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• Fantagraphics Revives a Peter Bagge Deep Cut with the Collected Sweatshop

  18-02-2015 23:42 via thestranger.com
  
  Detail from the cover of Sweatshop. Peter Bagge/Fantagraphics Books
  Peter Bagge has been at the comics game long enough that he could probably retire into a rewarding (but poor-paying) career as Seattle's elder comics statesman. But Bagge keeps plugging away on different projects—I'd put his recent Margaret Sanger biography Woman Rebel up there with the best work of his career—and he's so prolific that we often don't have a chance to just lean back and appreciate th
  
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• Ruth Dickey and the turnaround at Seattle Arts & Lectures

  18-02-2015 23:06
  
  In the 18 months since Dickey took over as executive director of SAL, the organization is drawing big names, filling rooms, creating buzz and operating in the black for the first time in years.
  
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• APNewsBreak: Outgoing Gov. John Kitzhaber commutes sentence

  18-02-2015 23:01
  
  As one of his final acts in office, Oregon's outgoing governor, John Kitzhaber, commuted the prison sentence of a young inmate convicted of attempted murder.
  
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• Local Politicians Seem Slow to Respond to Remittance Crisis in Seattle's Large Somali Community

  18-02-2015 22:47 via thestranger.com
  
  Shiil Grocery and Halal Meats, a Columbia City business that can no longer transfer money to needy Somalis. Charles Mudede
  My recent post on the discontinuation of Somali remittances, and the very devastating affects this change is likely to have on Somalia and East Africa as a whole, drew a strong response from the greater Seattle community. Via e-mail, twitter, and SLOG comments, people were asking what they could do to help. As I tried to find out what efforts were alread
  
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• Teens pistol-whip, rob man in North First Hill

  18-02-2015 22:42
  
  Four boys and a girl were arrested Tuesday night after they pistol-whipped, punched and robbed a 25-year-old man in the North First Hill neighborhood, Seattle police said.
  
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• Seattle mayor's legal counsel announces bid for City Council

  18-02-2015 22:33
  
  Minutes after Seattle City Councilmember Sally Clark dropped her re-election bid Wednesday, Mayor Ed Murray’s legal counsel, M. Lorena González, declared for the seat that Clark had been seeking.
  
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• Police: Man tried to lure child into minivan in Magnolia

  18-02-2015 22:31
  
  A man posed as a school transportation official and tried to lure a child into his minivan Wednesday morning in Seattle's Magnolia neighborhood, police said.
  
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• Man tries to lure child into minivan in Magnolia neighborhood

  18-02-2015 22:05
  
  Man tries to lure child into minivan in Magnolia neighborhood
  
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• West Seattle pet owners worried about sudden spike in coyote sightings

  18-02-2015 21:38
  
  West Seattle pet owners worried about sudden spike in coyote sightings
  
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• Videoasis Screens Clips by Mudhoney, THEESatisfaction, and Other Northwest Bands Tonight at NWFF

  18-02-2015 21:19 via thestranger.com
  
  Watch videos by some of the Northwest's hottest bands on the big screen at NWFF.
  The quarterly Videoasis event happens tonight at Northwest Film Forum, spotlighting new and old videos by Pacific Northwest musicians, as curated by Sharlese Metcalf and Bobby McHugh. Tonight's theme is "wasted, crazy, fun party music" and includes clips by Mudhoney, THEESatisfaction, Wimps, Mean Jeans, Red Fang, Brite Future, Deadkill, Fruit Juice, Lilac, and Tacocat (now is a good time to remind
  
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• Parkland teacher accused of having sex with student

  18-02-2015 21:08
  
  A high school science teacher in Pierce County has been charged with four counts of sexual misconduct with a minor for allegedly having a sexual relationship with a 16-year-old student
  
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• The Week in Review: Shame-Free Strangers, Antiracist FBI Directors, and Senselessly Fatal Encounters

  18-02-2015 20:50 via thestranger.com
  
  The gay heart of Dixie just got a little gayer.
  MONDAY, FEBRUARY 9 This week of shame-free strangers, antiracist FBI directors, and at least two stories so upsetting we cannot subject them to breezy summary kicked off at the Supreme Court of the United States, which today made a potentially huge move in the political chess game that is the quest for same-sex marriage. At issue: a request from the state of Alabama, whose attorney general is seeking to suspend same-sex marriage i
  
