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    Articles by Kyra Low
    The scheduled highlight of the trip was halibut fishing on a charter setting off from Homer
    ‘Halibut virgin’ chases whopper near Homer, Alaska
    By Kyra Low • July 13, 2010 2:47 pm

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    The scheduled highlight of the trip was halibut fishing on a charter setting off from Homer
    By Kyra Low • July 13, 2010 5:48 pm

    Last week, I ventured to the Land of the Midnight Sun for the first time. It was a trip with…

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    Nolan Scott plays in the sand Wednesday at Steel Lake Park. A record high of 90 degrees was set July 7 at Sea-Tac airport
    Skin cancer danger in Washington: Why sunscreen matters
    By Kyra Low • July 12, 2010 8:36 pm

    If last week’s heat wave taught us anything, it’s that even in the mild Pacific Northwest, the sun can come…

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    Federal Way schools prepare for new grading policy
    Federal Way schools prepare for new grading policy
    By Kyra Low • July 9, 2010 6:39 pm

    One thing Federal Way school administrators and staff can agree on: The new Standards Based Education (SBE) policy is a…

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    Appetite for construction: Federal Way school buildings break ground
    Appetite for construction: Federal Way school buildings break...
    By Kyra Low • July 8, 2010 10:04 pm

    Across the Federal Way School District, several schools are ramping up their construction projects. Facilities: The ground has been broken…

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    DriveCam reduces accidents for teen drivers
    DriveCam reduces accidents for teen drivers
    By Kyra Low • July 8, 2010 3:00 pm

    Parents can watch their teen driver, even when they aren’t in the car. DriveCam is a camera that attaches to…

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    Students (left to right) Makana Galietes
    School lunch meets cultural cuisine: Federal Way samples...
    By Kyra Low • July 5, 2010 3:46 pm

    School cafeteria lunches typically invoke images of square pizzas, mashed potatoes with green-gray gravy, and peanut butter and jelly sandwiches with carrots.

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    Federal Way TAF Academy says ‘au revoir’ to French classes
    Federal Way TAF Academy says ‘au revoir’ to...
    By Kyra Low • July 2, 2010 1:00 pm

    The school, which is a collaboration between the Federal Way School District and a private organization, the Technology Access Foundation, is ending its French instruction. Instead, the school will change foreign language options to Japanese, and will add Chinese next year.

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    By Kyra Low • July 1, 2010 9:18 pm

    The school, which is a collaboration between the Federal Way School District and a private organization, the Technology Access Foundation, is ending its French instruction. Instead, the school will change foreign language options to Japanese, and will add Chinese next year.

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    Apple's iPad was released in April 2010.
    Apple iPad: Future of education in Federal Way?
    By Kyra Low • July 1, 2010 6:46 pm

    Federal Way School Board members were given a hands-on demonstration of what the new Apple iPad can do in terms of educational resources.

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    Superintendent Murphy celebrates final day on the job
    Superintendent Murphy celebrates final day on the job
    By Kyra Low • June 29, 2010 1:24 pm

    For years, Tom Murphy has been at the helm of the Federal Way school district. That is no longer the…

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    School board OKs Murphy’s final budget
    School board OKs Murphy’s final budget
    By Kyra Low • June 25, 2010 10:32 am

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    By Kyra Low • June 25, 2010 1:32 pm

    Federal Way Superintendent Tom Murphy has submitted his last school district budget. The school board approved its 2010-11 budget June…

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    Derek King and Nicholas Hodgins died as a result of injuries after a suspected drunken driver rear-ended their Honda Civic in a June 9 collision on I-5. The Civic’s third occupant
    Suspect in deaths of Decatur students pleads not...
    By Kyra Low • June 24, 2010 7:19 pm

    Alexander Peder, 50, of Kirkland pled not-guilty Wednesday to two counts of vehicular homicide in connection to the deaths of Decatur students Derek King and Anthony Hodgins.

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    Candy Berg was saved from drowning during a May diving expedition off Redondo beach
    Life-saving efforts: Three stories in Federal Way
    By Kyra Low • June 22, 2010 2:43 pm

    It was a day for celebrating life-saving efforts. Several citizens were honored June 17 at the South King Fire and…

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    A memorial for Nicholas Hodgins was held June 19 at Decatur High School.
    Hundreds gather to honor Decatur student killed in...
    By Kyra Low • June 21, 2010 2:43 pm

    It was standing room only Saturday at the Decatur High School auditorium as hundreds gathered to say goodbye to Nicholas Hodgins.

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    Derek King and Nicholas Hodgins died as a result of injuries after a suspected drunken driver rear-ended their Honda Civic in a June 9 collision on I-5. The Civic’s third occupant
    Driving drunk: Is the law too lax in...
    By Kyra Low • June 17, 2010 10:25 pm

    After last week’s suspected drunken driving accident that killed two Federal Way teens, the question remains: Why was 50-year-old Alexander…

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    Derek King
    Memorial: Friends and family honor Federal Way teen...
    By Kyra Low • June 16, 2010 7:03 pm

    Derek King will be remembered for his smile, his laughter and his fearless sense of adventure. Those sentiments were echoed over and over at his memorial service June 16.

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    Artist rendering of the new Lakeland Elementary School
    Lakeland Elementary construction begins this summer; school district...
    By Kyra Low • June 15, 2010 3:47 pm

    A new and revamped Lakeland Elementary School is one step closer to reality. The Federal Way School Board passed a…

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    Flowers and messages were placed at Decatur High School’s billboard along South 320th Street for three students involved in a fatal crash. Two of the students died.
    Driver faces 5 to 7 years in crash...
    By Kyra Low • June 14, 2010 7:05 pm

    The man accused of driving drunk and killing two Decatur High School seniors just days before their graduation was charged Monday with two counts of vehicular homicide.
    Bail has been set at $1 million for 50-year-old Alexander Peder of Kirkland, who remains in custody as of press time.

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