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• Last-Minute Plans: 131 Free, Cheap & Easy Things To Do In Seattle This Weekend: Sept 28-30, 2018

  28-09-2018 23:30 via thestranger.com
  
  by Stranger Things To Do StaffCelebrate the last bits of summery weather at the 42nd annual Lake Union Wooden Boat Festival in South Lake Union this weekend.Center for Wooden Boats via Facebook
  Panicking because you haven't yet made plans for the weekend and you're short on cash? Don't worry—below, find all of your options for last-minute entertainment that won't cost more than $10, ranging from Festa Italiana to the Seattle AIDS Walk & Picnic, and from the Infamous Kitsap Ferry Riot P
  
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• Canada Gets Cannabis Right (Again)

  28-09-2018 23:15 via thestranger.com
  
  by Josh Jardine Donald Weber / Stringer / Getty
  Canada has once again shown that—along with healthcare, education, and military spending—it's also surpassing the flaming wreckage known as America in cannabis policy. Next month, Canada will make cannabis legal nationwide, the largest country yet to do so. With that move, provinces are making some great choices regarding consumption.This week, officials announced plans to update the Ontario Smoke Free Act to include cannabis, requiring
  
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• Inslee: Erase hepatitis C in Washington by 2030

  28-09-2018 23:09
  State officials hope that in addition to eliminating hepatitis C the state will save money through the effort.
  
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• Inslee: Eradicate hepatitis C in Washington by 2030

  28-09-2018 23:09
  State officials hope that in addition to eliminating hepatitis C the state will save money through the effort.
  
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• Gov. Inslee signs directive aimed at eliminating hepatitis C in Washington by 2030

  28-09-2018 23:09
  State officials hope that in addition to eliminating hepatitis C the state will save money through the effort.
  
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• Swinging Couple Stood Up By Potential Third Wants Revenge

  28-09-2018 22:57 via thestranger.com
  
  by Dan Savage
  We're a open couple in our 30s, and we do threesomes with bisexual guys. It usually goes like this: we find them on a swinger site or Grindr, text a bit for establishing mutual interest/screen for red flags, go for a coffee and then invite them to the boudoir. We don't do this very often, in part because guys who are interested in this are few and far between.
  Recently we got to the second point on the flowchart with someone we met online and agreed to meet for a cup of coffee. We
  
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• Garfield High School Teachers Refuse to Work Today in Response to Last-Minute Teacher Layoffs

  28-09-2018 22:49 via thestranger.com
  
  At 10:15 a.m. today, GHS teachers and students filed into the gym. They plan to stay there all day.by Nathalie GrahamThe layoffs came three weeks into the school year.SEATTLE MUNICIPAL ARCHIVES
  Seattle Public Schools began laying teachers off this week, three weeks after school began on Sept. 5. Parents, students, and teachers are outraged. Currently, the teachers at Garfield High School are staging a work stoppage.At 10:15 a.m. today, GHS teachers and students filed into the gym. They plan to s
  
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• Garfield High School Teachers Refuse to Work Today in Response to Last-Minute Staff Changes

  28-09-2018 22:49 via thestranger.com
  
  At 10:15 a.m. today, GHS teachers and students filed into the gym. They plan to stay there all day.by Nathalie GrahamThe decision came three weeks into the school year.SEATTLE MUNICIPAL ARCHIVES
  Seattle Public Schools began cutting teacher positions this week, three weeks after school began on Sept. 5. Parents, students, and teachers are outraged. Currently, the teachers at Garfield High School are staging a work stoppage.At 10:15 a.m. today, GHS teachers and students filed into the gym. They pl
  
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• Senator Jeff Flake Changes Supreme Court History After Being Confronted by Women in an Elevator

  28-09-2018 22:30 via thestranger.com
  
  Senator Jeff Flake, joined by Lisa Murkowski of Alaska, asks for a reopened FBI background check into Kavanaugh.by Christopher FrizzelleSenator Flake about an hour ago, right after telling the committee he would advance Kavanaugh's nomination out of committee but that he wanted a reopened FBI background check before the full Senate vote. (Scroll down to see video of the women confronting him in the elevator.) Win McNamee/Getty Images
  In a surprising turn of events today, when the Senate Judiciar
  
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• Ex-Boise priest pleads guilty to child porn charges

  28-09-2018 22:12
  BOISE, Idaho (AP) — A former Boise Catholic priest has pleaded guilty to child pornography charges as part of a plea deal. News outlets report William Thomas Faucher pleaded guilty to five of the 24 charges against him, including distribution of sexually exploitative material, possession of sexually exploitative materials and drug possession. The other charges […]
  
