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• Seattle wages: How does your pay compare?

  08-02-2016 23:28
  
  Here's a look at more than 60 jobs in the Seattle area and what they pay.
  
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• A Bunch of Vikings (And Lots of Other Charitable Folks) Storm the Beach at Golden Gardens!

  08-02-2016 23:15 via thestranger.com
  
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• Samuel French Sends Another Cease and Desist Letter About That'swhatshesaid, This Time Over Lines That Aren't Even in the Show

  08-02-2016 22:30 via thestranger.com
  
  Erin Pike is the solo performer of That'swhatshesaid, a collage play that uses only female dialogue from the most-produced plays in the country.Tim Summers
  If you haven't been following this story: On Friday, theatrical publishing giant Samuel French sent Gay City Arts a cease and desist order for presenting That'swhatshesaid, which weaves together lines of the female characters' dialogue from popular American plays. In that letter, Samuel French claims that the play potentially infringes on the
  
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• Governor Jay Inslee: "Senate Republicans Are Out of Control"

  08-02-2016 22:20 via thestranger.com
  
  Angry Jay. WALEG
  At a morning press conference following the abrupt firing of state transportation secretary Lynn Peterson by senate Republicans last Friday, Governor Jay Inslee displayed a side of himself rarely observed in public. He ripped senate Republicans apart.
  "Folks, the senate Republicans are out of control at this moment," Inslee told reporters.
  Inslee might as well have told the Republicans to walk into traffic, preferably on I-405, where Republicans claimed congestion stemming from
  
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• From high-school dropout to medical student: one man’s remarkable journey

  08-02-2016 21:56
  
  He hoped to one day be the manager at a fast-food restaurant, but Timothy Woodiwiss ended up using his community-college degree as a springboard to something much more ambitious: medical school.
  
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• Food and Identity in Beyoncé's "Formation"

  08-02-2016 21:32 via thestranger.com
  
  "I got hot sauce in my bag."There's a lot I could say about "Formation," the new Beyoncé song and video that she dropped on Saturday, just before her performance at last night's Super Bowl. For now I'm going to leave most of that to scholars and critics at New South Negress, Red Clay Scholar, and the New York Times.One thing I will say is that last night Beyoncé very deliberately took the Super Bowl—arguably the country's largest orgiastic celebration of commercialism and mas
  
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• Guest Editorial: Washington Sex-Selective Abortion Ban Will Fuel False Stereotypes Against Asian-American Women

  08-02-2016 21:24 via thestranger.com
  
  Pramila Jayapal is a state senator from the 37th District. Jayapal and Miriam Yeung (not pictured), both Asian immigrants, say a Republican-supported sex-selective abortion ban will do particular harm to Asian-American women.Heidi Groover
  This week, the Senate Law and Justice Committee voted to pass Senate Bill 6612, the so-called “Prenatal Nondiscrimination Act,” out of committee. This law would ban sex-selective abortions in Washington by criminalizing doctors who provide abortions
  
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• Experimental-Music Fest Debacle to Happen May 13-14 at CCT; Early Tix on Sale Today

  08-02-2016 21:23 via thestranger.com
  
  The ninth annual Debacle Fest will happen May 13-14 at the acoustically rich Columbia City Theater, it was announced today. Always one of the most distinctive spectacles of the experimental-music year, Debacle Fest showcases an array of styles (noise, electronic, drone, ambient, avant-rock, performance art) by artists in the Pacific Northwest and California. The event is now headed by Hallie Sloan, with assistance from founder and Debacle/MOTOR Records owner Sam Melancon. On March 1, Debacle wi
  
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• Feds: Man caught with auto AK-47 called for killing non-Muslims

  08-02-2016 21:04
  
  A southwest Washington man accused of collecting firearms while praising extremists has been charged with gun crimes.
  
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• Army deserter turned 'ISIS soldier' charged after sting

  08-02-2016 21:04
  
  A southwest Washington man accused of collecting firearms while praising extremists has been charged with gun crimes.
  
