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Former Federal Way judge censured for affair with lawyer

A former judge who became intoxicated at a holiday party she threw for her office staff and then bragged about having a sexual relationship with a public defender has been censured by the state Commission on Judicial Conduct.

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Anthrax Suspect’s Death Is Dark End for a Family Man

To some of his longtime colleagues and neighbors, it was a startling and inexplicable turn of events for a churchgoing, family-oriented germ researcher known for his jolly disposition — the guy who did a juggling act at community events and composed satiric ballads he played on guitar or piano to departing co-workers.

“He did not seem to have any particular grudges or idiosyncrasies,” said Kenneth W. Hedlund, a retired physician who once worked alongside Dr. Ivins at the Army Medical Research Institute of Infectious Diseases in Frederick. “He was the last person you would have suspected to be involved in something like this.”