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• Former Spokane VA doctor receives 12 life terms for child molestation

  25-07-2016 23:58
  
  Craig Morgenstern spent months and sometimes years grooming at least six boys, sedated them with prescription drugs and then filmed himself performing sex acts on them.
  
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• Meet 2016 Stranger Genius Award Nominee Wave Books!

  25-07-2016 23:24 via thestranger.com
  
  by Rich Smith Kelly OThe one on the left is Joshua Beckman, the editor in chief of Wave Books who bounces back and forth between Seattle and New York City meeting with current and future Wave Books authors. (As you can see, he enjoys reading more than getting his photo taken.) In the middle is Brittany Dennison, Wave's publicity director. On the right is managing editor Heidi Broadhead, who holds down the fort at the independent press's book-lined Eastlake office.
  At only 10 years of age, it's n
  
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• $15 wage law has little impact on Seattle’s thriving labor market, report suggests

  25-07-2016 23:21
  
  Seattle’s labor market has boomed since the city set its minimum wage on a path to $15 an hour, according to a new University of Washington report. Much of that growth has had nothing to do with the new pay requirement.
  
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• $15 wage has little impact on Seattle’s thriving labor market, report suggests

  25-07-2016 23:21
  
  Seattle’s labor market has boomed since the city set its minimum wage on a path to $15 an hour, according to a new University of Washington report. Much of that growth has had nothing to do with the new pay requirement.
  
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• Jury: City owes $2.8M to sidelined Seattle cops

  25-07-2016 23:15
  
  Seattle Police Department brass retaliated against a would-be whistleblower and one of her supporters, a King County jury found Monday.
  
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• Bremerton firm fights to keep serving food on ferries

  25-07-2016 22:49
  
  Olympic Cascade Services of Bremerton is suing to keep its vendor contract for ferry food service. The state plans to award the job instead to a national company that operates the Seattle Mariners’ food service.
  
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• Bremerton firm fighting to continue serving food on ferries

  25-07-2016 22:49
  
  A Bremerton company is suing to keep the new vendor contract for ferry food service. The state plans to award the deal instead to a national company that operates Seattle Mariners food service.
  
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• Jury finds Seattle police chief retaliated against 2 officers in overtime pay dispute

  25-07-2016 22:39
  
  A King County Superior Court jury on Monday found that Seattle Police Chief Kathleen O’Toole retaliated against two of three officers who were transferred out of the South Precinct amid a dispute over the handling of overtime pay.
  
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• Explosion rattles Oregon police car; no injuries

  25-07-2016 22:29
  
  Detectives think the explosion came from a pipe bomb, and don’t know whether the officers were targeted or if the timing was a coincidence.
  
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• “We're Going to Keep Things Exciting”: Highlights from Capitol Hill Block Party 2016

  25-07-2016 22:24
  
  by Dave SegalArchetypal fragrant CHBP Mainstage crowd shot. You're welcome.Kelly O
  Here are some highlights from the 2016 Capitol Hill Block Party that paraded through my eyes and ears. Your mileage surely varied, and you can express as much in comments.FRIDAY 7/22
  Heavy Petting at the Cha Cha Lounge: Knotty, smart instrumental rock from three white guys; would watch again. At one point the bassist noted that Heavy Petting had just returned from tour. He said, “A lot of the country is not
  
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• Highlights from Capitol Hill Block Party 2016

  25-07-2016 22:24 via thestranger.com
  
  by Dave SegalArchetypal fragrant CHBP Mainstage crowd shot. You're welcome.Kelly O
  Here are some highlights from the 2016 Capitol Hill Block Party that paraded through my eyes and ears. Your mileage surely varied, and you can express as much in comments.FRIDAY 7/22
  Heavy Petting at the Cha Cha Lounge: Knotty, smart instrumental rock from three white guys; would watch again. At one point the bassist noted that Heavy Petting had just returned from tour. He said, “A lot of the country is not
  
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• Marni Nixon, unsung singer in ‘King and I’ and ‘My Fair Lady’ films, dies at 86

  25-07-2016 22:21
  
  Nixon, who was initially uncredited for her work, early on resented the dubbing work but later came to terms with it. She later starred in the Seattle children’s show “Boomerang.”
  
