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• Test-drive killing: E. Wash. man accused in car owner's death

  05-02-2015 23:55
  
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• Video Offers New Angle on Officer's MLK Day Injury and the Pepper-Spraying Afterward

  05-02-2015 23:49 via thestranger.com
  
  YouTubeA screengrab from the video shows an MLK day protester (against the white car) being chased after by a Seattle police officer (to his left).
  After Martin Luther King day, I posted this video of police pepper-spraying protesters at the intersection of Westlake Avenue and Republican Street as they tried to move people away from an officer who'd fallen to the ground. But the video didn't show what caused an officer to fall in the first place. A new video posted last night t
  
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• Women's reported abduction probed in Whatcom County

  05-02-2015 23:46
  
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• Man fatally shot outside Pasco grocery store

  05-02-2015 23:41
  
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• Angry owl in Salem, Ore., park attacks 4th jogger

  05-02-2015 23:39
  
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• Watch Nancy Pearl and Me Talk About Books

  05-02-2015 23:30 via thestranger.com
  
  DFree / Shutterstock.comWhenever the camera cuts to me, just stare into George Clooney's eyes, instead.
  The only thing I hate more than hearing my own dumb voice on tape is watching my own stupid face on video. I don't like photos of me, and I hate being video recorded. But when celebrity librarian Nancy Pearl asks you to be on her show, you simply can't say no. She's a national treasure and a passionate advocate for books. So below the jump, you can find an embedded episode of
  
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• Pierce County to pay $750,000 for man's death during arrest

  05-02-2015 23:24
  
  The family of a mentally ill University Place man who died after being beaten by police say the county has agreed to settle their civil-rights lawsuit for $750,000 and an assurance that Pierce County sheriff's deputies get additional training in dealing with the disturbed.
  
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• Cirque du Soleil presents: KURIOS - Cabinet of Curiosities

  05-02-2015 23:13 via thestranger.com
  
  Through Sunday, March 22, Marymoor Park
  Treat your Valentine with tickets to Cirque du Soleil's newest creation KURIOS - Cabinet of Curiosities, where seeing is disbelieving. Now playing at King County's Marymoor Park through March 22nd under the iconic blue and yellow big top. Great seats are available as low as $35.
  More info and tickets HERE.
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• SL Letter of the Day: More BIBFAULT Fallout

  05-02-2015 22:57 via thestranger.com
  
  I think you were pretty off in your recent response to BIBFAULT. You are always telling your readers about the importance of communication but you didn't even suggest this in your answer to her. She's not the first person who has had trouble orgasming during penetrative sex. She needs to tell her husband what she likes in bed, perhaps even show him, perhaps even go to sex counseling. Heck, they could use the vibrator during sex. She needs to try all these things first—
  
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• SL Letter of the Day: More BIBFAULT Fall Out

  05-02-2015 22:57 via thestranger.com
  
  I think you were pretty off in your recent response to BIBFAULT. You are always telling your readers about the importance of communication but you didn't even suggest this in your answer to her. She's not the first person that has had trouble orgasming during penetrative sex. She needs to tell her husband what she likes in bed, perhaps even show him, perhaps even go to sex counseling. Heck, they could use the vibrator during sex. She needs to try all these things first—
  
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• Multi-car crash causes backup on I-5; only minor injuries

  05-02-2015 22:56
  
  UPDATED, 2:50 p.m. | Only one lane in each direction of I-5 remains closed after an earlier multi-car collision, according to WSDOT.
  
