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• Seattle Rep takes a gamble on new season

  26-09-2015 23:36
  
  Hoping to whittle its debt, the theater company is on what seems like a surprising anti-austerity diet: Seattle Rep plans to produce quality, large-scale shows — ones that will keep the box office flush and the grants flowing.
  
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• Supporters of interim president Ana Mari Cauce say look no further for UW’s next leader

  26-09-2015 22:31
  
  Ana Mari Cauce has spent nearly all her professional life at the University of Washington, and many faculty and staff hope she’ll become its permanent president. If she does, she’ll be one of very few college presidents chosen from the inside.
  
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• Shielded by the law: Cops who kill rarely face criminal charges in Washington

  26-09-2015 17:00
  
  Killings by police have surged over the past decade in Washington. Only one officer has been criminally charged in state courts with the illegal use of deadly force on the job in the three decades since Washington enacted the nation’s most restrictive law on holding officers accountable for the unjustified use of deadly force.
  
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• Nearly impossible to charge police for wrongful killings in Washington

  26-09-2015 17:00
  
  Killings by police have surged over the past decade in Washington. Only one officer has been criminally charged in state courts with the illegal use of deadly force on the job in the three decades since Washington enacted the nation’s most restrictive law on holding officers accountable for the unjustified use of deadly force.
  
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• Gifted professor’s ‘life of the mind’ was also life of near destitution

  26-09-2015 06:42
  
  A philosophy professor who died earlier this year was making so little money at age 61 he lived in a room in a dilapidated boardinghouse. The story of Dave Heller is focusing attention on the plight of the temp college teacher.
  
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• Sea-Tac locked down for 25 minutes Friday night due to an alarm breach

  26-09-2015 06:36
  A spokesman for the airport said a man has been arrested on suspicion of criminal trespassing.
  
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• Sea-Tac locked down for 25 minutes Friday night due to alarm breach

  26-09-2015 06:36
  
  A spokesman for the airport said a man has been arrested on suspicion of criminal trespassing.
  
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• Sea-Tac locked down for 25 minutes due to alarm breach

  26-09-2015 06:36
  
  A spokesman for the airport said a man has been arrested on suspicion of criminal trespassing.
  
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• State checked out Duck boat 12 years ago, other inspections more recent

  26-09-2015 06:32
  
  Some witnesses said the Duck appeared to have a mechanical problem with a wheel right before the deadly accident on the Aurora Bridge.
  
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• 12 years since Duck vehicle in fatal crash got state inspection

  26-09-2015 06:32
  Twelve years have passed since the state last inspected the Ride the Ducks vehicle involved in Thursday’s fatal crash on the Aurora Bridge. Some witnesses said the Duck appeared to have a mechanical problem with a wheel right before the accident.
  
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• rollcall-Sept.27

  26-09-2015 06:01
  
  Here’s how Washington state’s members of the U.S. House and Senate voted on major issues in the week ending Sept. 25.
  
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• First person: Looking for humanity amidst the carnage

  26-09-2015 06:01
  
  When dispatched to awful scenes -- part of the role of a photojournalist -- I have one goal I hold close to my heart: Always find at least one moment of beauty amidst chaos. On Thursday that was nearly impossible.
  
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• Helping hands for UW freshmen on Move In Day

  26-09-2015 05:44
  
  Thursday, Sept. 24, was Move In Day for students at the University of Washington.
  
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• Making sure faded mural of Dr. King is bright again

  26-09-2015 05:41
  
  Sketched Sept. 23, 2015 Artist James Crespinel and his son Nicholas stood back to check the result of a few days of mural restoration. The original blue sky behind the pensive figure of Martin Luther King Jr. is now a starry night, and pink and blue outlines make him glow. “You can see the sparkle […]
  
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• Boehner resignation a chance for Spokane lawmaker to move up?

  26-09-2015 05:37
  The resignation of Speaker John Boehner could possibly elevate Spokane Republican Rep. Cathy McMorris Rodgers to majority leader, the No. 2 position in the U.S. House.
  
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• Boehner exit a chance for Spokane’s Cathy McMorris Rodgers to move up?

