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• Study details California volcanic hazards

  25-02-2019 23:59
  LOS ANGELES (AP) — Nearly 200,000 people live, work or pass through California’s volcanic hazard zones on a daily basis, researchers said Monday in a report broadly assessing what could be at risk from an eruption. The impacts of an eruption — estimated to have a probability of 16 percent in the next 30 years […]
  
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• Oregon plan to protect student borrowers may end up in court

  25-02-2019 23:46
  SALEM, Ore. (AP) — Oregon’s attorney general is joining a growing movement among states to protect those who take out student loans, introducing legislation that would crack down on student loan servicers like Navient and Nelnet. Attorney General Ellen Rosenblum backed a proposal on Monday that would regulate student loan services and force them to […]
  
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• Amazon adds former PepsiCo CEO Indra Nooyi to board

  25-02-2019 23:39
  With Nooyi’s addition, Seattle-based Amazon’s 11-person board now has five women members.
  
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• The Art's a Steal at While Supplies Last (and the Curator's Laptop Was Literally Stolen)

  25-02-2019 23:29 via thestranger.com
  
  It was a lot of fun, minus the dick head who ran away with Anthony White's laptop.by Jasmyne KeimigView this post on InstagramA post shared by While Supplies Last (@wsl_art) on Feb 22, 2019 at 11:16am PST
  This past Friday, collectors, critics, gallerists, artists, and other art enthusiasts alike descended upon Mount Analogue to participate in the fifth edition of While Supplies Last. This iteration of the group art show, curated by Seattle artist Anthony White, featured works on paper by over 30
  
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• Memo raises legal questions with Alaska budget language

  25-02-2019 23:28
  JUNEAU, Alaska (AP) — A legislative attorney says language in Gov. Mike Dunleavy’s budget proposal giving his budget office discretion to transfer money within departments raises legal and constitutional questions. Linda Bruce, in a memo, writes that a court is unlikely to find that the language is legally permissible or constitutional. She notes that the […]
  
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• Key Idaho water legislation fails in Senate committee

  25-02-2019 23:22
  BOISE, Idaho (AP) — Legislation that supporters say is critical to preserving a historic water agreement between two sets of water users and is intended to prevent declines in a giant Idaho aquifer relied on by farmers and cities failed in a Senate committee on Monday. The Senate Resources and Environment Committee voted 4-4. Tie […]
  
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• Supreme Court sets date for legislative records case hearing

  25-02-2019 23:19
  The high court on Monday set a June 11 date for the hearing in the case that was sparked by a lawsuit filed by a media coalition, led by The Associated Press, which argued that lawmakers have been violating the law by not releasing emails, schedules and reports of sexual harassment.
  
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• GOP, sensing campaign issue, pushes abortion vote in Senate

  25-02-2019 22:48
  WASHINGTON (AP) — Republicans are pushing the Senate toward a vote Monday on legislation that would threaten prison for doctors who don’t try saving the life of infants born alive during abortions. The measure seems certain to fail. But it offers the GOP a chance to appeal to conservative voters. Opponents say live births during […]
  
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• Dems block Senate GOP bill on infants surviving abortions

  25-02-2019 22:48
  WASHINGTON (AP) — Senate Democrats on Monday blocked a Republican bill that would have threatened prison for doctors who don’t try saving the life of infants born alive during abortions. The measure seemed doomed from the start but offered the GOP a chance to appeal to conservative voters. The vote was the latest instance in […]
  
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• Gay Kinkster Wonders Whether He Should Sound Off Online About a Pair of Inept Tops Or Contact Them Directly?

  25-02-2019 22:41 via thestranger.com
  
  Savage Love Letter of the Dayby Dan Savage
  I’m a very kinky Asian gay guy who lives in LA. Currently I am in Singapore and recently hooked up with a kinky couple that was visiting from Manila. We met on an App, they both said they were Dom, we talked and we agreed to meet in their hotel room for some sounding play. Now I’m an experienced sounder and know the precautions and have taken some pretty big sounds.So the first red flag was they were almost an hour late to the agreed meet up
  
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• RIP, Talk Talk Singer Mark Hollis, the '80s Pop Star Who Became a Revered Cult Figure

  25-02-2019 22:36 via thestranger.com
  
  An appreciation of the deeply soulful, poetic Talk Talk singer Mark Hollis, who died today at age 64.by Dave SegalThe late, sainted Mark Hollis (far right), with Talk Talk. Ba Da Bing Records
  The great singer/songwriter Mark Hollis of the English group Talk Talk reportedly has passed away at age 64, and for people of a certain disposition, his death is as much of a gut-punch as were the losses of David Bowie and Prince.Hollis possessed one of the most moving, soulful voices in '80s synth-pop dur
  
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• The 59 Best Things To Do in Seattle This Week: February 25-March 3, 2019