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• An icky new hero: Roach-like robots may help in disasters

  08-02-2016 21:02
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — When buildings collapse in future disasters, the hero helping rescue trapped people may be a robotic cockroach. Repulsive as they may be, roaches have the remarkable ability to squish their bodies down to one quarter their normal size, yet still scamper at lightning speed. Also, they can withstand 900 times their body […]
  
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• Johns Hopkins approved for HIV-positive organ transplants

  08-02-2016 20:46
  
  BALTIMORE (AP) — Johns Hopkins Medicine has recently received approval to perform organ transplants between HIV-positive donors and recipients. The hospital announced in a news release Monday that it plans to perform the nation’s first kidney transplant between an HIV-positive donor and recipient and the first such liver transplant in the world. These transplants could […]
  
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• Remaining occupiers release defiant videos mocking FBI

  08-02-2016 20:42
  PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — The last four occupiers of an Oregon wildlife refuge have posted a series of defiant videos in which one of them calls FBI agents losers, shows a defensive perimeter they have built and takes a joyride in a government vehicle. The videos were posted Sunday on a YouTube channel called Defend […]
  
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• 200 black men line Seattle walkway to encourage students, send message of tolerance

  08-02-2016 20:40
  More than 200 black men greeted students at Seattle’s South Shore PK-8 School to encourage the students and break down stereotypes.
  
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• Washington state man accused of supporting ISIS, illegally possessing firearms

  08-02-2016 20:38
  
  Joint Terrorism Task Force agents raided the Montesano home of a man who told an undercover agent he wanted to fight with the Islamic State group.
  
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• Sunny and 60 degrees? In February? Enjoy it while it lasts

  08-02-2016 20:17
  
  After a four-month stretch of above-normal precipitation, the forecast calls for sunshine (and warm temperatures) in Western Washington through Wednesday.
  
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• Veterans Not Interested in Serving as Trump Props

  08-02-2016 19:50 via thestranger.com
  
  Donald Trump's face looks like the belly of a labrador retriever after it just got out of a lake. a katz / Shutterstock.com
  They're willing to fight in a war zone, but there are limits to what soldiers are willing to put themselves through. Appearing onstage next to Donald Trump was just too much for a New Hampshire nonprofit to bear.
  According to Keith Howard, Executive Director of veterans nonprofit Liberty House, Trump's campaign offered to give them a check for "six figures." The condition w
  
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• Apple Corporation Breaking Phones That Receive Unauthorized Repairs

  08-02-2016 19:37 via thestranger.com
  
  Apple is one of the most valuable corporations in the world, according to Wall Street. Hadrian/shutterstock.com
  The Guardian claims that Apple's new iPhone software, iOS 9, has a program that breaks (or bricks) a phone if it receives repairs from a non-Apple person. The corporation is claiming that this bricking is done to protect its customers and their product standards. But many see it as a move "designed to squeeze out independent repairers."When the phone detects meddling by a third party,
  
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• Inslee: GOP ‘should be ashamed’ for firing of WSDOT chief

  08-02-2016 19:30
  
  Gov. Jay Inslee Monday morning blasted state Senate Republicans for ousting Secretary of Transportation Lynn Peterson last week, calling the move “scurrilous, underhanded, dishonest.”
  
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• Police investigate deadly Mount Vernon shooting

  08-02-2016 19:19
  
  A 22-year-old man died after being shot Sunday by a Mount Vernon resident with a concealed-carry permit who felt threatened.
  
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• Hundreds of thousands celebrate Carnival in Cologne

  08-02-2016 19:08
  
  COLOGNE, Germany (AP) — Hundreds of thousands of people packed the streets of Cologne for its annual Rose Monday parade, the culmination of five days of Carnival festivities that took place amid heightened security following robberies and sexual assaults in the city on New Year’s Eve. Police doubled the number of officers they had on […]
  
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• We Need a Ruling On the Snickers Superbowl Ad

  08-02-2016 18:09 via thestranger.com
  
  Some are saying some are saying the Snickers ad that ran during the Superbowl commercial is anti-trans. What say you, Slog?[ Comment on this story ][ Subscribe to the comments on this story ]
  
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• The Morning News: Beyonce's Coming, Marshawn Retires, and Feminist Theater-Makers Don't Back Down from Legal Threats