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• A New Piroshky Piroshky Opens, A Shake Shack Opening Date, and More Seattle Food News You Can Use: Sept 28, 2018 Edition

  28-09-2018 22:00 via thestranger.com
  A new Piroshky Piroshky opens, a Shake Shack opening date, and more Seattle food news: Sept 28 edition.by Stranger Things To Do StaffGet excited: a new Shake Shack is coming next weekend, and wait until you hear what's on the menu. Plus, read about a new Piroshky Piroshky opening downtown, a new Hunan-style restaurant in the International District, and a restaurant from the owners of Cafe Pettirosso and Bang Bang Cafe coming soon. You'll find all of that and more below, along with information ab
  
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• Flooding in Florence’s final stand not as bad as feared

  28-09-2018 21:52
  GEORGETOWN, S.C. (AP) — Officials in the final place to see flooding from Hurricane Florence say the waters aren’t as high as originally feared. Officials in Georgetown County, South Carolina, say the floodwaters spread out as they moved toward where five rivers flow into the Atlantic Ocean. County emergency management officials said on their Facebook […]
  
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• Hear the New Album by Seattle Hiphop Supergroup Blakwizard This Sunday at Clock-Out Lounge

  28-09-2018 20:50 via thestranger.com
  
  Be among the first to hear the new album by Seattle hiphop supergroup Blakwizard (Silas Blak and SpecsWizard) at Clock-Out Lounge this Sunday.by Dave Segal
  Two of Seattle's most interesting hiphop artists—2016 Stranger Genius nominee Silas Blak and veteran left-field rapper/producer SpecsWizard—have been collaborating recently, and you can hear the fruits of their summit meetings on Sunday, September 30 at Clock-Out Lounge, as Concuss Records hosts a sneak-preview listening party for
  
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• Murphy Brown Reboot Is #Resistance Porn for the Trump Era

  28-09-2018 20:24 via thestranger.com
  
  It's less amusing than it is sad.by Katie Herzog
  The FYI gang is back.After 20 years on hiatus, Murphy, Corky, Frank, and anxious producer Miles returned to CBSWednesday night in the first episode of the newly rebooted series. The decades away seem to have softened Murphy: While she lobbed a few barbs at President Donald, she was hardly the tyrant I recall from the first time the show was on TV. Instead of human flaws, sharp wit, and a hint of egomania, we get post-Trump Murphy, who has donned h
  
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• What did we learn from the NYT’s live-action 8th Congressional District poll? A Q&A with Nate Cohn

  28-09-2018 20:22
  A new poll of Washington's 8th Congressional District race foreshadows a hard year for Republicans, but New York Times polling guru Nate Cohn — who grew up in the district — says it may still be a harder lift for Democrats than some believe.
  
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• Washington State Senator Accused of Raping Seattle Woman

  28-09-2018 19:27 via thestranger.com
  
  Fain, a moderate Republican, represents the 47th legislative district.by Katie HerzogSen. Joe Fain WASHINGTON STATE LEGISLATURE
  During the testimony of Christine Blasey Ford and Brett Kavanaugh Thursday, Candance Faber, a 35-year-old Seattle woman, was inspired to come out about an assault of her own.Hey
  survivors! Raise your hand if your assailant was:- a good student- a football player- a guy with female friends
  I’ll go first! Yes, duh - and the above were cited by my high school vice pr
  
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• Correction: Free Solo Is Not Playing in Seattle This Weekend

  28-09-2018 19:17 via thestranger.com
  
  by Stranger Things To Do StaffSorry, you can't see this movie this weekend, but you can see it at the Orcas Island Film Festival next week.Yesterday, we published a post on Slog that reported that the climbing documentary Free Solo was playing at Regal Meridian 16 this weekend. That was old information and is incorrect—while the movie does open in LA and New York today, it isn't expected to open in Seattle until October 12.
  We sincerely apologize for this error—we know a lot of you w
  
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• Podcast: What would Initiative 1631’s carbon fee do for clean energy, and for gasoline prices?

  28-09-2018 19:15
  The campaign manager for Initiative 1631 joins The Overcast politics podcast to discuss criticisms of the $1 billion carbon fee measure.
  
