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• Spokane mayor vetoes sick leave

  22-01-2016 23:59
  
  SPOKANE, Wash. (AP) — Spokane Mayor David Condon has vetoed a measure that requires local businesses to provide up to five days of paid sick leave. Friday’s veto was expected from Condon, who has opposed the policy since it was first discussed last year. The Spokesman-Review newspaper says he promised to veto it due to […]
  
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• Man’s body found in drainage ditch in Snohomish

  22-01-2016 23:45
  
  A man’s body was found Friday morning in a drainage ditch in Snohomish.
  
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• Savage Love Letter of the Day: Who's Your Survey Monkey? I'm Your Survey Monkey!

  22-01-2016 23:43 via thestranger.com
  
  You have argued that society's position on cheating is logically incoherent. Society says, on the one hand, sex is not that important, so living in a sexless marriage is not a big deal. On the other hand, society says cheating can never justified because sex is that important, so important you shouldn't do it with anyone else, not even if your spouse won't do it with you.
  I think you're being unfair to society, Dan. There is no inconsistency in saying the pain caused by infidelity outweighs the
  
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• I, Anonymous: #NOTALLVULVAS

  22-01-2016 23:16 via thestranger.com
  
  STEVEN WEISSMAN
  To the makers of lace panties: How is it possible that you make underwear for women and don't know that NOT ALL VULVAS LOOK LIKE A BARBIE'S? I have a big ol' clit and a nice set of lips. I want to wear lacy panties, but because you don't understand the female body, they annoy my pubic area…
  
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• Macklemore & Ryan Lewis's New Single Really Puts the "I" in "White Privilege II"

  22-01-2016 22:38 via thestranger.com
  
  They're back!
  There are many ways of looking at and thinking about Mackelmore’s new single, the eight-minute-and-46-second goulash of narcissism, activism, self-indictment, and provocative zeitgeist-fingering entitled “White Privilege II,” which came out late last night. One of them, by Nikkita Oliver (who collaborated on the track), is a couple posts down from here. You should read it. Then, here are 20 more: 1) Bold choice on several levels.2) Admirably self-critical.
  3) Less
  
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• Dirty Bernie: The Phone Sex Hotline from the Man Who's Going to Rebuild This Country's Crumbling Infrastructure

  22-01-2016 22:28 via thestranger.com
  
  In this special Iowa edition, the Democratic Socialist takes a call from a rather robotic-sounding woman, followed by an Oscar-nominated actor. Mike ForceThe phones have been blowing up since the first two episodes of Dirty Bernie, colloquially known as the banana peel episode and the greasy plate episode.Today's calls come from a woman identifying herself as Billary Clinton who's been placed on a mandatory rest and relaxation schedule following an arduous "debate task." She's been lying low in
  
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• Send Us Your Valentines, and We'll Publish Them—FOR FREE!

  22-01-2016 22:04 via thestranger.com
  
  Love can be many things, but "free" is not one of them. Until now, that is!
  The Stranger's Valentine's Day tradition continues in 2016: Got a husband? Wife? Sweetheart? Crush? All of the above? It's time to let them know you love them—in public. Any chump can send a text. It takes a true romantic to write it down where everyone can see.
  Here's how: Submit your valentine (40 words max) at thestranger.com/valentines. Deadline is Friday, February 5, at 5 p.m. Act fast, Romeo: Only the first
  
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• Seattle Black Lives Matter Organizer: Macklemore's "White Privilege II" Can Spur a Dialogue, but Dialogue Is Not Enough

  22-01-2016 21:45 via thestranger.com
  
  Credit: Timothy AgueroNikkita Oliver is a Seattle-based Black Lives Matter organizer, poet, and lawyer. She worked with Macklemore and Ryan Lewis on their new single, White Privilege II—a sequel to 2005's White Privilege. She can be heard at the 6:50 mark on the song saying, "My generation is taking on the torch of a very age old fight for black liberation, but also, liberation for everyone. Injustice anywhere is still injustice everywhere." Other hometown collaborators on the song includ
  
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• Seattle’s First Hill Streetcar to open Saturday with free rides

  22-01-2016 21:18
  
  Long delayed, Seattle’s First Hill Streetcar will start service Saturday. Rides on the 2.5-mile route will be free over the weekend.
  
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• The First Hill Streetcar, Connecting Capitol Hill to the International District, Will Launch Tomorrow!

