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• When every year means an ‘agonizing’ search for a new health plan

  05-12-2017 23:59
  Under the Affordable Care Act, the task of finding new insurance annually can complicate care for some. And the issue became complex in new ways this year given the repeal-and-replace threats introduced by the administration of President Donald Trump.
  
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• Protesters Disrupt Landlord Convention, State Rep Calls for Rent Control

  05-12-2017 23:55 via thestranger.com
  
  And protesters interrupt a landlord convention.by Heidi GrooverWhile landlords met inside the convention center, tenant advocates rallied outside. HG
  Tenant advocates and politicians, namely Kshama Sawant, have for years called for a policy they say would help Seattle renters but which is outlawed in Washington: rent control.
  Today, State Representative Nicole Macri, a Democrat whose district includes Capitol Hill, announced she will propose a bill to repeal the state ban on rent control."We can
  
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• Sheriff: 2 students shot at Pierce County high school

  05-12-2017 23:53
  The Pierce County Sheriff's Department says two students were shot at Graham-Kapowsin High School in Graham Tuesday afternoon.
  
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• 2 in custody after Pierce County high school shooting

  05-12-2017 23:53
  The Pierce County Sheriff's Department says two students were shot at Graham-Kapowsin High School in Graham Tuesday afternoon.
  
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• 1 in custody after Pierce County high school shooting

  05-12-2017 23:53
  The Pierce County Sheriff's Department says two students were shot at Graham-Kapowsin High School in Graham Tuesday afternoon.
  
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• Charge: Boy drove getaway car in Kent slaying

  05-12-2017 23:43
  Prosecutors charged a 17-year-old last week for his part in a marijuana deal that escalated into a fatal robbery in Kent.
  
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• Deputy Chief Carmen Best says she’s ready to lead Seattle police: ‘I’m all in’

  05-12-2017 23:38
  A self-described “Pacific Northwest girl,” Deputy Chief Carmen Best grew up in Tacoma and served in the Army before joining the Seattle Police Department in 1992. She’s risen through the ranks and has worked closely with Chief Kathleen O’Toole, whom she hopes to replace as Seattle police chief.
  
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• Even the Seattle Times Editorial Board Thinks Burien's Twitter Ban is Bananas

  05-12-2017 23:31 via thestranger.com
  
  “I have a Twitter. I watch the Twitter. I see myself being Twittered about to people in the audience during a council meeting."by Sydney BrownstoneThe same Burien where a person repeatedly ran over progressive candidates' campaign signs with his car.ANDREW MCNAIR
  I still can't tell if the Seattle Times editorial board, when it does publish good editorials, makes my job easier or more difficult.At any rate, today they published a good one: The board agreed today that what is happening to Bu
  
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• Model in Britain’s sex-and-spy Profumo scandal, Christine Keeler, dies at 75

  05-12-2017 23:29
  Christine Keeler was a model and nightclub dancer in 1963 when she had an affair with British War Secretary John Profumo. When it emerged that she had also slept with a Soviet naval attaché with ties to Russian intelligence, it helped topple Britain’s Conservative government.
  
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• Popular Leftist YouTuber ContraPoints Gets Caught Up in University of British Columbia Free Speech Debate

  05-12-2017 23:00 via thestranger.com
  
  ContraPoints agreed to participate in a conversation along with prominent conservative YouTubers.by Katie HerzogNatalie Parrott aka ContraPoints in "Decrypting the Alt-Right" ContraPoints/YouTube
  The latest drama coming out of higher education is at the University of British Columbia, and it’s pitted a popular YouTuber against the very audience that made her a star.
  ContraPoints, as Natalie Parrott is known online, is a 29-year-old lefty trans woman (she calls herself a "pessimistic Social
  
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• A Colorado baker, a Richland florist: Do religious beliefs justify discrimination?

  05-12-2017 22:47
  A closely divided U.S. Supreme Court takes up case of a Colorado baker, who refused to craft a wedding cake for a gay couple.  Washington has a stake in the argument, given the conviction of a Richland florist for refusing to provide wedding flowers to a same-sex couple.
  
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• Savage Love Letter of the Day: Help! My Boyfriend's Son Saw My Sexy Vacation Pics!

