bandit for our times
The author of a new book on the Barefoot Bandit talks about how the unlikely kid from Camano became a cult figure, greatly abetted by social media.