  08-02-2016 17:52 via thestranger.com
  
  Marshawn Lynch is out of here. lev radin / Shutterstock.com
  Marshawn Lynch Says Goodbye with a Tweet Depicting Shoes: "Lynch’s time in Seattle is over — the star running back announced his retirement on Twitter on Sunday night during the fourth quarter of the Super Bowl."
  You Know What Else Happened During the Super Bowl? This.Beyonce's Seattle Tour Date Is May 18: She will play at CenturyLink Field. "Pre-sale for CenturyLink starts on Feb. 15 and tickets go on sale for the general p
  
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• Erin Pike and That'swhatshesaid Went on Despite Cease and Desist Order, Legal Ramifications Remain Uncertain

  08-02-2016 16:42 via thestranger.com
  
  "Cease and desist" is what he said. Tim Summers
  On Friday night the executive director of licensing and compliance for drama publishing titans Samuel French sent Gay City Arts executive director Fred Swanson a cease and desist order. The order called for the immediate closure of That'swhatshesaid, which had opened the night before in Gay City's little theater, Calamus Auditorium, and which was due to hit the boards in two hours.As I noted in my review, That'swhatshesaid is a collage of female di
  
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• Seattle, density doesn’t have to be a dirty word

  08-02-2016 05:43
  
  When it comes to urban planning, we just have to contend with more people.
  
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• Tribes seek to restore Columbia salmon runs

  08-02-2016 04:25
  
  Some Northwest Indian tribes want to achieve a long-held dream: restoring wild salmon runs above the giant Grand Coulee Dam.
  
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• Bloedel Reserve invites couples to stroll along Cupid’s Walk

  08-02-2016 04:18
  
  The Bloedel Reserve, a 150-acre garden on Bainbridge Island that is a popular spot for proposals, celebrates Valentine’s Day with a two-day event providing everything you need for romance.
  
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• Kentridge senior gets perfect score on AP calculus exam

  08-02-2016 04:00
  A Kentridge senior was one of only 12 students worldwide to receive a perfect score on the Advanced Placement Calculus AB exam last May. He’s the second Kentridge student to do so in the past two years.
  
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• Science plus state bill could settle debate over teaching cursive

  08-02-2016 03:42
  
  Many teachers and parents have different standpoints on the importance of teaching and learning cursive. What they don’t know is there’s studies that determine exactly what matters, and when.
  
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• Many hit the slopes before start of Super Bowl

  08-02-2016 03:17
  
  Thousands of people packed Crystal Mountain’s slopes on a clear Super Bowl Sunday.
  
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• Inslee sets Monday news conference after exit of WSDOT, DOC leaders

  08-02-2016 02:48
  
  Gov. Jay Inslee will hold his first news conference Monday since Friday’s ouster of Transportation Secretary Lynn Peterson
  
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• Black Sabbath at the Tacoma Dome: The Super Bowl of Rock Shows?

  08-02-2016 02:20 via thestranger.com
  
  Am I crazy, or was yesterday's Black Sabbath show in Tacoma—part of their final (last-ever!) "THE END" tour—just perfectly perfect? I was worried about Ozzy, as he'd been canceling concerts for health reasons—but the 'Prince of Darkness' was more energetic than I've ever seen him. As he raced back and forth across the stage, doing his trademark (endearingly goofy) windmill hand-clapping, the audience around me collectively swooned. I thought the band played a flawless set. I wo
  
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• Seattle’s brash king of pot raking in cash and raising hackles at Uncle Ike’s

  08-02-2016 01:24
  
  Ian Eisenberg runs the state’s busiest pot shop, Uncle Ike’s in Seattle, with the audacity of a circus master.
  
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• Dan Hicks, quirky pioneer of San Francisco music scene, dies at 74

  08-02-2016 00:16
  
  Dan Hicks and His Hot Licks, began performing in the late 1960s in San Francisco, where psychedelic rock bands like Jefferson Airplane and the Grateful Dead dominated the music sound. The Hot Licks’ sound could not have been more different.
  
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• Woman arrested in hit-and-run death of Yakima bicyclist

  08-02-2016 00:08
  
  Police say that after the 60-year-old victim was struck, the car continued till it crashed into a truck. The driver and a passenger then walked away.
  
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• Sunnyside man dies in accident

  08-02-2016 00:01
  
  WSP says man’s car left road and struck a sign early Sunday.
  
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