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• Savage Love Letter of the Day: What's Stopping Her from Having Sex?

  09-10-2017 23:44 via thestranger.com
  
  What makes an ace?by Dan Savage
  I’m a 26-year-old lesbian in a two-month-old relationship with a great girl, and I’m having the same problem I always have when I get past the first date with someone I like. I’m terrified of physical intimacy. I’ve never had sex or anything close to it, and this girl is only the third person I’ve kissed. I think of myself as a sexual person in private, but I’m afraid it’s too late for me to learn to be sexual with other p
  
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• Voices from Indigenous Peoples' Day 2017

  09-10-2017 23:19 via thestranger.com
  
  People gathered at City Hall for the holiday.by Sydney BrownstoneSeattle is celebrating Indigenous Peoples' Day. Hundreds of people have gathered downtown and marched to City Hall. SB
  Mikayla Smith, 19
  Nisqually Indian Tribe
  Can you tell me about the regalia that you're wearing today?
  I'm wearing some traditional furs that have been handed down to me from my mother. And I'm wearing a crown that represents the royalty for my tribe. I'm not current royalty, but I represent past royalty. And I'm we
  
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• Attorney General Bob Ferguson Endorses Jenny Durkan For Mayor

  09-10-2017 23:08 via thestranger.com
  
  One week after she got the governor's support.by Steven Hsieh
  Attorney General Bob Ferguson has endorsed Jenny Durkan for mayor, the latest nod of approval for the former U.S. Attorney from a high-profile Washington State Democrat. In a video announcing the endorsement, Ferguson touts Durkan's record as an Obama-appointed federal prosecutor."As United States attorney, Jenny held financial interests and other powerful interests who weren’t playing by the rules accountable," Ferguson says in
  
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• Tim Burgess Donated $5,000 to the Chamber of Commerce's PAC

  09-10-2017 23:03 via thestranger.com
  
  The same group spent $150,000 to back Burgess in 2015.by Heidi GrooverCouncil member-turned-mayor Tim Burgess. City of Seattle
  About two weeks before becoming interim mayor, Tim Burgess donated $5,000 to the Chamber of Commerce's political action committee.The Chamber represents 2,200 businesses and has recently argued against new taxes on business to fund labor law enforcement and new worker protections*. In his decade on council, Burgess has sided with the Chamber on issues including anti-panh
  
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• Fish farm has 60 days to fix net pens outside Seattle as 1 million Atlantic salmon move in

  09-10-2017 22:41
  Washington's Department of Natural Resources says Cooke Aquaculture has 60 days to fix problems with its net-pen operation off Bainbridge Island, or it risks losing its lease.
  
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• Good News! Oregon's Eagle Creek Fire Wasn't That Bad Afterall

  09-10-2017 22:24 via thestranger.com
  
  But if an Oregon lawmaker gets his way, 10,000 acres of the forest will be clear-cut with no community input.by Katie HerzogBut if an Oregon lawmaker gets his way, 10,000 acres of the forest will be clear-cut with no community input. Trip Jennings/Balance MediaThe nearly 50,000-acre Eagle Creek wildfire, which began September 2 after some idiot kids tossed firecrackers into the woods near Punch Bowl Falls in the Columbia River Gorge, burned the shit out of one of the Pacific Northwest's greatest
  
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• Good News! Oregon's Eagle Creek Fire Wasn't That Bad After All

  09-10-2017 22:24 via thestranger.com
  
  But if an Oregon lawmaker gets his way, 10,000 acres of the forest will be clear-cut with no community input.by Katie HerzogBut if an Oregon lawmaker gets his way, 10,000 acres of the forest will be clear-cut with no community input. Trip Jennings/Balance MediaThe nearly 50,000-acre Eagle Creek wildfire, which began September 2 after some idiot kids tossed firecrackers into the woods near Punch Bowl Falls in the Columbia River Gorge, burned the shit out of one of the Pacific Northwest's greatest
  
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• Spun Out: 5 Essential Cuts Selected by Local DJ Andy Reichel

