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• More snow coming to Cascades this week

  07-11-2017 23:37
  Winter weather is settling in and the Cascades are on track to see more snow this week and through the weekend, possibly enough to get some ski areas open a tad early.
  
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• More snow coming to Cascades near Seattle this week

  07-11-2017 23:37
  Winter weather is settling in and the Cascades are on track to see more snow this week and through the weekend, possibly enough to get some ski areas open a tad early.
  
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• Here’s an Important Election Happening in Washington State That You May Not Have Heard About

  07-11-2017 23:30 via thestranger.com
  
  Massive oil company Tesoro just made the largest direct donation to any candidate in all of Washington in 2017.by Amber CortesIf built, the Tesoro terminal would ship thousands of gallons of crude oil a day to refineries across the state like this one in Anacortes, WA. KEVIN SCHAFER VIA GETTY IMAGESThe small city of Vancouver, Washington, sits just a few miles north of Portland and may be best known in Seattle as the “Wait you mean Canada? No, we mean Washington” city.But this electi
  
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• After Lawsuit, King County Legislators Propose Ending Solitary Confinement for Teens

  07-11-2017 23:23 via thestranger.com
  
  Solitary can have devastating effects on teenagers' still-developing brains.by Sydney BrownstoneThe Maleng Regional Justice Center, where some juveniles are still being detained in the adult jail.SB
  Two weeks after a group of teenagers placed in solitary confinement while awaiting trial sued the county, King County legislators have introduced a piece of legislation that would ban solitary confinement for teens outright.Rod Dembowski, one of the sponsors of the legislation, said he had been under
  
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• Drive-thru democracy at work

  07-11-2017 23:20
  Sketched Nov. 7, 2017 More Seattle Sketcher Seattle Times news artist Gabriel Campanario has been capturing Seattle's places and people in hand-drawn sketches for more than a decade. To see past columns, visit the Seattle Sketcher home page. A selection of prints is available for sale through The Seattle Times store, or you may fill out an illustration […]
  
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• 2017 General Election Ballot Drop Box Polling: Gentrified Central District Edition!

  07-11-2017 23:04 via thestranger.com
  
  "I think she is a little more progressive and a little less beholden to the business lobby or something."by Katie HerzogJim 1: Self-employed; Callie: Dog KHJim Madsen, 47
  What do you do for a living?Nothing right now. Self-employed.
  Who did you vote for for mayor?
  Cary Moon?Why?It was a tough call. Mostly I looked at transit issues and community involvement, issues around homelessness and housing affordability. I was torn between the two and it was kind of hard to find the right place.And how do
  
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• Savage Love Letter of the Day: Adding "P" to "LGBT"

  07-11-2017 22:30 via thestranger.com
  by Dan Savage
  Originally posted December 11, 2013.
  My husband and I have been married for 20 years, and we both also share our lives with additional partners. Rather than spend a lot of time dishing about who and how we love—and how fortunate we feel!—I'd like to get right to my plea for support. I want freedom. I want the freedom in my life that I've always wanted for you, Dan: to be able to live and love and talk about your actual life without being afraid that it could cost you yo
  
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• Read the Reporting About Disneyland that Disney Does Not Want You to See

  07-11-2017 22:23 via thestranger.com
  
  by Christopher FrizzelleAfter two stories appeared in LA Times that Disney didn't like, Disney banned LA Times reporters and critics from movie screenings. David McNew/Getty Images
  A month and a half ago, the LA Times published a two-part story that made Mickey Mouse's owners very mad. The story tracks the deals and tax breaks the city of Anaheim has granted Disneyland over the years. Part one is here. Part two is here.The details are wonky, but it's important journalism, and the picture that em
  
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• Free Molly Moon's Ice Cream If You Vote

  07-11-2017 22:03 via thestranger.com
  
  Don't throw away your ballot stub.by Heidi GrooverIn case electing a woman mayor for the first time in almost a century is not enough to get you to turn in your ballot, what about free ice cream?
  Hold on to your ballot stub, or dig it out of the recycling, and head over to Molly Moon's (click here to find your nearest location):Molly Moon endorsed Jenny Durkan, but you don't have to. Just vote.[ Comment on this story ][ Subscribe to the comments on this story ]
  
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• Apollo 12 astronaut Richard Gordon, who circled moon, dies

  07-11-2017 21:58
  Seattle-born Richard "Dick" F. Gordon Jr. was a test pilot chosen in NASA's third group of astronauts in 1963. He died in California at age 88.
  
