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• Watch: Retiring Seattle Times columnist Jerry Large discusses his career and takes reader questions

  03-04-2018 23:57
  The Seattle Times’ Jerry Large is hanging up his columnist hat after 36 years. As part of his farewell, he sat down for a Facebook Live interview to discuss his career and take questions from readers.
  
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• 90 Stranger (Than Usual) Things To Do in Seattle This Week: April 3-8, 2018

  03-04-2018 23:44 via thestranger.com
  
  by Stranger Things To Do StaffInternational Pillow Fight Day is on Saturday, and the Seattle Deviants will host a free, public pillow fight in Cal Anderson Park in honor of the occasion. Seattle Deviants via Facebook
  Our arts critics have already recommended 41 great things to do this week and our music critics have picked the 36 best music shows, but there are still hundreds more events happening. To prevent some of the quirkier and more extraordinary ones from slipping through the cracks, we'v
  
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• Connelly: Dr. King's 'Dream' speech changed America, but not enough

  03-04-2018 23:40
  The 50th anniversary of the assassination of Dr. Martin Luther King, in turbulent times with a nation seeming to come apart, is a distant mirror with a message for those who speak truth to power today.
  
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• The Stranger's Official Statement on Fake News

  03-04-2018 23:15 via thestranger.com
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• Washington Braces Itself for an Uptick in Oregon Hikers Following the Eagle Creek Fire

  03-04-2018 22:50 via thestranger.com
  
  by Kelly KenoyerA view from Angel's Rest TrailU.S. FOREST SERVICE- PACIFIC NORTHWEST REGION
  Washington State Parks is bracing for unusually popular hiking season, thanks to last summer's Eagle Creek Fire closing off 40 of Oregon's most popular trails along the Columbia River Gorge. FORTY. Including crowd favorites like Angel's Rest, the Eagle Creek trail to Punchbowl Falls, Horsetail Falls Loop, Table Mountain — and the trails leading to the top of Multnomah Falls."State Parks and U.S. For
  
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• YouTube Employees Report Active Shooter on San Bruno Campus

  03-04-2018 22:29 via thestranger.com
  Employees are reporting a shooter on YouTube's campus.by Sydney BrownstoneBREAKING: San Bruno, California police say they've received reports of a shooter at YouTube's headquarters https://t.co/K2luWdVOHy pic.twitter.com/jyZRcIxdON
  — Bloomberg (@business) April 3, 2018San Bruno, California, police confirmed news of an active shooting on YouTube's campus. Product manager Vadim Lavrusik said he had been barricaded in a room with coworkers before being evacuated.Active shooter at YouTube HQ.
  
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• Meet the three finalists for the Seattle School District’s next superintendent

  03-04-2018 21:53
  The Seattle Times profiles the three finalists in the search for the next superintendent of the Seattle School District. The School Board could vote on its choice as early as Wednesday.
  
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• A Lot to Admire in Millennials and the Moments That Made Us, a New Book by Local Writer Shaun Scott

  03-04-2018 21:40 via thestranger.com
  
  by Deepa Bhandaru
  Technically, I’m not a Millennial. I was born in 1979, two-and-a-half years shy of the cutoff moment that ushered in the Midnight’s Children of the new millennium. Generationally, I feel like a tween, too young for the angsty doldrums of GenX yet too old for the bated optimism that’s come to characterize Millennials, a generation so maligned and misunderstood that it’s often blamed for killing many of our culture’s sacred cows. If you want to know
  
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• Tommy Le attorney: Police shooting inquest reforms only a 'Band-Aid'

  03-04-2018 21:27
  With the Friday drop of a report that recommends changes to King County's inquest process that examines fatal shootings by police officers, the attorney for Tommy Le, slain by King County deputies in June, says, "It didn't go far enough."
  