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• Don’t Forget to Self-Care After the Kavanaugh Hearing

  28-09-2018 19:15 via thestranger.com
  by Jenni Moore Kathleen Marie
  For those of us who’ve ever survived rape or sexual assault, watching Dr. Christine Blasey Ford give testimony supporting sexual assault allegations against Judge Brett Kavanaugh—explaining in detail what was certainly one of the most horrific and unforgettable days of her life—was triggering and emotionally taxing.As Ford said during the hearing, these acts of sexual violence become heavy memories that survivors carry with them for the rest of the
  
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• Your Guide to Pumpkin Patches, Corn Mazes, and Hay Rides

  28-09-2018 18:49 via thestranger.com
  Plus Apple Cannons, Doughnuts, and Other Autumnal Delights in September and Octoberby Stranger Things To Do StaffFrom now until Halloween, farms, pumpkin patches, and apple orchards around Washington State will be abundant with fall produce that you can pick yourself. Plus, many of the sights will also host seasonal activities for kids and adults alike, including corn mazes, hayrides, and pie-eating contests. See all the options below.EAST OF SEATTLEBaxter Barn
  When you're not picking pumpkins f
  
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• Police arrest man after lengthy chase, search of farm fields in rural Idaho

  28-09-2018 17:44
  BOISE, Idaho — Ada County Sheriff’s deputies received a tip overnight about the location of the suspect in a vehicle theft that led to a roughly 16-mile police pursuit and hours-long search of rural farm fields. The Statesman reports that 36-year-old Travis Darrel Tennant was arrested on numerous charges, including felony grand theft, felony eluding […]
  
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• Slog AM: More Oil Spills Probably on the Horizon; Senators Move to Vote on Kavanaugh, TODAY

  28-09-2018 17:26 via thestranger.com
  
  More on Kavanaugh, Trump hates tech, check out this landingby Michael BellThe sun is not setting on our dependence on oil.mantaphoto/Getty Images
  The Trump administration rolls back restrictions put in place after the Deepwater Horizon calamity: The totally preventable 2010 Deepwater Horizon oil spill, the largest in American history, spurred new regulations to be put in place to make sure that oil rigs are built and secured, as the NYTimes puts it, “to function in [the] “most extrem
  
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• Slog AM: More Oil Spills Probably on the Horizon; Committee Move to Vote on Kavanaugh, TODAY

  28-09-2018 17:26 via thestranger.com
  
  More on Kavanaugh, Trump hates tech, check out this landingby Michael BellThe sun is not setting on our dependence on oil.mantaphoto/Getty Images
  The Trump administration rolls back restrictions put in place after the Deepwater Horizon calamity: The totally preventable 2010 Deepwater Horizon oil spill, the largest in American history, spurred new regulations to be put in place to make sure that oil rigs are built and secured, as the NYTimes puts it, “to function in [the] “most extrem
  
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• The mask slips: At least we now know what the Supreme Court fight is really about

  28-09-2018 16:00
  That the nominee revealed he is still haunted by the ghost of the Clintons was disturbing — and an extremely effective rallying cry to an aggrieved right.
  
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• TS Kirk causes power outages, heavy flooding in Caribbean

  28-09-2018 15:19
  SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) — Tropical Storm Kirk caused power outages and heavy flooding across the eastern Caribbean and forced flight cancellations, officials said Friday. Authorities in Barbados said they helped rescue several people from a flooded home, while school was cancelled in the nearby islands of Dominica, Guadeloupe and Martinique. A tropical storm […]
  
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• Why readers’ feedback is so important to The Seattle Times’ mission

  28-09-2018 15:00
  Thanks for the email, Larry. Appreciate the phone call, Harriet. I read your letter, Gerald. My first column about the transformation going on at The Seattle Times asked readers for feedback. You came through loud and clear. I received more than 30 responses via email, story comments and voicemails, and even a couple of good, […]
  
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• Washington state rejects oyster growers’ request to use pesticide

  28-09-2018 15:00
  State regulators have denied a request by oyster growers to use a pesticide to control burrowing shrimp in oyster and clam beds in southwest Washington. The Department of Ecology said Thursday it finalized its decision after receiving thousands of comments. Ecology said new scientific research confirms that the pesticide imidacloprid would have too much impact […]
  
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• State rejects oyster growers’ request to use pesticide

  28-09-2018 15:00
  SOUTH BEND, Wash. (AP) — State regulators have denied a request by oyster growers to use a pesticide to control burrowing shrimp in oyster and clam beds in southwest Washington. The Department of Ecology said Thursday it finalized its decision after receiving thousands of comments. Ecology said new scientific research confirms that the pesticide imidacloprid […]
  
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• Sound Transit to spend $56,000 on abandoned trolley platform — just to design its demolition

  28-09-2018 15:00
  The agency wants to get rid of an abandoned trolley stop at Fifth Avenue South and South Jackson Street, next to an office building where transit staff work — but first it will spend $55,893 to survey and engineer the demolition.
  