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• Lindy West's This American Life Piece Prompts Twitter CEO Dick Costolo to Promise Action Against Online Abuse

  05-02-2015 22:54 via thestranger.com
  
  cpaulfell / Shutterstock.comTwitter claims to be serious about fighting trolls now. For real this time.
  Last night Nitasha Tiku and Casey Newton at the Verge broke news of an internal memo circulated by Twitter CEO Dick Costolo. "We suck at dealing with abuse and trolls on the platform and we've sucked at it for years. It's no secret and the rest of the world talks about it every day," it began. After years of inadequate response from the social media giant, the issue finally c
  
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• Lindy West's This American Life Piece Prompts Internal Promise of Action on Abuse from Twitter CEO Dick Costolo

  05-02-2015 22:54 via thestranger.com
  
  cpaulfell / Shutterstock.comTwitter claims to be serious about fighting trolls now. For real this time.
  Last night Nitasha Tiku and Casey Newton at the Verge broke news of an internal memo circulated by Twitter CEO Dick Costolo. "We suck at dealing with abuse and trolls on the platform and we've sucked at it for years. It's no secret and the rest of the world talks about it every day," it began. After years of inadequate response from the social media giant, the issue finally c
  
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• STG & Square Peg Concerts present: Seth Avett & Jessica Lea Mayfield

  05-02-2015 22:49 via thestranger.com
  
  Thursday, March 26, Neptune Theatre
  Seth Avett and Jessica Lea Mayfield will be performing songs off of their recent collaboration, Seth Avett & Jessica Lea Mayfield Sing Elliott Smith, a tribute album including 12 songs by the late Elliott Smith.
  More info and tickets HERE.
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• Longtime Seattle-area pimp sentenced to 10 years in prison

  05-02-2015 22:47
  
  A Seattle-area pimp and longtime gang member was sentenced Thursday to 10 years in prison for sex trafficking of a child, the U.S. Attorney's Office said.
  
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• Multi-car crash blocks lanes of I-5 in both directions in Tacoma

  05-02-2015 22:18
  
  A collision on southbound Interstate 5 near the 56th Street exit in Tacoma has blocked multiple lanes of I-5 in both directions causing major backups, according to tweets from the Washington State Patrol and the Department of Transportation.
  
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• Obituary: Lousy Seahawks call led to man's fatal heart attack

  05-02-2015 22:05
  
  Obituary: Lousy Seahawks call led to man's fatal heart attack
  
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• Artist Cedric Bomford Joins Waterfront "Play Area" Project

  05-02-2015 21:34 via thestranger.com
  
  seattle.govA Bomford building.
  Winnipeg-based artist Cedric Bomford builds playful things—structures that have their roots in the mundane built environment we all navigate each day, but with exuberant and/or sinister mutations: window nooks that look like a cluster of mushrooms, a surveillance tower built in Red Bull's corporate offices, the opening to a "mine" on the wooden deck of an art gallery.
  The Seattle office of Arts & Culture has just announced a "major commi
  
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• Write a Valentine and We'll Publish It in The Stranger for Free

  05-02-2015 21:00 via thestranger.com
  
  Brent Hofacker/ShutterstockYour time's running out, so hurry!
  As the philosopher Madonna once asked: “Do you believe in love? And if so, have you got something to say about it?” If you’d like to express yourself, The Stranger would like to help. Every year, we publish our readers’ Valentines—online and in print. We want yours to be included, so get cracking!
  Submit your Valentine RIGHT HERE. The deadline is TOMORROW at 5 p.m. Act fast: We can only
  
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• Don't Forget to Send Us Your Valentines!

  05-02-2015 21:00 via thestranger.com
  
  Brent Hofacker/ShutterstockHurry up and EXPRESS YOURSELF.
  To paraphrase Madonna’s immortal musical question: “Do you believe in love? And if so, have you got something to say about it?” If you’d like to, you know, EXPRESS YOURSELF to your very own best beloved, The Stranger wants to help. Every year, we publish our readers’ Valentines. We want yours to be included, so get cracking!
  Here’s how: Submit your Valentine (40 words max) at thestrang
  
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• Man in Crown Hill area barricaded in home

  05-02-2015 20:58
  
  Man in Crown Hill area barricaded in home
  
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• Man barricaded in Crown Hill home arrested

  05-02-2015 20:58
  
  Man barricaded in Crown Hill home arrested
  
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• Port slowdown hurting Chehalis frozen food plant

  05-02-2015 20:58
  
  A Chehalis frozen food company says the slowdown at Puget Sound ports has cost it nearly 20 percent of its business.
  
