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• UPDATED: Mass Shooting at Umpqua Community College—13 Dead, 20 Wounded

  01-10-2015 23:58 via blogtown.portlandmercury.com
  
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  Reporters Erik Henriksen and Shelby R. King down at the Portland Mercury are following this story closely. To read the timeline of the shootings and get updates, click the Read Article link below.
  
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• Charges dropped in attack on transgender woman in Spokane

  01-10-2015 23:52
  
  Charges have been dropped because of insufficient evidence against two men accused of assaulting a transgender woman earlier this year in Spokane.
  
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• Republican Who Blocked Revenge-Porn Protections Is Victim of Revenge Porn

  01-10-2015 23:42 via thestranger.com
  
  Jud McMillin's official portrait from Indiana's House of Representatives. Indiana House Republicans
  It's only the first of Cocktober and we're already being treated to a fun sex scandal: Republican Representative Jud McMillin (R-Asshole), who's spent his short political career crowing about family values and blocking protections for women, is resigning due to a leaked sex video. Of course.
  Are the details weird and salacious? Of course they are! According to Jud, his phone was stolen in Canada,
  
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• Sheriff: South Kitsap teens threatened online to harm school

  01-10-2015 23:41
  
  A teenage boy was arrested early Thursday after reportedly making online threats to a Port Orchard middle school, according to the Kitsap County Sheriff's Office.
  
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• Savage Love: Asshole Moves

  01-10-2015 23:15 via thestranger.com
  
  JOE NEWTON
  I've been dating this guy for almost two months. It's been pretty good, except the sex isn't really the best. I have this other male friend who has had a crush on me. Long story short: My friend made a move on me the other night. I told him I couldn't, and he knew why, but to be honest, I was insanely turned on by his forwardness. He apologized, but a week later we hung out, and I told him that it really intrigued me, and we ended up having crazy cool sex—satisfying in all the
  
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• UW Human Rights Center will sue CIA for stonewalling information request on assassinations

  01-10-2015 23:11
  
  A University of Washington human rights project is suing the Central Intelligence Agency for refusing to declassify and turn over documents relating to the U.S. role in El Salvador’s civil war and involvement in massacres by a retired Salvadorian colonel who was for a time the favorite of Americans. The CIA has said it could “neither confirm nor deny” the existence of the records, although 21 CIA records related to the prolonged (1980-92) civil war have been declassified. Assas
  
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• County sheriff in charge of response to Roseburg college killings: ‘Gun control is NOT the answer’

  01-10-2015 23:00
  
  Today, Douglas County Sheriff John Hanlin was face of the first response to a deadly shooting at a community college in Roseburg, Oregon, that's already drawing calls for stronger gun control laws.
  
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• The Best Things To Do This Weekend

  01-10-2015 22:35 via thestranger.com
  
  Pat Graney: Girl Gods starts today at On the Boards. Jenny PetersenReady to have the best weekend of your life? The Stranger's critics have chosen the very best arts and culture events this weekend, from a dance piece about feminine rage to a reading by "one of the best writers in the world" to a huge group art show on AIDS in America. Read what they have to say about these events here, and find full details on all of them—and hundreds more—on our Things To Do calendar.
  THURSDAY-SUND
  
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• Suspect in fatal fight at Seattle housing facility released as investigation continues

  01-10-2015 22:15
  
  A 55-year-old man who was involved in a fight that turned fatal on Saturday was released from the King County Jail on Wednesday evening, pending further investigation by Seattle police.
  
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• Suspect in fatal fight at Seattle housing facility released

  01-10-2015 22:15
  
  A 55-year-old man who was involved in a fight that turned fatal on Saturday was released from the King County Jail on Wednesday evening pending further investigation by Seattle police.
  