  05-12-2017 22:30 via thestranger.com
  
  Those photos were supposed to be private.by Dan Savage
  I have a bit of an issue on my hands. Please give me your advice. When we were on vacation, I had my boyfriend take some racy photos of me in lingerie. They are not pornographic, but they are provocative. Me in fancy lingerie posing on the bed, and all that. Well, his teenage son (age 15) needed to use Dad's computer. He started acting weird around me right after that — didn't want to chat or hang out, and didn't want to be alone with
  
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• Howl's Moving Castle, A New Musical Wasn't As Good As I Thought It Was Going To Be

  05-12-2017 22:29 via thestranger.com
  
  The book could have used another look.by Rich SmithBut the performances weren't the problem.Alabastro Photography
  I liked everything about the idea of Howl's Moving Castle, A New Musical, which runs at Center Theatre through December 30. I liked three things in particular.
  Thing 1: Sara Porkalob is the star. She's a quadruple threat who can carry a show on her own, but in this production she has the help of Michael Feldman, Randall Scott Carpenter, Kate Jaeger, and Opal Peachey. How could anythi
  
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• Nooksack chairman vows to continue disenrollments in wake of contested election

  05-12-2017 22:18
  Even before the feds sign off on election results for the Nooksack tribe,the chairman said he will move ahead with a renewed attempt to kick out some 300 people he says are not rightfully tribal members.
  
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• Charges: Man terrorized S. Seattle neighbors with pellet gun, racial slurs

  05-12-2017 22:04
  Police arrested a 57-year-old man Monday after multiple South Seattle neighbors of his reported a series of escalating threatening behavior from him, including shooting a car and pet cat with a pellet gun and issuing racial slurs.
  
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• The Republican "Win" on Taxes Is Already Helping Democrats

  05-12-2017 21:24 via thestranger.com
  
  by Eli SandersOops. Mark Wilson / Getty Images
  There's been a lot said on Twitter about why it's wrong for headline writers to boil the Republican tax plan vote down until it becomes, simply, a "win" for the GOP. Well, today brings a brand new reason why that kind of boiling down is wrong:
  All those breaking news alerts that the tax bill was a political "win" for the GOP seem to be contracted by the evidence. https://t.co/1FxIODfqo6
  — Nate Silver (@NateSilver538) December 5, 2017 Silver is
  
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• Wildlife officials say white-tailed prairie dog in no danger

  05-12-2017 21:12
  BILLINGS, Mont. (AP) — U.S. wildlife officials say the white-tailed prairie dog does not need special protections under the Endangered Species Act because it’s in no danger of extinction across the U.S. West. Tuesday’s announcement from the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service culminates a lengthy review of the squirrel-sized rodent’s legal status. Its range includes […]
  
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• Cascade-Siskiyou National Monument litigation could resume

  05-12-2017 21:06
  PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — Oregonians are waiting to find out what the Trump administration will do with the Cascade-Siskiyou National Monument after news that two national monuments in Utah will be scaled back. Oregon’s national monument is on the same Trump administration short list for boundary modifications as the Bears Ears and Grand Staircase-Escalante national […]
  
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• Connelly: Jayapal on Conyers -- a 'great man' can do 'terrible things'

  05-12-2017 20:46
  Among the first to call for Rep. John Conyers' resignation, Seattle's Congresswoman Pramila Jayapal took no pleasure Tuesday when Conyers' announced he was calling it quits. "So I hope we can honor John Conyers' legacy," she said, "but I also hope that we can be clear about what our standard is for sexual harassment."
  
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• Trump Administration Proposes Making It Legal for Employers to Steal Workers' Tips

  05-12-2017 20:45 via thestranger.com
  
  Surprise! Trump screws service workers again.by Katie HerzogGuess who's coming for your tips?Win McNamee/Getty Images
  As if life weren't hard enough for the people who cook your food and bring your plate, this week the Trump administration took steps forward in making it legal for employers to steal their employees tips.The move comes from the Department of Labor, which released a proposed rule that would end regulations on “tip pooling." In theory, the rule means that employers can pool t
  
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• Austria Legalizes Gay Marriage

  05-12-2017 20:04 via thestranger.com
  
  Bring out the rainbow flags.by Katie HerzogBust out the rainbow flags.Michele Tantussi/Getty Images
  Good news for queers and the people who love them: the Austrian Constitutional Court has ruled to legalize same-sex marriage beginning in 2019.From The Independent:The Constitutional Court examined a 2009 law following a complaint from two women who were refused permission to enter a formal marriage by authorities in Vienna.
  It said in a ruling published on Tuesday that restrictions on same-sex ma
  