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• Several local school districts not protected from measles by 'herd immunity'

  05-02-2015 20:38
  
  Several Western Washington school districts not protected from measles by “herd immunity”
  
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• Divers conduct informal underwater octopus census

  05-02-2015 20:16
  
  To check on the health of the giant Pacific octopus population in Puget Sound, an unusual census takes place every year. Volunteer divers, enlisted by the Seattle Aquarium, take to Washington’s inland waters to look for their eight-tentacle neighbors.
  
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• The Top Five Things to Do in Seattle Today: Fox and the Law, The Moth, 'Our Town,' Motor XXI, and More

  05-02-2015 20:15 via thestranger.com
  
  Fox and the Law: Actual rock 'n' roll.
  FOX AND THE LAW, WOLFGANG FUCK, SASHAY, AND SSDD
  Thurs Feb 5 at 9 pm at Sunset Tavern
  If you’re interested in an actual night of actual rock ’n’ roll/wintertime face-singeing music, Fox and the Law have got your number, and also the numbers of Black Sabbath, Led Zeppelin, and a really good pot dealer. Singer Guy Keltner’s voice is more spirited than your average stoner-rock lead, a nice balance for the heavy 
  
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• Bill calls for relocating wolves to other parts of Washington

  05-02-2015 19:56
  
  An Eastern Washington lawmaker says wolves should be relocated to other parts of Washington where the animals are more popular.
  
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• Sony Executive Whose E-mails Everyone Read Is "Stepping Down"

  05-02-2015 19:53 via thestranger.com
  
  Jerome Kundrotas / Shutterstock.comThe Sony Pictures lot in Culver City. Amy Pascal was the film industry's "most prominent female executive," Hollywood Reporter notes.
  Remember a few months ago when "North Korea" (or rather "Guardians of Peace") hacked into the top-secret servers of Sony Entertainment and publicly shamed a bunch of rich white people by publishing the contents of their private texts, e-mails, and contract documents (oh, and also trying to prevent that Seth Rog
  
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• Stranger Music Genius Nominee Erik Blood's Studio Robbed

  05-02-2015 19:51 via thestranger.com
  
  Kelly OProducer Erik Blood seeks the return of several tools of his trade.
  Robbers broke into the studio of renowned producer/musician and 2014 Stranger Genius Award nominee Erik Blood and stole several items on Wednesday, February 4 (see list below). "The thieves attempted to remove the door to the studio [which is located in the Old Rainier Brewery building], but were only able to pry it open a small amount, hence the lack of items missing, though they removed our monitors on
  
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• Stranger Music Genius Nominee Erik Blood's Studio Burgled

  05-02-2015 19:51 via thestranger.com
  
  Kelly OProducer Erik Blood seeks the return of several tools of his trade.
  Burglars broke into the studio of renowned producer/musician and 2014 Stranger Genius Award nominee Erik Blood and stole several items on Wednesday, February 4 (see list below). "The thieves attempted to remove the door to the studio [which is located in the Old Rainier Brewery building], but were only able to pry it open a small amount, hence the lack of items missing, though they removed our monitors o
  
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• Test drive homicide: E. Wash. man accused of killing car's owner

  05-02-2015 19:49
  
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• Crew finds bones on Bainbridge Island, but doesn't report them for 3 years

  05-02-2015 19:43
  
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• Republicans Used to Care About the Deficit but Now They're All Like, "Deficit? Schmeficit!"

  05-02-2015 19:29 via thestranger.com
  
  Christopher Halloran / Shutterstock.comPaul Ryan looks terrible in this photograph.
  Remember back when President Obama took office in 2008, and all Republicans cared about was the deficit? "You're kicking the can down the road," Teabaggers would say. "Our grandchildren will have to pay for your mistakes!" Of course, now that Obama has cut the deficit in half, Republicans have stopped caring about the deficit. They're all about tax cuts now. In fact, Paul Ryan, who is now the c
  
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• ACLU to State Legislature: A Mandatory Medical Marijuana Registry Is an Awful Idea and You Should Kill It

