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    Articles by Neal McNamara
    Panther Lake Elementary School principal Tom Capp in front of the 'feng shui' area.
    School design with kids in mind: Colorful architecture...
    By Neal McNamara • November 11, 2010 10:43 pm

    It’s a small detail in a school with 400 students and 23 classrooms. But it’s these small details, like the shelf and the bright walls, that added up to a recent first place award for public architecture from the regional chapter of the International Association of Interior Designers.

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    Despite demographic disadvantage, Federal Way school bucks achievement gap
    Despite demographic disadvantage, Federal Way school bucks achievement...
    By Neal McNamara • November 11, 2010 10:22 pm

    Federal Way’s Star Lake Elementary School has earned a 2010 “Schools of Distinction” award from a Washington educational consulting firm, which recognizes ongoing improvements at the school based on state testing scores.

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    Joe Jackson received the Medal of Honor for his role in Vietnam. Jackson will be the keynote speaker at a celebration for veterans Nov. 13 in Federal Way.
    Pilot recalls death-defying mission in Vietnam | Medal...
    By Neal McNamara • November 9, 2010 2:58 pm

    It was about 20 years ago that, after being gently pestered by his minister, Joe Jackson began publicly telling the story of how he was awarded the Medal of Honor.

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    King County veterans find stability through levy
    King County veterans find stability through levy
    By Neal McNamara • November 8, 2010 11:10 pm

    For all the Veterans Day memorial services around King County and in Federal Way this week, there’s one program exclusive to the area that helps veterans all year.

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    Head count determines state funding for Federal Way schools
    Head count determines state funding for Federal Way...
    By Neal McNamara • November 5, 2010 2:33 pm

    In a year-to-year comparison between 2009 and 2010, the Federal Way School District shows a negligible change in a “head count” of the number of students.

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    It has been four years since South King Fire and Rescue veteran Doug Waller died as a result of contracting HIV on the job
    Fallen firefighter’s battle with HIV: Family reflects on...
    By Neal McNamara • November 4, 2010 11:31 pm

    here are better safeguards now when an HIV exposure occurs. Post-exposure prophylaxis (PEP) is a course of drugs that can be taken directly after exposure and can reduce the chances of HIV infection.

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    Students return after Kilo Middle School bomb scare
    Students return after Kilo Middle School bomb scare
    By Neal McNamara • November 4, 2010 12:42 pm

    Students and staff returned to a regular school day around 9 a.m. Thursday after a bomb threat was received earlier in the morning by Kilo administrators

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    Last January
    Federal Way fifth-grader tests stop sign hypothesis at...
    By Neal McNamara • November 1, 2010 10:36 pm

    Last January, Dylan Brown, a fifth-grader at Brooklake Christian School, undertook a traffic study for a school project of the intersection of Southwest 320th Street and Hoyt Road/47th Avenue Southwest to see how many motorists would come to a complete stop at the sign.

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    It has been four years since South King Fire and Rescue veteran Doug Waller died as a result of contracting HIV on the job
    Firefighter’s HIV-related death occurred in the line of...
    By Neal McNamara • November 1, 2010 10:15 pm

    It has been four years since South King Fire and Rescue veteran Doug Waller died as a result of contracting HIV on the job, but his death is just now being recognized as having occurred in the line of duty.

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    How school bond refunding saves money for Federal Way taxpayers
    How school bond refunding saves money for Federal...
    By Neal McNamara • October 29, 2010 2:51 pm

    Did you know that the Federal Way Public Schools recently refunded some of its bonds?

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    Federal Way school superintendent gets salary bump
    Federal Way school superintendent gets salary bump
    By Neal McNamara • October 28, 2010 11:29 pm

    The Federal Way School Board passed a measure that bumps up Superintendent Robert Neu’s yearly salary by $6,000 to a total $195,000.

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    Medal of Honor recipient will highlight Federal Way’s Veterans Day celebration
    Medal of Honor recipient will highlight Federal Way’s...
    By Neal McNamara • October 27, 2010 4:36 pm

    The observance will take place 1 p.m. Nov. 13 at Todd Beamer High School. Organizers are asking anyone planning to attend to bring a relative or friend who has served in the military.

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    Federal Way escapes weekend storm damage | Pacific Northwest braces for cold wet winter
    Federal Way escapes weekend storm damage | Pacific...
    By Neal McNamara • October 25, 2010 7:14 pm

    The National Weather Service is predicting a cold, wet winter ahead for the Pacific Northwest caused by La Nina, a cooling of the Pacific Ocean near the equator, which affects weather patterns across the U.S.

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