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• Local Union President Says National Oil Refinery Strike Isn’t About Wages, It's About Safety

  02-02-2015 23:29 via slog.thestranger.com
  
  Crush Creations, LLC/ShutterstockSeven workers died in an explosion at Tesoro's Anacortes refinery in 2010.
  A minute after the stroke of midnight, United Steelworkers union members walked off the job at nine oil refineries in a national strike across the United States. It's the union’s biggest strike since 1980, according to Bloomberg. The strike came in the middle of contract negotiations with the oil industry, represented by bargaining partner Royal Dutch Shell.
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• Man dies in Longview house fire

  02-02-2015 23:26
  
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• I, Anonymous: Bicyclists Can Be Assholes, Too

  02-02-2015 23:15 via slog.thestranger.com
  
  STEVEN WEISSMANDear Asshole on the Bike,
  First you squeeze yourself between two lanes of cars at the light, then start screaming how I (about to turn right, signal on) am "illegally in the bike lane." Then you smack my hood, block my lane, flip me off, and taunt me with that "c'mon, motherfucker" hand gesture. When I finally make my turn and pull into a parking stall to answer your challenge, you brandish your Kryptonite lock like it's a set of knuckle-dusters. And after all TH
  
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• Rand Paul Claims to Prefer "Freedom" to Vaccines, Says Vaccinations Cause "Profound Medical Disorders"

  02-02-2015 23:11 via slog.thestranger.com
  
  Christopher Halloran / Shutterstock.comSenator Paul presumably also thinks needles are "gross," because they interfere with "the cosmic flow" of your "vital juices," which were placed there by "the Great Eagle Who Watches Over All."
  Now that Chris Christie has come out against Big Government Vaccines, every Republican presidential prospect is going to be asked about them. Senator Rand Paul today said he thought most vaccines should be "voluntary," and when he was pressed on th
  
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• Seattle's Jewish population jumped by 70 percent, study finds

  02-02-2015 22:45
  
  As fast as Seattle has been growing lately, the area's Jewish population has grown even faster.
  
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• Bill introduced to bring back psychiatric boarding

  02-02-2015 22:17
  
  Ever since the state Supreme Court last summer ruled it unconstitutional, state officials have sprinted to end the warehousing of psychiatric patients in hospitals and other facilities. In the past, the practice, known as psychiatric boarding, has lead to patients being strapped to ho
  
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• Olympia considers statewide rules on Uber, Lyft

  02-02-2015 21:55
  
  Lawmakers in Olympia have introduced a bill to regulate app-based ride-sharing services like Uber and Lyft at the state level, a move Seattle city leaders are closely monitoring.
  
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• Persistent man tries to lure children for sex in Lakewood

  02-02-2015 21:51
  
  Persistent man tries to lure children for sex in Lakewood
  
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• Kirkland man pleads guilty to threatening ex-Ferguson cop on Facebook

  02-02-2015 21:47
  
  A Kirkland man has pleaded guilty to a single felony for making an interstate threat against the life of former Ferguson, Mo., police officer Darren Wilson and his family.
  
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• Victim speaks after attempted abduction at UW

  02-02-2015 21:41
  
  Man pretended to be employee, tried to kidnap UW student
  
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• Sex Workers Write Open Letter to Lawmakers Over "End Demand" Bills

  02-02-2015 21:33 via slog.thestranger.com
  
  Sydney BrownstoneSex worker activists say that an "End Demand" model (like what this business cat meme from last week's anti-trafficking presentation at Town Hall is trying to accomplish) is flawed and makes their working conditions more dangerous.
  The Sex Workers Outreach Project of Seattle (SWOP-Seattle) published an open letter to lawmakers late last week, asking them to reconsider a handful of bills moving through the state legislature that would increase penalties for bu
  
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• Mega-Popular UK Soul Singer Sam Smith's KeyArena Show Postponed

  02-02-2015 21:30 via slog.thestranger.com
  
  Hugely popular British neo-soul man Sam Smith's KeyArena show tonight has been postponed. According to a press release, his "current tour has put excessive strain on his voice and he has been advised to maintain vocal rest." Apologizing for the cancellation, Smith added, "It is my second to last show for this tour and my voice has given in. We are rescheduling the show asap. I'm so sorry to anyone who has travelled to Seattle from far away and to all of you. I promise to make i
  