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• Jeb Bush Is Desperately Trying to Lie His Way to Relevancy Today

  18-02-2015 20:45 via thestranger.com
  Jeb Bush, whose brother is an admitted alcoholic, is selling Jeb Bush flasks on a website. Detail from MillennialsforJeb.com.
  Everything is coming up Jeb Bush this morning. Since midnight, I've received three push notifications from the 2016 elections subcategory of my preferred breaking news app (which is named, aptly enough, Breaking News) about Bush. The first was an excerpt of a speech Bush was to give this morning, in which he insists that though he loves his father and hi
  
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• Spokane judge denies compensation for 3 freed prison inmates

  18-02-2015 20:26
  
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• Sally Clark Won't Seek Reelection, O'Brien Now Considering Running Citywide

  18-02-2015 20:18 via thestranger.com
  
  Seattle City Council Member Sally Clark only has 10 more months to sit in that chair. City of Seattle
  Another incumbent is out. Seattle City Council Member Sally Clark, who was appointed to the council in 2006 and had filed for one of the two at-large positions in the city's newly districted system, said this morning she won't run after all. Her fellow council member, lefty Mike O'Brien, is now considering running for that citywide seat, according to his political consultant Jo
  
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• Bertha Moved a Whole Three Feet Last Night and It's Making Us Nervous

  18-02-2015 20:01 via thestranger.com
  
  WSDOT's contractor cutting out a Bertha-sized hole from inside the rescue pit, like that laser thing movie criminals do to break through high-security glass walls. Washington State Department of Transportation
  The broken tunnel boring machine started moving again last night—the first time Bertha's budged since December of 2013. By 7 a.m. today, the machine had bored three feet into a 20-foot concrete wall, the Washington State Department of Transportation reports.
  That s
  
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• Bertha digs more than 3 feet toward repair pit

  18-02-2015 19:58
  
  After more than a year,  Bertha has moved.
  
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• Washington state quake shows early warning system is slow

  18-02-2015 19:58
  
  A magnitude-4.3 earthquake that rumbled under Washington state's Cascade Range early Wednesday was "not a great advertisement" for an early warning system undergoing tests, an official said.
  
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• Tacoma teacher accused of having sex with student

  18-02-2015 19:41
  
  Tacoma teacher accused of having sex with student
  
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• Kate Brown sworn in as Oregon governor; predecessor resigns

  18-02-2015 19:18
  
  Kate Brown was sworn in Wednesday as Oregon's governor following an influence-peddling scandal that prompted the resignation of fellow Democrat John Kitzhaber, who had been the state's longest-serving chief executive before his swift fall from grace.
  
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• Oregon couple arrested after baby dies of starvation

  18-02-2015 19:12
  
  The Associated Press
  
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• Clinic’s medical equipment stolen in Bonney Lake

  18-02-2015 19:08
  
  Clinic’s medical equipment stolen in Bonney Lake
  
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• SPD officer testifies about night her partner was killed by gunman

  18-02-2015 18:59
  
  Seattle police Officer Britt Kelly said the car that pulled up next to her parked patrol car on the night of Oct. 31, 2009, was so close that she couldn't open her door.
  
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• Oregon Got a New Governor This Morning and She's the Nation's First Openly Bisexual Governor

  18-02-2015 18:50 via thestranger.com
  
  Oregon's governor, four-term Dem John KitzhaberI, resigned this morning because his fiancée secretly married an Ethiopian alternative energy windfarm for which she had been doing paid consulting work. Or something. (It's complicated.) Anyway, with KitzhaberI's resignation Oregon's Secretary of State, Kate Brown, became Oregon's 38th governor and the nation's first openly bisexual governor:
  Gov. Kate BrownOregon made history on Wednesday. The now-former Secretary of State K
  
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• Britt (Sweeney) Kelly testifies in Chris Monfort murder trial

  18-02-2015 18:42
  
  Britt (Sweeney) Kelly testifies in Chris Monfort murder trial
  
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• Bertha digs 3 feet toward repair pit

  18-02-2015 18:38
  
  Bertha, the broken Highway 99 tunneling machine, moved 3 feet as of 7 a.m. Wednesday morning, according to reports from the Washington State Department of Transportation.
  
