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Articles by Mark Klaas
Patient flees Kent quarantine facility, hops northbound bus
Patient flees Kent quarantine facility, hops northbound bus
By Mark Klaas • March 13, 2020 2:30 pm

City officials upset about county’s handling and security of the motel-turned-isolation center | VIDEOS

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Expert asks: are we resilient enough to recover from a regional disaster?
Expert asks: are we resilient enough to recover...
By Mark Klaas • March 21, 2014 7:42 pm

Is the Puget Sound region – home to more than 4.5 million people – adequately prepared for a disaster?

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Republican Paul Akers is bidding to unseat U.S. Sen. Patty Murray this fall.
Reporter Q&A with Republican U.S. Senate candidate Paul...
By Mark Klaas • August 3, 2010 7:40 pm

Republican Paul Akers is bidding to unseat U.S. Sen. Patty Murray this fall.
Akers, 50, is founder and president of FastCap LLC, an international product development company based in Bellingham. His firm has become a model workplace for “lean manufacturing” – a cost-effective approach to doing business.

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Republican Paul Akers is bidding to unseat U.S. Sen. Patty Murray this fall.
Reporter Q&A with Republican U.S. Senate candidate Paul...
By Mark Klaas • August 3, 2010 7:39 pm

Republican Paul Akers is bidding to unseat U.S. Sen. Patty Murray this fall.
Akers, 50, is founder and president of FastCap LLC, an international product development company based in Bellingham. His firm has become a model workplace for “lean manufacturing” – a cost-effective approach to doing business.

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