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• Gossip Girl Actor Ed Westwick Is Yet Another Celebrity Accused of Rape

  07-11-2017 21:45 via thestranger.com
  
  Kristina Cohen detailed a harrowing account of an alleged rape.by Anna KaplanEd Westwick: another celeb now accused of rape. Getty / Amanda EdwardsThis story includes a detailed account of sexual assault.In an account posted on Facebook, actress Kristina Cohen accused Gossip Girl actor Ed Westwick of raping her three years ago.In the post, Cohen wrote that this month has been difficult due to the resurfacing of the hashtag #MeToo, which ultimately led her to share her story."Like so many women I
  
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• Paul McCartney and Other Celebs Promote "Meat Free Monday" Campaign to Save the Planet

  07-11-2017 21:32 via thestranger.com
  
  Paul McCartney and other vegetarian celebs hype Meat Free Mondays, a small, achievable step toward not hastening Earth's demise.by Dave SegalMary, Paul, and Stella McCartney have beef with your meat-eating. MPL Communications Ltd
  "One day without eating animal products can have a huge impact in helping maintain that delicate balance that sustains us all,” says ex-Beatle Sir Paul McCartney in a new short film called One Day a Week, which promotes the idea that current meat production and co
  
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• 2017 General Election Ballot Drop Box Polling: Capitol Hill Edition!

  07-11-2017 21:21 via thestranger.com
  
  "The totality of thoughtfulness and pragmatic approach to solving problems."by Heidi GrooverJoshua Gurnee and Jules, who Gurnee says "voted a straight ticket with me." HG
  JOSHUA GURNEE
  Who’d you vote for in the mayor’s race and city council position 8?
  I voted for Jenny Durkan and Teresa [Mosqueda].
  What was the most important issue for you?
  The totality of thoughtfulness and pragmatic approach to solving problems. I think [Durkan’s] political connections are going to be useful
  
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• Cary Moon Camp: Expect to See Us Trailing Tonight, But Have No Fear

  07-11-2017 20:52 via thestranger.com
  
  Because younger Seattleites vote later.by Steven HsiehJust being realistic here, okay? Nate Gowdy
  Citing a Seattle Times story showing that election night returns tend to favor older, more conservative voters, Cary Moon's camp released a press release saying they would "be happy" if the candidate brought in 39.5 percent or more of the vote tonight. The release states that the campaign expects to gain on Durkan over the following days, noting that younger, leftier Seattleites vote later.Moon's ca
  
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• Happy Anniversary, Galloping Gertie!

  07-11-2017 19:55 via thestranger.com
  
  It's the 77th anniversary of the infamous Tacoma Narrows bridge collapse.by Katie HerzogHappy anniversary Gertie!It's the 77th anniversary of the infamous Tacoma Narrows bridge collapse. Perhaps as incredible as the collapse itself is that it was captured on film by Barney Elliott, the owner of a Tacoma camera shop. The film shows a man unsuccessfully attempting to rescue his dog as the bridge ripples like a flag in the wind. Remarkably, the dog was the only casualty.
  The bridge, which spanned t
  
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• 2017 General Election Ballot Drop Box Polling: Beacon Hill Edition!

  07-11-2017 19:43 via thestranger.com
  
  "Well, she seemed to be more Bernie-like."by Steven Hsieh
  TANYA BAGLY, 41
  Mom
  Who did you vote for mayor?
  Cary Moon
  Why?
  I feel she will be more collaborative in her dealing with problems. I think she will get more diverse voices at the table. We kinda know what Jenny Durkan will do. She knows a lot of people, but she knows the same people we've always been dealing with. I feel like we need more people who are affected by the problems in this city, and there were some other things I just don't r
  
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• Police seize 500 marijuana plants at Portland warehouse

  07-11-2017 19:25
  PORTLAND (AP) — Portland police acting on a tip discovered 16 people working in a marijuana-processing warehouse that investigators believe to be illegal. Sgt. Chris Burley said Tuesday that documents provided to investigators showed the marijuana was being grown for several patients under the Oregon Medical Marijuana Program. Burley says program guidelines would allow the […]
  
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• Hearing postponed on woman’s request for permanent protection order against Sheriff John Urquhart

  07-11-2017 19:19
  A woman who accused the King County sheriff of rape is seeking the order because she claims his office is disseminating her medical information to discredit her during his re-election campaign. Urquhart has denied the allegation.
  
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• 2017 General Election Ballot Drop Box Polling: Downtown Edition!

