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• A Big List of the Best American Journalism of 2018

  28-12-2018 23:37 via thestranger.com
  
  We wrote all of it!by Michael Bell LARA KAMINOFFRob Lowe Taught Me About American Assholes by Charles Mudede
  Some of my favorite writing by Charles is when he offers a glimpse into his background, history, private life—his most personal self. In this piece, written for the Spring A&P issue in conjunction with an appearance by Rob Lowe at Moore Theatre, Charles's distinctively vivid, conversational storytelling style is on full display as he discusses his connection with Rob Lowe. LEILA
  
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• Missing cross-country skier, dog found in western Wyoming

  28-12-2018 22:17
  JACKSON, Wyo. (AP) — Searchers found a cross-country skier and his dog who got lost in western Wyoming. The man and animal were unhurt. Undersheriff Matt Carr says Teton County Search and Rescue got a call about the missing skier around 5 p.m. Thursday. They began a search in Teton Canyon on the west side […]
  
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• In 2018 We Learned How You Can Become a Real Ghost: Enter the Right Black Hole

  28-12-2018 21:52 via thestranger.com
  
  by Charles Mudede MARK GARLICK / GETTYHere is something to think about. This year, Peter Hintz, a UC Berkeley mathematician, theorized that the universe contains a class of black holes that not only collapse and crack and shatter the normal (or normal for us) laws of physics (space-time) but, under the right conditions, a human could enter without being crushed into a stream of matter, but instead be stuck in a kind of state that appears to be ghostly. But this is a very strange spook. It is one
  
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• Murkowski to revive bill meant to help Native American women

  28-12-2018 21:40
  FARGO, N.D. (AP) — Republican Sen. Lisa Murkowksi said she plans to reintroduce a bill intended to help solve crimes against Native Americans that received unanimous Senate approval but was blocked by the outgoing chairman of the House Judiciary Committee. Virginia Rep. Bob Goodlatte said he agrees with the intent of North Dakota Sen. Heidi […]
  
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• Oregon hotel apologizes a week after kicking out black man

  28-12-2018 21:19
  PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — Attorneys for a black man who was kicked out of an Oregon hotel last week say they want a public explanation for why he was told to leave. Nearly a week later, the DoubleTree by Hilton hotel in Portland apologized Friday to Jermaine Massey on Twitter. He has accused the hotel […]
  
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• Attorneys for man evicted from hotel want public response

  28-12-2018 21:19
  PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — Attorneys for an African-American man who was evicted from a Portland hotel last week say they want a public statement instead of the private discussion requested by the hotel. Oregon Public Broadcasting reports 34-year-old Jermaine Massey accused the DoubleTree hotel of racially profiling him after a security guard called police to […]
  
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• 911 outage in Washington and other states triggers federal, state investigations of CenturyLink

  28-12-2018 21:18
  State and federal regulators are investigating a CenturyLink service outage that caused serious disruptions to 911 emergency calls in Washington, as well as other states.
  
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• 911 outage in Washington and other states triggers federal investigation of CenturyLink

  28-12-2018 21:18
  A CenturyLink service outage caused serious disruptions to 911 emergency calls in Western Washington as well as other states, triggering an investigation by the Federal Communications Commission.
  
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• Home explodes near Anchor Point, closes Sterling Highway

  28-12-2018 20:30
  ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) — An explosion on the southern Kenai Peninsula destroyed a home and sent debris onto the Sterling Highway. Kenai radio station KRSM reports the event closed the highway Thursday night near Mile 165. Troopers in Anchor Point took a call on the explosion just after 10 p.m. They found debris blocking the […]
  
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• Drone test range in Pendleton shows potential in 2018

  28-12-2018 19:55
  PENDLETON, Ore. (AP) — While there may have been times that the future of the Pendleton Unmanned Aerial Systems Range was uncertain, city officials suggested that 2018 provided evidence of the range’s permanency. Steve Chrisman, Pendleton airport manager and economic development director, admitted that the range’s impact wasn’t always a known quantity, but a year’s […]
  
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• St. Charles Redmond plans $15M expansion, more treatment

  28-12-2018 19:30
  BEND, Ore. (AP) — St. Charles will expanded cancer services in Redmond with a $15 million expansion that will add radiation treatment. The Bulletin reported Friday that 40 percent of patients coming to Bend for cancer care are driving from areas north and east of the city, so the hospital will put radiation technology in […]
  