  09-10-2017 21:06 via thestranger.com
  
  Andy Reichel spins weird, funky, and funny records—especially if they're from 1967 to 1974.by Dave SegalAndy Reichel (aka Gel-Sol): A genre-hopping DJ who likes to "keep it weird, funky, and funny." Cindy Reichel
  ANDY REICHEL (aka GEL-SOL; )
  Current top 5 tracks:
  Isaac Hayes, "Pursuit of the Pimpmobile" (Enterprise) Mike Ratledge, "Riddles of the Sphinx - Sequence 3" (Mordant Music)
  Uschi Brünin, "Eifersucht" (Amiga)Wigwam, "Pedagogue" (Love Records)Sonny Sharrock, "Once Upon a Time"
  
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• Dirty old birds shed light on key global warming particle

  09-10-2017 21:01
  WASHINGTON (AP) — Scientists say more than 1,000 stuffed birds from Midwestern museums are helping them better understand a key global warming particle. Researchers reported Monday that they found more soot on birds in museums in Chicago, Detroit and Pittsburgh than they expected. They also found more soot on the birds from the 1900s and […]
  
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• Tech workers in Seattle have plenty of extra cash

  09-10-2017 20:42
  At least some Seattle tech workers have more money left after paying their bills than in any other city.
  
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• Aerial photos show wildfire losses in Columbia River Gorge

  09-10-2017 20:20
  CASCADE LOCKS, Ore. (AP) — New aerial photos show severe damage to some parts of the Columbia River Gorge from a large wildfire that continues to burn. The photos taken Sunday by The Oregonian/OregonLive (http://bit.ly/2ybBrc4) show the areas most impacted by the blaze include Oneonta Gorge, Eagle Creek and Tanner Creek. McCord Creek near Cascade […]
  
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• The 27 Best Concerts in Seattle This Week: October 9-15, 2017

  09-10-2017 20:11 via thestranger.com
  
  by Stranger Things To Do StaffWhether you’re a die-hard fan or a Johnny-come-lately, you know the Canadian art-rock choir that is Arcade Fire, and you shouldn't miss their show on Sunday. Guy Aroch
  Welcome the rapidly cooling weather by reclaiming your summer sweat and packing your bod into a local concert venue to see this week's best shows. We've got everything from healing through heavy metal (Warning), to a new supergroup touting local Gossip (Who Is She?), to a rap icon who changed th
  
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• Planned Grocery Store Raises Representation, Labor Concerns in the Central District

  09-10-2017 19:40 via thestranger.com
  
  A New Seasons Market employee speaks out.by Ana Sofia KnaufPortland-based New Seasons Market is planning to open a store in the Central District in 2018. Portland Mercury
  In mid-September, New Seasons Market announced plans to open a new store in the historic heart of the Central District on 23rd and Union in 2018. The Portland-based market, which sells locally-grown and organic produce in addition to other kitchen staples, will be an anchor tenant for local developer Lake Union Partner’s
  
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• SpaceX launches 10 more Iridium Communications satellites

  09-10-2017 19:15
  VANDENBERG AIR FORCE BASE, Calif. (AP) — Ten new satellites for Iridium Communications Inc. have been carried into orbit by a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket launched from California. The booster lifted off from coastal Vandenberg Air Force Base before dawn Monday. Its first stage successfully returned from space and set down on a landing platform […]
  
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• Spokane woman is standing up to cyclist who yelled ‘Hot pizza!’ then smashed into her on trail

  09-10-2017 19:10
  “I hate to slow down,” the cyclist said when asked why he didn’t. “Most of the time people move. These people wouldn’t move,” he added, noting that moms with strollers were part of the problem, too.
  
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• Today Is Indigenous People's Day—Here's How You Can Celebrate

  09-10-2017 18:31 via thestranger.com
  
  by Stranger Things To Do Staff Jonathan H Lee
  In 2014, the Seattle City Council unanimously voted to stop celebrating the voyage of Christopher Columbus and turn the second Monday in October into a day of recognition of Native American cultures and peoples. As Ana Sofia Knauf wrote in 2016, with this move, Seattle "stepped onto the correct side of American history." In Seattle and the surrounding areas, there are several ways to celebrate today.
  In Seattle proper, the United Indians of All Tribe
  
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• Seahawks Play The Hits In Crucial Win Over The Rams

  09-10-2017 18:27 via thestranger.com
  Who doesn't love the hits?by Spike Friedman"Nope." - @Earl_Thomas #LOB pic.twitter.com/hmWouDwj3h— Seattle Seahawks (@Seahawks) October 8, 2017
  You know that feeling when you go to see an old band you love on the road, and you don’t want them to waste your time with crap off the new album. You just want the damn hits?
  Well, down in Los Angeles, the Seahawks went out and for the most part spent Sunday afternoon jamming out the hits. Earl Thomas was a force in all phases of the game. H
  