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• A Community of Writers Reflects on Local Literary History in Seattle City of Literature

  01-10-2015 22:05 via thestranger.com
  
  SASQUATCH BOOKS
  If you really wanted to get to know Seattle, I guess you could talk to the mountains, which have technically (tectonically?) been here longer than anything else. But they're a bunch of stiffs. You could read the histories, as long as they weren't written by the victors. Or you could talk to the city's storytellers, comics, poets, and booksellers—the people who pull words and drawings from the flora and fauna, the gutters and gaslights.
  Seattle City of Literature: Reflectio
  
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• Mike Huckabee Is Gonna Burn Down Washington D.C.

  01-10-2015 21:51 via thestranger.com
  
  Wonkette:
  That’s Huckabee’s latest web ad, it is called “Strip Club,” and you can find it at dubya dubya dubya MikeHuckabee dot com slash BurnItDown. So he’s not being metaphorical or allegorical or poetical; he’s damn serious about setting the nation’s capital on fire because his shriveled nuts are sorer than the fried roadkill he ate for dinner last night, and he’s gonna assplode all over this country if Uncle Sam doesn’t start wriggling i
  
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• Should Seattle's Silos Get Art Painted on Them? Would It Even Be Art? Would They Still Be Silos? Discuss.

  01-10-2015 21:43 via thestranger.com
  
  Are silos artistic? Or do they need art painted on them? This painting, made by American modernist Charles Sheeler in 1927, is a piece of industrial-architecture worship. It's called My Egypt. Whitney Museum of American Art, New York; Purchase, with funds from Gertrude Vanderbilt Whitney
  On Tuesday, Marcie Sillman of KUOW reported about a woman who wants to put art on the grain silos at Pier 86 in Seattle. Her name is Betty Winfield. As Sillman said, "One day she looked at the 68 grain silos tha
  
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• Ride the Ducks vehicles will no longer use Aurora Bridge

  01-10-2015 21:35
  
  Ride the Ducks tour vehicles like the one involved in last week’s fatal collision will no longer use the Aurora Bridge. Meanwhile, state regulators said they would go beyond examining the safety of the vehicles to also look at maintenance and training.
  
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• Recreational Pot Now On Sale—Legally This Time—In Oregon

  01-10-2015 21:22 via thestranger.com
  
  I was hoping this would be the big story out of Oregon today:
  Starting today, it's legal to buy marijuana in Oregon. Most shops are open now. A handful of medical marijuana dispensaries in Portland opened their doors at midnight. At AmeriCanna RX, a dispensary on Northeast Sandy Boulevard, the line was steady and long as recreational consumers sought to take part in history."Why wouldn't I come out to celebrate the legalization of something that shouldn't have been illegal in the first place?" s
  
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• Urbanists, ‘Deaniacs’ split on tight Seattle City Council race

  01-10-2015 20:56
  
  The Shannon Braddock vs. Lisa Herbold contest is perhaps the tightest, toughest Seattle City Council race of 2015, with new endorsements by progressive groups sure to make the choice even more difficult for West Seattle and South Park in District 1. Democracy for America is backing Lisa Herbold. The Urbanist has endorsed Shannon Braddock. A longtime aide to Seattle City Councilman Nick Licata, Herbold won a ringing endorsement from DFA, a political committee founded by ex-Vermont Gov. Howar
  
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• KEXP Launches Weekly Syndicated In-Studio Concert Series Under the Needle

  01-10-2015 20:49 via thestranger.com
  
  KEXP Senior Director of Content Kevin Cole oversees the station's new syndicated series Under the Needle.
  Seattle radio station KEXP has found another way to increase its influence nationwide with the launch of Under the Needle: the KEXP Sessions, a weekly syndicated series of the best in-studio live sessions from among the 400-plus touring and local artists who play there annually. The series began September 14 with a set by Courtney Barnett, followed by performances from Mac DeMarco and FKA tw
  
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• Mass Shooting at Umpqua Community College: 10 Dead and 20 Injured