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• Preliminary damage estimate from Alaska quake set at $76M

  28-12-2018 19:10
  ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) — A preliminary assessment of the impact of last month’s magnitude 7.0 earthquake in south central Alaska shows an early damage estimate of $76 million. The Anchorage Daily News reports the state plans to use the data to submit a request for a major disaster declaration from the federal government. Such a […]
  
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• Portland sewage flows into Willamette River

  28-12-2018 18:32
  PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — Portland officials say that about 1,000 gallons of sewage flowed into the Willamette River near southwest Macadam Avenue and the public should avoid contact with the river for several days. The Portland Bureau of Environmental Services in a news release Friday says the sewage entered the river Thursday afternoon because of […]
  
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• Catching razor clams banned on east side of Cook Inlet

  28-12-2018 18:02
  KENAI, Alaska (AP) — The Alaska Department of Fish and Game says it will again ban the catching of razor clams on the Cook Inlet side of Kenai Peninsula. The Peninsula Clarion reports sport and personal clamming will be banned in 2019. The department is closing the east side of the inlet to encourage recovery […]
  
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• Mat-Su assembly approves improvements for coastal park

  28-12-2018 17:48
  ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) — A coastal park in the Matanuska-Susitna Borough will see major renovations next year. Anchorage television station KTVA reports the Mat-Su Borough Assembly unanimously approved $200,000 in infrastructure improvements for Settlers Bay Coastal Park. Plans for the 295-acre (119-hectare) park include cycling and walking trails, an access road and parking area, and […]
  
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• Trump EPA orders rollback of Obama mercury regulations

  28-12-2018 17:45
  The EPA proposal Friday would be another administration rollback of federal enforcement under the Clean Air Act. Coal-fired power plants are the largest single source of mercury pollution. Mercury harms children and causes severe health damage.
  
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• EPA targets Obama crackdown on mercury from coal plants

  28-12-2018 17:45
  The EPA proposal Friday would be another administration rollback of federal enforcement under the Clean Air Act. Coal-fired power plants are the largest single source of mercury pollution. Mercury harms children and causes severe health damage.
  
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• EPA proposes easing regulation of mercury from coal plants

  28-12-2018 17:45
  The EPA proposal Friday would be another administration rollback of federal enforcement under the Clean Air Act. Coal-fired power plants are the largest single source of mercury pollution. Mercury harms children and causes severe health damage.
  
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• Utah gears up to implement nation’s lowest DUI limit

  28-12-2018 17:03
  The 0.05 percent limit goes into effect Sunday, despite protests that it will punish responsible drinkers and hurt the state's tourism industry by adding to the reputation that the predominantly Mormon state is unfriendly to those who drink alcohol.
  
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• Rain to taper off Sunday, leaving Seattle residents with dry New Year’s

  28-12-2018 16:11
  Once the rain subsides Sunday morning, Seattle will be left with mostly sunny skies on Monday, New Year's Eve, and a nice New Year's Day.
  
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• Metro Transit offering free rides on New Year’s Eve

  28-12-2018 16:00
  The transit agency will allow all riders to board buses without paying between 7 p.m. Monday and 4 a.m. Tuesday.
  
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• Has Seattle become a cautionary tale?

  28-12-2018 16:00
  The city may have reached a point where the smile on the side of the Amazon box looks more like a smirk.
  
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• Acclaimed author Amos Oz dies at 79

  28-12-2018 15:48
  Amos Oz was known around the world for his dozens of novels, essays and prose about life in Israel, including a well-received memoir, "A Tale of Love and Darkness." He won some of the literary world's most prestigious honors.
  