  07-11-2017 19:14 via thestranger.com
  
  "I think she has appropriately moderate progressive values."by Sydney Brownstone
  GREG LOOK, 31
  Software engineer
  Who got your vote for mayor?
  Cary Moon.
  Why?
  If I had to pick the primary theme, in a lot of mayoral debates, Durkan came across as a politician trying to play the politician game. It seemed like she was aiming to be a politician rather than change the city. I appreciate the more wonkish approach Moon has.
  City Council Position 8? Teresa Mosqueda or Jon Grant?
  I voted for Jon, I think
  
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• Seattle lawsuit challenges bar on entry of refugee’s family

  07-11-2017 18:55
  The Des Moines man applied to have his wife and children join him after a years-long process, but due to President Donald Trump's various bans on travelers from certain nations and his suspension of the U.S. refugee program, they've been blocked from coming to the U.S.
  
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• In Seattle lawsuit, Somali refugee seeks OK for wife, kids to join him in U.S.

  07-11-2017 18:55
  The Des Moines man applied to have his wife and children join him after a years-long process, but due to President Donald Trump's various bans on travelers from certain nations and his suspension of the U.S. refugee program, they've been blocked from coming to the U.S.
  
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• With more snow forecast, Crystal Mountain could open for skiing Friday

  07-11-2017 18:46
  Weather systems Wednesday and Thursday could dump another 20 inches or more in the Cascades, the National Weather Service forecasts.
  
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• Wanted: Massachusetts marijuana inspector

  07-11-2017 18:03
  BOSTON (AP) — Massachusetts is looking for an inspector for the state’s newest crop: marijuana. The Massachusetts Department of Agricultural Resources has posted a job for an agricultural inspector for cannabis. A job description posted on the state’s website says it’s seeking someone to enforce laws and regulations involving hemp and marijuana. The person will […]
  
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• Wisconsin lawsuit blames drug makers for opioid crisis

  07-11-2017 18:00
  MILWAUKEE (AP) — Nearly two dozen Wisconsin counties say in a federal lawsuit that “nefarious and deceptive” marketing campaigns from pharmaceutical companies are responsible for the nation’s opioid overdose epidemic. The lawsuit filed Tuesday says local governments’ health and law enforcement services “have been strained to the breaking point” because of widespread opioid abuse. The […]
  
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• The Morning News: It's Election Day, Have You Voted or What?

  07-11-2017 17:34 via thestranger.com
  
  YOUR BALLOT IS DUE AT 8 PM!!!!!!!!by Heidi GrooverOne of them is about to be mayor. ULYSSES CURRY
  It's Election Day: We've gotta make one of the rich people mayor, elect a new city council member, and (hopefully) flip the port commission. There's also the sheriff's race, the city attorney's race, and that pivotal Eastside state senate seat. Keep an eye on Burien, too. The first results come in around 8 pm.
  THAT MEANS YOUR BALLOT IS DUE: Today! It has to be either postmarked or in a drop box by 8
  
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• Live updates from Seattle mayor’s race, more Election Day 2017 results

  07-11-2017 17:26
  Follow our reporters and photographers as they gather reactions from voters and candidates, plus provide analysis so you know what’s happening and how it affects you.
  
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• Trump administration moves ahead with Obama menu-label law

  07-11-2017 17:18
  WASHINGTON (AP) — The Trump administration is moving ahead with a law from the Obama years that will require calorie counts to appear on foods served at restaurants, supermarkets, convenience stores and pizza delivery chains nationwide. Despite years of opposition by some food sellers, the Food and Drug Administration is offering only minor accommodations to […]
  
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• NASA seeks nickname for tiny, icy world on solar system’s edge

  07-11-2017 17:17
  CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. — Heads up, armchair travelers. NASA is seeking a nickname for a tiny, icy world on the edge of the solar system that’s the next destination for New Horizons, the spacecraft that surveyed Pluto. New Horizons whipped past Pluto two years ago. Now it’s headed for 2014 MU69 — gobbledygook to even […]
  
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• World Science Forum holds first Mideast conference in Jordan

  07-11-2017 17:01
  DEAD SEA, Jordan (AP) — King Abdullah II of Jordan and Hungarian President János Áder have opened the World Science Forum, a gathering of scientists and policy makers, and called for science as a path to peace. Some 3,000 scientists, politicians and academics attended Tuesday’s session on the Jordanian shore of the Dead Sea. The […]
  
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• Drugstore pain pills as effective as opioids in ER patients

  07-11-2017 17:01
  CHICAGO (AP) — Emergency rooms are where many patients are first introduced to powerful opioid painkillers, but what if doctors offered over-the-counter pills instead? A new study tested that approach on patients with broken bones and sprains and found pain relievers sold as Tylenol and Motrin worked as well as opioids at reducing severe pain. […]
  
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• Idaho hunter found after vehicle goes off road

