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• City of Seattle Fails to Deliver Records on Golf Club Arrest to William Wingate's Attorneys

  11-02-2015 23:14 via slog.thestranger.com
  
  Seattle City AttorneyOne of the e-mails from Officer Cynthia Whitlatch to the City Attorney that lawyers for William Wingate never received, despite records requests.
  Last week, drawing on public records it requested from the City Attorney's office, the Seattle Times reported that Seattle police officer Cynthia Whitlatch pressed for additional charges against William Wingate, the 70-year-old man she'd arrested for no apparent reason last summer. She did this in e-mails she sent
  
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• William Wingate's Attorney Claims City of Seattle Failed to Deliver Records on Golf Club Arrest

  11-02-2015 23:14 via slog.thestranger.com
  
  Seattle City AttorneyOne of the e-mails from Officer Cynthia Whitlatch to the City Attorney that lawyers for William Wingate never received, despite records requests.
  Last week, drawing on public records it requested from the City Attorney's Office, the Seattle Times reported that Seattle police officer Cynthia Whitlatch pressed for additional charges against William Wingate, the 70-year-old man she'd arrested for no apparent reason last summer. Whitlatch did this in e-mails sh
  
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• UPDATE: Attorney for William Wingate Retracts Claim That City of Seattle Failed to Deliver Golf Club Arrest Records

  11-02-2015 23:14 via slog.thestranger.com
  
  HGVonda Sargent, right in beige jacket, has retracted her claim that the City Attorney's Office failed to deliver records she requested about the arrest of William Wingate.
  Over the last few days, Vonda Sargent, a lawyer for William Wingate, claimed to The Stranger that records relating to Wingate's controversial arrest last summer had been wrongly withheld from her by the City Attorney's Office. In fact—as noted in the comments—the City Attorney's Office has record
  
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• Attorney for William Wingate Claims City of Seattle Failed to Deliver Records on Golf Club Arrest

  11-02-2015 23:14 via slog.thestranger.com
  
  One of the e-mails from Officer Cynthia Whitlatch to the City Attorney that lawyers for William Wingate never received, despite records requests. Seattle City Attorney
  Last week, drawing on public records it requested from the City Attorney's Office, the Seattle Times reported that Seattle police officer Cynthia Whitlatch pressed for additional charges against William Wingate, the 70-year-old man she'd arrested for no apparent reason last summer. Whitlatch did this in e-mails s
  
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• Oregon diamond-theft mastermind sentenced to 9½ years

  11-02-2015 22:56
  
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• Witness: Bandana found where SPD officer killed; later linked to earlier arson

  11-02-2015 22:34
  
  A bandana with the stars and stripes of an American flag was found in the middle of the 29th Avenue, several feet north of the spot where Seattle police Officer Timothy Brenton was fatally shot while seated in his patrol car on Halloween night 2009, a crime-scene investigator testified on Wednesday.
  
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• Why Seattle Should Give a Damn About Somali Remittances

  11-02-2015 22:32 via thestranger.com
  
  Sadik Gulec/ShutterstockA tent camp in Mogadishu, Somalia.
  “It feels like our relatives back home are being sentenced to starve,” says Somali American and Capitol Hill resident Ifrah Ahmed. “Everyone is in shock.” Thousands of families across Seattle are in a panic, trying to find a way to keep their loved ones alive. This is a crisis that has been brewing for three years, and February 5 was the day that the worst-case scenario became a reality.
  
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• Man accused of waving flare pistol, threatening fire at Leavenworth resort

  11-02-2015 22:18
  
  By Jefferson Robbins/ The Wenatchee World
  
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• Witness questions fatal shooting of rock-throwing man by Pasco police

  11-02-2015 22:15
  
  A witness to the videotaped fatal shooting of a man by Pasco police said the man was unarmed "and was just trying to walk away" when officers shot him on a busy city sidewalk.
  