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• Slog AM: Trump Threatens to Just Close the Whole Southern Border, No Aliens in New York

  28-12-2018 15:30 via thestranger.com
  
  by Nathalie GrahamDEFINITELY not in the New York sky last night. Absolutely not.PhonlamaiPhoto/Getty Images
  It's tough out there for Seattle restaurants and grocery stores: Seattle is not cheap and it's not getting any cheaper. Some restaurants and grocery stores told the Times theyare feeling the crunch—or maybe it's just Taco Time. Seattle taxes are among the highest in the country, and some popular establishments (Taco Time) are threatening to set their expansion sights outside the city
  
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• Slog AM: Seattle Restaurants Bogged Down By Taxes, Trump Threatens to Just Close the Whole Southern Border, No Aliens In New York

  28-12-2018 15:30 via thestranger.com
  
  by Nathalie GrahamDEFINITELY not in the New York sky last night. Absolutely not.PhonlamaiPhoto/Getty Images
  It's tough out there for Seattle restaurants and grocery stores: Seattle is not cheap and it's not getting any cheaper. Restaurants and grocery stores are feeling the crunch more and more. Seattle taxes are the highest in the country, especially when it comes to business and occupation rates. Additionally, restaurants and grocery stores in Seattle feel the heat more because of a higher min
  
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• Where is your King County transportation money going? And what is it costing you? These are the numbers.

  28-12-2018 15:00
  More than 40 agencies are responsible for how we all get around in King County, so compiling the total transportation spending figures gets quite complicated.
  
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• What were The Seattle Times’ top stories of 2018? Here’s the list.

  28-12-2018 15:00
  These 15 stories resonated with Seattle Times' readers in 2018.
  
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• Unclog the bus lane? Seattle wants to use automated cameras to ticket transit-lane cheaters

  28-12-2018 15:00
  King County has around 40 miles of surface street bus-only lanes and, according to King County Metro, somewhere between 10 and 40 percent of the vehicles in those lanes are not buses — they're private cars, driving in the lanes illegally.
  
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• Two nights in August underscore Seattle’s unpredictable, interesting year

  28-12-2018 15:00
  The weekend a stolen plane crashed and a mother orca's 17-day odyssey ended reveals the kind of journalism we do at The Seattle Times and the kind of year it was in our region.
  
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• Mounting costs in Seattle weigh on grocers, restaurants

  28-12-2018 15:00
  Yes, business taxes are higher in Seattle — here’s by how much. And regulations add additional costs that pose a special challenge to low-margin businesses like fast food and grocery stores.
  
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• Grandparents raising grandkids say they need more help from Washington state

  28-12-2018 15:00
  More than 43,000 relatives, usually grandmothers, find themselves standing in for parents in Washington state. If they get help from the state, it's far less than foster parents get, and to many of these senior citizens, that doesn't seem right.
  
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• Grandparents raising grandkids: Older relatives who care for children in Washington state are paid far less than foster parents

  28-12-2018 15:00
  Washington's kinship caregivers, usually grandmothers, are taking over parenting when the actual parents are absent or unfit. If they get help from the state, it's far less than foster parents get, and to many of these senior citizens, that doesn't seem right.
  
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• Atlanta persuaded landlords to rent to homeless people. Can it work in Seattle?

  28-12-2018 15:00
  The Housing Resource Center is modeled after Atlanta's Open Doors program, which has shown success persuading landlords to rent to risky tenants, but the high cost of renting in the Puget Sound region could present hurdles.
  
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• At Aberdeen’s ‘Hobo Beach,’ a priest and a mayor battle over homelessness

  28-12-2018 15:00
  As a priest takes the city to court, a young mayor tries to figure out how to deal with a sprawling longtime homeless camp on the riverfront.
  
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• Molotov cocktail-like devices found on roof of Poulsbo bank, police say

  28-12-2018 14:30
  Firefighters found and extinguished three "Molotov cocktail-like" devices on the bank's roof and one left on the ground next to the building. The bank had not yet opened for the day.
  
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• Class-action suit: Legacy Health failed to pay nursing staff

  28-12-2018 14:25
  PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — A new class-action suit filed in federal court claims Legacy Health hasn’t paid its nursing staff for all hours worked, including overtime, improperly deducted money from their wages and denied them meal and rest breaks as required by law. The Oregonian/OregonLive reports Julianne Hunter, who worked as a nurse for Legacy […]
  
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• Bagby Hot Springs bathhouse shuttered, set for demolition

  28-12-2018 14:05
  SALEM, Ore. (AP) — U.S. Forest Service officials say an iconic bathhouse in the Mount Hood National Forest has been closed and will be demolished this summer due to extensive rotting. The Statesman Journal reports the Bathhouse 2 at Bagby Hot Springs was made famous because visitors could soak in cedar logs in five private […]
  
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• AP-NORC Poll: Most support gene editing to protect babies

  28-12-2018 14:03
  WASHINGTON (AP) — Most Americans say it would be OK to use gene-editing technology to create babies protected against a variety of diseases — but a new poll shows they’d draw the line at changing DNA so children are born smarter, faster or taller. A month after startling claims of the births of the world’s […]
  
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• Washington’s most generous scholarship for STEM students has helped thousands. Could you be next?