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• Jason Rantz Is Nuts: SEIU Has Not Dumped "Fight for $15"

  03-04-2018 21:15 via thestranger.com
  
  by Charles Mudede FrostOnFlower/gettyimage.com
  The Service Employees International Union (SEIU) has cut funding for the "Fight for $15" movement by nearly half this year (from $19 million down to $10.8 million). The reason for doing so is as obvious as the light of day, and was predicted by many—including myself—when Trump was running for president. Parts of the radical left may have successfully talked themselves and others into believing no difference existed between Hillary and Tr
  
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• King County Is Making it Really Hard to Watch Dow Constantine's State of the County

  03-04-2018 21:01 via thestranger.com
  
  Was Constantine trying to avoid protesters before the event even started?by Sydney BrownstoneKing County Executive Dow Constantine cancelled his state of the county speech in Burien yesterday in response to protesters who showed up at the podium. King County
  Yesterday, King County Executive Dow Constantine suddenly cancelled his State of the County speech in the Burien Library when anti-youth jail protesters showed up and held a sign behind his podium. After half an hour, Constantine's communica
  
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• Seattle Elections Watchdog Tells Facebook to Make Its Political Ad Disclosures More Accurate

  03-04-2018 20:46 via thestranger.com
  
  Facebook's second attempt at following Seattle's unique disclosure law required a magnifying glass to read, even when printed on 11 x 17 paper.by Eli SandersAlso, Facebook's disclosures need to be more user-friendly. The company's second attempt at following Seattle election law required a magnifying glass to read—even when printed on 11 x 17 paper. ES
  It's been well over three months since the City of Seattle told Facebook to hand over data on political ads that targeted this city's 2017
  
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• Connelly: Trump's Amazon attacks hurting a state taking him on

  03-04-2018 20:31
  The Trump presidency is bad for this Washington.The blossoming trade war with China threatens the state's agricultural base, and voters who are Trump's political base. The insults directed at Amazon have caused tech stocks to tumble. Even provisions of the proposed 2020 Census could lead to a massive under-count of the state's population.And this Washington is resisting Trump, from questioning Cabinet members about their travels to 23 lawsuits by our Attorney General against the administration.W
  
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• Connelly: Trump vs. Washington -- He's hurting a state that's taking him on

  03-04-2018 20:31
  The Trump presidency is bad for this Washington.The blossoming trade war with China threatens the state's agricultural base, and voters who are Trump's political base. The insults directed at Amazon have caused tech stocks to tumble. Even provisions of the proposed 2020 Census could lead to a massive under-count of the state's population.And this Washington is resisting Trump, from questioning Cabinet members about their travels to 23 lawsuits by our Attorney General against the administration.W
  
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• Crybaby Studios Launches Grant Program Offering Three Months of Free Studio Access

  03-04-2018 20:09 via thestranger.com
  
  Altruism lives: Crybaby Studios is starting a grant program offering worthy musicians three free months of access to its Capitol Hill facilities.by Dave Segal CM Ruiz
  Crybaby Studios owner Leigh Stone is launching Crybaby Musician's Grant, a quarterly award that allows free 24-hour access to the Capitol Hill rehearsal/recording space for three months. The first cycle runs from June 1 to August 31. Applicants have until May 1 to apply, which you can do here. The CMG board members who will decide
  
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• Required Reading: Inside KOMO's Battle with Sinclair

  03-04-2018 19:57 via thestranger.com
  
  by Katie HerzogSinclair Broadcasting loves Trump and owns 193 local TV stations in the U.S. WILLIAM THOMAS CAIN/GETTY
  The great business reporter/tweeter Mike Rosenberg has a must-read today up at the Seattle Times about the strife between local broadcaster KOMO and its parent company, Sinclair Broadcast Group.The back story, if it hasn't penetrated your feeds yet: Sinclair, a hyper conservative media giant run by the Smith family out of Baltimore, owns KOMO as well as nearly 200 other local TV
  
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• Seattle Joins Challenge Against Trump's Census Citizenship Question