  01-10-2015 20:38 via thestranger.com
  
  Local news in Roseburg, Oregon is reporting a mass killing at Umpqua Community College. The call about an active shooter on campus came in at 10:37 a.m. this morning, but authorities are saying that the scene is "code 4," which means they don't need any more assistance.Active shooter scene is code 4. Multiple casualties all pt's transported. Media requests are being handled by Douglas County Major Crimes
  — Fire Dist No.2 (@DCFD2) October 1, 2015
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• Alaska Woman Tries to Reason With a Spiteful Bear

  01-10-2015 20:33 via thestranger.com
  
  Please do not end today without spending two and a half minutes with this video of an Alaska woman (Mary Maley) begging a black bear (no name known to humans) not to eat her kayak. She is at a cabin in Berg Bay, clouds rise from the tree-covered hills, the water is silvery, the bear is black. The bear is not even supposed to be awake at this time of the year. "It's the end of September," distressed Maley yells, "why are you here?"The human communicates with her voice, and the bear with its body
  
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• Multiple fatalities reported in Roseburg, Ore., college shooting

  01-10-2015 20:29
  
  ROSEBURG, Ore.  — Multiple casualties occurred Thursday in a shooting at a community college in Roseburg in Southwest Oregon, authorities said. Oregon State Police Lt. Bill Fugate told KATU-TV there were at least seven dead and 20 hurt in the shooting. The local fire district advised people to stay away from Umpqua Community College in […]
  
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• At least 9 killed in Roseburg, Ore., college shooting; gunman dead

  01-10-2015 20:29
  
  A gunman opened fire at Umpqua Community College, killing at least nine people. The man, 20, invaded a classroom and demanded that people stand up and state their religion before spraying more bullets, one student reported.
  
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• At least 13 killed in Roseburg, Ore., college shooting; gunman dead

  01-10-2015 20:29
  
  A gunman opened fire at a Roseburg, Ore., community college Thursday, killing at least a dozen people and injuring 20 others, authorities said.
  
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• Can You Teach a Captive Dolphin to Be a Wild Dolphin Again? Yes, You Can, According to National Geographic

  01-10-2015 20:26 via thestranger.com
  
  How do you train captive dolphins to be wild again? Dolphins/Shutterstock
  There are a few people on The Stranger's Facebook page commenting on my article published yesterday saying that once a dolphin or an orca has been captive (orcas are the largest of the dolphin family), you cannot release them back into the wild. They won't be able to hunt. They won't be able to swim great distances. They'll be so used to human company they won't know what to do with themselves. This is an opinion held by m
  
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• I, Anonymous: Thank You, Planned Parenthood!

  01-10-2015 20:25 via thestranger.com
  
  STEVEN WEISSMAN
  With all of the negative stories swirling in the news about Planned Parenthood, I decided to support the organization by going to the Seattle branch for the yearly examination of my lady parts. In the waiting room, I saw men and women of all ages waiting to be seen. The clinician asked the standard questions regarding my medical history, but she also dove much deeper: Do I live in a safe environment? Am I being forced to do anything sexually that I don't feel comfortable doing?
  
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• Managers of Georgia peanut plant get prison for salmonella

  01-10-2015 19:56
  
  SAVANNAH, Ga. (AP) — Two former managers of a Georgia peanut plant were sentenced to federal prison Thursday for their roles in a deadly salmonella outbreak, though the men received far less time behind bars than the ex-boss they helped convict. A U.S. District Court judge in Albany, Georgia, sentenced Daniel Kilgore to six years […]
  
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• Russian supply ship heads for space station

  01-10-2015 19:55
  
  MOSCOW (AP) — An unmanned Russian cargo ship has launched on a journey to the International Space Station. The Progress M-29M spacecraft blasted off from Russia’s space launch complex in Baikonur, Kazakhstan, on Thursday night and is to dock with the space station at about 2 a.m. Moscow time (2300 GMT). Russian Mission Control and […]
  
