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• Kitsap Fast Ferry overbooked in January due to software glitch

  29-12-2017 23:48
  The glitch means the most popular sailings on the Kitsap Fast Ferry for the month of January are overbooked. There almost certainly won’t be room for walk-on passengers, and even for those with reservations, it’ll be first-come, first-served.
  
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• Kitsap commuters sunk as glitch overbooks Fast Ferry for January

  29-12-2017 23:48
  The problem means the most popular sailings on the Kitsap Fast Ferry for next month probably won’t have room for walk-on passengers and will have to be first-come, first-served even for those with reservations.
  
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• Petition asks Oregon school to make mascot gender neutral

  29-12-2017 22:59
  South Eugene High School has been the home of the Axemen for almost 90 years, but hundreds of students, parents, teachers, coaches and community members say it’s time for a change.
  
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• Connelly: AG calls for Student Loan Bill of Rights to protect 800,000 borrowers

  29-12-2017 22:58
  Washington has more than 800,000 student loan borrowers, with a debt load of almost $25 billion, and they need a Bill of Rights, argues Attorney General Bob Ferguson.
  
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• Week in Weed: You Can Buy Monica Lewinsky Pot in Washington, Bill Nye Examines Cannabis, State Hemp Program Defunded, and More!

  29-12-2017 21:45 via thestranger.com
  
  by Lester BlackIt's NYE weekend—light up! Getty
  Happy holidays everyone! Here’s hoping you all had at least a few days away from work and some extra time to enjoy god’s greatest herb. Here’s what happened in the world of weed while you were busy arguing with your family about which aspect of the Trump presidency is truly the most frightening...
  You Can Buy Weed in Washington Named After Monica Lewinsky
  Sugarleaf, a Washington-based pot farm released a new strain of pot na
  
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• Charges: 1 still unconscious after 3 stabbed in Christmas halfway house attack

  29-12-2017 21:17
  One man remains unconscious as of Thursday after three men were stabbed in a North Seattle halfway house late Christmas evening.
  
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• The Top 20 Films of 2017

  29-12-2017 21:11 via thestranger.com
  
  by The Stranger
  As one year-end list after another came rushing onto the sites of various publications, I found myself in a conversation with another Stranger veteran about the days when this paper refused to publish such articles.Part of the reason was that lists were too obvious, and the idea that readers might have been trained to want such countdowns because other outlets ran them was another argument not to participate. But the real issue was that the very existence of The Stranger was pred
  
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• The stories behind our favorite photos of 2017

  29-12-2017 20:52
  A behind the scenes look at some of our best photos of 2017.
  
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• Mystery writer Sue Grafton dies; ‘the alphabet now ends at Y’

  29-12-2017 20:47
  Sue Grafton was the author of the so-called Kinsey Millhone Alphabet Series in which each book title begins with a letter from the alphabet. The last was “Y is for Yesterday.”
  
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• Seattle’s year of reckoning: The silence breakers and other newsmakers who reshaped our region

  29-12-2017 20:35
  Sexual abuse and harassment dominated the news in 2017 as the past haunted local figures as well as national ones. But other issues made headlines, including our gilded economy, battered environment and troubled hospitals.
  
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• Tim Eyman initiative to toss Sound Transit car-tab tax fails to garner enough signatures

  29-12-2017 20:15
  Tim Eyman’s latest effort to cut car-tab taxes to $30 has failed after it didn’t collect enough signatures to get to the state Legislature and then on to voters. But car owners in the Puget Sound region could see a small cut in car-tab taxes next year, anyway.
  
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• Tim Eyman initiative to toss Sound Transit car-tab tax fails to collected enough signatures

  29-12-2017 20:15
  Tim Eyman’s latest effort to cut car-tab taxes to $30 has failed after it didn’t collect enough signatures to get to the state Legislature and then on to voters. But car owners in the Puget Sound region could see a small cut in car-tab taxes next year, anyway.
  
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• Tim Eyman initiative to toss Sound Transit car-tab tax fails to collect enough signatures

  29-12-2017 20:15
  Tim Eyman’s latest effort to cut car-tab taxes to $30 has failed after it didn’t collect enough signatures to get to the state Legislature and then on to voters. But car owners in the Puget Sound region could see a small cut in car-tab taxes next year, anyway.
  
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• The Year in Review: Our Favorite Stories from 2017, Part II

  29-12-2017 19:45 via thestranger.com
  
  by Leilani PolkTo quote myself:
  A favorite cover from July 2017.There was a lot to lament in 2017. In the thick of it, amid the flood of terrible news and terrible new "truths" shit out by our current president in stinking, diarrhetic Twitter chunks, the year felt long and treacherous, but also seemed to speed by so overwhelmingly fast that we hardly had a chance to catch our breaths and appreciate the things we love and the things that give us hope.
  The good news is that shitstorms tend to be t
  
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• Death of man in custody under investigation in Snohomish County

  29-12-2017 19:19
  The death of a 40-year-old man shortly after he was taken into custody Thursday by two Snohomish County sheriff's deputies is under investigation by the Snohomish County Multiple Agency Response Team.
  