  22-01-2016 20:45 via thestranger.com
  
  FINALLY! SDOT
  Seattle Department of Transportation Director Scott Kubly told KING 5 this morning that the First Hill Streetcar, which was supposed to launch in 2014, will start service tomorrow morning. And service will be free during the launch.For some strange reason, SDOT seems to want to surprise everyone. Capitol Hill Seattle got its hands on a memo from Kubly to community organizations describing Saturday as a "soft launch." There's been no official announcement, and SDOT didn't immediatel
  
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• Pearl Jam Sending an Even Flow of Funds Toward Flint, Michigan Water Crisis

  22-01-2016 20:23 via thestranger.com
  
  Pearl Jam harness their vaunted philanthropy for another good cause. Dana Gardner / Shutterstock.com
  No matter how you feel about Pearl Jam's music, you can't deny the veteran Seattle rock band's philanthropic instincts. Currently, Pearl Jam and the group's manager, Kelly Curtis, have pledged to donate $125,000 to the United Way of Genesee County to help residents of Flint, Michigan deal with the toxic tap water in their region. Several other companies and organizations associated with the band&
  
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• X-Files' Gillian Anderson Was Paid Half of What David Duchovny Made (And Then the Studio Tried to Do It Again!)

  22-01-2016 20:19 via thestranger.com
  
  Courtesy FoxGillian Anderson
  If you haven't already read Erik Henriksen's terrific review of this Sunday's return of The X-Files, do that! It's great. In a related story, X-Files star Gillian Anderson sat down with The Daily Beast to talk about her history with the show, and had some very revealing and interesting tales about meeting Duchovny for the first time and the audition process, but she also had sad stories to share—in particular the unequal treatment she received from studio bosse
  
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• Buy Your Tickets For Dan Savage's Stoned Lecture

  22-01-2016 20:15 via thestranger.com
  
  The Goodship Academy of Higher Education is an insanely popular lecture series that invites participants and audience members alike to "pre-board" (toke up beforehand), sparking a stoned, rambling, and amazingly entertaining evening of musing about life. This time, they're featuring our own Dan Savage with the ever-pressing topic "Monogamy & Other Lies." He'll be joined by Greg Lundgren.
  Tickets go on sale today at noon. Last time, they sold out by 12:02, so get your mouse ready!
  
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• After 61 years, the Empress Hotel’s Bengal Lounge may serve its last drink

  22-01-2016 19:53
  
  Victoria’s Empress Hotel is undergoing major renovations, with the historic Bengal Lounge closing its doors in April.
  
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• Hillary Clinton Sure Has Been Mean to Bernie Sanders Lately

  22-01-2016 19:39 via thestranger.com
  
  It's hard to look at any picture of Bernie Sanders and not imagine him saying, "Are you kiddin' me?" Crush Rush / Shutterstock.com
  Like reading a scathing review of a dirty restaurant or an evisceration of a bad movie, it's a real thrill to see politicians tear each other apart with ruthless attack ads. I think that's because deep down inside, we know they're all heels and deserve each other's abuse.
  But there's a special kind of art to Hillary's attacks on Bernie Sanders. Sometimes they can be
  
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• Health officials probe tie between Zika, paralyzing syndrome

  22-01-2016 19:33
  
  SAN SALVADOR, El Salvador (AP) — Health officials say they’re trying to determine if an unusual jump in cases of a rare nerve condition sometimes severe enough to cause paralysis is related to the spread of the mosquito-borne Zika virus in at least two Latin American countries. Fears the illness might be causing thousands of […]
  
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• Police Reports Illustrated: Woman Gets Cut in Line, Uses Peppery Language

  22-01-2016 19:27 via thestranger.com
  
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• Ski report: Off and on snow showers boost ample slope coverage for weekend

  22-01-2016 19:26
  
  The weather in Washington’s mountains shifted Friday from strong winds and rain to snow, and once again all is right for ski areas relishing some of the deepest snow coverage seen in recent years. Two disturbances are moving across the state through Saturday, and the freezing level is gradually lowering – 2,000 to 3,500 feet […]
  
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• Renton movie-theater shooter had gun permit, police say

  22-01-2016 19:25
  
  An apparently intoxicated man who accidentally shot a woman in a Renton movie theater on Thursday night had a permit to carry the weapon, police said Friday.
  