  03-04-2018 19:44 via thestranger.com
  
  Seattle and Washington State argue the citizenship question is unconstitutional.by Heidi GrooverMayor Jenny Durkan calls a citizenship question on the Census "unreasonable, unjust, and unconstitutional." nate gowdy
  Last week, Washington State Attorney General Bob Ferguson announced he would sue the Trump Administration over its plan to add a citizenship question to the 2020 U.S. Census. Today, he and other AGs officially filed that case and five cities are joining the fight.
  Seattle, New York, C
  
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• Okay, Let’s Talk About This Michael Bennett Felony Charge

  03-04-2018 19:15 via thestranger.com
  
  Bennett’s arrest is relevant to how his book should be received. But not for the reasons people think.by Spike FriedmanFormer Seahawk Michael Bennett in 2017. Joe Robbins/Getty Images
  Last week I reviewed Michael Bennett’s new book, Things That Make White People Uncomfortable, in the print pages of this fine publication. In the intervening time between my filing the review and it getting published (print still takes some time, folks), Bennett was charged with a felony for allegedly a
  
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• Seattle among 6 cities suing Trump administration over census citizenship question

  03-04-2018 19:13
  Seattle Mayor Jenny Durkan called the plan to demand citizenship information in the 2020 census an unreasonable, unjust and unconstitutional attempt “to stifle democracy, strip our community of much-needed resources and undercount communities of color and immigrants.”
  
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• Legalizing Recreational Pot Leads to Less Opioid Abuse

  03-04-2018 18:55 via thestranger.com
  by Dan SavageA little good news:
  Medical marijuana appears to have put a dent in the opioid abuse epidemic, according to two studies published Monday. The research suggests that some people turn to marijuana as a way to treat their pain, and by so doing, avoid more dangerous addictive drugs. The findings are the latest to lend support to the idea that some people are willing to substitute marijuana for opioids and other prescription drugs. Many people end up abusing opioid drugs such as oxycodon
  
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• Guest Editorial: We Marched. Now, We're Pre-Registering to Vote.

  03-04-2018 18:42 via thestranger.com
  
  Pre-registering voters gives every young voice a chance to be heard.by Cole Jaynes-OstromThe March For Our Lives in Seattle Lindsey Wasson / GETTY
  It takes six minutes for an active shooter to kill 17 people. Teen organizer and activist Emma Gonzalez reminded us during the March for Our Lives. More than any single event in recent memory, the international rally reminded America of young people’s role in our democracy.
  Just a few weeks ago, Washington state Governor Jay Inslee signed voter
  
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• Corvallis homeless shelter closes for season; leaves 50 fewer beds

  03-04-2018 18:23
  CORVALLIS, Ore. (AP) — The Men’s Cold Weather Shelter in Corvallis has been closed for the season, leaving the city with fewer beds to house the homeless. The Corvallis Gazette-Times reports the 50-bed shelter was intended as a stopgap until a permanent location is found. It’s not clear where the shelter will be located when […]
  
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• Slog AM: Washington Farmers Fear Chinese Tariffs, Bellevue Cop Allegedly Ignored Hate Crime

  03-04-2018 17:13 via thestranger.com
  
  Scott Pruitt's days are numbered, 911 call centers targeted by hackers, Channing needs to figure out how to type (among other things)by Nathalie GrahamHeading to a Chinese black market near you!Premyuda Yospim / Getty
  Chinese tariffs have Washington farmers worried: A fifteen percent tariff on cherries? Who in China is going to shell out such a pretty penny for some fruit? Or some wine? That’s what has Washington farmers in a tizzy. China is Washington’s biggest trade partner. They&r
  
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• Shock of big financial loss can shorten lives, study suggests

  03-04-2018 17:01
  Middle-aged Americans who experienced a sudden, large economic blow were more likely to die during the following years than those who didn't, regardless of how much money they had to start with, a new study finds.
  
