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• 82 Stranger (Than Usual) Things To Do in Seattle This Week: Jan 8-13, 2019

  08-01-2019 23:53 via thestranger.com
  
  by Stranger Things To Do StaffThe multi-instrumental musical actors Dakh Daughters of Kyiv, Ukraine, fancy themselves as a "freak cabaret." Expect beautiful Ukrainian folk harmonies, face paint, monologues, and possibly an accordion-fueled murder ballad at their show on Sunday.
  Our arts critics have already recommended 44 great things to do this week and our music critics have picked the 33 best music shows, but there are still hundreds more events happening. To prevent some of the quirkier and
  
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• Eli Lilly giving price info on advertised drugs via website

  08-01-2019 23:27
  Drugmaker Eli Lilly has started posting price information online for drugs advertised on TV. On Tuesday, the company began running TV ads for a popular diabetes drug that don’t give the price but direct viewers to the website . The site gives Trulicity’s monthly list price of $730.20, the average out-of-pocket costs based on insurance […]
  
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• How to Actively Avoid Trump's Nationally Televised Speech Tonight

  08-01-2019 22:55 via thestranger.com
  
  by Wm.™ Steven HumphreyThese horses have the right idea. Motionshooter / iStock / Getty Images PlusTonight President Trump will make a nationally televised address to convince Americans they should back his plan to fund his racist border wall. Without a doubt this speech will be overflowing with lies and misinformation—if the thousands of lies he's made in the past are any indication. Unfortunately all of the major networks (including ABC, CBS, NBC, Fox, as well as CNN and Fox News) h
  
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• Idaho Tax Commission offers help calculating withholding

  08-01-2019 22:43
  BOISE, Idaho (AP) — State officials have launched an Idaho-specific W-4 form to help taxpayers figure out how much state income tax should be withheld from their paychecks. The Idaho Tax Commission on Tuesday also says it will mail copies of the form to 70,000 Idaho employers with payroll withholding accounts. Officials say thousands of […]
  
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• Former Oregon State Police spokesman convicted of harassment

  08-01-2019 22:34
  BEND, Ore. (AP) — A former public information officer for the Oregon State Police has pleaded guilty to one count of harassment involving his estranged wife. The Deschutes County District Attorney’s Office said Tuesday that a second count of harassment against Capt. Bill Fugate was dismissed as a result of the plea deal. He was […]
  
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• Inbox Jukebox Track of the Day: SUMAC's 17-Minute, Heavy-Metal Labyrinth, "Ecstasy of Unbecoming"

  08-01-2019 22:27 via thestranger.com
  
  Northwest heavy-metal supergroup SUMAC's "Ecstasy of Unbecoming" is a phenomenally complex 17-minute song about love. See them at Sunset Tavern Jan. 12.by Dave SegalThese thoughtful metal muthas made an epic concept album about love that will leave you black and blue. Paulo Gonzales
  SUMAC, "Ecstasy of Unbecoming" (Thrill Jockey)
  Northwest supergroup SUMAC (Aaron Turner of Mammifer and Old Man Gloom, Stranger freelancer Brian Cook of Russian Circles, and Nick Yacyshyn of Baptists) have been makin
  
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• First bill introduced in Idaho Legislature involves water

  08-01-2019 22:13
  BOISE, Idaho (AP) — The first bill introduced in the 2019 legislative session addresses a water battle that has been building for years in southwestern Idaho. Republican House Speaker Scott Bedke of Oakley introduced legislation Tuesday that he says is good policy that addresses serious concerns of water users in the Boise River Basin. At […]
  
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• Think Online Hate From Your Enemies Is Bad? Try Getting It From Your Friends

  08-01-2019 22:08 via thestranger.com
  
  The Washington Post published an article about online hate, but they only showed one dimension.by Katie HerzogRichVintage/Getty Images
  According to the Washington Post, 2018 was “The Year of Online Hate.”This was a headline published by the paper at the end of December. The accompanying article was about seven Americans who’ve been subjected to a barrage of vitriol by strangers online after they publicly spoke out about causes they believed in. Among those profiled were Cameron
  
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• Mayor says NYC will expand health coverage to 600,000 people