  26-09-2015 05:37
  
  The resignation of Speaker John Boehner could possibly elevate Spokane Republican Rep. Cathy McMorris Rodgers to majority leader, the No. 2 position in the U.S. House.
  
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• Cantwell to Xi: China should send a “reverse trade mission” to the U.S.

  26-09-2015 04:44
  
  She began talking clean energy cooperation with China on a 2006 trip to Beijing, and at a Washington, D.C., meeting on Friday, Sen. Maria Cantwell, D-Wash., laid an idea on President Xi Jinping:  China should send a “reverse trade mission” to the United States to explore technologies that would cut its carbon emissions and clean up its air. “He said, ‘It is a good idea and I will explore it when I get home’,” Cantwell said in an interview. Sen. Maria Cant
  
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• Cantwell to Xi: China should send a ‘reverse trade mission’ to the US

  26-09-2015 04:44
  
  She began talking clean-energy cooperation with China on a 2006 trip to Beijing, and at a Washington, D.C., meeting on Friday, Sen. Maria Cantwell, D-Wash., laid an idea on President Xi Jinping: China should send a “reverse trade mission” to the United States to explore technologies that would cut its carbon emissions and clean up its air. “He said, ‘It is a good idea and I will explore it when I get home,'” Cantwell said in an interview. Sen. Maria Cantwell:&n
  
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• Obituary: Gates Foundation’s Alan J. Magill, 61, sought to wipe out malaria

  26-09-2015 04:33
  
  Alan J. Magill, 61, died of a heart attack on Sept. 19, but Bill and Melinda Gates say his plan to eradicate malaria will lay the foundation for future progress.
  
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• Mea culpas from Mercer Island School District: The game of Tag is “reinstated”

  26-09-2015 02:34
  
  The Mercer Island School District, sheepish at the controversy it set off, has again made legal the age-old kids’ sport of tag. Tag was banned on the island earlier this week, with district communications director Mary Grady telling Q13 news that “. . . students are expected to keep their hands to themselves. The rationale behind this is to ensure the physical and emotional safety of all students.” The school district, usually in the news for athletic achievements, found itself
  
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• Mea culpas from Mercer Island School District: The game of tag is ‘reinstated’

  26-09-2015 02:34
  
  The Mercer Island School District, sheepish at the controversy it set off, has again allowed the age-old kids’ game of tag on its school grounds. Tag was banned on the island earlier this week, with district communications director Mary Grady telling Q13 news that “… students are expected to keep their hands to themselves. The rationale behind this is to ensure the physical and emotional safety of all students.” The school district, usually in the news for athletic achie
  
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• With contemporary local programming, director has revitalized the Frye

  26-09-2015 02:26
  
  Scheduled to depart in October 2016, museum director Jo-Anne Birnie Danzker leaves behind a revitalized institution.
  
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• And the Winners of the Planned Parenthood Fundraising Contest Are....

  26-09-2015 02:00 via thestranger.com
  
  This is what the Pullman clinic will hopefully look like again one day, thanks to YOU. Courtesy Planned Parenthood
  YOU GUYS. We raised so much money for Planned Parenthood in the last two weeks—a whopping $13,387! Yaaayyyyyyyyy.Not many of you seem to want free tickets to cool stuff, however (apparently you're all fine just being generous human beings without reward!). BUT WE HAVE FREE THINGS TO GIVE YOU, and so we shall.In no particular order, here are the five best submissions we receive
  
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• Welcome to Leith: It’s Hard Out Here for a White Supremacist

  26-09-2015 01:41 via thestranger.com
  
  The star of this documentary is a town called Leith. It is in North Dakota. It has 24 residents. They are all working-class. One of them is black, and he is married to a white woman. The economic background to all of this is the twilight of the shale oil boom. Though it’s not mentioned in the documentary, the reason for the coming decline is the collapse of crude oil on the world market. And the reason for the collapse is Saudi Arabia is oversupplying the market. And the reason they are d
  
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• Tag ban lifted on Mercer Island; school playgrounds return to normal

  26-09-2015 01:34
  
  The Mercer Island School District has reinstated the game of tag following an outcry from parents.
  