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• Midlife ‘wealth shock’ may lead to death, study suggests

  03-04-2018 17:01
  Middle-aged Americans who experienced a sudden, large economic blow were more likely to die during the following years than those who didn't, regardless of how much money they had to start with, a new study finds.
  
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• Gun store burglarized in early morning heist; suspects at large

  03-04-2018 16:48
  Police are investigating after a gun store was broken into and burglarized early Tuesday morning in Tacoma.
  
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• Upper Midwest buffeted by heavy spring snowstorm

  03-04-2018 16:23
  MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — A storm expected to dump 10 inches of snow Tuesday in central Wisconsin and southern Minnesota was making April feel more like January. Unrelenting snowfall was expected all day, making the commute home challenging in Minnesota’s Twin Cities and other locations. Six to 8 inches of snow was forecast to accumulate in […]
  
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• WATCH: Auburn police ask for help to find hit and run driver

  03-04-2018 15:29
  Auburn police are pleading for the public's help to track down a hit-and-run driver who sent a woman to the hospital with critical injuries.
  
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• When MLK came to Seattle, a young teacher’s life changed

  03-04-2018 15:00
  On Nov. 10, 1961, Carver Gayton was 23 and just a few months into his first job as a teacher at Garfield High. He didn’t know five minutes that day would change his life.
  
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• Turmoil inside KOMO News as conservative owner Sinclair mandates talking points

  03-04-2018 15:00
  For KOMO journalists frustrated with the direction of their corporate ownership, there’s no easy escape route: Most are under contracts and are barred from jumping ship to a competing TV outlet.
  
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• ‘The officer still did nothing’: Bellevue police investigate detective’s alleged inaction during hate crime

  03-04-2018 15:00
  A victim and witnesses said a detective refused to intervene when a man yelled racial epithets and made threats during a January incident at the Bellevue Transit Center.
  
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• Seattle superintendent finalist Andre Spencer touts AP class successes

  03-04-2018 15:00
  The Colorado Springs superintendent used AP classes to narrow achievement gaps, but Seattle teachers and parents raise questions about the district’s charter schools and performance pay.
  
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• Lessons from the Hillary Clinton campaign: ‘Have a plan for the whole country whether they vote for you or not’

  03-04-2018 15:00
  The former director of communications of the Hillary Clinton campaign, Jennifer Palmieri, will discuss her book, “Dear Madam President,” a letter addressed to the first female president of the United States, whoever she may be, at The Riveter in Seattle on April 5.
  
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• King County Executive Dow Constantine cancels speech as youth-jail protesters show up

  03-04-2018 15:00
  Later on, the county executive announced Public Health - Seattle & King County would take over youth-jail programming. He also said he wants to make Metro Transit a stand-alone department.
  
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• Former Montana schools chief Denise Juneau says work there fits with Seattle superintendent role

  03-04-2018 15:00
  Denise Juneau is the most high profile of the three finalists for Seattle Public Schools superintendent. It’s unclear, though, how she would fare in an urban school district.
  
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• Ann Arbor took risk on Jeanice Kerr Swift for top job, now fears losing her to Seattle superintendent role

  03-04-2018 15:00
  Jeanice Kerr Swift helped draw more students to Ann Arbor schools and saw test scores rise. But Seattle is three times the size of Ann Arbor, with a budget to match. Can she rise to the challenge?
  
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• US museum stalls Hiroshima exhibit over nuke weapon ban push

  03-04-2018 08:03
  A museum in a once-secret New Mexico city that developed the atomic bomb has put an exhibit from Japan on hold because its theme of abolishing nuclear weapons. The Los Alamos Historical Museum in Los Alamos, New Mexico, recently announced it won’t be hosting a traveling exhibit organized by the Hiroshima Peace Memorial Museum and […]
  
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• Teachers in 2 more red states walk out in political groundswell

  03-04-2018 05:09
  The next red state to join the protest movement could be Arizona, where there is an open Senate seat and where thousands of teachers gathered in Phoenix this past week to demand a 20 percent pay raise and more money for schools.
  