  08-01-2019 22:01
  NEW YORK (AP) — New York City will spend up to $100 million per year to expand health care coverage to people without health insurance, including immigrants who are in the U.S. illegally, Mayor Bill de Blasio announced Tuesday. The plan involves expanding the city’s existing public insurance program and providing uninsured people with access […]
  
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• Effort underway to strengthen Oregon hate-crime laws

  08-01-2019 21:58
  SALEM, Ore. (AP) — Immigrants, Muslims, people of color, top law enforcement officers and state officials packed into a room to discuss the sharp rise of hate crimes in Oregon, and what to do about it. The huge turnout Monday night in Portland in the first “listening session” of a state task force on hate […]
  
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• Authorities working to ID remains found in southern Colorado

  08-01-2019 21:40
  AGUILAR, Colo. (AP) — Authorities are trying to identify human remains found in southern Colorado but say there is no connection to the high-profile case of a missing woman. The Colorado Bureau of Investigation says residents on Sunday found the remains outside the town of Aguilar near a closed truck stop on Interstate 25. An […]
  
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• Alaska calls for less federal control of wildlife management

  08-01-2019 21:38
  ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) — Alaska officials are calling for less intrusion into wildlife management by agencies within the U.S Department of the Interior. Acting Department of Fish and Game Commissioner Doug Vincent-Lang in a 41-page memo says federal officials should stop ignoring state comments on managing wildlife on federal lands. He says the state had […]
  
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• Alaska resumes online applications for oil-wealth checks

  08-01-2019 21:33
  JUNEAU, Alaska (AP) — The state has resumed accepting applications online for checks from Alaska’s oil-wealth fund. State revenue officials last Tuesday closed the online application system for what it described as technical issues that prevented applicants from submitting their forms. The Department of Revenue at the time said there were reports that some applicants […]
  
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• Refuge management under fire

  08-01-2019 21:32
  SALEM, Ore. (AP) — The federal government recently fended off attacks from all sides while defending its management of six national wildlife refuges against legal challenges from farmers and environmentalists. The Capital Press reports the U.S. Interior Department is facing three lawsuits filed by three environmental groups who allege its plans for the 200,000-acre Klamath […]
  
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• State lawmakers join forces against offshore drilling

  08-01-2019 21:26
  PORTLAND, Maine (AP) — A group of nine Democratic state lawmakers from different coastal states announced Tuesday that they are going to use their coming legislative sessions to try to block attempts at offshore drilling. The lawmakers’ announcement came as new and re-elected legislators were entering office around the country after an election that saw […]
  
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• State lawmakers head to session with plans to block drilling

  08-01-2019 21:26
  PORTLAND, Maine (AP) — A group of nine Democratic lawmakers from different coastal states says it’s going to use the coming legislative sessions to try to block attempts at offshore drilling. The lawmakers’ announcement Tuesday comes as new and re-elected legislators are entering office. It’s also about a year after Trump’s administration announced plans to […]
  
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• Asteroid-circling spacecraft grabs cool snapshot of home

  08-01-2019 20:53
  CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) — An asteroid-circling spacecraft has captured a cool snapshot of home. NASA’s Osiris-Rex spacecraft took the picture days before going into orbit around asteroid Bennu on New Year’s Eve. The tiny asteroid — barely one-third of a mile (500 meters) across — appears as a big bright blob in the long-exposure […]
  
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• Alaska port official charged with trying to drown daughter

  08-01-2019 20:50
  ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) — A high-ranking port official in Alaska’s largest city has been arrested, accused of twice trying to drown his 8-year-year-old daughter in a bathtub after telling her they would play with her rubber duckies. Todd Cowles is charged with two counts of attempted murder in connection with a Jan. 2 incident at […]
  
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• Bruce Harrell, President of City Council, Won't Seek Reelection

  08-01-2019 20:44 via thestranger.com
  
  Bruce Harrell announced today that he won't seek reelection.by Lester BlackBruce Harrell aint running. City of Seattle
  City Councilmember Bruce Harrell won't run for reelection this year, according to a Tuesday morning press release.
  “Today I am announcing my intent not to seek re-election to the Seattle City Council for a fourth term because of my belief that three terms is sufficient in this role at this time," Harrell said in the press release.
  Harrell's announcement comes one day after
  