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• Russian supply ship docks at space station

  01-10-2015 19:55
  
  MOSCOW (AP) — An unmanned Russian cargo ship has docked with the International Space Station, bringing the astronauts aboard 2.3 tons (2.5 short tons) of supplies ranging from air to garlic. The Progress M-29M spacecraft blasted off from Russia’s space launch complex in Baikonur, Kazakhstan, on Thursday night docked with the space station shortly before […]
  
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• EPA sets new ozone standard, disappointing all sides

  01-10-2015 19:54
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — The Obama administration on Thursday established stricter limits on the smog-causing pollution linked to asthma and respiratory illness, drawing swift condemnation from business leaders and Republicans who warned of damage to the economy. The Environmental Protection Agency said the new standard of 70 parts per billion will reduce exposure to dangerous ozone […]
  
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• EPA issues new ozone standard, setting up clash with GOP

  01-10-2015 19:54
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — The Obama administration set a new national ozone standard Thursday, tightening limits on the smog-forming pollution linked to asthma and respiratory illness. The Environmental Protection Agency said the new standard of 70 parts per billion will reduce exposure to dangerous ozone pollution and prevent thousands of asthma attacks, emergency room visits and […]
  
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• 2 dealers, 2 friends indicted in Vegas casino cheating case

  01-10-2015 19:52
  
  LAS VEGAS — Two former craps dealers at the Bellagio casino in Las Vegas and two of their friends have been accused of siphoning more than $1 million off gambling tables over nearly two years by quietly paying phantom bets. A prosecutor said Thursday that the scheme unraveled after another dealer became suspicious and notified […]
  
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• Nunchuk-wielding shampoo thief charged in bus-based sword attack

  01-10-2015 19:51
  
  A Seattle woman fresh from jail after a nunchuk attack is now accused of chasing a stranger off a King County Metro bus – with a sword.
  
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• All of the October Art Openings Are on Our Things To Do Calendar

  01-10-2015 19:45 via thestranger.com
  
  Jonathan Wakuda Fischer's Red vs Blue II (Spawn Systems) will be featured in Rebels of the Floating World, which opens tonight at ArtXchange. ArtXchange
  It's Thursday, October 1, which not only means that you can now officially drink pumpkin beer without feeling bad about it, but also that many of Seattle's art galleries are open late and are opening new exhibits today, which you can see for free! To make it easy for you to enjoy First Thursday, we've compiled all of these openings into one plac
  
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• Officials: California conserves water for third month

  01-10-2015 19:35
  
  Californians have surpassed a mandate to save water for a third consecutive month, using nearly 27 percent less in August than the same month in 2013.
  
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• Senators reach deal to reduce prison time for some offenders

  01-10-2015 19:31
  
  The legislation would overhaul the nation's criminal justice system, allowing some nonviolent drug offenders to get reduced prison sentences and giving judges greater discretion in sentencing.
  
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• Person of Interest: James Crespinel, Muralist

  01-10-2015 19:07 via thestranger.com
  
  James Crespinel, photographed with his mural of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. at the corner of Martin Luther King Jr. Way and Cherry Street. KELLY O
  What was the reaction when people from the neighborhood saw you doing touch-ups on your King mural after more than 20 years?From the first few hours, I was besieged with locals wanting to know what the hell I was doing messing with their wall. Some were downright angry. Everyone was fearful MLK was coming down. The personal stories of how the piece had
  
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• Survey: Fewer people report negative experiences with Seattle police

  01-10-2015 19:03
  
  The public’s opinion of the Seattle Police Department has improved over the past two years, with fewer people reporting negative experiences with officers or incidents of excessive use of force, according to a just released survey.
  
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• How Oregon’s marijuana law compares with Washington’s

  01-10-2015 18:59
  
  Oregon launched recreational pot sales Thursday. What Washingtonians should know.
  