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• Man arrested after waving flare pistol at Leavenworth resort

  11-02-2015 22:13
  
  By Jefferson Robbins/ The Wenatchee World
  
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• Local Filmmakers Remember Legendary Screenwriter and Mentor Stewart Stern, Dead at 92

  11-02-2015 22:00 via thestranger.com
  
  Stewart Stern and two of his most iconic collaborators, James Dean (in Rebel Without a Cause) and Dennis Hopper (in The Last Movie).
  Stewart Stern, a screenwriter most noted for providing one of the three screenplays, Rebel Without a Cause (1955), that transformed James Dean into a 20th-century god, passed away Monday, February 2, at age 92. For many, myself included, the man's life in Seattle was something of a mystery and even a bit magical. By all accounts, he left a glamoro
  
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• Procrastinator Alert! What Are You Doing on Valentine's Day?

  11-02-2015 21:34 via thestranger.com
  
  Sit in a dark movie theater all day and watch three classic films.
  VALENTINE'S DAY AT CINERAMA
  Sat Feb 14 starting at 11 am at Cinerama
  Lovers of classic cinema have three special screenings to choose from at the Cinerama this Valentine's Day. At 11 am, it's the interminable antebellum firestorm Gone with the Wind, at 4:15 pm Marlon Brando tries to sing in Guys and Dolls, and at 8 pm straight men dress like ladies in Some Like it Hot. All films will be presented digitally,
  
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• Man fleeing from police hits Parkland home

  11-02-2015 21:16
  
  Man fleeing from police hits Parkland home
  
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• Oregon’s second in command abruptly returns from capital

  11-02-2015 21:06
  
  As an ethics controversy has prompted calls for Oregon’s governor to resign, the woman who would replace him abruptly left a conference in Washington, D.C., to return home Wednesday.
  
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• Solomon Georgio's Late-Night Debut (and Morning After)

  11-02-2015 21:05 via thestranger.com
  
  Solomon Georgio is the formerly Seattle-based comedian so hilarious he twice took top honors at the Stranger Gong Show, so insightful The Stranger commissioned him to write numerous essays, and so good he eventually had to leave Seattle for the pro-comedy hub of LA.
  Last night, Georgio made his late-night TV debut on Conan, with a seriously funny set you can watch above. (Among the discussed topics: his name, his gayness, and Disneyfied genocide.) This morning I phoned Georgi
  
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• Jesús Aguirre is Seattle mayor's nominee for new Parks Department superintendent

  11-02-2015 20:08
  
  Jesús Aguirre is Seattle Mayor Ed Murray's choice to become superintendent of the city's Parks and Recreation Department.
  
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• Man killed by Pasco police reportedly throwing rocks at cars

  11-02-2015 19:50
  
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• Bank employee arrested in theft of $78K from vault

  11-02-2015 19:44
  
  Bank employee arrested in theft of $78K from vault
  
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• Victim of 1987 killing in Arizona identified as Spokane teen

  11-02-2015 19:40
  
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• Federal study: Drivers who have used pot aren't more dangerous than sober drivers

  11-02-2015 19:24
  
  A federal study of drug and alcohol crash risk finds drivers who have been drinking are much more likely to crash than drivers who have consumed pot.
  
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• Marysville man arrested on stolen property, drug charges

  11-02-2015 19:22
  
  Marysville man arrested on stolen property, drug charges
  
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• Unpacking ABC's Fresh Off the Boat: Episodes One-Four

  11-02-2015 19:00 via thestranger.com
  
  FRESH OFF THE BOAT Meet the Huangs: Randall Park, Constance Wu, Ian Chen, Hudson Yang, and Forrest Wheeler
  In an effort to catch up with the onslaught of episodes ABC has been airing of their sitcom adaptation of Eddie Huang's memoir, Fresh Off the Boat, we offer these impressions of the first four episodes by Seattle writer (and Stranger Genius shortlister) Shin Yu Pai, beginning with last night's broadcast, and continuing with the initial three episodes below.
  EPISODES THREE
  
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• Body found in Spokane River near Avista dam

  11-02-2015 18:42
  
  The Associated Press
  
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• Morning News: Seattle Police Union Says It's Time to Change

  11-02-2015 17:53 via thestranger.com
  
  City of Seattle
  Christiaan Triebert / Shutterstock.comA destroyed tank in front of a bombed-out mosque in Azaz, Syria.
  The Seattle Police Officers Guild Says It's Time to Change: "Times have changed and we must also change to adapt to societal expectations," the police union says on its Facebook page.
  Going to War With ISIS: After Kayla Mueller became the latest American hostage to die in Syria—ISIS claimed she was killed in a Jordanian airstrike on its compound, the US m
  
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• Morning News: Seattle Police Union Says It's Time to "Adapt to Societal Expectations"

  11-02-2015 17:53 via thestranger.com
  
  Seattle police pose in their new uniforms in January.City of Seattle
  The Seattle Police Officers Guild Says It's Time to Change: "Times have changed and we must also change to adapt to societal expectations," the police union says on its Facebook page, in a post urging officers to be careful with what they say on social media. "We are held to a higher standard," the Guild says, "by those who entrust us with their safety and who call us when they need help in their darkest hour.
  