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• Why are Democrats not Throwing Debbie Wasserman Schultz to the Wolves?

  25-07-2016 21:23
  
  by Matt BaumeDon't make voters angry. You wouldn't like them when they're angry. Joseph Sohm / Shutterstock.com
  Okay, everyone, let's try to figure this out. What on EARTH are the Democrats thinking? Why is Debbie Wasserman Schultz still making public appearances? Why is she retaining leadership positions? Why is Hillary heaping praise upon her?
  Debbie is at this point the Ted Cruz of the Democrats: a symbol everyone hates and is ready to boo even if they don't know why they're booing. And there
  
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• The 35 Best Things To Do In Seattle This Week

  25-07-2016 21:17
  
  by Stranger Things To Do StaffGet your craft beer fix this week at the New Belgium Brewing's Clips Beer & Film Tour, Bendy Brewski Yoga, or Chow Down 2016. KJETIL KOLBJORNSRUD/ SHUTTERSTOCK
  Our music critics have already chosen the 28 best concerts this week, but now it's our arts critics' turn. Here are their picks for the best events in every genre—from New Belgium Brewing's Clips Beer & Film Tour to Bendy Brewski Yoga, and from A Reading of Indigenous Writers to the continuing r
  
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• fyiguy-carpool

  25-07-2016 21:15
  
  At last, Seattle loves light rail. Last week, my colleague Danny Westneat looked at Sound Transit’s spectacular jump in ridership since the opening of two new stations in Capitol Hill and the University District. But the numbers on carpooling — another carbon-friendly commuting option — tell a different story. In 2014, the most recent census […]
  
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• Uncle of boy killed in Edmonds crash: ‘It’s devastating’

  25-07-2016 21:11
  
  An uncle identified Noah Vires, 15, as one of two teens killed in a Friday night car crash in Edmonds. Three others were injured, two of them seriously.
  
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• Family of boy killed in Edmonds crash: ‘It’s devastating’

  25-07-2016 21:11
  
  An uncle identified Noah Vires, 16, as one of two teens killed in a Friday night car crash in Edmonds. Three others were injured, two of them seriously.
  
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• Sex offenders’ sentences skewed by error on form

  25-07-2016 20:52
  
  Times Watchdog: For years, an incorrect court sentencing form reduced the length of community custody given to certain sex offenders in Washington state. As a result, more than 70 sex offenders had time shaved off community supervision.
  
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• Nate Silver Predicts If the Election Were Held Today, Donald Trump Would Win 57 Percent to 42 Percent

  25-07-2016 20:52
  
  by Christopher FrizzelleTRUMP now leads in 538's now-cast, our estimate of what would happen in an election today. https://t.co/djsqNajFrh pic.twitter.com/7DvrdieHOw
  — Nate Silver (@NateSilver538) July 25, 2016
  Wellllll, here's a little news to make you shit your pants. According to FiveThirtyEight's election forecast, if the election were held today, Donald Trump would win by a lot. He would win 283.8 votes in the electoral college, to Clinton's 253.8. And he wouldn't just win the elector
  
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• Nate Silver Predicts If the Election Were Held Today, Donald Trump Would Win

  25-07-2016 20:52 via thestranger.com
  
  by Christopher FrizzelleTRUMP now leads in 538's now-cast, our estimate of what would happen in an election today. https://t.co/djsqNajFrh pic.twitter.com/7DvrdieHOw
  — Nate Silver (@NateSilver538) July 25, 2016
  Wellllll, here's a little news to make you shit your pants. According to FiveThirtyEight's election forecast, if the election were held today, Donald Trump would win by a lot. He would win 283.8 votes in the electoral college, to Clinton's 253.8. And he wouldn't just win the elector
  
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• Error on form leads to mistake in sex offenders’ sentences | Times Watchdog

  25-07-2016 20:52
  
  For years, an incorrect court sentencing form reduced the length of community custody given to certain sex offenders in Washington state. As a result, more than 70 sex offenders had time shaved off community supervision.
  
