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• Idaho seeks to increase assessment for private forest owners

  23-01-2019 23:39
  BOISE, Idaho (AP) — Lawmakers have introduced legislation that will for the first time in 16 years raise the assessment private forest owners pay the state to make sure logging is done in a sustainable way and in compliance with Idaho laws. The House Resources and Conservation Committee on Tuesday unanimously advanced the legislation put […]
  
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• Idaho teacher charged with child rape pleads not guilty

  23-01-2019 23:33
  POCATELLO, Idaho (AP) — An eastern Idaho teacher has been indicted by a grand jury on charges of sexually abusing a first-grade boy ten years ago. The Idaho State Journal reports the teacher, 46-year-old Tiffany Marie Petersen of Pocatello, has pleaded not guilty to the charges. Her attorney, Shane Reichert, could not be immediately reached […]
  
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• House Speaker Frank Chopp Does Not Like Being Compared to Vladimir Putin

  23-01-2019 23:30 via thestranger.com
  
  First priority for Speaker Chopp is addressing Washington's failing mental health system. "A close second" is health care for low wage workers.by Rich SmithTalking shopp with Frank Chopp, topp popp of the Democratic stock. Okay, I'll stopp.WASHINGTON STATE LEGISLATUREDuring a phone interview yesterday with House Speaker Frank Chopp about the Democratic legislative agenda this session, I learned that he does not like being compared to Vladimir Putin.
  In November of last year, Rep. Chopp said he&r
  
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• It's OK Not to "Get" Art

  23-01-2019 23:15 via thestranger.com
  
  Art is fucking hard!by Jasmyne KeimigDanny Giles's The Practice and Science of Drawing a Sharp White Background at the Jacob Lawrence Gallery Courtesy of the Jacob Lawrence Gallery
  Last night at the opening of Chicago-based artist Danny Giles's The Practice and Science of Drawing a Sharp White Background at the Jacob Lawrence Gallery, something happened to me that doesn't often happen: I walked out of the gallery space not really "getting" what I'd just seen. Like, at all.I did everything someon
  
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• Telescopes capture moment of impact during eclipse of moon

  23-01-2019 23:04
  CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) — Astronomers managed to capture the moment of an impact during this week’s eclipsed moon. Spanish astrophysicist Jose Maria Madiedo of the University of Huelva said Wednesday it appears a rock from a comet slammed into the moon during the total lunar eclipse late Sunday and early Monday. The strike was […]
  
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• Alex Pedersen Is the City Council Candidate in District 4 Who Wants to Bring Trust Back to City Hall

  23-01-2019 22:47 via thestranger.com
  
  by Nathalie GrahamHe's running!Alex Pedersen Campaign
  Alex Pedersen has an impressive resumé. From working for the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) during the Clinton administration, and then an extensive foray into the private sector, to working for multiple city council members, including Tim Burgess, Pedersen is ready to throw his own hat into the ring. Pedersen lives at the convergence of the University District, Ravenna, and Roosevelt neighborhoods. He's running
  
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• Oregon to help amid federal government shutdown

  23-01-2019 22:37
  SALEM, Ore. (AP) — With the federal government shutdown in its second month, officials in Oregon are looking to help beleaguered federal employees, possibly with millions of dollars in assistance, authorities said Wednesday. Almost 10,000 federal employees in the state are not getting paid because of the shutdown, huge swaths of federal lands are unattended, […]
  
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• Oregon looking at ways to help amid fed government shutdown

  23-01-2019 22:37
  SALEM, Ore. (AP) — With the federal government shutdown in its second month, officials in Oregon are looking to help. Almost 10,000 federal employees in the state are going unpaid, food stamps for many citizens at risk if the shutdown persists, and huge swaths of federal lands are going unattended. Oregon Senate President Peter Courtney […]
  
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• The MAGA Hat Kids and Viral Truth