  07-11-2017 16:22
  WAREN, Idaho (AP) — Authorities in north-central Idaho say a missing hunter has been found dead outside his vehicle that went off the road. The Idaho County Sheriff’s Office in a news release Monday says family members found the body of 65-year-old Ernest Wright of Warren on Saturday on a U.S. Forest Service road about […]
  
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• Man gets death sentence for killing Idaho police sergeant

  07-11-2017 16:20
  COEUR D’ALENE, Idaho (AP) — A man who prosecutors said was high on methamphetamine when he ambushed and killed an Idaho police sergeant was sentenced to death. District Judge Lansing Haynes imposed the death penalty Monday for Jonathan D. Renfro, who was found guilty of first-degree murder for killing Coeur d’Alene police Sgt. Greg Moore […]
  
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• 2 people suspected in Pullman man’s death plead not guilty

  07-11-2017 16:15
  MOSCOW, Idaho — Two people suspected in the death of an 18-year-old man have pleaded not guilty to numerous charges. The Moscow-Pullman Daily News reports 17-year-old Keagan Tennant is accused of shooting and killing Timothy Reeves of Pullman during a camping trip in July. Eighteen-year-old Matthew McKetta is accused of helping Tennant hide Reeves’ body […]
  
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• Does Seattle area’s early, cold start to November mean we’re in for a big snow year?

  07-11-2017 16:09
  We saw some of the earliest snow ever recorded in a season this year. So what's the outlook for the rest of winter. Here's what the experts have to say.
  
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• Paul Ryan: Praying The Right Thing to Do After a Mass Shooting!

  07-11-2017 16:02 via thestranger.com
  by Dan SavageBecause prayer works:
  Speaker Paul Ryan (R-Wis.) in an interview broadcast Monday dismissed criticism of his tweet saying the Texas shooting victims “need our prayers,” arguing “prayer works.”
  “It’s disappointing. It’s sad and this is what you’ll get from the far secular left. People who do not have faith, don’t understand faith, I guess I’d have to say,” Ryan told Fox News’ Laura Ingraham on “The Ingraham
  
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• Work crews: Revamping Space Needle like ‘building a ship inside a glass bottle’

  07-11-2017 15:29
  Construction for the reimagined observation deck and restaurant for the Space Needle will be complete in about six months.
  
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• Photos: Revamping Space Needle is like ‘building a ship inside a glass bottle’

  07-11-2017 15:29
  Construction for the reimagined observation deck and restaurant for the Space Needle will be complete in about six months.
  
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• Syria indicates it will sign Paris climate accord

  07-11-2017 15:18
  BERLIN (AP) — A Syrian official says the war-ravaged country plans to sign the Paris climate accord. Until now, it had been the only United Nations member state not to have done so. The move was announced Tuesday at a global climate meeting in Bonn, Germany. It means the United States would be the sole […]
  
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• Syria indicates it will join Paris climate accord

  07-11-2017 15:18
  BONN, Germany (AP) — Syria plans to join the Paris climate accord, an official from the war-ravaged country said Tuesday, a move that leaves the United States as the only United Nations member state not supporting the agreement. While the United States ratified the 2015 Paris Agreement last year, President Donald Trump announced in June […]
  
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• Highline district graduation rate increases by 4 percentage points

  07-11-2017 15:02
  Among Highline graduates, the rates among students of color in the King County district increased the most. Pacific Islander students had the biggest jump, with an increase of 31 percent from 2013 (47.9 percent) to 2017 (78.9 percent).
  
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• Yellowstone grizzlies may soon mingle with Glacier Park kin

  07-11-2017 15:00
  In a new paper, biologists say that as grizzly populations increase in both Glacier and Yellowstone, more adventurous males from both parks are journeying farther to stake out territory, winding up in places where they have not been seen in a century or more.
  
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• Will Seattle’s late voters lean left again?

  07-11-2017 15:00
  If past elections are a guide, late ballots in Seattle will come from substantially younger and more liberal voters. That swing may determine whether Jenny Durkan or Cary Moon wins the mayor’s race. Ballots in Washington state must be postmarked by Tuesday or placed in county dropboxes.
  
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• Hey, Election Day procrastinators. Spill coffee on your ballot? Wondering where’s your nearest dropbox? Read this.

  07-11-2017 15:00
  If you need a replacement ballot, want to find a dropbox, or need information on accessible voting centers,we've got you covered.
  
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• Back to the Future: Seattle soon will elect first female mayor in 91 years

  07-11-2017 15:00
  Seattle will elect a woman as mayor — either U.S. Attorney Jenny Durkan or urban planner Cary Moon — for the first time since 1926.
  
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