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• The State House of Representatives Is About to Have a Hearing on the Weirdest Pot Bill You’ll Ever See

  02-02-2015 21:10 via slog.thestranger.com
  
  Wollertz/ShutterstockNo, I'm not high. This bill in Olympia would both regulate medical marijuana and repeal legal pot in Washington.
  Check out this summary of House Bill 1461. Part one: New rules to better regulate the state’s medical marijuana market. Part 17: Repeal all of Washington's pot laws entirely and allow it only in pill form for patients 21 and older.
  Wait, what?
  Here's the deal: This year's legislative session is full of questions about cannab
  
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• What a Seattle Newcomer Needs to Know

  02-02-2015 21:08 via slog.thestranger.com
  
  Kelly OSmoking weed is legal. Just don’t do it in public.
  Are you lost? No? You chose to come to this gray, rain-soaked hamlet and live in the shadow of a massive, active volcano? (Wait, you thought Mt. Rainier was just a mountain? What else don't you know?)
  Sorry, never mind: Welcome to Seattle! Here—have a survival guide:
  You need a place to live: I'm going to assume you are not uber-wealthy, which means you are most likely a renter. KEEP READING>>
  
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• Seattle Seahawks Lose the Super Bowl. WHY? WHY WHY WHY?

  02-02-2015 21:00 via slog.thestranger.com
  
  Kelly OOnly the one on the right is anywhere near sad enough.
  Well, fuck. That’s about the worst loss I could have imagined to end the Insufferable Road to Rewinnining the Super Bowl. I say that in so far as no Super Bowl has had a play that swung the game as drastically away from any team’s chance of winning as that goddamn interception at the end of the game did to the Seahawks. Most impactful Super Bowl play ever, right in our goddamn faces.
  And yet, 28-24 loss
  
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• Snohomish man shot during burglary

  02-02-2015 20:50
  
  Update at 11:48 a.m.: The victim is in stable condition, according to the Snohomish County Sheriff's Office.
  
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• Fighting the Winter Doldrums with Salad

  02-02-2015 20:50 via slog.thestranger.com
  
  KELLY OSeattle Salad's lime peanut salad: The perfect flavor balance.
  Ordering a salad from a new restaurant for the first time is always a crapshoot. Will they serve you the same Sysco bagged salad you can find at every mediocre restaurant in town? It's surprising how few places apply the same care and consideration to their salads that they bring to their entrées. Who hasn't felt that profound pang of disappointment when their craving for something healthy and flavorful
  
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• The Top Five Things to Do in Seattle This Week: 'Sprawl,' CrampsMass!, Fox and the Law, 'Escape From New York,' and More

  02-02-2015 20:30 via slog.thestranger.com
  
  A loose, campy comedy.
  MONDAY, FEB 2: SPRAWL
  7:30 pm at 12th Avenue Arts
  Is it jinxy that the first theater production to open in the new 12th Avenue Arts building is about new real estate and disaster? Sprawl, a world premiere by Joshua Conkel (MilkMilkLemonade), is a loose, campy comedy that begins with vapid real-estate agents and ends with an insectoid invasion. Along the way, you get an inconvenient pregnancy, an addled pill-crusher-and-sniffer, a troubled gay couple c
  
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• Man hospitalized after fall from equipment in Gas Works Park

  02-02-2015 20:23
  
  A man in his 20s sustained a head injury and was hospitalized in serious condition Sunday night after falling from old refinery equipment in a restricted part of Seattle's Gas Works Park, a Fire Department spokesman said.
  
