The Monroe Monitor & Valley News, Monroe, Washington, The Voice of the Sky Valley Since 1899

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Page 1: Tea Party stimulus protest draws nearly 60 to Monroe / Watchmen: specialists work to keep released offenders on the straight and narrow / Weather dumps trees, snow on region
Page 2: Around The Valley / Flashback / News Briefs
Page 3: Sex offender could be released to Chain Lake area / Meeting will coordinate services for the low-income / Monroe woman arrested twice in a month for DUI / Monroe man dies before pleading guilty to manslaughter /
Page 4: Letters / Obituary / Find It Fast Directory
Page 5: Editor's Notebook: "Three Days In Nicaragua " /
Page 6: The Valley News: Celtic Jam may come to Sultan / Turks falter at State, vow to return / Sultan Sportsmans Club presents "Everything About Paddles" / Jazz Dinner Club rescheduled
Page 7: People / Builder plans to double amount of senior housing in Monroe / Police chase on High Bridge Road / MHS students present "Grandma Project" / Classified ads
Page 8: Monroe city services could dry up if further budget cuts needed / The Miracle Worker / Annual Spring Fling is family-friendly.

Watchmen: Specialists work to keep released offenders on the straight and narrow
After working in prisons for 23 years, Karl Wickizer had reason to believe no one would want to live there. But then he saw where criminals lived when they got out. “Inside, they had heat, clothes, hot water and soap and three meals a day,” he said. “I remember them getting really antsy and nervous when they were getting out. It’s because they knew what they were going back to.”.
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Heavy weather dumps trees, snow on region
About 1,000 people lost power in the East County, including a few in the Monroe area, when 40-50 miles per hour winds swept through the region Sunday.
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