  23-01-2019 22:24 via thestranger.com
  Episode 182 of the Blabbermouth Podcastby The StrangerSubscribe to the podcast FOR FREE by clicking right here!Eli Sanders, Rich Smith, and Katie Herzog talk about the State of the Union standoff, whether Kamala Harris is really a “cop” in progressive clothing, and a horrifying new report on global inequality.After that, they go where many Americans have gone over the last few days—to the steps of the Lincoln Memorial, where they try to figure out what happened in a viral stare
  
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• Alaska man, son sentenced in bear killings case

  23-01-2019 22:17
  ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) — A judge in Alaska has ordered jail time for a man who skied with his son to a bear den, where they killed a mother bear and her two cubs, unaware that a research camera was recording them. Andrew Renner was sentenced Tuesday to three months in jail while his 18-year-old […]
  
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• 19 Lunar New Year 2019 Events in Seattle

  23-01-2019 22:03 via thestranger.com
  
  by Stranger Things To Do StaffHead to Chinatown's Lunar New Year Celebration for cultural performances, the $3 happy hour food walk, and more. Cham Roeun Bunphoath
  The Lunar New Year officially begins on February 5, but there are several weeks of Seattle celebrations to welcome the Year of the Pig with traditions from China, Vietnam, Japan, and beyond. We've rounded them all up below, from Chinatown's Lunar New Year Celebration to the annual Asian/Scottish mashup event Gung Haggis Fat Choy to th
  
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• Ways to Celebrate the Lunar New Year

  23-01-2019 22:01 via thestranger.com
  All the ways to ring in the Year of the Pig in Seattle.by Stranger Things To Do StaffThe Lunar New Year officially begins on February 5, but there are several weeks of Seattle celebrations to welcome the Year of the Pig with traditions from China, Vietnam, Japan, and beyond. We've rounded them all up below, from Chinatown's Lunar New Year Celebration to the annual Asian/Scottish mashup event Gung Haggis Fat Choy to the Seattle Art Museum's Lunar New Year Family Festival.
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• Ways to Celebrate the 2019 Lunar New Year

  23-01-2019 22:01 via thestranger.com
  All the ways to ring in the Year of the Pig in Seattle.by Stranger Things To Do StaffThe Lunar New Year officially begins on February 5, but there are several weeks of Seattle celebrations to welcome the Year of the Pig with traditions from China, Vietnam, Japan, and beyond. We've rounded them all up below, from Chinatown's Lunar New Year Celebration to the annual Asian/Scottish mashup event Gung Haggis Fat Choy to the Seattle Art Museum's Lunar New Year Family Festival.
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• Upstream Music Fest will be ‘taking a break’ in 2019

  23-01-2019 22:00
  After bringing 30,000 fans to Pioneer Square in each of its first two years, the startup festival backed by Paul Allen's Vulcan will not happen this year.
  
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• Thanks to Anti-Vaxxers, There's Another Measles Outbreak in Washington State

  23-01-2019 22:00 via thestranger.com
  
  Anti-vaxxers minds can be changed, but it has to be done carefully.by Katie HerzogPoor Indigo's mom doesn't believe in vaccines.SOUTH_AGENCY/GETTY
  Officials in Clark County, Washington, have declared a public health emergency after an outbreak of measles infected at least 22 people. Nineteen of the 22 confirmed sick were not vaccinated.Just across the Columbia River from Portland, which is having a measles outbreak of its own, vaccination rates in Washington state have plummeted over the past de
  
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• Doctor reprimanded for removing wrong man’s kidney

  23-01-2019 21:53
  WORCESTER, Mass. (AP) — A Massachusetts doctor who removed a kidney from the wrong patient has received a reprimand from the state. The Telegram & Gazette reports Tuesday that the state Board of Registration in Medicine issued its reprimand to Dr. Ankur Parikh last month after he admitted to the error. The board says in […]
  
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• New study: Cellphone use by Washington state drivers is down, but other distractions are up

  23-01-2019 21:52
  Sure, it’s frustrating to be stuck at a green light because the driver in front of you is not paying attention. But the delay — whether due to someone texting, changing the radio station, or simply being lost in thought — may not occur as often as you think. “Lots of drivers believe distracted driving […]
  
