The Skanner Breaking News March 27, 2014

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The Skanner News Powered by Solar Energy Since 2012

Since 2012 when The Skanner News first installed dozens of solar panels on our building, we have saved thousands of dollars in energy and sent power back into the grid for surrounding businesses to use. Now you can check out our power grid’s efficiency right on our homepage! Every morning the meter starts at zero, but it ticks up throughout the day. Just wait until the summer when the sunshine turns the meter image into a plume of orange – and our fellow businesses on North Killingsworth Street share our watts. click here

Echoes of Katrina? Snohomish Emergency Management Director’s Lack of Experience Criticized

When George W. Bush appointed Snohomish County Emergency Management Director John E. Pennington to FEMA in 2001, critics said he lacked disaster management experience. … For all the information click here

Police Settlement Still Lacks Final Agreement on Progress Reports

Judge Michael Simon says he will sign-off on the civil rights deal between the Department of Justice and the City of Portland. But not unless he gets an annual progress report.…To read the whole story click here

Movies Opening This Week: March 28, 201

Kam Williams reviews Noah, Sabotage, Locker 13, Raid 2, Cesar Chavez, Jews of Egypt and more….To check it out click here

Jen Marlowe Author of "I am Troy Davis" to Tour Northwest

Author Jen Marlow who co-wrote “I am Troy Davis” with Troy’s sister Martina Davis Correia will speak in Seattle, Olympia and Portland in April. Martina Davis died three months after her brother’s execution. Surviving sister, Kimberly Davis, will tour with Marlowe..…To read the whole story click here