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• Slain officer’s wife appears at memorial site with baby boy

  01-10-2015 18:51
  
  FOREST ACRES, S.C. — The young police officer killed in a South Carolina mall shooting was a committed officer of the peace who loved working in the tiny suburban community of Forest Acres, his wife Kassy Alia said Thursday. Wearing one of Officer Gregory Alia’s blue uniform shirts and cradling their 6-month-old son Sal, Alia […]
  
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• It's Not Just Marriage and the White House: Sex Is For Christians Only Too!

  01-10-2015 18:33 via thestranger.com
  
  This priceless bit of conservative Christian batshitery comes to us via Joe My God:
  Sex belongs to Christians. Because sex belongs to God. ‘God created it to be received with thanksgiving by those who believe and know the truth.’ If it is used by those who do not believe and know the truth, it is prostituted. They have exchanged the glory of God for images. They have torn sex from its God-appointed place in the orbit of marriage. But they do not know what they are doing. And the pric
  
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• The Morning News: Squatters Took Over the Old Seattle Times Building and Conducted Quite a Remodel

  01-10-2015 17:13 via thestranger.com
  
  The old Seattle Times building, decades before it was sold to a developer from Canada and then, undeveloped, became home to 50 to 200 squatters—some of whom allegedly mined the building for scrap metal and drove a van painted with the name "A Team." Seattle Municipal Archives
  You Have to Read This Story About the Fate of the Old Seattle Times Building. It Is Everything That's Happening in This City Right Now, Set in One Sad Old Newspaper Box: "It took three hours for Seattle police on Wedn
  
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• How Eastern Washington Cannabis Growers Weathered This Year's Fire Season

  01-10-2015 17:12 via thestranger.com
  
  CannaSol's late-August harvest happened amidst wildfires and sleepless nights. Jeremy Moberg
  During the final, fire-scorched days of August, Jeremy Moberg of CannaSol Farms slept on the roofs of houses and trailers in order to monitor the wildfires that were working their way around his land in Okanogan County. “So many people left and didn’t want to deal,” he says, including a few of CannaSol’s employees. (He said they are no longer employed with the company.) When Mober
  
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• Hurricane Joaquin sweeping across central, eastern Bahamas

  01-10-2015 16:10
  
  NASSAU, Bahamas (AP) — Powerful Hurricane Joaquin bore down Thursday on the lightly populated islands of the central and eastern Bahamas and forecasters said it could grow more intense while following a path that would near the U.S. East Coast by the weekend. Some minor flooding and storm surge were reported, but there were no […]
  
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• Read Amelia Bonow's Response to Today's LA Times Front Page Story about #ShoutYourAbortion

  01-10-2015 16:00 via thestranger.com
  
  Lindy West, Amelia Bonow,and the online masthead of the Los Angeles Times
  [Amelia Bonow wrote and published this letter to her private Facebook wall last night. It is reprinted here in full with her permission.If you're unfamiliar with the #shoutyourabortion movement and the shockwaves it has caused, you might take a look at this and this, then come back and read THIS:]
  This is the cover story of today's LA Times. I have a few things to say about it.First of all, I want you all to know that I ha
  
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• Deadly flooding as storms threaten to move up East Coast

  01-10-2015 16:00
  
  RALEIGH, N.C. — One person died Thursday as heavy flooding submerged cars and closed streets in South Carolina, and the drenching storms were expected to move up the East Coast, a region already walloped by rain. Governors up and down the coast warned residents to prepare. The rains could cause power outages and close more […]
  
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• Computer science courses expand to more Washington schools

  01-10-2015 14:02
  
  Microsoft's Technology Education and Literacy in Schools program has grown to include classrooms in 57 Washington schools.
  
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• Man killed during dispute at Target parking lot in Kent

  01-10-2015 07:52
  
  Police said it appears the victim had been in an argument with a driver in another car outside Target before the driver shot him and fled.
  
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