  25-02-2019 22:11 via thestranger.com
  
  by Stranger Things To Do StaffStarting this Friday, Shakespeare's most misread play Romeo + Juliet gets a new treatment from ACT artistic director John Langs. Dai Ross
  Our music critics have already chosen the 39 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 a goodbye party for the Mariane Ibrahim Gallery to the Nordic Lights Film Festival, and from a talk about How #MeToo Is Cha
  
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• The 58 Best Things To Do in Seattle This Week: February 25-March 3, 2019

  25-02-2019 22:11 via thestranger.com
  
  by Stranger Things To Do StaffStarting this Friday, Shakespeare's most misread play Romeo + Juliet gets a new treatment from ACT artistic director John Langs. Dai Ross
  Our music critics have already chosen the 39 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 a goodbye party for the Mariane Ibrahim Gallery to the Nordic Lights Film Festival, and from a talk with former New York Ti
  
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• Eugene fried chicken food cart explodes; no injuries

  25-02-2019 22:07
  EUGENE, Ore. (AP) — Authorities say no one was injured when a popular fried chicken food cart in Eugene exploded. The Register-Guard reports the Buck Buck Food Cart exploded at about 8 a.m. Sunday, according to the Eugene Springfield Fire Department. An initial assessment by firefighters indicated gas lines to the food truck’s propane tank […]
  
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• Idaho House approves legislation seeking federal land sales

  25-02-2019 21:56
  BOISE, Idaho (AP) — The House has approved legislation urging Congress to enact a law requiring that federal lands be sold within a county in Idaho when private lands in the county are sold, traded or transferred to the federal government. Lawmakers voted 51-18 on Monday to approve the joint memorial backers say is intended […]
  
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• Where to Watch This Year's Oscar Winners

  25-02-2019 21:54 via thestranger.com
  Green Book, Roma, and Other Films Still Playing On the Big Screenby Stranger Things To Do StaffThe 2019 Oscars are over, but you can still catch up on (or rewatch) all the films that won awards, like Green Book (which took home Best Picture), Roma (which won for Cinematography and Best Director), and The Favourite (for which Olivia Colman won Actress in a Leading Role). Below, we've compiled all the places to watch the winners—follow the links for showtimes, trailers, and ticket links.NOW
  
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• Where to Watch the 2019 Oscar Winners in Seattle

  25-02-2019 21:51 via thestranger.com
  Green Book, Roma, and Other Films Still Playing On the Big Screen.by Stranger Things To Do StaffThe 2019 Oscars are over, but you can still catch up on (or rewatch) all the films that won awards, like Green Book (which took home Best Picture), Roma (which won for Cinematography and Best Director), and The Favourite (for which Olivia Colman won Actress in a Leading Role). Below, we've compiled all the places to watch the winners—follow the links for showtimes, trailers, and ticket links.Sta
  
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• Joey Gibson Thrives on Controversy, but Finds None at UW

  25-02-2019 21:26 via thestranger.com
  
  Seeing Gibson speak without the frenzy of a massive protest stripped away the cult of personality.by Timothy KenneyJoey Gibson needs an antagonist. Timothy Kenney
  Joey Gibson, the leader of the conservative group Patriot Prayer, makes the news when his rallies take a turn for the worse. But when you strip away all the dramatic controversy, you’re left with a religious guy from Vancouver with conservative views on policy. What’s so newsworthy about that?
  The second Patriot Prayer even
  
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• Ferguson to sue Trump administration over new abortion regulations

  25-02-2019 21:20
  The new rule, released Friday, would bar organizations that receive federal Title X money from referring patients to abortion providers.
  
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• Washington's "Advisory Votes" Are Stupid. Let's Get Rid of Them.

  25-02-2019 21:05 via thestranger.com
  
  Here's how we can all work to delete this waste of ballot space.by Julie WiseKing County Elections Director Julie Wise. Courtesy Julie Wise
  Let’s start by agreeing that advisory votes are nonsense. Every November they appear on your ballot and ask you how you feel about various taxes the legislature passed the previous spring. It’s a survey. Worse yet, it’s a survey with no clear use for the data.
  I’m an election administrator. I take voting very seriously and spend every
  
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• House OKs bill to improve highway safety for tow trucks

  25-02-2019 21:04
  BOISE, Idaho (AP) — Legislation requiring motorists to slow down and move over when approaching tow trucks and maintenance vehicles parked along roadways with lights flashing has passed the House. The bill sent to the Senate with a 55-13 vote on Monday also requires motorists to slow down and move over when approaching a parked […]
  
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• House OKs resolution to reduce Idaho wilderness study areas

  25-02-2019 20:47
  BOISE, Idaho (AP) — Legislation urging Congress to remove hundreds of thousands of acres from wilderness study area designation in Idaho has passed the House. The House voted 50-20 on Monday to approve the joint memorial put forward by Republican Rep. Priscilla Giddings. Wilderness study areas typically carry the same restrictions as wilderness areas. Idaho […]
  
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• Seattle Weekly's Print Newspaper Is Dead

  25-02-2019 20:45 via thestranger.com
  
  The 42-year-old newspaper will no longer be in print.by Lester BlackThe Weekly is dead. Sean Nelson
  This week's edition of the Seattle Weekly will be the last printing of the 42-year-old newspaper, according to Crosscut. It will move to a "web only" format. The newspaper's owner gutted the weekly's staff and closed their offices in Oct. 2017 in a pivot to what Mark Baumgarten, the paper's former editor-in-chief, called a "community news weekly."
  Crosscut didn't identify their source for the anno
  
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• Washington corrections officials scrambling after new sentencing errors uncovered

  25-02-2019 20:34
  State Department of Corrections officials are reviewing thousands of cases to determine how many inmates may have been released too early -- or held too long. They know of at least a dozen instances.
  