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• Dunleavy picks shake up board regulating Alaska marijuana

  23-01-2019 21:47
  JUNEAU, Alaska (AP) — The board that regulates Alaska’s legal marijuana industry could be shifting right, with appointments by Republican Gov. Mike Dunleavy of a marijuana critic and a law enforcement officer who would like to revisit onsite use rules. Dunleavy’s appointments of Vivian Stiver and Lt. Christopher Jaime are subject to legislative confirmation. Stiver […]
  
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• AP NewsBreak: Onsite use rules concern new pot board member

  23-01-2019 21:47
  JUNEAU, Alaska (AP) — The newest member of the board that regulates marijuana in Alaska has concerns about onsite consumption. Lt. Christopher Jaime (HI’-mee), an Alaska Wildlife Trooper from Soldotna, acknowledges that Alaskans voted to legalize so-called recreational use of cannabis. He tells The Associated Press that respecting the wishes of the people is important […]
  
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• Boeing pilotless air taxi lifts off the ground, but passenger service is years away

  23-01-2019 21:13
  Boeing's prototype autonomous air taxi — essentially a flying car with no driver — lifted off the ground for the first time on a test takeoff in Manassas, Va., Wednesday. Still, while the technology is advancing, the regulatory and safety barriers are considerable.
  
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• State Senate Moves to Privately Confirm Embattled Liquor and Cannabis Board

  23-01-2019 20:56 via thestranger.com
  
  The state Senate is about to confirm the embattled Liquor and Cannabis Board in a secret vote.by Lester BlackWashington State Liquor and Cannabis Board members Russ Hauge, Board Chair Jane Rushford, and Ollie Garrett.Lester Black
  Tomorrow morning, a committee in the state Senate will hear the confirmation of three board members overseeing the state's Liquor and Cannabis Board (LCB). If the hearing was open to the public the three board members up for confirmation would likely get an earful after
  
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• State Senate Moves to Privately Confirm Embattled LCB Board

  23-01-2019 20:56 via thestranger.com
  
  The state Senate is about to confirm the embattled Liquor and Cannabis Board in a secret vote.by Lester BlackWashington State Liquor and Cannabis Board members Russ Hauge, Board Chair Jane Rushford, and Ollie Garrett.Lester Black
  Tomorrow morning, a committee in the state Senate will hear the confirmation of three board members overseeing the state's Liquor and Cannabis Board (LCB). If the hearing was open to the public the three board members up for confirmation would likely get an earful after
  
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• Family, Portland police need help solving cold case murder

  23-01-2019 20:45
  PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — The Portland Police Bureau and the family of 28-year-old Andrew Patrick Hathaway are asking for the public’s help to solve his murder. Hathaway’s body was found on Sept. 5, 2018 in the trunk of a white 2003 Chevy Impala that was engulfed in flames. The medical examiner’s office determined that Hathaway, […]
  
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• Cannabis Legalization Is "Stupid," Says Possible Presidential Candidate Mike Bloomberg

  23-01-2019 20:30 via thestranger.com
  
  by Josh Jardine Al Drago / Getty ImagesThe rush of candidates running for the Democratic nomination for president is breathtaking and encouraging—looking at you, Elizabeth Warren, Kirsten Gillibrand, and Kamala Harris—and provided there is anything left of the US by election time, we could be looking at a candidate who favors cannabis legalization at the federal level.Well, except for that short-fingered, absurdly wealthy, white male candidate from New York with some issues surroundi
  
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• Parent company of The Bulletin files for bankruptcy

  23-01-2019 20:19
  BEND, Ore. (AP) — Western Communications, the parent company of The Bulletin, has filed for bankruptcy. The Bulletin says court filings made Tuesday show the company owes more than $10 million to more than 1,000 creditors and has assets of $10 million to $50 million. Its largest unsecured creditor is newsprint supplier Page Cooperative Inc. […]
  
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• Jackson County asks state to deny pipeline permit