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• Morning News: Obama Seeks Congressional Authorization to Wage War on ISIS

  11-02-2015 17:53 via thestranger.com
  
  Christiaan Triebert / Shutterstock.comA destroyed tank in front of a bombed-out mosque in Azaz, Syria.
  Going to War With ISIS: After Kayla Mueller became the latest American hostage to die in Syria—ISIS claimed she was killed in a Jordanian airstrike on its compound, the US military said it's unclear how she died—President Obama has asked Congress to authorize waging war on the group. Obama said the authorization would "not authorize long-term, large-scale ground co
  
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• Who Are the Biggest Whores of the Animal Kingdom? That’s a Tough One

  11-02-2015 17:30 via thestranger.com
  
  Brian Britigan
  Dolphins
  Female bottlenose dolphins use their snouts as dildos on other females. These activities don’t always coincide with a low availability of males, but no surprises there. Apparently when the ladies are bored and desperate to get off, terms such as “motherhood fantasies” or “lifelong commitment” mean absolutely nothing to them...
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• Gattaca and California's Solar Future for America

  11-02-2015 17:18 via thestranger.com
  
  Columbia PicuresA solar farm plays an important role in the film Gattaca.
  It is one of the most beautiful moments in 90s cinema. It is in Gattaca. It happens like this: After a date that goes a bit badly, Vincent (Ethan Hawke), a genetic mess of a human, takes Irene (Uma Thurman), a human in a state of genetic excellence, to a solar farm to watch the sunrise. In reality, this is the Kramer Junction Solar Electric Generating Station. At peak, it generates 354 megawatts; and at
  
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• Fraternity, sorority held party at home of infected UO student

  11-02-2015 16:41
  
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• The Week in Review: Fake Urine, Backyard Gun Range, and Fake Kidnapping

  11-02-2015 16:30 via thestranger.com
  
  Would you want this in your yard?
  MONDAY, FEBRUARY 2 This week of media mendacity, poisonous parenting, and a sleep study that will give you nightmares kicked off in Ohio, where a man in Middleton faces multiple years in prison after selling fake urine over the internet. Details come from the Associated Press, which identifies our subject as 61-year-old David Neal, who, according to federal charging documents, began selling illegal substances online in 2006 through his company
  
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• Media Mendacity, Poisonous Parenting, and a Sleep Study That Will Give You Nightmares

  11-02-2015 16:30 via thestranger.comhttp
  Would you want this in your yard?
  MONDAY, FEBRUARY 2 This week of media mendacity, poisonous parenting, and a sleep study that will give you nightmares kicked off in Ohio, where a man in Middleton faces multiple years in prison after selling fake urine over the internet. Details come from the Associated Press, which identifies our subject as 61-year-old David Neal, who, according to federal charging documents, began selling illegal substances online in 2006 through his company
  
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• Is that a giant rat in the wall? No, just a burglar

  11-02-2015 16:14
  
  The Associated Press
  
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• Seattle burglary suspect’s getaway ends in air duct

  11-02-2015 16:08
  
  The Associated Press
  
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• GOP lawmaker denies global warming as Inslee climate bill advances

  11-02-2015 16:01
  
  Gov. Jay Inslee's proposal to cap state carbon emissions and impose $1 billion a year in new charges on oil refineries, aluminum smelters and other top polluters passed its first legislative hurdle Tuesday, clearing the state House Environment Committee on a party-line vote.
  
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• Man dies after crashing into a tree in Issaquah

  11-02-2015 15:32
  
  A man died early Wednesday morning in Issaquah after his car crossed the median on Front Street South and crashed into a tree, according to a news release from Issaquah police.
  
