Amplifying life 
Doubtless there are excellent reasons why Niels Nielsen and members of the Valiant Vacuum Tube Collective sometimes wear fake-fur fezzes and affect Eastern Bloc accents, but after a couple of hours with him, you realize that this is a fine time to be a little less linear.

Expressions on display 
When Sir John Herschel first coined the term “photography” in 1832, he probably never imagined an age where the art form would warrant such power of illusion granted through the luxury of digital alterations and the computer age. The photographer today has nearly two centuries of artistic and technical advances at hand to do virtually anything he can imagine with a single snapshot.

Community Spotlight 
Snohomish Fire Explorer Post 444 is collecting used cell phones (just the phones) and used inkjet cartridges for a recycling program.

City manager to resign in June 
MT. PLEASANT Long-time City Manager Bob Murray has submitted a letter of resignation to the city. I appreciate the opportunity Ive had to serve the city, he said during Tuesdays City Commission meeting. His last day will be June 30.

MMT brings on Brother printers 
Melbourne-based Multimedia Technology (MMT) is stepping into the printer market through a new distribution deal with Brother. Purchasing manager, Michael Muscat, said it had been approached by the vendor.