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• Education Notebook: Rogers students stage ‘Macbeth’

  April 11, 2013 in Washington Voices on Page S8 Drama students at Rogers High School will perform William Shakespeare’s dark and powerful tragedy “Macbeth,” beginning Friday in the school’s auditorium. The production will continue Saturday and April 18-20. All …

• Zags never been higher

  February 26, 2013 in Sports on Page B1 It isn’t easy to illustrate team chemistry, but here goes. Drew Barham was on Gonzaga’s campus for less than a week when he and sophomore guard Kevin Pangos started working … 1

• Mass. chemist arraigned in drug lab scandal

  December 20, 2012 in Nation/World BOSTON (AP) — A former Massachusetts drug lab chemist at the center of a drug testing scandal that threatens to unravel thousands of criminal cases pleaded not guilty Thursday to …

• Mass. prosecutor quits over drug lab communication

  October 17, 2012 in Nation/World BOSTON (AP) — A Massachusetts state prosecutor resigned Wednesday amid revelations that he corresponded with the chemist at the center of the scandal at the now-closed state drug lab, broadening …

• Real-life meth trade is cracked by ‘Breaking Bad’

  October 11, 2012 in Nation/World NEW YORK (AP) — News of drug cartels mass-producing souped-up methamphetamine — that’s the latest word as reported by The Associated Press, and it sounds pretty scary. But haven’t we …

• 2 US scientists win Nobel chemistry prize

  October 10, 2012 in Nation/World NEW YORK (AP) — Two Americans won the Nobel Prize in chemistry Wednesday for studies of how the cells in our bodies pick up signals as diverse as hormones, smells, …

• Chemist in Mass. lab scandal could see new charges

  September 29, 2012 in Nation/World BOSTON (AP) — A chemist accused of lying about drug samples she tested at a state lab could face additional charges as prosecutors and defense attorneys sift through thousands of …

• Mass. chemist in drug test flap is arrested

  September 28, 2012 in Nation/World BOSTON (AP) — A Massachusetts chemist accused of faking drug test results now finds herself in the same position as the accused drug dealers she testified against: charged with a …

• Warrant issued for Mass. chemist in drug test flap

  September 28, 2012 in Nation/World BOSTON (AP) — A Boston court has issued an arrest warrant for a chemist accused of faking drug results, forging signatures and mixing samples at a state police lab. Annie …

• Suspicions ignored as bosses let chemist work on

  September 27, 2012 in Nation/World BOSTON (AP) — Chemist Annie Dookhan was “Superwoman,” a colleague at a Massachusetts state crime lab used to joke. She seemed unstoppable in her quest to please prosecutors, police and …

• Co-workers: We worried about Mass. chemist’s work

  September 27, 2012 in Nation/World BOSTON (AP) — Chemists who worked with the woman at the center of a Massachusetts state drug lab scandal told investigators they had concerns about her work for several years, …

• Mass. lawyers troubled by lab case revelations

  September 27, 2012 in Nation/World BOSTON (AP) — Advocates for defendants whose drug samples were handled by a chemist at the center of a state lab shutdown say they’re shocked and troubled over new revelations …

• Mass. chemist’s colleagues had questioned her work

  September 26, 2012 in Nation/World BOSTON (AP) — A chemist at the center of a drug lab testing scandal admitted she faked results for two to three years, forged signatures and skipped proper procedures, a …

• Chemist told Mass. police she ‘messed up bad’

  September 26, 2012 in Nation/World BOSTON (AP) — The chemist at the center of a Massachusetts drug lab scandal admitted she faked test results for two to three years, forged signatures and skipped proper procedures, …

• Chemist’s inflated resume gives lawyers new doubts

  September 26, 2012 BOSTON (AP) — Revelations that a chemist at the center of a scandal at a Massachusetts drug lab might have lied about her educational background have given defense attorneys new …

• Chemist’s education questioned in drug lab scandal

  September 25, 2012 BOSTON (AP) — A chemist whose alleged mishandling of drug samples has thrown thousands of criminal cases into question testified under oath that she holds a master’s degree in chemistry …

• Mass. lab probe starts with 1,140 inmate cases

  September 25, 2012 BOSTON (AP) — Faced with the daunting task of evaluating more than 34,000 drug cases handled by a Massachusetts chemist accused of misconduct, prosecutors and defense attorneys are starting with …

• Work by Mass. lab could taint 1,100 inmates’ cases

  September 25, 2012 BOSTON (AP) — Faced with the daunting task of evaluating more than 34,000 drug cases handled by a Massachusetts chemist accused of misconduct, prosecutors and defense attorneys are starting with …

• Once mocked, Israeli wins chemistry Nobel

  October 5, 2011 in Nation/World Israeli scientist Dan Shechtman was awarded the Nobel Prize in chemistry today for a discovery that faced skepticism and mockery, even prompting his expulsion from his research team, before it … 5