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• Police Reports Illustrated: Pizza Lover Gets Trashy

  29-12-2017 19:15 via thestranger.com
  
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• The Morning News: Trump Wants USPS to Charge Amazon More to Deliver Packages, and Will Amazon Buy Target in 2018?

  29-12-2017 18:15 via thestranger.com
  
  by Charles Mudede Onnes/gettyimages.com
  Why Is Trump Attacking the U.S. Postal Service? The man claims that USPS is losing money because it is “charging Amazon and others so little to deliver their packages.” The man mentioned Amazon. Why? Because it's owned by Jeff Bezos? What else does Jeff Bezos own? The Washington Post. What does the man often call the content of Washington Post? Fake news? Why? Because much of it is actual news. So, this turns out to have nothing to do with the
  
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• Winds to 45 mph, heavy rain in Seattle on Friday

  29-12-2017 18:10
  Seattle ought to see a barrage of wind and rain Friday, while other parts of Western Washington are likely to be buried under another foot or more of snow or see river flooding.
  
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• Winds to 45 mph, heavy rain in Seattle Friday

  29-12-2017 18:10
  Seattle ought to see a barrage of wind and rain Friday, while other parts of Western Washington are likely to be buried under another foot or more of snow or see river flooding.
  
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• Man injured in Seattle van crash improves; 3 others discharged from hospital

  29-12-2017 18:02
  Police say it appears the driver of the Shuttle Express van suffered some sort of medical emergency before jumping a curb and hitting four pedestrians in downtown Seattle.
  
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• Oregon teacher pleads guilty in sex case involving high-school student

  29-12-2017 17:51
  MERRILL, Ore. — A former teacher in Klamath County has been sentenced to probation after admitting he threatened a student not to disclose details of their sexual relationship. The Herald and News reports Jeffrey Vincent pleaded guilty Dec. 19 to witness tampering. Charges of coercion and official misconduct were dropped in the plea deal. The […]
  
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• Zoo Boise’s 6-month-old red panda cub dies from infection

  29-12-2017 17:37
  NAMPA, Idaho — Zoo Boise officials say a red panda cub has died. The Idaho Press-Tribune reports the zoo announced Thursday that its 6-month-old cub named Whiskers died from a bacterial infection a few weeks ago. Zoo Boise said in a Facebook post that staff believes Whiskers had a weakened immune system which made him […]
  
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• Trump Shows His Fundamental Ignorance About Weather and Climate Change in His Latest Tweet

  29-12-2017 17:25 via thestranger.com
  
  by Sarah Myhre NASA
  Yesterday, Trump tweeted:“In the East, it could be the COLDEST New Year’s Eve on record. Perhaps we could use a little bit of that good old Global Warming that our Country, but not other countries, was going to pay TRILLIONS OF DOLLARS to protect against. Bundle up!”
  Oh god, here we go again. Trump is regurgitating climate denialist drivel. It is predictable, toxic, and diabolically effective in bolstering anti-science rhetoric in our culture.
  Folks. Weather
  
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• E. Idaho police seek 2 men after ATM stolen at gas station

  29-12-2017 17:23
  IDAHO FALLS, Idaho (AP) — Eastern Idaho authorities say they are looking for two men seen on a surveillance video stealing an ATM at a gas station. The Idaho Falls Police Department tells the Post Register that the men wearing hooded clothing and ski masks used a chain to yank the cash machine from the […]
  
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• Woman extradited to Oregon to face charges in fatal crash

  29-12-2017 17:21
  HILLSBORO, Ore. (AP) — A Tigard woman accused of first-degree manslaughter after a crash that killed a pedestrian has been extradited to Oregon after being arrested in California. The Washington County Sheriff’s Office says investigators found that Michelle McMillan’s blood-alcohol content was more than three times the legal limit at the time of the July […]
  
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• Federal judge: Houston can clear out homeless tent cities

  29-12-2017 16:48
  HOUSTON — A federal judge has cleared the way for Houston city officials to enforce an ordinance that prohibits homeless people from setting up tents and temporary living quarters in public places. U.S. District Judge Kenneth, who had blocked enforcement of the law while a civil lawsuit was pending in the courts, lifted his temporary […]
  
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• For Seattle area: rain, wind and then a dry New Year’s Eve

  29-12-2017 16:05
  "After we get this wind and rain out of the way, New Year's Eve is going to be nice and dry," the National Weather Service says.
  