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• As facial-recognition technology grows, so does wariness about privacy

  28-09-2018 15:00
  RealNetworks is offering schools a new, free security tool: facial-recognition software. But as the technology moves further into public spaces, it's raising privacy concerns and calls for regulation — even from the technology companies that are inventing the biometric software.
  
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• To fix driver shortage, Seattle Public Schools bus contractor offers $22 starting pay and up to $3,000 hiring bonus

  28-09-2018 14:00
  The district and its school-bus contractor, First Student, have implemented a few stopgap measures in the last week to help mitigate a bus-driver shortage.
  
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• To fix driver shortage, Seattle Public Schools bus contractor offers $22 per hour in starting pay and up to $3,000 hiring bonus

  28-09-2018 14:00
  The district and its school-bus contractor, First Student, have implemented a few stopgap measures in the last week to help mitigate a bus-driver shortage.
  
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• Seattle woman says state Sen. Joe Fain raped her in 2007; Fain denies allegation

  28-09-2018 10:13
  The woman, Candace Faber, tweeted about Fain on Thursday, after hours of televised testimony on sexual assault allegations against Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh.
  
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• Storm Zorba bears down on Greece, Athens area also alerted

  28-09-2018 09:59
  ATHENS, Greece (AP) — Greek authorities have extended a severe weather warning to include greater Athens and most of southern Greece over the weekend as a second powerful storm — dubbed Zorba — heads eastward toward the country. The island of Crete, other southern islands in the Aegean Sea and most of the southern mainland […]
  
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• Powerful storm rolls across south Greece, outages reported

  28-09-2018 09:59
  ATHENS, Greece (AP) — Toppled trees hit power lines and caused outages in parts of Athens as a powerful storm rolls across southern Greece. Schools in the Greek capital and several other parts of the country were closed Friday, and civil protection services were on alert through the weekend. Winds were expected to reach up […]
  
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• Your Complete Guide to Pumpkin Patches, Corn Mazes, and Hay Rides Around Seattle This Fall 2018

  28-09-2018 07:57 via thestranger.com
  Plus apple cannons, doughnuts, and other autumnal delights.by Stranger Things To Do StaffFrom now until Halloween, farms, pumpkin patches, and apple orchards around Washington State will be abundant with fall produce that you can pick yourself. Plus, many of the sights will also host seasonal activities for kids and adults alike, including corn mazes, hayrides, and pie-eating contests. See all the options below, and find even more seasonal events on our fall calendar.EAST OF SEATTLEBaxter Barn
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• Photos from Japanese space rovers show asteroid is … rocky

  28-09-2018 07:51
  TOKYO (AP) — New photos taken on the surface of an asteroid show that it is (drum roll, please) … rocky. It may be no surprise, but Japan space agency scientists and engineers are thrilled by the images being sent to Earth by two jumping robotic rovers that they dropped onto an asteroid about 280 […]
  
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• U.S. Supreme Court to hear Yakama Nation gas-tax case next month

  28-09-2018 07:02
  YAKIMA — The U.S. Supreme Court will review next month whether Yakama tribal members are exempt from Washington state gas taxes on the reservation. The Yakima Herald-Republic reports the Supreme Court has set a hearing for Oct. 30 on the case, stemming from a state Department of Licensing lawsuit in 2013 against a gas station […]
  
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• US Supreme Court to hear Yakama gas tax case next month

  28-09-2018 07:02
  YAKIMA, Wash. (AP) — The U.S. Supreme Court has scheduled to review next month if Yakama tribal members are exempt from Washington state gas taxes on the reservation. The Yakima Herald-Republic reports the Supreme Court has set a hearing for Oct. 30 on the case stemming from a state Department of Licensing lawsuit in 2013 […]
  
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• Washington educators address Kavanaugh hearing in the classroom

  28-09-2018 04:32
  From middle school to graduate school, lesson plans have been dropped as students discuss the hearing in the context of the #MeToo moment.
  
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• ‘History in the making’: Kavanaugh hearing becomes the day’s lesson for law students and others

  28-09-2018 04:32
  From middle school to graduate school, lesson plans have been dropped as students discuss the hearing in the context of the #MeToo moment.
  
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