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• SeaTac Minimum Wage Organizer to Run for West Seattle Council Seat

  11-02-2015 15:00 via thestranger.comhttp
  Brianna Thomas, who helped run the $15 minimum wage campaign in SeaTac, is running for a West Seattle city council seat.
  West Seattle, meet your newest—and 5th, maybe 6th(!)—city council candidate: Brianna Thomas.
  Thomas is the field director for the Washington Housing Alliance Action Fund, which fundraises and lobbies on housing affordability issues. In 2013, she organized the ground efforts for the successful $15-an-hour minimum wage in SeaTac. Befor
  
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• Student accused of netting nearly $32,000 in UW scheme

  11-02-2015 14:52
  
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• Quincy girl wasn’t dragged; no charge against teacher

  11-02-2015 14:47
  
  The Associated Press
  
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• Longview couple sues hotel over parents’ CO deaths

  11-02-2015 14:40
  
  Longview couple sues hotel over parents’ CO deaths
  
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• Medical pot dispensary robbed on Capitol Hill

  11-02-2015 14:19
  
  Medical pot dispensary robbed on Capitol Hill
  
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• Quake early warning system to be tested by businesses

  11-02-2015 14:02
  
  Quake early warning system to be tested by businesses
  
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• Man killed in 1-car crash in Issaquah

  11-02-2015 13:18
  
  Man killed in 1-car crash in Issaquah
  
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• R100: Dominatrix Sneak-Attacks Are Entertaining in Goofy Japanese Film

  11-02-2015 13:00 via thestranger.com
  
  R100: Dominatrix Sneak-Attacks Are Entertaining in Goofy Japanese Film
  
  by Paul Constant
  
  
  
  It’s pretty much impossible to deny the goofy allure of R100. A boring furniture salesman joins an S&M club whose terms are ridiculous: At any moment—at home, at work, walking down the street—he could be attacked by dominatrices, and he can’t leave the club until his yearlong membership is up.
  
  Dominatrix sneak-atta
  
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• Monk with a Camera: A Documentary Had to Be About a White Man Who Gives Up His Riches for a Spiritual Life

  11-02-2015 13:00 via thestranger.com
  
  Monk with a Camera: A Documentary Had to Be About a White Man Who Gives Up His Riches for a Spiritual Life
  
  by Kathy Fennessy
  
  
  
  Someone was bound to make a documentary about Nicholas "Nicky" Vreeland, because there are only so many wealthy white guys who chuck it all for life as a Buddhist monk. Codirectors Guido Santi and Tina Mascara (Chris & Don: A Love Story) interview Nicky and his associates to explain his j
  
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• 50 Shades of Grey Might Be the Mass-Market Starter Smut You Deserve

  11-02-2015 13:00 via thestranger.com
  
  50 Shades of Grey Might Be the Mass-Market Starter Smut You Deserve
  
  by Paul Constant
  
  
  
  A lot of the 50 Shades of Grey backlash—particularly from people who have never read or seen 50 Shades of Grey—is inspired by discomfort with the idea of women’s sexuality. The concept of women taking pleasure from a consensual but nontraditional relationship with a sexy man is somehow still too prickly for po
  
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• Iditarod committee votes to move start of race to Fairbanks

  11-02-2015 07:22
  
  FAIRBANKS, Alaska — The Iditarod Trail Committee board of directors has voted to move the start of the Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race to Fairbanks.
  
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• Highline schools’ construction bond measure failing

  11-02-2015 06:27
  
  A Highline Public Schools bond issue was falling short of the needed 60 percent approval, while a levy was passing in early returns Tuesday night.
  
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• Battle brewing between cities, state over gun-carrying law

  11-02-2015 05:43
  
  It’s not just the gunners upset at the sudden ban on the open carrying of firearms at the state Capitol. Some cities are saying: “Hey, why can’t we do that, too?”
  
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• Second probe launched into state’s first charter school

  11-02-2015 05:43
  
  The state commission governing charter schools has launched a second investigation into First Place Scholars, the state’s first charter school. Problems raise questions about the school, but also about how well commissioners are vetting charter applicants.
  
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• NW earthquake-warning system to get its first public test

  11-02-2015 05:42
  
  Next week, a few businesses and agencies will start testing a prototype that can provide alerts seconds or minutes before the ground shakes.
  
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