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• Chris Christie, Who Quarantined a Woman Over Ebola Fears, Says Parents Should Have a "Measure of Choice” When It Comes to Vaccinating Their Kids

  02-02-2015 20:11 via slog.thestranger.com
  
  L.E.MORMILE / Shutterstock.comHere's a photograph of Governor Christie trying to come up with one good reason why children should be forced to travel in car seats. (Just kidding; he believes in auto safety laws. I think. On second thought, who knows?)
  President Obama's been busy lately. The splashiest event, of course, is the unveiling of his $4 trillion budget. (You can read a basic explainer about what's in the budget at the Washington Post.) In the budget, Obama is also prop
  
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• O'Brien will face challenger in Seattle City Council district race

  02-02-2015 19:58
  
  Mike O'Brien won't win re-election without a fight.
  
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• 2 men shot outside Hillman City bar

  02-02-2015 19:57
  
  Seattle police gang detectives are investigating a shooting Sunday night that left two people wounded.
  
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• Bainbridge Island accountant admits stealing $1.5M

  02-02-2015 19:30
  
  Bainbridge Island accountant admits stealing $1.5M
  
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• #CapHillPSA Joins the Growing Public Art Response to Capitol Hill's Affluent Asshole Invasion. Can Posters Make a Difference?

  02-02-2015 19:30 via slog.thestranger.com
  
  This Derek Erdman gem is included in the second round of posters being released.
  In the city—especially in dense, pedestrian-friendly neighborhoods like Capitol Hill—the streets are packed with so much visual information that you simply can't begin to take it all in. Walk anywhere on Capitol Hill, and your line of sight will pass over an impossible amount of information—posters touting band names you've never seen before and will never see again, dance nights
  
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• 2 wounded in gang shooting outside Portland bar

  02-02-2015 19:07
  
  The Associated Press
  
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• Teacher in controversial race class returns to school

  02-02-2015 19:00
  
  Teacher in controversial race class returns to school
  
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• Grading the attendance of Seattle City Council members

  02-02-2015 18:53
  
  They have other duties, but Seattle City Council members primarily go to meetings –- a lot of meetings.
  
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• No access for fans as Seahawks return to Sea-Tac Airport

  02-02-2015 18:31
  
  No access for fans as Seahawks return to Sea-Tac Airport
  
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• Snohomish man shot during burgalry

  02-02-2015 18:16
  
  A 22-year-old Snohomish man remains hospitalized at Providence Regional Medical Center in Everett after he was apparently shot during a burglary on Sunday night.
  
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• The Mourning News: Thousands of Seattleites Are Dehydrated, Nauseated, and Crying Uncontrollably

  02-02-2015 17:44 via slog.thestranger.com
  
  Kelly OThe moment everything turned.
  We Lost the Super Bowl, It's Gray and Rainy, and Hangovers Have Gripped the Region: Greater Seattle feels ever so slightly not as great this morning. We're losers. We lost. We're being rained on. The New York Times boils it down to "a highly questionable play call, an interception at the goal line, and a brawl." It's not just all these people having terrible mornings, although they are undoubtedly having terrible mornings, yes. We're hearing
  
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• Seahawks Are Now Stuck in the University of Phoenix Stadium

  02-02-2015 17:13 via slog.thestranger.com
  
  You Touch Pix of EuToch/ShutterstockWill the Seahawks ever leave this stadium?
  This does not look good at all. The Seahawks were only one yard away from winning Super Bowl 49. One yard, chete. All that needed to be done was hand the ball to the beast called Marshawn Lynch for the obvious one-yard bolt/push/leap/crash to the finish. But this did not happen. The coach, Pete Carroll, instead made a call that's more boggling than the catch (by Jermaine Kearse) that ultimately go
  
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• Plans to cut Garfield teacher may be averted

  02-02-2015 16:18
  
  Plans to cut Garfield teacher may be averted
  
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• The Song That Freaked Me Out as a Kid Is Now One of My Faves

  02-02-2015 16:00 via slog.thestranger.com
  
  (The Crazy World Of) Arthur Brown's hit, "Fire," TERRIFIED me. Seriously, every time I'd hear the opening bit, "I AM THE GOD OF HELL FIRE, and I give you FIRE!" come screaming out of my speakers, I'd rush to turn off the radio.
  