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• Here Is What's Wrong With Cornel West Hating on Ta-Nehisi Coates

  05-12-2017 19:55 via thestranger.com
  
  West is not really mad at Coates. He is still hot-mad at Obama.by Charles MudedeCornel West in the middle (where he at?), In the middle.scarletsails/gettyimages.com
  I must begin by recalling the afternoon I read The Future of the Race, a medium-sized book about the most prominent black American intellectual in the early years of the 20th century (W. E. B. Du Bois)by two of the most prominent black intellectuals at the end of that century (Henry Louis Gates Jr. and Cornel West). I read the book i
  
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• Lawsuit Claims Tacoma Jail Is Punishing Inmates With Mental Illness

  05-12-2017 19:47 via thestranger.com
  
  The lawsuit claims that Pierce County is not only violating the law, but also "basic standards of human decency."by Sydney BrownstoneThe ACLU says the Pierce County Jail in Tacoma violates the "basic standards of human decency." GREGOBAGEL/GETTYIMAGES.COM
  The ACLU filed a lawsuit today seeking class action status on behalf of people with mental illness in the Pierce County Jail in Tacoma.
  The lawsuit describes the cases of two men, one a veteran of Iraq and Afghanistan with PTSD and bipolar diso
  
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• John Oliver and Dustin Hoffman Get Into Groping Allegations at Wag the Dog Screening

  05-12-2017 19:00 via thestranger.com
  
  The audience was "visibly uncomfortable."by Katie HerzogHoffman has been accused of misconduct by at least three women.Christopher Furlong/Getty Images
  A 20th anniversary screening of the film Wag the Dog turned testy Monday night when comedian/Last Week Tonight host John Oliver asked actor Dustin Hoffman about allegations of groping made against him by Anna Graham Hunter, who was a 17-year-old intern on the set of the 1985 TV film Death of a Salesman at the time.
  According to the Washington Pos
  
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• John Conyers Steps Down

  05-12-2017 18:35 via thestranger.com
  
  He's the first to go since Weinstein.by Rich SmithSee ya. Drew Angerer / GettyThis morning Congressman John Conyers (D-MI), the longest-serving member of the House, told The Mildred Gaddis Show that he's "retiring today." Conyers also said he backs his son, John Conyers III, as his replacement, though CNN reports his grandson might also be running for the seat.In the weeks since Buzzfeed broke the story of Conyers settling "a wrongful dismissal complaint in 2015 with a former employee who allege
  
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• Fire in South Seattle apartment complex forces evacuations

  05-12-2017 18:27
  Several people were forced to evacuate an apartment in Seattle's Rainier Valley neighborhood early Tuesday morning after a second-floor unit caught fire.
  
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• Austria's Supreme Court Declares Marriage a "Fundamental Right" For Same-Sex Couples

  05-12-2017 18:04 via thestranger.com
  by Dan SavageCongratulations, Austria!
  Same-sex couples will be allowed to marry in Austria from 2019, the country’s supreme court ruled on Tuesday and said a law to the contrary violated the principle of non-discrimination. The move brings Austria into line with many other European nations including Germany, France, Britain and Spain.... “Today is a truly historic day,” said lawyer Helmut Graupner, who represented the two female plaintiffs in court. “Austria is the first
  
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• Trump science-job nominees missing advanced degrees in science

  05-12-2017 16:14
  WASHINGTON — When it comes to filling jobs dealing with complex science, environment and health issues, the Trump administration is nominating people with fewer science academic credentials than their Obama predecessors. And it’s moving slower as well. Of 43 Trump administration nominees in science-related positions — including two for Health and Human Services secretary — […]
  
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• Everett-area man arrested after mother, 81, found filthy with legs bound

  05-12-2017 15:55
  The man is being held for investigation of elder abuse and reportedly told police he was working three jobs and struggling to care for his elderly mother.
  
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• The Morning News: Trump & Trouble, California & Flames, Cake & Court, Protesters & Durkan

  05-12-2017 15:00 via thestranger.com
  
  by Dan SavageIs the president above the law? Trump's lawyers think so. Alex Wong / Getty
  THE KING CAN DO NO WRONG: Trump's lawyers are out there arguing that the president can't obstruct justice because he's the president. The Washington Post reports:
  The brazen assertion Monday by one of President Trump’s lawyers that a president cannot be found guilty of obstruction of justice signaled a controversial defense strategy in the wide-ranging Russia probe, as Trump’s political advisers
  
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• Khizr Khan challenged Trump with a copy of the Constitution. Now he’s telling his own story.