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• Hearing on Paine Field commercial flights met with opposition

  18-02-2015 18:36
  
  Hearing on Paine Field commercial flights met with opposition
  
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• Sally Clark won't run for Seattle City Council re-election

  18-02-2015 18:16
  
  Seattle City Councilmember Sally Clark has decided to not seek re-election this year.
  
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• Medical examiner: Oregon man committed 'suicide by cop'

  18-02-2015 18:14
  
  The Associated Press
  
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• What an '80s TV Show Tells Us About Self-Checkout Machines

  18-02-2015 18:03 via thestranger.com
  
  He lost the instruction manual to this superhero suit, and there is no customer service. Look at the anxiety on his face! ABC
  We need to give The Greatest American Hero some more thought. The comedy-drama, which appeared on ABC in the early 80s, concerned a public school teacher, Ralph Hinkley (the surname was changed to Hanley after John Hinckley attempted to assassinate Ronald Reagan on March 30, 1981—blame for this crime was not placed on politics but on madness, on
  
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• WSDOT: Seattle/Bremerton route down to one ferry

  18-02-2015 17:53
  
  The Kitsap ferry is out of service due to a mechanical issue, according to the Washington State Department of Transportation website.
  
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• The Morning News: Facebook Is Moving In on Amazon’s Territory in South Lake Union

  18-02-2015 17:41 via thestranger.com
  
  ZUCKERBERG IS COMING. JaysonPhotography/Shutterstock
  Facebook Is Coming to South Lake Union (Of Course): They're setting up shop in an office building at Dexter Station to "attract the best workers and poach employees from large tech firms based here, like Amazon," the Seattle Times reports.
  How Do You Explain Deportation to a 6-Year-Old? A Seattle mom is grappling with that question, in the wake of a federal judge's move to block the Obama administration's immigr
  
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• Morning News: Is the Pasco Police Shooting Washington's Ferguson Moment?

  18-02-2015 17:41 via thestranger.com
  
  Family members of Antonio Zambrano-Montes lead large march in #Pasco now. #PascoShooting pic.twitter.com/inuSzrIOQL
  — Joshua Trujillo (@joshtrujillo) February 14, 2015
  Protests Continued Last Night in Pasco Over Shooting of Antonio Zambrano-Montes: Some of the demonstrators drove out to Pasco from Seattle (it's a three-and-a-half hour trip), according to KUOW. Zambrano-Montes was gunned down by police while running away, after throwing rocks in a parking lot. As the N
  
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• Morning News: Facebook Is Moving In on Amazon’s Territory in South Lake Union

  18-02-2015 17:41 via thestranger.com
  
  ZUCKERBERG IS COMING. JaysonPhotography/Shutterstock
  Facebook Is Coming to South Lake Union (Of Course): They're setting up shop in an office building at Dexter Station to "attract the best workers and poach employees from large tech firms based here, like Amazon," the Seattle Times reports.
  How Do You Explain Deportation to a Six-Year-Old? A Seattle mom is grappling with that question, in the wake of a federal judge's move to block the Obama administration's immi
  
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• A Double-Decker Deathtrap Coloring Project!

  18-02-2015 17:30 via thestranger.com
  
  The viaduct is still sinking. And we’re only a major earthquake away from double-decker carnage. Use your imagination to color between the lines, send your artwork to [email protected], and we’ll publish the best nightmare-scape in The Stranger.
  The aging, elevated Alaskan Way Viaduct has been sinking ever since the 2001 Nisqually earthquake. The state believes that if another big earthquake hits, the structure will sway sickeningly before pancaking into l
  
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• A Double-Decker-Death-Trap Coloring Project!