  05-02-2015 19:20 via thestranger.com
  
  Some lawmakers want patients to enter a database to buy medical pot.The Stranger
  Lawmakers in Olympia are currently debating lots of questions about marijuana. Among them: If we believe medical pot should remain cheaper than the recreational stuff in order to allow access for people who are sick and dying, then how should the state verify that those buying medical marijuana are truly sick? Some lawmakers think they’ve found the answer in a mandatory patient registry. Unde
  
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• More charges expected in Port Angeles burglaries

  05-02-2015 19:09
  
  More charges expected in Port Angeles burglaries
  
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• Seattle cop involved in golf-club arrest put on home leave

  05-02-2015 19:07
  
  A Seattle police officer placed on desk duty last week while she is investigated for her arrest of a 70-year-old man carrying a golf club and a racially charged post on Facebook has been put on paid home leave amid new allegations.
  
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• Last Night's Broad City Was About Pegging

  05-02-2015 19:03 via thestranger.com
  
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  This may have been the proudest moment of my professional life: watching last night's episode of Broad City, which was built around a Savage Love neologism:
  In 2001 Savage challenged readers of his column to coin a name for the sex act in which a woman uses a strap-on dildo to perform anal sex on her male partner. After multiple nominations and a reader vote, the verb "peg" was chosen (despite Savage's aunt bearing the nam
  
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• Another genre bending book from UW’s David Shields

  05-02-2015 18:59
  
  The author’s 16th work is an argumentative collaboration.
  
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• Rain expected to stay for 5 days, snarls morning commute

  05-02-2015 18:09
  
   
  
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• Whatcom County sheriff investigates reported abduction

  05-02-2015 18:04
  
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• Police investigate fatal shooting outside Pasco grocery store

  05-02-2015 18:01
  
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• Morning News: Woman Punched by Seattle Police Officer Files Claim for $1 Million in Damages

  05-02-2015 17:49 via thestranger.com
  
  Seattle Police DepartmentDash-cam video shows SPD Officer Adley Shepherd striking Miyekko Dudren-Bosley on June 22.
  Mikyekko Durden-Bosley Files Claim With City: Police officer Adley Shepherd, who is black, punched Durden-Bosley in the face after she kicked out at him as she was arrested last June. In December, King County Prosecutors declined to charge Shepherd, who is on leave from the department. The NAACP has called for his firing, and now, Durden-Bosley has filed a claim w
  
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• Why Do We Still Have an Air Force?

  05-02-2015 17:30 via thestranger.com
  
  dvande/ShutterstockThe drone is one reason the US no longer needs and Air Force.
  The American heterodox economist James K. Galbraith asks a very good question near the end of his book The End of Normal: The Great Crisis and the Future of Growth, which was published last year and details the history of the US economy from the New Deal to the crash of 2008. The question: "Why exactly does the United States need an air force?" This is one of those questions that at first thought
  
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• Angry owl in Salem park attacks 4th jogger, takes his cap

  05-02-2015 17:10
  
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• Rain snarls traffic throughout the area, expected to stay

  05-02-2015 16:45
  
   
  
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• Man in truck rams patrol car in S. King County, flees scene

  05-02-2015 16:32
  
  King County deputies are searching for a male suspect who intentionally rammed a patrol car early Thursday before fleeing in South King County.
  
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• Driver of stolen truck rams deputy’s patrol car

  05-02-2015 16:04
  
  Driver of stolen truck rams deputy’s patrol car
  
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• Bremerton to thank people for not smoking

  05-02-2015 15:47
  
  Bremerton to thank people for not smoking
  
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• Workers ready, employers brace for Seattle’s minimum-wage law

  05-02-2015 15:47
  
  Seattle’s minimum-wage law takes effect in just eight weeks, but uncertainty remains widespread about the details and the potential ripple effects.
  
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• Man stabbed early Thursday in the U. District

  05-02-2015 15:40
  
  Seattle Police are  investigating a stabbing that happened early Thursday morning in the University District, according to tweets from the SPD account.
  
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