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• Today is the Last Day to Register Online to Vote in the November Election

  09-10-2017 18:15 via thestranger.com
  
  Have you moved recently? Update your address.by Heidi GrooverHere's the link. Send it to everyone you know. David McNew/Getty
  If you want to elect Seattle's next mayor, shape a key seat on the Seattle City Council, send millions of dollars to veterans services and affordable housing, decide whether this guy should stay sheriff, flip the port commission, or decide who should end up on the school board (Who are we kidding? No one cares about the school board), you need to register to vote right no
  
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• The Morning News: Jenny Durkan Is a Member of The Chickenshit Club, Seattle Real Estate Now a Ponzi Scheme?

  09-10-2017 18:03 via thestranger.com
  
  by Charles MudedeFunny money at the F3 Tower? Charles Mudede
  A Large Section of the Brand-New F3 Tower Is Already Up For Sale: Something very unusual just happened at the most impressive addition to Seattle's skyline since the completion of what is now called the Seattle Municipal Tower—the F3 Tower, which is on Fifth Avenue and Columbia Street. The fancy 189-room hotel which was supposed to open "around now," according to Puget Sound Business Journal's real estate reporter, Marc Stiles, i
  
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• Homeless woman sues Oregon city over dead dog

  09-10-2017 17:52
  EUGENE, Ore. (AP) — A homeless woman is suing the city of Eugene in federal court, saying police officers allowed her dog to die in her car after they violated her civil rights while detaining and arresting her two years ago. The Eugene Register-Guard reports ( http://bit.ly/2kqeOvo) Tamala Bemis’ lawsuit, filed last week in U.S. […]
  
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• Mother, 4 kids killed in head-on crash near Salem

  09-10-2017 17:31
  SALEM, Ore. — Authorities say a mother and her four children were killed in a head-on crash near Salem. Oregon State Police said the two-car crash happened at 4:41 p.m. Sunday. KOIN reports that investigators say a Land Rover driven by a 27-year-old Gervais man collided with a Buick Century head-on. The Land Rover was […]
  
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• Mother, 4 children killed in Oregon crash

  09-10-2017 17:31
  SALEM, Ore. (AP) — Authorities say a mother and her four children were killed in a head-on crash near Salem by a drunken driver who has a previous conviction for driving while intoxicated. The two car crash happened at 4:41 p.m. Sunday when a Land Rover driven by Favian R. Garcia, 27, of Gervais, collided […]
  
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• Trump administration to terminate Obama’s climate plan

  09-10-2017 17:02
  HAZARD, Ky. (AP) — The head of the Environmental Protection Agency said Monday that he will sign a new rule overriding the Clean Power Plan, an Obama-era effort to limit carbon emissions from coal-fired power plants. “The war on coal is over,” EPA Administrator Scott Pruitt declared in the coal mining state of Kentucky. For […]
  
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• Environmental groups denounce Trump override of climate plan

  09-10-2017 17:02
  HAZARD, Ky. (AP) — A coalition of left-leaning states and environmental groups are vowing to fight the Trump administration’s move to kill an Obama-era effort to limit carbon emissions from coal-fired power plants. Speaking Monday in the coal-mining state of Kentucky, Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Scott Pruitt said he would be issuing a new set […]
  
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• Police open fire on vehicle in Eastlake

  09-10-2017 15:14
  Seattle police opened fire Sunday night on a car that officials said was trying to hit the officers.
  
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• Transit, ride-hailing app now locates nearest shareable bike, too

  09-10-2017 15:00
  The popular Transit App uses a person’s location, and real-time schedules and locations of transportation services to give an estimate of the best way to make a trip. Including by bike.
  
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• Scientists survey Pacific Northwest salmon each year. For the first time, some nets are coming up empty.

  09-10-2017 15:00
  Surveys off Washington’s coast detected low numbers of juvenile salmon from the Columbia River, including spring chinook, a bad omen for orcas and other species that rely on the king of fish.
  
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• Empty nets signal trouble for Columbia River salmon

  09-10-2017 15:00
  Surveys off Washington’s coast detected low numbers of juvenile salmon from the Columbia River, including spring chinook, a bad omen for orcas and other species that rely on the king of fish.
  