  18-02-2015 17:30 via thestranger.com
  
  The viaduct is still sinking. And we’re only a major earthquake away from double-decker carnage. Use your imagination to color between the lines, send your artwork to [email protected], and we’ll publish the best nightmare-scape in The Stranger.
  The aging, elevated Alaskan Way Viaduct has been sinking ever since the 2001 Nisqually earthquake. The state believes that if another big earthquake hits, the structure will sway sickeningly before pancaking into l
  
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• No charges for officers who shot Auburn man 16 times

  18-02-2015 16:54
  
  No charges for officers who shot Auburn man 16 times
  
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• This Week’s Stranger Is Unnaturally Obsessed with the Viaduct—Discuss

  18-02-2015 16:00 via thestranger.com
  
  1. The Stranger, for seemingly no good reason, has decided to run what in the journalism business is referred to as a "feature package" of pieces about the Alaskan Way Viaduct and the stalled waterfront tunnel project. Why now? Who knows? Given The Stranger's odd recent obsessions, perhaps a porn-star/mortician assigned to write a stultifying memoir piece about the intersection of gay pornography and death failed to deliver his copy on time, so the staff was forced to scramble
  
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• Washington man dies while surfing in Puerto Rico

  18-02-2015 15:56
  
  The Associated Press
  
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• Incoming Oregon governor, thrust into office, faces hurdles

  18-02-2015 15:51
  
  Oregon's incoming governor, Kate Brown, faces a monumental challenge as she takes the reins of a state government mired in scandal with less than a week's notice and with a special election already looming.
  
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• New bill would replace death penalty with life sentences

  18-02-2015 15:25
  
  New bill would replace death penalty with life sentences
  
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• Wildlife officers kill cougar near Leavenworth

  18-02-2015 15:06
  
  The Associated Press
  
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• Hundreds to protest Pasco police shooting in downtown Seattle

  18-02-2015 14:58
  
  Hundreds to protest Pasco police shooting in downtown Seattle
  
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• Demonstrators protest Pasco police shooting in downtown Seattle

  18-02-2015 14:58
  
  Hundreds to protest Pasco police shooting in downtown Seattle
  
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• Magnitude-4.3 earthquake jolts central Washington

  18-02-2015 14:40
  
  A magnitude-4.3 earthquake rumbled under Washington state's Cascade Range, but no damage has been reported.
  
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• Moderate earthquake strikes near Cle Elum

  18-02-2015 13:09
  
  Moderate earthquake strikes near Cle Elum
  
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• The Viaduct Is Still Sinking—A Full-On Stranger Panic Attack

  18-02-2015 13:00 via thestranger.com
  The Viaduct Is Still Sinking—A Full-On Stranger Panic Attack
  
  
  
  The aging, elevated Alaskan Way Viaduct has been sinking ever since the 2001 Nisqually earthquake. The state believes that if another big earthquake hits, the structure will sway sickeningly before pancaking into liquefied earth.
  
  And just last week, we learned that a section of the viaduct south of Main Street sank up to a quarter of an inch last month alone. The Wa
  
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• Girlhood: A Black Teenager Experiences a Perfect Moment in This Very Good French Movie

  18-02-2015 13:00 via thestranger.com
  
  Girlhood: A Black Teenager Experiences a Perfect Moment in This Very Good French Movie
  
  by Sydney Brownstone
  
  
  
  If you’ve ever been a teenage girl, there’s a scene in Girlhood (in French, Bande de filles) that cuts to an essence of that experience like a shaft of light cuts through a tunnel. The film’s protagonist, Marieme (Karidja Toure), is in a cheap hotel room with three cool girlfriends, drinking brown l
  
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• Gangs of Wasseypur: Bollywood Takes on The Godfather in This Five-Hour Crime Drama

  18-02-2015 13:00 via thestranger.com
  
  Gangs of Wasseypur: Bollywood Takes on The Godfather in This Five-Hour Crime Drama
  
  by Charles Mudede
  
  
  
  The film is, yes, five hours long, but not one of those hours is a waste of time. This is a magnificent and lusty crime drama, a story filled with everything that makes cinema cinema: strong friendships, grand betrayals, a broad historical background, a broad economic background, lots of action, lots of love sce
  
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• Double-Decker Death Trap Coloring Project! Fill Out This Picture of the Viaduct and Send It to Us

  18-02-2015 13:00 via thestranger.com
  Fun with the Viaduct! Here's a Double-Decker Death Trap Coloring Project!
  
  
  
  Download a PDF version of this image, color it in however you like, and mail it to The Stranger, Attn: Art Director, 1535 11th Ave, 3rd Floor, Seattle, WA 98122, or email it to [email protected].
  
  To read all of our most recent articles about why the viaduct is so terrifying, start here.
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