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• Angry teachers turning into a political force with wave of walkouts in red states

  03-04-2018 05:09
  The next red state to join the protest movement could be Arizona, where there is an open Senate seat and where thousands of teachers gathered in Phoenix this past week to demand a 20 percent pay raise and more money for schools.
  
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• Utah dean to lead Cornish as its first African-American president

  03-04-2018 04:41
  A longtime leader of the arts from Utah will become president of Cornish College of the Arts on July 1. He will be its first African-American president.
  
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• Seattle rapper Trevon McKoy, known as JuiceTheGod, ID’d in weekend homicide near Seattle Center

  03-04-2018 03:53
  The King County Medical Examiner’s Office reported McKoy died of a gunshot wound to the head, ruling it a homicide. No arrests have been reported.
  
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• Seattle rapper Trevon McKoy ID’d in weekend homicide near Seattle Center

  03-04-2018 03:53
  The King County Medical Examiner’s Office reported McKoy died of a gunshot wound to the head, ruling it a homicide. No arrests have been reported.
  
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• Seattle City Council votes to allow more parking-free development across the city

  03-04-2018 03:52
  Developers can build housing with no off-street parking in more areas of Seattle under legislation approved Monday. Landlords will also be able to rent parking to people who don’t live in their buildings, to better match parking supply with demand.
  
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• Historic bridge over Spokane River soon to be removed

  03-04-2018 02:40
  Built in 1910, the East Olive Avenue Bridge is an early example of a bridge with steel-enforced concrete arches.
  
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• Auto standards rollback threatens West Coast vs. Trump air war

  03-04-2018 02:40
  The Trump administration sets out to roll back fuel efficiency standards for new cars and light trucks.The West Coast states of Washington, Oregon and California say they will resist, backed by strong economies and commitment to clean energy.
  
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• Savage Love Letter of the Day: Platinum Gays

  03-04-2018 01:53 via thestranger.com
  
  by Dan Savage
  Gay man, 34. I dated a trans guy for about a year. Two questions:
  1. Can I still claim my platinum gay status? Or did having sex with a trans guy forfeit it?
  2. I notice that I’m now much more leery of going out with trans men. Our breakup had nothing to do with him being trans. I’m feeling self-conscious about being transphobic. Is this valid? What should I do?
  Sexy Trans Action Terminates Status1. According to the slang police at Urban Dictionary: "Gold Star" gays are
  
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• ‘Let’s both burn in hell!’: Man accused of setting fire to Seattle police car as he was being driven to jail

  03-04-2018 01:49
  Seattle police say Nickolas Osborne used a lighter he apparently found on the floor of a patrol car to set fire to the headliner, heavily damaging the vehicle.
  
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• The 41 Best Things To Do in Seattle This Week: April 2-8, 2018

  03-04-2018 01:32 via thestranger.com
  
  by Stranger Things To Do StaffDon't miss Jinkx Monsoon & Major Scales in The Ginger Snapped on Saturday. Magnus Hastings
  Our music critics have already chosen the 36 best music shows this week, but now it's our arts critics' turn to pick the best events in their areas of expertise. Here are their picks in every genre—from Jinkx Monsoon & Major Scales: The Ginger Snapped to the Edible Book Festival, and from the tri-gallery opening of Michael Spafford: Epic Prints to Seattle Restaur
  
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• Is a "Red State Teacher Rebellion" Underway?

  03-04-2018 01:07 via thestranger.com
  
  by Eli SandersFollowing West Virginia's lead, teachers in Oklahoma have walked out. J Pat Carter / Getty Images
  Almost exactly a month ago, public school teachers in West Virginia won a significant raise after holding a statewide work stoppage and storming the state capitol to demand better pay and benefits.Now, in what NBC is calling the "Red State Teacher Rebellion," teachers have walked out in Oklahoma. Arizona may be next.What's going on?Many GOP-led states are feeling the pushback after yea
  
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