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    Articles by Neal McNamara
    Terome and Ronda Fulmore host a group aimed at making stronger marriages at their home each Wednesday. The group uses faith to understand and explain marital problems
    Federal Way couples strengthen marriages with faith
    By Neal McNamara • April 12, 2011 12:22 pm

    Gathered around a long table in the basement of a tidy home in a subdivision near Steel Lake on a recent Wednesday night, six married couples are working on their marriages.

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    Federal Way loosens sign code for real estate agents
    Federal Way loosens sign code for real estate...
    By Neal McNamara • April 8, 2011 7:28 pm

    Federal Way real estate agents and landlords may now place signs announcing vacancies and for-sale properties along sidewalks.

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    Male nurse accused of molesting patient at Federal Way hospital
    Male nurse accused of molesting patient at Federal...
    By Neal McNamara • April 8, 2011 7:25 pm

    A St. Francis Hospital nurse with a history of sexual assault complaints has been charged with second-degree rape after allegedly molesting a female patient.

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    Education faces another financial hit across Washington state
    Education faces another financial hit across Washington state
    By Neal McNamara • April 7, 2011 11:55 pm

    If the state House has its way, an education funding initiative that passed with 72 percent of the vote in 2000 will be suspended for the next two years.

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    Grants help bridge money gaps for 20 groups in Federal Way
    Grants help bridge money gaps for 20 groups...
    By Neal McNamara • April 4, 2011 9:59 pm

    The city of Federal Way revealed the recipients of $20,000 worth of Community Enhancement grants, which will benefit 20 different…

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    State bill changes math requirements for high school students
    State bill changes math requirements for high school...
    By Neal McNamara • March 31, 2011 11:25 pm

    It’s time for Federal Way students to bone up on their math skills.

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    Legislation to regulate medical marijuana dispensaries
    Medical marijuana: Federal Way elected officials discuss dispensary...
    By Neal McNamara • March 29, 2011 6:59 pm

    There is mixed support among Federal Way’s elected officials for a proposed state law in the works that, among other actions, would set up a regulatory system for medical marijuana dispensaries.

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    South King Fire and Rescue will try to cede a 1.16-square-mile area (shown in pink) to the Kent Fire Department and has backed off a plan to de-annex the territory. South King Chief Al Church said at a March 22 meeting that the annexation by Kent would be done by citizen petition.
    Kent may annex piece of South King fire...
    By Neal McNamara • March 28, 2011 9:54 pm

    South King Fire and Rescue has backed off a plan to de-annex a small portion of its territory and will…

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    8-year-old escapes injury from school bus
    8-year-old escapes injury from school bus
    By Neal McNamara • March 28, 2011 8:54 pm

    An 8-year-old Twin Lakes Elementary student came away unscathed after a near run-in with a school bus around 3:30 p.m….

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    Federal Way schools join fight to keep state levy money
    Federal Way schools join fight to keep state...
    By Neal McNamara • March 28, 2011 7:16 pm

    The Federal Way School District has joined a consortium of school districts to fight to keep an important source of…

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    Federal Way denied a business license application from Conscious Care Cooperative
    Medical marijuana dispensaries fight to do business in...
    By Neal McNamara • March 24, 2011 11:47 pm

    Two medical marijuana co-ops are fighting for licenses to do business in Federal Way after being rejected for the permits by the city.

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    Soldier from Federal Way dies in Iraq
    Soldier from Federal Way dies in Iraq
    By Neal McNamara • March 23, 2011 1:12 pm

    A soldier from Federal Way was killed in Iraq on Monday and will be posthumously awarded a Purple Heart and…

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    State index ranks most Federal Way schools as ‘fair’
    State index ranks most Federal Way schools as...
    By Neal McNamara • March 21, 2011 10:16 pm

    A majority of schools in Federal Way were labeled “fair” by a state Board of Education index that keeps track…

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    Decatur grad charged in Maryland murder
    Decatur grad charged in Maryland murder
    By Neal McNamara • March 21, 2011 1:10 pm

    A Decatur High School graduate and star soccer player has been charged with murder in Bethesda, Md., after allegedly killing…

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    Gun advocate Jim Beal talks with South King Fire Commissioner James Fossos at last Thursday’s special meeting. The commissioners changed a policy to allow the public to carry guns on district property.
    South King Fire and Rescue changes gun policy...
    By Neal McNamara • March 18, 2011 2:35 pm

    The South King Fire and Rescue board of commissioners on Thursday voted unanimously to change a policy that banned the public from carrying guns on fire district property.

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    Disability of language: English learners struggle in schools
    Disability of language: English learners struggle in schools
    By Neal McNamara • March 18, 2011 2:29 pm

    How do you teach a teenage refugee from a war-torn country how to read, write and speak English in time for graduation? How do you teach the teen to do well on a standardized test?

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    This trailer at Hi-Line RV Rentals on Pacific Highway South was burned early in the morning on March 11. Federal Way police are investigating this fire and one other fire that happened recently on Pacific Highway South as arson.
    Arson investigations: Similarities found in two Federal Way...
    By Neal McNamara • March 17, 2011 11:17 pm

    The trailer at Hi-Line RV Rentals is so badly burned you can see right through it into the business’ parking…

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    Firefighters were called to reports of smoke coming from the Barriga Llena Mexican Restaurant
    Electricity sparks fire at Federal Way restaurant
    By Neal McNamara • March 17, 2011 2:40 pm

    An electrical fire this morning at a restaurant in Federal Way was quickly extinguished by South King Fire and Rescue…

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    Federal Way School District reviews and updates hundreds of policies
    Federal Way School District reviews and updates hundreds...
    By Neal McNamara • March 15, 2011 7:39 pm

    The Federal Way School District is in the process of reviewing and updating its policies over hundreds of mandates that have mostly gone without revision in more than a decade.

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    Higher education’s financial future looks grim in Washington state
    Higher education’s financial future looks grim in Washington...
    By Neal McNamara • March 14, 2011 9:54 pm

    Ben Doo is a junior at Thomas Jefferson High School. He’s also a college student. Doo, 16, is enrolled in the Highline Community College program Running Start, which is allowing him to pursue an associate’s degree in engineering.

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    Federal Way 8th-grader heads to local spelling bee championship
    Federal Way 8th-grader heads to local spelling bee...
    By Neal McNamara • March 11, 2011 1:05 pm

    Federal Way Public Academy’s Abdel Eltayeb to compete in King/Snohomish bee on Sunday

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    Light rail in Federal Way is derailed | Tax revenue projections for South King County down 31 percent
    Light rail in Federal Way is derailed |...
    By Neal McNamara • March 10, 2011 11:32 pm

    A planned expansion of light rail into the Redondo area of Federal Way may be pushed back past 2030 due…

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    Tony Moore is president of the Federal Way School Board.
    State fines Moore’s District 30 Senate campaign
    By Neal McNamara • March 10, 2011 5:02 pm

    The state Public Disclosure Commission recently penalized the 2010 state Senate campaign of Federal Way School Board President Tony Moore…

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