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• Error on form leads to mistake in sex offenders’ sentences

  25-07-2016 20:52
  
  For years, an incorrect court sentencing form reduced the length of community custody given to certain sex offenders in Washington state. As a result, more than 70 sex offenders had time shaved off community supervision.
  
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• Motherhood in Bad Moms as Hollow as Motherhood in "M.I.L.F.$"

  25-07-2016 20:37 via thestranger.com
  
  Motherhood in Bad Moms as Hollow as Motherhood in "M.I.L.F.$"by Angela GarbesWith Bad Moms, Jon Lucas and Scott Moore (yes, two dudes) have created a small and limited world for two-dimensional female characters to run wild in. Despite strong performances from Kristen Bell and the great Kathryn Hahn, who play the highly caricatured roles of Kiki ("sad and lonely stay-at-home home") and Carla ("feral, drunken, single mom"), Bad Moms is a very bad movie."We all work too damn hard trying to make ou
  
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• Revolution Now Eating Its Own: Bernie Supporters Boo Bernie Sanders

  25-07-2016 20:02 via thestranger.com
  by Dan Savage
  They cheered for Sanders when he said, "We have got to defeat Donald Trump!", and then a second later booed Sanders when he said, "We have got to elect Hillary Clinton!" The booing continued as Sanders reminded his booing supporters that, "This is the real world we live in." Yes, it is. And in the real world the only way to defeat Donald Trump is by electing Hillary Clinton.
  Remember when progressives liked to say they were proud to be part of the reality-based community?
  Via Towle
  
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• Driver leads cops on 2-county, 49-mile chase — because he was bored

  25-07-2016 19:50
  
  The chase lasted for more than an hour and crossed two counties and 49 miles before the suspect hit a fence and was apprehended.
  
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• Seattle Times Repeats the Myth that Skyrocketing Rents in Seattle Caused Supply and Demand

  25-07-2016 19:43 via thestranger.com
  
  by Charles MudedeThis is the art of the real estate market in Seattle. Charles Mudede
  According to information gathered by Zillow, the Seattle-based online real-estate data company, and recounted in a Seattle Times post, the "typical monthly rent in the Seattle metro area surpassed $2,000" and is up an astonishing "9.7 percent in the past year." As a consequence, Seattle is number one in rent growth in the US. But what is causing this sharp increase? Seattle Times gets this answer from Zillow's
  
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• REI rolls out wage hike for workers in Seattle, 6 other cities

  25-07-2016 19:42
  
  REI announced Sunday that it's boosting employees' wages next month in seven cities, with plans to eventually increase wages across all its stores.
  
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• Gunman gets shot by Pokemon Go player he tried to rob

  25-07-2016 19:42
  
  LAS VEGAS (AP) — Authorities say a gunman tried to rob a group of people playing the Pokemon Go game at a Las Vegas park, so a player pulled a firearm and the two sides exchanged fire. Police spokeswoman Laura Meltzer said two men in the case now have non-life threatening injuries. The incident began […]
  
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• The Fall Seattle Art and Performance Deadline is Approaching!

  25-07-2016 19:34
  
  by Stranger Things To Do StaffThe submission deadline is Wednesday, August 10.
  The 80-plus-degree temperatures this week might make it hard to believe, but autumn will eventually come back again, and it will bring with it another edition of Seattle Art and Performance.Which means: If you're an artist, performer, or arts venue and you'd like your events to be included in our comprehensive calendars of Seattle arts events, it's time to let us know. The fall edition of Seattle Art and Performance c
  
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• Man dies after shooting at South Seattle playground

  25-07-2016 19:13
  
  The victim tried to drive off after he was shot, but crashed into a building.
  