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• US, New Mexico ink settlements over nuclear radiation leak

  22-01-2016 19:16
  
  ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) — New Mexico and the U.S. Department of Energy inked $74 million in settlements over dozens of permit violations stemming from a radiation leak that forced the closure of the nation’s only underground nuclear waste repository. The settlements are the largest ever negotiated between a state and the Energy Department and come […]
  
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• Take Shelter from the Seattle Gloom at Jack's BBQ

  22-01-2016 19:14 via thestranger.com
  
  Two pints of Machine House Brewery's smoked orange pale ale at Jack's BBQ in Sodo.AG
  Winter in Seattle makes me want to drink. I know I'm not alone in this—the interminable darkness, rain, gloom, etc., gets to many people. As I've gotten older though (and especially since having a kid), I've dialed back on the drinking. Hangovers, once an irritating but consistent part of life, now have the power to make multiple days very difficult.But as I was driving home last night, heading south on Ai
  
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• Person of Interest: Lynda Sherman, Graphic Artist and Letterpress Virtuoso

  22-01-2016 19:02 via thestranger.com
  
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• 2 sleeping in dumpster hurt when bin gets emptied into truck

  22-01-2016 18:59
  
  Two people sleeping in a trash bin in Vancouver, Wash. were injured Friday when a garbage truck picked up the container and emptied it into a compactor.
  
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• 6 injured in collision west of Lake Union

  22-01-2016 18:23
  
  Six people have been injured in a traffic collision just west of Lake Union.
  
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• 3 hospitalized after collision west of Lake Union

  22-01-2016 18:23
  
  Three people have been hospitalized after a traffic collision just west of Lake Union.
  
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• University Book Store Tells The Guardian What It's Like to Exist Less Than a Mile from Amazon Books

  22-01-2016 18:22 via thestranger.com
  
  The Guardian:
  “People are going to think I’m Chicken Little,” says Pam Cady, the manager of general books at Seattle’s 116-year-old University Book Store, “but the sky is falling.”
  University Book Store is huge, they have a fantastic selection (better than any bookstore I can think of), they host author readings all the time (useless piece of trivia: this piece was inspired by an author reading of this book I attended at University Book Store over the summer),
  
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• The Morning News: Shooting at Renton Movie Theater, Lawmakers Consider Closing Puget Sound Energy Coal-Fired Power Plant

  22-01-2016 17:55 via thestranger.com
  
  Not the Renton theater where the shooting happened. Ververidis Vasilis / Shutterstock.com
  One Woman Injured in Renton Shooting: An intoxicated man entered an evening showing of Michael Bay's new Benghazi movie, fumbled with his loaded gun, and accidentally discharged it, investigators tell the Seattle Times. The bullet struck a 40-year-old woman in the shoulder. She was taken to Harborview and is reportedly improving.
  Oregon Refuge Occupation Leader Ammon Bundy Meets with the FBI: "Some resident
  
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• Spill prompts evacuation at UW chemistry building

  22-01-2016 17:12
  
  The fourth floor of the chemistry building at the University of Washington was evacuated while the Seattle Fire Department investigated a small chemical spill.
  
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• Chemical spill prompts evacuation at UW chemistry building

  22-01-2016 17:12
  
  The fourth floor of the chemistry building at the University of Washington has been evacuated while the Seattle Fire Department investigates a small chemical spill.
  
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• The year of Martha Rosler: Artist examines homelessness and disparity, wins $100K from Seattle foundation

  22-01-2016 16:00
  
  In a yearlong group of exhibits that will stretch across Seattle, internationally known multimedia artist Martha Rosler takes on big issues.
  
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• Passes open; rain in lowlands to taper off during day

  22-01-2016 15:49
  
  The Puget Sound region will see a reprieve from its recent soaking as rainfall slows Friday.
  
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• 4-year-old Oregon girl dies on family vacation to Mexico

  22-01-2016 15:41
  
  An Oregon girl says a 4-year-old girl has died after being swept up by a wave while on a family vacation in Mexico
  
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• Hanford employee tests positive for radioactive contamination

  22-01-2016 15:05
  
  RICHLAND — An employee at the Hanford Fire Station has tested positive for a very low level of internal radioactive contamination. The Tri-City Herald reports that Department of Energy officials say the employee was exposed after breathing equipment used at the nuclear reservation’s Plutonium Finishing Plant was sent to the station for storage. More than […]
  
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• This Week on Blabbermouth: A Special Election, a False Earthquake Alarm, and a Wake for the Seahawks

  22-01-2016 15:01 via thestranger.com
  
  Episode 36 of Blabbermouth busts a bogus earthquake claim, figures out what Seattle's Feb. 9 "Special Election" is all about, and mourns the end of Seahawks season. (Wanna subscribe to the show on iTunes? Right here.) Andrea Izzotti/ShutterstockBlabbermouth January 22, 2016Download Episode | Subscribe on iTunes | RSS FeedHere’s something I wouldn’t have known if it wasn’t my job to know: We have an election coming up! I’m not talking about the November presidential electi
  
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• Between the ears: Basic ideas from cognitive science not reaching teachers

  22-01-2016 15:00
  
  A review of commonly assigned textbooks for aspiring teachers shows that few cover strategies proven to help students remember what they learn.
  
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