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• Active search ends for fisherman missing in Snohomish County lake

  13-12-2014 23:41
  
  Snohomish County officials have ended the active search of Blackmans Lake for a fisherman who was reported missing Sunday morning.
  
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• Man with throat cut found in Seattle's International District

  13-12-2014 23:39
  
  A 49-year-old man was found with his throat cut Friday evening in Seattle's Chinatown International District.
  
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• The Great Invisible: The Feel-Bad Movie of the Year!

  13-12-2014 23:00 via slog.thestranger.com
  
  THE GREAT INVISIBLE Yep, everything's terrible.
  An unflinching, up-close look at the devastating repercussions of the Deepwater Horizon oil spill, The Great Invisible travels from Alabama to Louisiana to Texas, tracking down oil-rig workers, oyster shuckers, shrimpers, and crab pickers to document how life along the Gulf of Mexico changed after 200 million gallons of oil gushed into the gulf over 87 calamitous days in 2010. Also included in the film are the grief-stricken famil
  
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• Meteor shower coming Saturday night, and viewing may be decent

  13-12-2014 22:41
  
  As Earth passes through old comet debris Saturday night, as it does every December, Seattle may have a decent view of the Geminid meteor shower -- one of the year's major showers of the year.
  
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• Gun-rights demonstrators bring signs, rifles to Olympia rally

  13-12-2014 22:23
  
  Shouldering rifles and handmade signs decrying government overreach, hundreds of demonstrators gathered Saturday at the Capitol campus in Olympia to oppose Initiative 594.
  
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• Man with cut throat found in Seattle's International District

  13-12-2014 22:20
  
  A 49-year-old man was found with a cut throat Thursday evening in Seattle's International District.
  
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• Gun-rights demonstrators bring rifles, signs to Olympia rally

  13-12-2014 22:01
  
  Shouldering rifles and handmade signs decrying government overreach, hundreds of demonstrators gathered Saturday at the Capitol campus in Olympia to oppose Initiative 594.
  
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• Is This Trailer for Mad Max: Fury Road the Greatest Trailer Ever Made?

  13-12-2014 22:00 via slog.thestranger.com
  
  What is it that makes a really well-cut movie trailer something more than a heartless, cynical ad for a multimillion-dollar product? What intangible alchemy of imagery, time, and sound transforms a trailer into something transcendent and glorious—a thing of beauty and awe? In this cold, brutal world, how does something as perfect as this trailer for Mad Max: Fury Road come into being?
  The answer, of course, is a really good marketing department. But the answer we're
  
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• Santas talk! An inside look at the magic of wearing the red suit

  13-12-2014 20:34
  
  Being Santa is an honor, a responsibility — and a lot of fun — say those who don the classic red and white.
  
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• Fearing landslides, Sound Transit might cancel trains in soggy weather

  13-12-2014 19:52
  
  Sound Transit will consider canceling north-line trains as a safety precaution before mudslides strike, after a close call this week.
  
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• Our Critics' Top Picks for Saturday

  13-12-2014 19:30 via slog.thestranger.com
  
  PUNK ROCK FLEA MARKET GOES POSTAL
  Punk Rock Flea Market @ Punk Rock Post Office
  If shopping at the mall gives you hives, but you still need to buy something for someone, why not buy a locally procured good while eating a locally made snack, listening to locally selected music, and supporting a locally relevant cause? Since 2006, the biannual Punk Rock Flea Market has provided an opportunity to do just that, and today’s iteration promises to be bigger and better th
  
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• Judge dismisses suit alleging SPD retaliation

  13-12-2014 18:37
  
  Citing insufficient proof, a federal judge has dismissed a lawsuit brought by a man who alleged he was the target of retaliation after complaining to Seattle police of rough treatment by officers.
  
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• Here Are the Rules for the SPD Officers Who'll Soon Be Wearing Body Cameras

  13-12-2014 18:37 via slog.thestranger.com
  
  Alex GarlandBody cams are coming soon to some Seattle police officers, and yesterday the department released a draft policy on when and how they should use them.
  I wrote a story in this week’s Stranger about body cameras in Seattle. Who wants them? What’s taking so long? When are they showing up? Answers to those questions right here.
  But there were some things the police department wouldn’t tell me, like when officers would be required to turn on their camer
  
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• Daily Rant&Rave: Watch for holiday shoppers, drivers

  13-12-2014 15:01
  
  RAVE To the stranger who kindly offered us an extra ticket to the Whitworth University Christmas concert. We offered to pay her, but she insisted on giving it away to us as we stood in line to purchase our tickets. Her generosity made the event even more special!
  