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• When Seattle Children Wore Dog Tags to Identify Bodies About to Be Incinerated

  25-07-2016 19:11
  
  by Jen GravesBarbara Earl Thomas, A Walk in the Hood, at Bellevue Arts Museum now. Courtesy of the artist
  You think you know someone. I've been interviewing and writing about Barbara Earl Thomas for years, and somehow nuclear war never came up. But it did when I asked her about her personal history of fear while we stood in her new show on peaceful Bainbridge Island recently.
  When she was very little, her grandmother would warn her about hell, where fire would come out of your ears and mouth and
  
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• Required Reading: Republican Intellectual (Cough, Cough) Predicts Death of GOP

  25-07-2016 19:10
  
  by Dan SavageSomething uplifting to distract us from Bernie delegates booing calls for party unity in Philadelphia this morning: Zack Beauchamp's interview with Avik Roy at Vox.
  Here's how it starts:
  Avik Roy is a Republican’s Republican. A health care wonk and editor at Forbes, he has worked for three Republican presidential hopefuls—Mitt Romney, Rick Perry, and Marco Rubio. Much of his adult life has been dedicated to advancing the Republican Party and conservative ideals. But when
  
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• Obama May Re-Militarize Police

  25-07-2016 18:26 via thestranger.com
  
  by Ansel HerzPolice need military-grade grenade launchers to suppress riots, according to police union leaders. Alex Garland
  From Reuters,in case you missed it:
  The White House will revisit a 2015 ban on police forces getting riot gear, armored vehicles and other military-grade equipment from the U.S. armed forces, two police organization directors told Reuters on Thursday.The two national heads of police union associations, Jim Pasco and Bill Johnson, requested that the ban be lifted because, t
  
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• Letter From a Thoughtful Sanders Supporter & Stein Sympathizer

  25-07-2016 18:20
  
  by Dan SavageI'm one of those people who feels sympathetic enough with the Greens (and disappointed enough in Hillary) to be on the fence. However, you made an excellent point about how a movement must be built from the ground up, not just run a candidate for president every four years. It's an argument I haven't heard elsewhere, but it makes complete sense. When you look at other countries (Canada for instance) parliamentary systems force new parties to run candidates at local levels, because t
  
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• The Morning News: Seattle Politicians Speak at the DNC, Football Players Allegedly Assault Two WSU Students, and Two Florida Teens Killed in Nightclub Shooting

  25-07-2016 18:17
  
  by Ana Sofia KnaufJay Inslee's with her. Governor's Office
  Two Teens Killed, 14 Others Injured in Shooting at a Fort Myers, Fla. Nightclub: Their names are Ste'fan Strawder, 18 and Shawn Achilles, 14. The gunfire broke out just as the event, which was geared towards 12 to 17 year olds, came to a close. The Fort Myers Police Department and Lee County Sheriff's Office detained three people for questioning, NBC reports. It just been a little over a month since a deranged shooter killed 49 people at
  
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• The Morning News: Seattle Politicians Speak at DNC, Ken Griffey Jr. Joins Baseball Hall of Fame, and FL Nightclub Shooting Kills Two

  25-07-2016 18:17
  
  by Ana Sofia KnaufJay Inslee's with her. Governor's Office
  Two Teens Killed, 14 Others Injured in Shooting at a Fort Myers, Fla. Nightclub: Their names are Ste'fan Strawder, 18 and Shawn Achilles, 14. The gunfire broke out just as the event, which was geared towards 12 to 17 year olds, came to a close. The Fort Myers Police Department and Lee County Sheriff's Office detained three people for questioning, NBC reports. It's been a little over a month since a deranged shooter killed 49 people at Pu
  