  23-01-2019 20:08
  MEDFORD, Ore. (AP) — Jackson County commissioners are asking the state to block a proposed natural gas pipeline that would ferry gas over 229 miles of southern Oregon to an export terminal near Coos Bay. The Oregon Department of State Lands is considering whether to grant the project a key permit and is taking public […]
  
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• Prosecutor: Idaho deputy used justifiable force in shooting

  23-01-2019 20:04
  POCATELLO, Idaho (AP) — An Idaho prosecutor says a Bannock County sheriff’s deputy used justifiable force when he shot a 16-year-old boy who fled a traffic stop last year. The teen, who was unarmed, survived the shooting. The Bannock County Prosecutor’s Office recently released documents outlining the investigation of shooting, which was led by the […]
  
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• Wind project partners with environmentalists on rare whales

  23-01-2019 19:29
  BOSTON (AP) — The developer of an offshore wind energy project is partnering with environmental groups on a plan to try to protect the endangered North Atlantic right whale. The whale is one of the rarest marine mammals. It’s thought to number only 411 individuals . The animals travel through New England waters every year. […]
  
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• Savage Love: Big Little Lies

  23-01-2019 19:19 via thestranger.com
  
  by Dan Savage Joe NewtonI'm a middle-aged man dating a younger guy. He wanted to be a "boy" to a Dom top daddy, and I was happy to oblige. The sex is amazing, and we click as people, too. Then a couple days ago, he told me he wanted to explore small penis humiliation (SPH). I was taken aback—not by the request, but because his penis is NOT small! It's not huge, but it's at least average. And it's thick! I'm not super hung, so it's not that he seems small in comparison—I have maybe an
  
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• Hospital: ‘Poor decisions’ by staff giving outsize pain meds

  23-01-2019 19:00
  COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — An Ohio doctor’s orders for potentially fatal doses of pain medicine given to at least 27 hospital patients were carried out by employees who “made poor decisions” and ignored existing safeguards, a top administrator told staff in an internal video. The Columbus-area Mount Carmel Health System said it fired the intensive […]
  
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• Well that monitors giant Idaho aquifer back in service

  23-01-2019 18:46
  IDAHO FALLS, Idaho (AP) — A contractor for the U.S. Department of Energy says a deep well used to monitor contamination in a giant Idaho aquifer is back in service after a three-year absence. Fluor Idaho in a statement Tuesday says scientists determined contamination discovered in the 1,110-foot (340-meter) well was caused by an industrial […]
  
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• 2 Anchorage schools to remain closed for 2019-2020 year

  23-01-2019 18:21
  ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) — Two Anchorage public schools will stay closed next year for repair of earthquake damage. KTVA reports Eagle River Elementary School and Gruening Middle School stay closed for the 2019-2020 academic year. The decision was made following a review by structural engineers. Students from both schools were relocated to other buildings in […]
  
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• Police: Drunken man took wrong Lyft to wrong home

  23-01-2019 18:18
  CAPE ELIZABETH, Maine — Police in Maine say a drunken man took the wrong Lyft and tried to get into a house he mistakenly thought was his home. Cape Elizabeth police say the Falmouth man mistakenly got into a Lyft summoned by a man who lived next door. Police say the man was dropped off […]
  
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• Pretty Funny Ladies Show to Benefit Organization Working to End Gender-Based Violence

  23-01-2019 17:45 via thestranger.com
  
  Pretty Funny Ladies Show to Benefit Organization Working to End Gender-Based Violenceby Dave Segal
  Seven prominent local comics will be performing at the Pretty Funny Ladies benefit show on Thursday, January 31 at Laughs Comedy Club to raise funds for API Chaya, a non-profit organization that endeavors to eradicate systemic, gender-based violence and to empower immigrants who've survived human trafficking. Claire Webber will host while Natalie Holt headlines a strong bill that includes Nekia Ham
  
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• NASA replaces astronaut on Boeing’s 1st crew launch

  23-01-2019 17:44
  CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) — NASA has replaced an astronaut assigned to Boeing’s first launch with a crew. Astronaut Eric Boe was pulled Tuesday from the upcoming test flight for unspecified medical reasons, after more than three years of training. Taking his seat will be Mike Fincke, a former space station commander. Boeing plans to […]
  