  Look, it WAS the mid '70s and, being an easily creeped out kid who loved R&B like Coasters and Bo Diddley, I think I kinda believed Arthur Brown WAS indeed the god of hell fire! And I felt, if I let the song play, he and his big CREEPY voice would come
  
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• Injured hikers rescued after falling on Mount Hood

  02-02-2015 15:33
  
  Injured hikers rescued after falling on Mount Hood
  
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• Authorities identify husband, wife injured in fall on Mt. Hood

  02-02-2015 15:09
  
  The Associated Press
  
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• State committee passes bill legalizing cigar bars

  02-02-2015 15:04
  
  Washington State committee passes bill legalizing cigar bars
  
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• Why Did the Seahawks Decide to Throw on the One Yard Line?

  02-02-2015 15:00 via slog.thestranger.com
  
  lev radin / Shutterstock.comPete Carroll, whose Seahawks passed on the one yard line to lose the Super Bowl.
  The New York Times said of the game-losing pass: "It was a bold play call and it will be one that follows Seattle around until they win it all again."
  But... but...
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• Snohomish man says he was shot by burglars

  02-02-2015 14:58
  
  The Associated Press
  
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• Chris Pratt, Chris Evans up the ante on Super Bowl bet

  02-02-2015 14:24
  
  In case you missed it, Chris Pratt and Chris Evans wagered a bet over the game’s outcome, but it had nothing to do with money.
  
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• Lawmaker proposes statewide standard for ride share companies

  02-02-2015 14:10
  
  Lawmaker proposes statewide standard for ride share companies
  
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• Police release video of Bellingham serial robber

  02-02-2015 13:56
  
  Police release video of Bellingham serial robber
  
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• Should This Guy Be "Sexy" Drunk of the Week?

  02-02-2015 08:56 via slog.thestranger.com
  
  This guy, with his "Mount Rainier sculpture," on Super Bowl Sunday, told me that the only way he'd be the Drunk of the Week was if "I re-named the column "SEXY' Drunk of the Week. Hmmm?
  Kelly OSexy Sexy?
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• ESPN: Seahawks' Richard Sherman may need Tommy John surgery

  02-02-2015 08:50
  
  The Seattle Seahawks cornerback may need Tommy John surgery to repair torn ligaments in his elbow, according to a report from ESPN's John Clayton.
  
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• You Mad Bro? 15 Photos of Seahawks Fans, After We Lost Super Bowl XLIX

  02-02-2015 06:15 via slog.thestranger.com
  
  Kelly O
  Kelly O
  Kelly O"No one listens to puppies or Puppy Bowl. Puppy Bowl predicted this loss."
  Fuck these Skittles, and no more rainbow?
  Actual crying.
  Kelly OSkittles? Do you still want 'em? Maybe no.
  
  Kelly OHe'll still eat 'em.
  Kelly OHe will too.
  Kelly O"This is my sad-mad face."
  Kelly OWe pissed. See it?
  Kelly OWE R SRSLY PISSED OFF
  Kelly ODrunk Bro doe'nnnnn care!
  Kelly O"We'll be back. WE'RE here to stay."
  Kelly OGuy on left? SHADE.
  Kelly OMore Shade.
  
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• Seattle fans stay positive after heartbreaking Seahawks loss

  02-02-2015 05:45
  
  Seattle fans stay positive after after heartbreaking Seahawks loss
  
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• Downtown Seattle, Right Now

  02-02-2015 05:43 via slog.thestranger.com
  
  It never rains but it pours
  Tough beat.
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• Stunned Seahawks fans can’t believe magic ended in Super Bowl

  02-02-2015 05:42
  
  Seahawks fans couldn’t believe a 28-24 loss to the New England Patriots ended their remarkable run to Super Bowl XLIX. “I’m ready to cry right now,” said one fan.
  
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• Fans in Seattle cheer, despair

  02-02-2015 05:38
  
  Fans gathered early to watch the Super Bowl, but the elation was replaced with gloom when the Seahawks came up short.
  
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• What what that goal line pass in Super Bowl upset?

  02-02-2015 04:28
  
  Pass on the goalline leads to Seahawks upset
  
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• What was that goal line pass in Super Bowl upset?

  02-02-2015 04:28
  
  Pass on the goalline leads to Seahawks upset
  
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