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• Marysville student mocked for showing solidarity after school shooting

  13-12-2014 08:44
  
  Marysville student mocked for showing solidarity after school shooting
  
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• Active search ends for fisherman missing in Snohomish Co. lake

  13-12-2014 06:46
  
  Snohomish County officials have ended the active search of Blackmans Lake for a fisherman who was reported missing Sunday morning.
  
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• A guy who made city’s unused toilet paper a precious gift

  13-12-2014 06:29
  
  It was a great run that brought relief to thousands of Seattle’s poor. But it’s the end of the roll for the Toilet Paper Guy, the nickname given to retiree Leon Delong.
  
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• Rainy-day closures for north Sounder commuter trains?

  13-12-2014 05:59
  
  Sound Transit will consider canceling north-line trains as a safety precaution before mudslides strike, after a close call this week.
  
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• Windstorm cleanup continues after noisy night of gusts

  13-12-2014 05:43
  
  Utilities worked Friday to restore power to thousands of people who lost it during the Thursday night-Friday morning storm.
  
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• State rejects Seattle charter school’s plan for fixes

  13-12-2014 05:34
  
  The state commission governing charter schools says a plan from First Place Scholars to fix the school’s many problems was late and insufficient. The commission’s executive director will decide what the school must do to keep operating as a public charter school.
  
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• Inslee says if polluters were charged, state would benefit

  13-12-2014 05:34
  
  Gov. Jay Inslee is making the case that his climate plan will be a “twofer” for the state, by reducing greenhouse gases and generating money for services.
  
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• Sex workers gather to fight stigma, advocate for rights

  13-12-2014 05:08
  
  The Seattle chapter of the Sex Worker Outreach Project is hosting a three-day symposium this week to educate the public about consensual sex work, advocate for sex-worker rights and build community among a diverse group of practitioners.
  
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• Seattle Police Chief Says Holding a #BlackLivesMatter Sign Would Be Taking a Political Position

  13-12-2014 04:34 via slog.thestranger.com
  
  Seattle.GOVSPD Chief Kathleen O'Toole says black lives matter, but won't hold a sign saying so.
  As I mentioned in an earlier post, Chris Magnus, the police chief in Richmond, California stood with protesters on Tuesday holding a sign that said #BlackLivesMatter. Here's the photo. Magnus has been credited with huge reductions in crime and a smart approach to political demonstrations.
  "I've never seen anything like it, not in Richmond, not anywhere," longtime resident Mary Squar
  
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• Congress expands Alpine Lakes Wilderness near Seattle

  13-12-2014 04:20
  
  After four tries and seven years, Congress agrees to expand the Alpine Lakes Wilderness, north and east of Snoqualmie Pass. And two stretches of rivers there were given Wild and Scenic River status. The bill goes to President Obama for his signature.
  
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• Magic comes with the suit for those serious about Santa

  13-12-2014 03:45
  
  Being Santa is an honor, a responsibility — and a lot of fun — say those who don the classic red and white.
  
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• Bicyclist hit by car Friday in downtown Seattle

  13-12-2014 03:31
  
  Bicyclist hit by car Friday in downtown Seattle
  
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• Santa says ...

  13-12-2014 03:07
  
  Wit and wisdom from longtime local Santas.
  
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• Drunk of the Week: What's Going On In This Photo?

  13-12-2014 03:00 via slog.thestranger.com
  
  Really though, should I have used a Sharpie® Marker? Read more! >>>
  Kelly O
  
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• Answers about Downtown Seattle settlement could come Monday

  13-12-2014 02:42
  
  Answers about Downtown Seattle settlement could come Monday
  
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• Storm leaves damage as it blows out of Washington

  13-12-2014 02:25
  
  Storm leaves damage as it blows out of Washington
  
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• Repeat Seattle burglary suspect arrested

  13-12-2014 02:25
  
  Repeat Madrona burglary suspect arrested
  
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• Seattle Human Rights Commission Gives Award to Immigrant Prisoners in Tacoma

  13-12-2014 02:07 via slog.thestranger.com
  
  Ansel HerzA hand-made poster hangs outside the Northwest Detention Center in Tacoma during a protest in solidarity with detainees on hunger strike in August.
  The Colectivo de Detenidos (Collective of Detainees), a group of men and women jailed on immigration-related charges at the privately-run Northwest Detention Center in Tacoma, was given the Seattle Human Rights Commission's Human Rights Leaders Organization award on Wednesday night.
  Sarah Bishop, one of the commission's c
  
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• SL Letter of the Day: Flat Footed

  13-12-2014 02:04 via slog.thestranger.com
  
  Originally posted on October 2, 2013.
  I am a straight male, 30, in a long-term monogamous relationship. I love my wife, we have good sex, and often. When we first got together, I had a mild foot fetish, and she has gorgeous pedis. We have done and still do foot play on occasion. But my fetish has grown stronger as time has passed, and I have grown thirstier for her appendages. They are all I can think about. I am still willing to do everything with my partner and make sure she
  
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• Seattle's most famous road crack filled Friday

  13-12-2014 02:00
  
  A long crack on South King Street, which may or may not have been deepened by the Highway 99 tunnel project,  was filled with asphalt Friday.
  