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• Tim Eyman seeks less radioactive surrogate for TV initiative debate — Sen. Pam Roach

  26-09-2015 01:13
  
  Initiative promoter Tim Eyman has been a no-show for two scheduled KING 5 debates on his November ballot measure, Initiative 1366, both before and after the state Public Disclosure Commission sent the Attorney General a 244-page report on a secret $308,000 payment to Eyman from a signature gathering firm he hired. It now appears that Eyman has found a surrogate — controversial, much-investigated Republican State Sen. Pam Roach. State Sen. Pam Roach:  Tim Eyman surrogate for Initiative
  
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• Last-Minute Plans: Free and Easy Things To Do This Weekend

  26-09-2015 00:58 via thestranger.com
  
  Naked City Brewery will screen Metropolis with a live soundtrack on Sunday.
  Haven't made plans for this weekend yet? It's not too late. Here are 11 excellent free things you can still do, including seeing the Frye's Genius exhibition, a drag show hosted by David Schmader and inspired by literature, and a festival devoted to all things Italian. For even more events, check out our Things To Do calendar, and follow us on Twitter or Facebook for updates.FRIDAY
  Genius / 21 Century / Seattle Exhibitio
  
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• ‘Blood Moon’ seen as sign of end times by some Mormons

  26-09-2015 00:48
  
  SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — A rare confluence of a lunar eclipse and a supermoon set to happen this weekend has prompted such widespread fear of an impending apocalypse that the Mormon Church was compelled to issue a statement cautioning the faithful to not get caught up in speculation about a major calamity. Sunday night’s […]
  
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• Pickup driver killed in collision with logging truck near McCleary

  26-09-2015 00:46
  
  A Lacey man was killed Friday in a collision involving his pickup and a logging truck about 20 miles west of Olympia.
  
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• I-405 lanes reduced to prepare for tolls

  26-09-2015 00:45
  Interstate 405 capacity is reduced this weekend from Lynnwood to Bellevue to two lanes each direction so roadway crews can finish preparing for new Express Toll Lanes. The lane closures began Friday at 11 p.m. and will last until the tolls begin, scheduled for noon Sunday.
  
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• Goodnight Mommy Is Not for the Faint of Heart

  26-09-2015 00:45 via thestranger.com
  
  Goodnight Mommy is definitely, without one doubt, my FAVORITE horror movie of the year. It’s not unlike the first hill of a roller coaster—oh, how the tension builds as you climb and climb, higher and higher, knowing you’re about to face something terrifying when you finally get to the top. You wiggle in your seat, and the loss of control in what’s happening to you creates an almost unbearable sense of dread that makes your skin prickle, your stomach fill with butterflie
  
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• How Seattle school calendar will likely change after teacher strike

  26-09-2015 00:44
  
  The Seattle school calendar will include six days that have to be made up from the teachers strike.
  
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• Man Arrested for Setting Cars on Fire Hid in Blackberry Bushes

  26-09-2015 00:22 via thestranger.com
  
  Blackberry bushes are the Godzilla of invasive species. Fabio Pagani/www.shutterstock.com/www.shutterstock.com
  According to SPD blogger officer Lauren Lovanhill, on Monday night, the police arrested a 55-year-old man for allegedly setting fire to four vehicles, one of which was a squad car. It is reported that officers, who had arrived in the area to deal with a "family disturbance," actually saw the suspect pouring fluid on a truck and lighting it. The huge fire that resulted spread to other ca
  
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• Savage Love Letter of the Day: God Hates Fags Blah Blah Blah

  26-09-2015 00:03 via thestranger.com
  
  Remember this guy from earlier this morning?I wrote him back. Our long email exchange... after the jump.You are a disgusting piece of shit! I am and forever conservative who believes in GOD! I am against all you fucking faggots and I will continue to destroy everything you try to create. I will fight you and your fag agenda forever! Come down my street you fudge packing coward. You won't because you are scared, you are a spineless, sick, repugnant and disgusting piece of shit. You will NOT win,
  
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