  05-12-2017 15:00
  At the 2016 Democratic National Convention, Khizr and Ghazala Khan, Gold Star parents of a cadet who was killed in Iraq, challenged then-candidate Donald Trump about his rhetoric around immigration and Muslims. Now Khizr Khan has a book of his own, “An American Family.”
  
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• Incumbents lead Nooksack election results amid allegations of fraud

  05-12-2017 15:00
  Allegations of fraud and irregularities already cloud the outcome of a long-awaited Nooksack tribal-council election. The tribe has long been riven by bitter division over an effort to kick out hundreds of members.
  
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• America’s hippest city is Vancouver, Washington?

  05-12-2017 15:00
  The Portland suburb topped the country when it comes to tattoos, microbreweries and other signs of “hipsterdom,” according to a London-based data company. We in Seattle can appreciate the irony.
  
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• The Morning News: Trump In Trouble, California In Flames, Cake In Court, Protesters In Durkan's Face

  05-12-2017 14:38 via thestranger.com
  
  by Dan SavageTHE KING CAN DO NO WRONG: Trump's lawyers are out there arguing that the president can't obstruct justice because he's the president. The Washington Post reports:
  The brazen assertion Monday by one of President Trump’s lawyers that a president cannot be found guilty of obstruction of justice signaled a controversial defense strategy in the wide-ranging Russia probe, as Trump’s political advisers are increasingly concerned about the legal advice he is receiving.
  This shou
  
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• Graduation rates are up across the state and nation, but Washington is still far from the top

  05-12-2017 14:00
  The national graduation rate for the class of 2016 was 84 percent, an increase of about 1 percentage point from the year before.
  
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• Tribes: Trump’s monument order disrespects native people

  05-12-2017 09:24
  SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — President Donald Trump’s rare move to shrink two large national monuments in Utah triggered another round of outrage among Native American leaders who vowed to unite and take the fight to court to preserve protections for lands they consider sacred. Environmental and conservation groups joined the battle Monday and began […]
  
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• 2 kiwi birds are rare bright spot in grim extinction report

  05-12-2017 08:06
  TOKYO (AP) — Two types of New Zealand kiwi birds are a rare bright spot in a mostly grim assessment of global species at risk of extinction. The International Union for the Conservation of Nature upgraded the Okarito kiwi and the Northern Brown kiwi from endangered to vulnerable thanks to New Zealand’s progress in controlling […]
  
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• One of Seattle’s biggest sports days occurs outside of arena

  05-12-2017 06:44
  With the approval of a Memorandum of Understanding between the city and Oak View Group to renovate KeyArena as early as October 2020, the Seattle City Council set forth the pieces to bring an NHL and perhaps and NBA franchise to the city.
  
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• KeyArena fatigue understandable, but MOU approval a huge moment in Seattle sports

  05-12-2017 06:44
  With the approval of a Memorandum of Understanding between the city and Oak View Group to renovate KeyArena as early as October 2020, the Seattle City Council set forth the pieces to bring an NHL and perhaps an NBA franchise to the city.
  
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• Nature Conservancy adds 468 acres to ‘biodiversity hotspot’

  05-12-2017 06:04
  SHARON, Vt. (AP) — The Vermont chapter of the Nature Conservancy says it’s adding 468 acres to the White River Natural Area in the town of Sharon. The Conservancy describes the area as a “biodiversity hotspot” that includes 13 natural communities and is home to 28 rare plants. The expansion also safeguards two miles of […]
  
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• Maine fishermen group to receive grant to preserve fisheries

  05-12-2017 06:02
  BRUNSWICK, Maine (AP) — The National Fish and Wildlife Foundation is giving a grant of nearly $100,000 to a Maine group that advocates for marine conservation and the livelihoods of small fishermen. The grant is going to the Maine Coast Fishermen’s Association, which is based in Brunswick. The group says the money will help with […]
  
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• Seniors say ‘cheese’ with Santa at Sheraton holiday party

  05-12-2017 04:45
  The Sheraton hosted 360 attendees at the holiday celebration.
  
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