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• UPDATE: 3 shot at Portland school; 1 in critical condition

  13-12-2014 01:30
  
  The Associated Press
  
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• Computer tech sentenced for stealing and posting revenge porn

  13-12-2014 01:04
  
  Computer tech sentenced for stealing and posting revenge porn
  
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• Celebrated Novelist Offers Unlikely Formula for Surviving Winter: Schubert and Naps

  13-12-2014 01:00 via slog.thestranger.com
  
  Tim Cross, Reservoir, photo transfer on silk, 2014, at ArtsWest (artswest.org) through Jan 10.
  It's dark outside so winter inside makes sense. It's cold so you cover up. It's stuffy and sweaty inside your clothes but your fingers and face are freezing. The sky is gray and the trees are leafless, they've given up, and if there's a sun it's very hard to see. The nights are long, they last forever, until you're supposed to get up and then you can't. You don't want to get out of be
  
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• The Song of the Day Is: Ahamefule Oluo’s “Crinoline”

  13-12-2014 00:53 via slog.thestranger.com
  
  Ahamefule Oluo, a local comedian, composer, and trumpeter, has rightly wasted no time releasing the music of his very successful show Now I'm Fine, which ran last week at On the Boards. The album features, among other musicians, the members of the band that won this year's Genius Award in music, Industrial Revelation. It also features the vocals and lyrics of the super-talented okanomodé. My favorite tune on the work is the lush, moody, and even cinematic (there is a dash
  
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• BREAKING: New Paseo Announces They're Already Out of Bread

  13-12-2014 00:46 via slog.thestranger.com
  
  [amenic181]/ShutterstockNo sandwiches today, sorry!
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• Seattle's Long Nightmare Is Finally Over: Paseo to Reopen

  13-12-2014 00:46 via slog.thestranger.com
  
  The StrangerDID YOU MISS ME, MOTHERFUCKERS?
  Bethany Jean Clement has the scoop and an interview with new owner Ryan Santwire over at the Seattle Times. Paseo staff has been rehired for the Fremont location and the sandwich recipe has supposedly been re-created. I guarantee you someone in Seattle is weeping for joy right now. In the meantime, Seattle is home to tons of other excellent sandwiches you should try.
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• Congress expands a state gem: the Alpine Lakes Wilderness

  13-12-2014 00:41
  
  After four tries and seven years, Congress finally agrees to expand the Alpine Lakes Wilderness. The bill now goes to President Obama for his signature.
  
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• Cliven Bundy's son to speak at Saturday's gun-rights rally

  13-12-2014 00:22
  
  One the speakers listed for Saturday's demonstration in Olympia against the new law expanding gun-purchase background checks is the son of Cliven Bundy.
  
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• Undercover Cop Pulls Gun on Protesters in Oakland

  13-12-2014 00:16 via slog.thestranger.com
  
  Did you see this insane photo taken in Oakland on Wednesday night?
  Cop draws gun on demonstrators in dramatic photos at overnight protest via @reuterspictures: http://t.co/EIjmB61afD pic.twitter.com/shDr1uzgIU
  — NBC News Pictures (@NBCNewsPictures) December 11, 2014
  This man, it turns out, is a cop from the California Highway Patrol (the CHP has refused to identify him by name). He's pointing his gun at a group of protesters against police brutality, and, in another p
  
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• If You Like Goofy Bible Nonsense, You'll LOVE Ridley Scott and Christian Bale's Exodus: Gods and Kings

  13-12-2014 00:00 via slog.thestranger.com
  
  Exodus: Gods and Kings is intent on giving you a story that I imagine 20th Century Fox's marketing department describing as "not your father's Old Testament." Christian Bale's Moses opens the film as a capable young man, a great strategist and adviser to the pharaoh, the kind of badass who fights muggers and assassins two at a time and easily wins. If motorcycles had been invented in ancient Egypt, you bet your ass this Moses would be showboating around on one. But as the movi
  
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