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• Bruce Harrel, President of City Council, Won't Seek Relection

  08-01-2019 20:44 via thestranger.com
  
  Bruce Harrell announced today that he won't seek reelection.by Lester BlackBruce Harrell aint running. City of Seattle
  City Councilmember Bruce Harrell won't run for reelection this year, according to a Tuesday morning press release.
  “Today I am announcing my intent not to seek re-election to the Seattle City Council for a fourth term because of my belief that three terms is sufficient in this role at this time," Harrell said in the press release.
  Harrell's announcement comes one day after
  
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• US medical marketing reaches $30 billion, drug ads top surge

  08-01-2019 20:21
  Ads for prescription drugs appeared 5 million times in just one year, capping a recent surge in U.S. medical marketing, a new analysis found. The advertisements for various medicines showed up on TV, newspapers, online sites and elsewhere in 2016. Their numbers soared over 20 years as part of broad health industry efforts to promote […]
  
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• My Friend Is Having an Affair With Their Parent—Will That Work Out?

  08-01-2019 20:20 via thestranger.com
  
  Savage Love Letter of the Dayby Dan Savage
  A friend of mine just confided in me that [they are] having a consensual sexual relationship with [their] biological [parent]..Long story short, [they] was adopted [REDACTED] years ago and tracked their [parent] down [REDACTED] through [REDACTED]. My friend is [AGE REDACTED] and [their] [parent] is in [AGE REDACTED]. As of this writing, they've only had oral sex, but it sounds like it's only a matter of time before it progresses. [They] told me [they] t
  
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• Oregon parks report presses for money for urban trails

  08-01-2019 20:12
  SALEM, Ore. (AP) — A new report by the Oregon Parks and Recreation Department calls for more funding for hiking and walking trails in urban centers. The Statesman Journal reports that the agency says $640 million is needed to create those trails for a population that’s getting older, more diverse and more urbanized. The report […]
  
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• Bruce Harrell third incumbent who won’t seek re-election to Seattle City Council

  08-01-2019 20:00
  Three Seattle City incumbents won't seek reelection this year. Harrell is serving his third term and served three days as interim mayor when Ed Murray resigned in 2017.
  
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• Man charged with murder after fight at sex offender facility

  08-01-2019 19:41
  The charging document says the suspect confronted the victim on Jan. 2 in the cafeteria of the Special Commitment Center on McNeil Island. Video shows the suspect chest-bumping the victim, and then pushing him to the floor, where he hit his head.
  
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• Man charged with murder after fight at McNeil Island sex-offender facility

  08-01-2019 19:41
  The charging document says the suspect confronted the victim on Jan. 2 in the cafeteria of the Special Commitment Center on McNeil Island. Video shows the suspect chest-bumping the victim, and then pushing him to the floor, where he hit his head.
  
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• Inslee proposes ‘public option’ health-insurance plan for Washington

  08-01-2019 19:40
  The proposal is geared in part to help stabilize the Heath Benefit Exchange, which has wrestled with double-digit premium increases and attempts by Republicans in Congress and President Donald Trump to dismantle the Affordable Care Act.
  
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• Jay Inslee Is Backing a Health Care Proposal Today. Which One Will It Be?

  08-01-2019 19:32 via thestranger.com
  
  Spoiler: It'll probably be a modest public option.by Rich Smith"We're gonna do a health care today!"Karen Ducey / GETTY IMAGESIn a move that clearly has nothing to do with his presidential ambitions, this morning Governor Jay Inslee will throw his weight behind one of the many health care proposals lawmakers are brewing up in Olympia this session. In an advisory note from his office, staff says he'll announce support "for increased public health care options in Washington through the state&rsquo
  
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• Michael George Enters Race to Replace Sally Bagshaw

  08-01-2019 19:11 via thestranger.com
  
  Michael George is a new candidate for downtown's City Council candidate. Find out what he's interested in this exclusive first interview.by Lester BlackMichael George loves transit-oriented development and Pike Place Market and he's running for City Council. Lester Black
  There’s a new candidate running for City Council in the downtown Seattle district Sally Bagshaw is leaving vacant. Michael George, a development consultant that works for a local commercial real estate firm, announced his
  