  28-12-2018 14:00
  Students can get up to $22,500 to pursue technology and health-care careers, through the Washington State Opportunity Scholarship. It's available to those from low- and middle-income households, and opens to applicants Jan. 3.
  
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• The state’s most generous scholarship for STEM students has helped thousands. Could you be next?

  28-12-2018 14:00
  Students can get up to $22,500 to pursue technology and health-care careers, through the Washington State Opportunity Scholarship. It's available to those from low- and middle-income households, and opens to applicants Jan. 3.
  
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• Weather hampers efforts to inspect Indonesia tsunami volcano

  28-12-2018 09:42
  JAKARTA, Indonesia (AP) — Bad weather and a massive ash column hampered efforts to assess whether Indonesia’s Anak Krakatau volcano island could trigger another deadly tsunami as authorities said Friday the search for victims in the worst-affected province will continue into January. Indonesia’s disaster agency said that 426 people died in the Sunda Strait tsunami […]
  
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• Police arrest bus driver who fatally struck Alaska mayor

  28-12-2018 09:04
  WASHINGTON (AP) — Police in Washington, D.C. have arrested the driver of a tour bus that fatally struck an Alaska mayor and her mother. News outlets report 45-year-old Gerard James was arrested Thursday and charged with involuntary manslaughter in the deaths of 61-year-old Skagway mayor Monica Adams Carlson and her mother, 85-year-old Cora Louise Adams. […]
  
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• 911 Is Having Some Issues at the Moment

  28-12-2018 07:53 via thestranger.com
  by Rich SmithThe King County Sheriff’s office is telling us that 9-1-1 is experiencing some issues at the moment due to an outage at CenturyLink. If you’re hearing a busy signal when you try to dial 9-1-1 in Seattle, then call either of these numbers: 206-583-2111 and 206-625-5011. If you’re in Seattle, you can also text 9-1-1.The Seattle Times has a full list of alternative numbers for other counties in western Washington that may be experiencing the same problem.[ Comment on
  
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• Social worker left surprise $11M to children’s charities

  28-12-2018 07:48
  Alan Naiman died of cancer this year at age 63, leaving most of a surprising $11 million estate to children's charities. The amount baffled the beneficiaries and his best friends, who are lauding Naiman as the anniversary of his death approaches in January.
  
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• 2nd teen convicted in ambush killing of Palmer boy

  28-12-2018 07:23
  ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) — An Alaska teenager has been convicted of pistol-whipping and shooting to death a 16-year-old boy who prosecutors say was ambushed by “wannabe gang members.” Eighteen-year-old Dominic Johnson was convicted Thursday of first-degree murder, arson and other crimes for the 2016 killing of David Grunwald. Prosecutors say Grunwald had smoked marijuana with […]
  
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• Here’s where to call as 911 outages persist in Western Washington

  28-12-2018 06:28
  Some agencies were able to take 911 calls Friday morning, but police and fire authorities recommend people dial alternate emergency numbers if they experience issues.
  
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• CenturyLink outage may interrupt 911 calls in Western Washington

  28-12-2018 06:28
  Police and fire authorities offered alternate numbers for people having trouble getting through to 911.
  
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• Century Link outage may interrupt 911 calls in Western Washington

  28-12-2018 06:28
  Police and fire authorities offered alternate numbers for people having trouble getting through to 911.
  
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• Man charged with first-degree murder in Christmas Day slaying of his mother

  28-12-2018 03:41
  Sheriff's deputies in Mason County say William R. Foster stabbed and beat his mother to death on Christmas Day
  
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• Nancy Grace Roman, involved with Hubble telescope, dies

  28-12-2018 00:57
  GERMANTOWN, Md. (AP) — Nancy Grace Roman, the first woman to hold an executive position at NASA and who helped with development of the Hubble Space Telescope, has died. Laura Verreau, a cousin, confirmed Thursday that Roman died on Christmas Day after a prolonged illness. She was 93. The NASA webpage said Roman was the […]
  
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