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• Russian space experts regain control of 1st Angola satellite

  29-12-2017 15:38
  MOSCOW (AP) — Russia’s space experts say they have managed to regain control of Angola’s first satellite launched earlier this week. The Russian-built satellite successfully entered a designated orbit after Tuesday’s launch from the Baikonur pad in Kazakhstan, but experts couldn’t immediately establish contact. The state-run Energia company that built the AngoSat 1 satellite said […]
  
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• U.S. Supreme Court denies appeal in teen’s 1993 killing of Yakima-area family

  29-12-2017 15:30
  Joel Ramos pleaded guilty to the murders of Lynn and Michael Skelton and their sons Jason, 12, and Bryan, 6, in their Outlook home.
  
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• Think you know Washington schools? Take our 2017 education news quiz

  29-12-2017 15:00
  http://projects.seattletimes.com/2017/quizzes/edlab-quiz-2017/
  
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• Hopelink gives an Eastside couple, and their girls, a place to call home

  29-12-2017 15:00
  The family, dealing with medical issues, recently moved from a Homelink shelter in Redmond to a two-bedroom apartment in Bellevue.
  
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• Car prowls, burglaries, shoplifting: See which neighborhoods lead Seattle in property crimes

  29-12-2017 15:00
  Check out our interactive map of the city’s top property crimes, by neighborhood. Overall property crimes have decreased in recent years, but these three neighborhoods lead the city.
  
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• 800,000 Washington residents owe student-loan money — to the tune of $24B

  29-12-2017 15:00
  With a growing number of Washington adults owing money on student loans, state Attorney General Bob Ferguson wants new legislation to license and regulate student-loan servicers.
  
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• 20 stories to remember from 2017

  29-12-2017 15:00
  From the Womxn's March to Bertha's breakthrough to Mayor Murray's resignation, 2017 was an enormous year in news for the Seattle area, not to mention the nation. As we flip the calendar to 2018, here's a look at 20 impactful stories from the past year
  
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• Shooting suspect search ends after he apparently shoots self

  29-12-2017 14:25
  The man was wanted in connection with a shooting in Washington state, but a Multnomah County sheriff's official didn't have details of that incident.
  
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• Man wanted in Washington state shooting turns gun on himself outside Portland, then surrenders

  29-12-2017 14:25
  The man was wanted in connection with a shooting in Washington state, but a Multnomah County sheriff's official didn't have details of that incident.
  
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• Notable deaths in 2017

  29-12-2017 05:59
  Fats Domino. Don Rickles. Mary Tyler Moore. Edith Windsor. Ara Parseghian. Here are some of the people who died this year.
  
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• Trump says East Coast could use ‘Global Warming’ during cold

  29-12-2017 04:20
  WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. (AP) — President Donald Trump said Thursday the East Coast “could use a little bit of that good old Global Warming” as bitterly cold temperatures are expected to freeze large swaths of the country this holiday weekend. Trump wrote on Twitter, “In the East, it could be the COLDEST New Year’s […]
  
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• Oregon man killed in police shootout was awaiting trial on domestic violence

  29-12-2017 03:43
  A medical examiner ruled Wednesday that Nathaniel Macalevy, 44, of Boring, died from a shot fired by law enforcement.
  
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• Larry Harris, Casablanca Records promoter for Donna Summer and Kiss, dies at 70 in Port Angeles

  29-12-2017 03:29
  Larry Harris of Port Angeles, who helped found Casablanca records and also opened the Seattle Improv, has died at age 70.
  
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• Actress Rose Marie of ‘Dick Van Dyke Show’ fame dies at 94

  29-12-2017 02:43
  The subject of the 2017 documentary “Wait for Your Laugh,” Rose Marie often claimed she had the longest career in entertainment history, spanning some 90 years. Her Twitter feed had more than 100,000 followers.
  
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• There Is Reason to Believe That Seattle's Booming Economy Is Also a Consequence of Wage Increases

  29-12-2017 01:31 via thestranger.com
  
  by Charles Mudede RiverNorthPhotography/gettyimages.com
  Not too long ago, one of my oldest and closest friends and a current resident of Vancouver BC sent me a short essay by a Dutch economist, Servaas Storm, called "What Mainstream Economists Get Wrong About Secular Stagnation." It's not hard a read if one understands the meaning of secular stagnation and loanable funds. (The essay also contains a very clear explanation for why the tax cuts are doomed to fail.) But first, what is secular stagna
  
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• Connelly: LGBTQ Americans get Trump cold shoulder, HIV/AIDS panel fired

  29-12-2017 00:21
  President Trump ends the year by firing, without explanation, all 16 members of the President's Advisory Council on HIV/AIDS.  The action ends a year in which his administration has showin active hostility toward the cause of gay, lesbian and transgender rights.
  
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• Connelly: LGBTQ Americans get cold shoulder from Trump

  29-12-2017 00:21
  The Obama administration gave a warm embrace to the LGBTQ community. It is now getting a very cold shoulder. The Trump administration is quietly rolling back recognition and protection given gay, lesbian and transgender Americans during the Obama administration.
  
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