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• Little’s budget for Medicaid expansion eyed by lawmakers

  08-01-2019 19:09
  BOISE, Idaho (AP) — An initial probing of Idaho Gov. Brad Little’s budget by lawmakers found that adding a work or training requirement for Medicaid expansion could add administrative costs the state would have to cover. Idaho Division of Financial Management Alex Adams gave lawmakers an overview of Little’s budget Tuesday during the Joint Finance-Appropriations […]
  
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• Genealogy database, gum help convict DJ in ’92 killing

  08-01-2019 18:04
  LANCASTER, Pa. (AP) — A popular Pennsylvania DJ has pleaded guilty to raping and strangling a schoolteacher in 1992 after being identified as a suspect as a result of DNA a relative submitted to a genealogy database. Raymond Charles Rowe apologized in court Tuesday for killing 25-year-old elementary school teacher Christy Mirack at her apartment […]
  
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• Authorities: Gunman shot ex-wife, her new husband then self

  08-01-2019 17:58
  MERIDIAN, Idaho (AP) — Idaho authorities say a man who killed two people and held two children hostage for a time before killing himself was the ex-husband of one of the victims. The Ada County Coroner’s office identified the shooter as Edward Lynn Epps Jr. of Boise. Police say he shot and killed his ex-wife, […]
  
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• Alaska guide pleads guilty to herding bears toward clients

  08-01-2019 17:50
  NOME, Alaska (AP) — A master hunting guide from Alaska had his license revoked for life after pleading guilty to using employees on snowmobiles to herd grizzly bears toward clients. Alaska State Troopers say in a statement that Brian Simpson of Fairbanks was charged in 2017 with two counts of “aiding in the commission of […]
  
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• Meet the Trans Midwife Changing the World's "Most Gendered Profession"

  08-01-2019 17:48 via thestranger.com
  
  "The more of us there are in medical careers, the more research we’re going to get. We have to build up our numbers so we can lead the research to get the care we need."by Nathalie GrahamSimon Adriane Ellis is changing the midwifery paradigm. SIMON ADRIANE ELLIS
  The blizzard raging outside Simon Adriane Ellis's window was the worst New York state had seen in nearly a decade. The ambulances wouldn't arrive for 27 minutes. Simon tried to remain calm. He had to keep his best friend from givin
  
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• Spokane police kill man believed to be shooting at neighbors

  08-01-2019 17:41
  Officers rushed to the area Monday night after receiving a call to 911 reporting that a man at the home was firing a gun.
  
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• Slog AM: Mount Rainier Is Closed, New Trouble for Hanford, Trump's Primetime Moment

  08-01-2019 17:35 via thestranger.com
  
  by Timothy KenneyThe government shutdown is not a victimless crime!aaaaimages/Getty Images
  Carbon emissions on the rise: The U.S. emitted 3.4 percent more carbon dioxide last year than we did in 2017, despite a record number of coal power plants closing this year. Emissions have declined for the past three years, but a strong economy, a relatively cold winter and the Trump administration’s penchant for cutting environmental regulations encouraged more heating, manufacturing and transportat
  
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• Bills aim to provide more firefighting flexibility

  08-01-2019 16:51
  PENDLETON, Ore. (AP) — In the wake of a July fire that burned 80,000 acres of land in north-central Oregon, state Sen. Bill Hansell is introducing a package of bills that he thinks will improve firefighting efforts on farmland. The East Oregonian reports that the four bills sponsored by the Republican are intended to provide […]
  
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• OSU-Cascades and COCC to allow admission to both colleges

  08-01-2019 16:44
  BEND, Ore. (AP) — Central Oregon Community College and Oregon State University-Cascades have teamed up to allow students to become admitted to both schools simultaneously in pursuit of four-year degrees. The Bulletin reports that with the new Degree Partnership Program, students starting at COCC can declare as “bachelor’s-degree seeking” and become jointly admitted to both […]
  
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• Washington’s favorite Netflix show in 2018 was sci-fi thriller ‘Altered Carbon’

  08-01-2019 16:08
  Washington was the only state in the nation to have ‘Altered Carbon’ as our most-searched Netflix show in 2018, according to HighSpeedInternet.com.
  