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• Little taking applications for Idaho oil and gas commission

  23-01-2019 17:41
  BOISE, Idaho (AP) — Idaho Gov. Brad Little is accepting applications for a spot on the five-member Idaho Oil and Gas Conservation Commission. Little made the announcement on Tuesday to fill the fifth spot on the commission that oversees oil and natural gas production in the state. The commission is short one member after chairman […]
  
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• Prosecutor declines to file charges in Anchorage shooting

  23-01-2019 17:38
  ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) — A woman suspected of holding a gun that discharged and killed a man in Anchorage will not be prosecuted. The Anchorage Daily News reports prosecutors declined to charge 26-year-old Marilyn Tilo-Maiava in the shooting early Tuesday. She had been held by police on suspicion of manslaughter and criminally negligent homicide. Anchorage […]
  
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• Anchorage police release name of man killed in shooting

  23-01-2019 17:38
  ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) — Anchorage police have released the name of a man killed Tuesday in an apartment shooting. The man who died was 24-year-old Omar Mandour. Investigators say Mandour brought a handgun to the apartment and it was passed around and handled by multiple people. As the gun was handled by 26-year-old Marilyn Tilo-Maiava, […]
  
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• Slog AM: Climate Change Could Mean Fewer Boys, Federal Workers Rally at Sea-Tac, I-5 Is a Parking Lot This Morning

  23-01-2019 17:28 via thestranger.com
  
  by Timothy KenneyBoys will be boys! (Until climate change says otherwise.)fstop123/Getty Images
  Orcas have it rough: But they have it especially rough every other year due to a new biennial trend researchers recently found in the data. They noticed that more whales die in even years than odd years. No, astrologists, it had nothing to do with the position of Mercury. Pink salmon seem to be the culprit. The species, which returns to the Salish Sea every other year, has flourished under conservatio
  
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• Idaho Geological Survey seeks budget increase

  23-01-2019 17:12
  BOISE, Idaho (AP) — The agency that provides information about Idaho’s geology and minerals and makes natural gas and oil production records available is asking state lawmakers to approve a $1.25 million budget. University of Idaho President Chuck Staben made the request for fiscal year 2020 for the Idaho Geological Survey on Wednesday to the […]
  
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• Blue Origin shoots NASA experiments into space in test

  23-01-2019 17:02
  Blue Origin, a Kent-based Jeff Bezos company, has successfully launched NASA experiments into space with its New Shepard rocket.
  
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• Eugene, Lane County plan would bring homeless off streets

  23-01-2019 16:52
  EUGENE, Ore. (AP) — Elected leaders for Eugene and Lane County are supporting an ambitious, expensive push aimed at lowering to zero the number of homeless people camping along local streets and in parks. The Register-Guard reports that the series of 10 recommendations by Technical Assistance Collaborative, a Boston-based consultant, includes construction of a 75-bed […]
  
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• Nurse arrested in rape of woman who gave birth at facility

  23-01-2019 16:26
  PHOENIX (AP) — A nurse who was looking after an incapacitated woman at long-term health care facility has been charged with raping her, weeks after she stunned her caregivers and family who didn’t know she was pregnant by giving birth to a baby boy, Phoenix police said Wednesday. Investigators arrested 36-year-old Nathan Sutherland, a licensed […]
  
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• Nurse arrested in rape of incapacitated woman who gave birth

  23-01-2019 16:26
  PHOENIX (AP) — A nurse who was supposed to be looking after an incapacitated woman at a long-term health care facility has been charged with raping her, weeks after she stunned her caregivers and family by giving birth to a baby boy, Phoenix police said Wednesday. Investigators arrested Nathan Sutherland, a licensed practical nurse, on […]
  
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• No surprise for commuters: Washington ranks dead last among lower 48 states for driving

  23-01-2019 16:03
  The Seattle area, and Washington as a whole, get low marks in studies of the worst places to drive.
  
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