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• As our days grow shorter, here’s what bicyclists can (and cannot) do to be visible, stay safe

  09-10-2017 15:00
  State law requires that cyclists riding at night have front lamps that emit white light visible at least 500 feet away, and red reflectors in back. Red taillights are optional.
  
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• As darkness grows longer with the season, what bicycle lighting is required or prohibited?

  09-10-2017 15:00
  State law requires that cyclists riding at night have front lamps that emit white light visible at least 500 feet away, and red reflectors in back. Red taillights are optional.
  
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• Guest essay: 3 ways to recruit more teachers in Washington

  09-10-2017 14:00
  Tom James, who taught in Washington state for 24 years, shares the new perspective he has on teacher shortages since moving to Hawaii two years ago.
  
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• Firefighter killed clearing storm debris in North Carolina

  09-10-2017 13:29
  RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — A volunteer firefighter clearing debris after storms associated with Tropical Storm Nate died when he was hit by a car in western North Carolina. The Triple Community Fire Department says firefighters were called to U.S. Highway 70 in Morganton shortly before midnight Sunday when 40-year-old Jason Keith Hensley was struck. The […]
  
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• About 10,000 without power in North Carolina after storms

  09-10-2017 13:29
  RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — About 10,000 customers are without electricity in North Carolina after storms associated with Tropical Storm Nate moved across the state. Duke Energy reported the outages were worst on Monday in Macon and Polk counties in the western part of the state. Schools were opening about two hours later than usual Monday […]
  
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• Nate remnants drench Northeast; most power back on in South

  09-10-2017 10:08
  BILOXI, Miss. (AP) — Remnants of Hurricane Nate buffeted the U.S. Northeast with wind and rain Monday while power crews restored most electrical service on the Gulf Coast and an overdue cruise ship delayed by the storm finally headed into port. With the center of the tropical depression located near the eastern shore of Lake […]
  
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• Nate marches across U.S. East Coast, dumping heavy rains

  09-10-2017 10:08
  BILOXI, Miss. (AP) — Nate slogged its way across the U.S. East Coast on Monday, dumping heavy rains and bringing gusty winds to inland states as a tropical depression, a day after Hurricane Nate brought a burst of flooding and power outages to the U.S. Gulf Coast. Nate spared the region the kind of catastrophic […]
  
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• Seattle police recover Subaru fired on by officers in Eastlake

  09-10-2017 07:32
  Police officers were approaching the car on foot when the suspects backed the vehicle toward them. The officers shot at the car, which sped away.
  
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• Seattle police open fire after ‘suspicious vehicle’ lurches at them in Eastlake neighborhood

  09-10-2017 07:32
  Police officers were approaching the car on foot when the suspects backed the vehicle toward them. The officers shot at the car, which sped away.
  
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• Seattle Police Officers Opened Fire on a "Suspicious Vehicle" in Eastlake Before It Fled the Scene

  09-10-2017 05:38 via thestranger.com
  
  It's unclear if anyone was injured.by Steven HsiehPolice taped off the scene of the shooting. SH
  Police officers fired multiple shots at a vehicle in Eastlake after it backed toward the officers, according to a public information officer for the Seattle Police Department. The vehicle fled and is still at large.
  Officers on Sunday night responded to a 911 call of a "suspicious vehicle." One nearby resident, a landlord who declined to give his name, said one of his tenants made the call. The landl
  
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• Story of bald eagle shot by poacher made into children’s book

  09-10-2017 03:47
  ‘Beauty and the Beak,’ a tale of an injured eagle and the lengths a group went to heal her, has been published as a children’s book
  
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• At Hatstravaganza, head-turning hats

  09-10-2017 03:32
  Milliners from around the Northwest traveled to Phinney Ridge Neighborhood Center on Saturday.
  
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• One killed, 2 hurt when car hits pedestrians in Spokane

  09-10-2017 00:57
  Car traveling at high speed jumped curb and hit a Subway sandwich shop, killing a man and seriuosly injuries to others. Police arrested a 24-year-old woman with a history of driving infractions.
  
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• N.D. jury convicts Seattle man for pipeline protest last year

  09-10-2017 00:45
  Seattle man convicted in North Dakota for role in pipeline protests after not denying he chained himself to valve after cutting fence
  
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