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• Kshama Sawant Shows Up at the DNC to Tell Bernie Sanders Supporters to Vote for Jill Stein

  25-07-2016 17:07 via thestranger.com
  
  by Heidi GrooverSeattle City Council member Kshama Sawant shifted her support from Bernie Sanders to Jill Stein after Sanders endorsed Hillary Clinton. HG
  On the heels of a law-and-order-obsessed Republican National Convention, Democrats are meeting this week in Philadelphia to do their thing. The protests are already more impressive than anything on the streets of Cleveland.Like at the RNC, much of the mood so far seems to be anti-Hillary Clinton, with signs and shirts reading "Hillary for Pris
  
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• Teen hiker missing at White Pass

  25-07-2016 16:11
  
  Robby Kershaw was last seen Sunday afternoon near the top of the Basin Quad on the Pacific Crest Trail.
  
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• Teen hiker found after a night missing at White Pass

  25-07-2016 16:11
  
  Robby Kershaw was separated from his group on Sunday afternoon near the top of the Basin Quad on the Pacific Crest Trail. He was found Monday morning.
  
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• 1 dead, 1 injured in crash near Snoqualmie Pass

  25-07-2016 15:44
  
  The crash Sunday evening left one driver dead, while a second is in critical condition at Harborview hospital.
  
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• Seattle police’s civilian watchdog vows to push on

  25-07-2016 15:00
  
  In an interview with The Seattle Times, Pierce Murphy, the civilian official who oversees Seattle police internal investigations, said he remains undaunted by criticism from the Seattle police union as he awaits a decision on his future.
  
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• Live updates from the DNC: The boos are flowing at the DNC

  25-07-2016 15:00
  
  The Democratic National Convention is under way in Philadelphia. Politics reporter Jim Brunner is sending frequent updates from the event. Follow along live.
  
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• Live updates from the DNC: The boos are flowing at the convention

  25-07-2016 15:00
  
  The Democratic National Convention is under way in Philadelphia. Politics reporter Jim Brunner is sending frequent updates from the event. Follow along live.
  
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• Live updates from the DNC: Seattle’s Kshama Sawant urges Sanders supporters to vote for Green Party

  25-07-2016 15:00
  
  The Democratic National Convention is under way in Philadelphia. Politics reporter Jim Brunner is sending frequent updates from the event. Follow along live.
  
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• Live updates from the DNC: Seattle’s Kshama Sawant urges Bernie Sanders supporters to vote for Green Party

  25-07-2016 15:00
  
  The National Democratic Convention is under way in Philadelphia. Politics reporter Jim Brunner is sending frequent updates from the event. Follow along live.
  
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• Live updates from the DNC: Philly police reveal public enemy No. 1 at DNC

  25-07-2016 15:00
  
  The Democratic National Convention is under way in Philadelphia. Politics reporter Jim Brunner is sending frequent updates from the event. Follow along live.
  
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• Live updates from the DNC: Meet the youngest Wash. state delegate — an 18-year-old Muslim woman

  25-07-2016 15:00
  
  The Democratic National Convention is under way in Philadelphia. Politics reporter Jim Brunner is sending frequent updates from the event. Follow along live.
  
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• Live updates from the DNC: Meet the youngest Wash. state delegate — an 18-year-old American Muslim woman

  25-07-2016 15:00
  
  The Democratic National Convention is under way in Philadelphia. Politics reporter Jim Brunner is sending frequent updates from the event. Follow along live.
  
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• Live updates from the Democratic National Convention in Philadelphia

  25-07-2016 15:00
  
  The National Democratic Convention is under way in Philadelphia. Politics reporter Jim Brunner is sending frequent updates from the event. Follow along live.
  
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• Explained: Why larger housing levy would create fewer homes

  25-07-2016 15:00
  
  Why is a new, larger Seattle housing levy projected to create fewer affordable homes than the existing levy has? Officials say there are several reasons.
  
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