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• US cancer death rate hits milestone: 25 years of decline

  08-01-2019 16:00
  NEW YORK (AP) — The U.S. cancer death rate has hit a milestone: It’s been falling for at least 25 years, according to a new report. Lower smoking rates are translating into fewer deaths. Advances in early detection and treatment also are having a positive impact, experts say. But it’s not all good news. Obesity-related […]
  
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• Facility’s CEO resigns after vegetative patient gives birth

  08-01-2019 15:58
  PHOENIX (AP) — The CEO of a private health care facility in Phoenix has resigned following reports that a patient gave birth despite being in a vegetative state for more than a decade. A spokesman for Hacienda Healthcare says Bill Timmons announced his resignation Monday and it was unanimously accepted by the facility’s board of […]
  
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• Rep. Adam Smith: Trump’s $5.6B border wall obsession rooted in ‘xenophobia and racism’

  08-01-2019 15:00
  A former state legislator and attorney, Smith was first elected to Congress in 1996. Now the longest serving member of Washington's U.S. House delegation, his seniority has put him in a committee chair position for the first time.
  
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• How are you planning to get around once the viaduct is closed?

  08-01-2019 15:00
  Are you changing your commute to deal with the shutdown of the Alaskan Way Viaduct starting Friday night? Thinking about working from home or leaving your home earlier — like a lot earlier? Or maybe riding a bike, taking transit or joining a carpool? Let us know what you’re doing to handle the coming traffic […]
  
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• ‘While I’m gone, make good decisions’: Jeannette Jones, a Seattle educator for nearly 50 years, dies at 72

  08-01-2019 14:00
  Mrs. Jones worked for Seattle Public Schools for nearly 50 years, most notably as a tough but fun-loving administrator at Washington Middle School. She died on Dec. 27.
  
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• U.S. greenhouse-gas emissions spiked in 2018 — and it couldn’t happen at a worse time

  08-01-2019 12:22
  The findings underscore how the world's second-largest emitter, once a global leader in pushing for climate action, has all but abandoned efforts to mitigate the effects of a warming world.
  
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• Europe’s top rights court to hear Belgian euthanasia case

  08-01-2019 11:57
  LONDON (AP) — Europe’s top human rights court has agreed to hear a case being brought against Belgium by a man whose mother was euthanized in 2012 for depression, the second case that implicates one of Belgium’s leading euthanasia doctors. In a statement Tuesday, lawyers for Tom Mortier said they brought their case to the […]
  
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• Europe’s human rights court to hear Belgian euthanasia case

  08-01-2019 11:57
  LONDON (AP) — Europe’s top human rights court has agreed to hear a case being brought against Belgium by a man whose mother was euthanized in 2012 for depression, the second case that implicates one of Belgium’s leading euthanasia doctors. In a statement on Tuesday, lawyers for Tom Mortier said they brought their case to […]
  
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• Winter storm blasts Europe; 13 dead amid heavy snow, gusts

  08-01-2019 10:00
  BERLIN (AP) — Deadly winter weather blasted Europe for yet another day Tuesday, trapping hundreds of people in Alpine regions, whipping up high winds that caused flight delays and cancellations and raising the risks of more deadly avalanches in the mountains. At least 13 people have been killed in weather-related accidents in Europe over the […]
  
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• Winter storm blasts Europe; 12 dead amid heavy snow, gusts

  08-01-2019 10:00
  BERLIN (AP) — Deadly winter weather blasted Europe for yet another day Tuesday, trapping hundreds of people in Alpine regions, whipping up high winds that caused flight delays and cancellations and raising the risks of more deadly avalanches in the mountains. At least 12 people have been killed in weather-related accidents in Europe over the […]
  
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• Houston students return to class after Alaska Earthquake

  08-01-2019 06:13
  HOUSTON, Alaska (AP) — Students from a middle school in south-central Alaska have returned to class for the first time after the magnitude 7.0 earthquake damaged their school building. KTUU-TV reports more than 700 Houston students were combined into the high school building and 13 temporary buildings Monday. Houston principal Ben Howard says every structural […]
  
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