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• Man who made hoax call in deadly swatting seeks 20 year term

  25-02-2019 20:22
  WICHITA, Kan. (AP) — A California man has asked for 20 years in prison as his punishment for making a hoax call that led police to fatally shoot a Kansas man following a dispute between two online gamers over $1.50 bet in a Call of Duty WWII video game. Tyler R. Barriss, 26, faces sentencing […]
  
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• Unions push against proposed cuts to Alaska ferry system

  25-02-2019 20:20
  JUNEAU, Alaska (AP) — Union representatives backing the Alaska ferry service to coastal communities plan to rally in Juneau to oppose job losses proposed by Gov. Mike Dunleavy. The Juneau Empire reports the Republican governor is looking to cut the Alaska Marine Highway System by $97 million — 75 percent of its budget — amid […]
  
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• The plan to upzone 27 Seattle neighborhoods could clear a key hurdle this afternoon

  25-02-2019 20:16
  The Seattle City Council is set to vote on the plan to upzone 27 neighborhoods and create affordable-housing requirements.
  
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• Coast Guard dismisses 4 in Kodiak for illicit drug activity

  25-02-2019 20:12
  KODIAK, Alaska (AP) — Four Coast Guardsmen investigated for illicit drug activity in Kodiak have been kicked out of the service. The Kodiak Daily Mirror reports two people were dismissed from the main base and two from Air Station Kodiak. Lt. Cmdr. Raymond Reichl says the four are subject to non-judicial punishment but not military […]
  
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• Trump Accused of Kissing Former Staffer Without Her Consent

  25-02-2019 20:01 via thestranger.com
  
  Alva Johnson is the first person to accuse Trump of sexual misconduct during his presidency.by Rich Smith“It’s like a magnet. Just kiss. I don’t even wait. And when you’re a star, they let you do it. You can do anything.” Mark Wilson / GETTYAlva Johnson, a member of candidate Trump's National Strike Team and the operations administrative director for the state of Florida during his general election campaign, has filed a lawsuit against the President for kissing her
  
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• Work continues on Salmon-Challis National Forest plan

  25-02-2019 19:54
  IDAHO FALLS, Idaho (AP) — The Salmon-Challis National Forest is reaching the halfway point in the four-year process of developing a new forest management plan. The Post Register reports the work has some stakeholders digging in their heels and others seeking common ground. The plan covers ecosystems, watersheds, plant and animal communities, grazing, resource extraction, […]
  
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• Idaho lawmakers agree to boost court reporter pay

  25-02-2019 19:43
  BOISE, Idaho (AP) — Idaho’s legislative budget-writing committee has voted unanimously to boost pay for court reporters after learning that the state is facing a serious shortage of people willing to do the job. Idaho state law requires a court reporter for all district court proceedings. They create verbatim records used for future appeals and […]
  
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• Legislation to alter sales tax distribution method stalls

  25-02-2019 19:03
  BOISE, Idaho (AP) — Legislation to change how millions of dollars in sales tax revenue is distributed to cities and counties in Idaho has stalled in a House committee. The meeting of the House Revenue and Taxation Committee got off to an unusual start Monday when the bill’s sponsor asked the committee to hold onto […]
  
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• Can Beer Have Terroir?

  25-02-2019 18:37 via thestranger.com
  
  Can beer have an agricultural sense of place just like wine? Our first event in The Stranger's new Zymurgy Beer Series uncovered some fascinating questions.by Lester Black Jeremy BeBeau/@beerscenes
  Can beer have terroir? Meaning, can beer have a sense of place to it, just like wine does, where the season and the soil that beer’s ingredients were grown in create unrepeatable characteristics?
  This was one of the most interesting questions we debated last Thursday night at Weird Fermentation,
  
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• Man charged with assaulting woman, threatening with sword

  25-02-2019 18:00
  SEWARD, Alaska (AP) — A 50-year-old Anchorage man been charged with seriously injuring a family member in Seward. Alaska State Troopers say Timothy Elve is charged with three counts of felony assault and two counts of misdemeanor assault. Trooper dispatchers in Soldotna dispatchers early Saturday morning took a 911 open line call and heard sounds […]
  
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• Slog AM: Seattle Is the Most Educated Big City in America, Green Book Wins Best Picture, Measles in Costa Rica

  25-02-2019 17:31 via thestranger.com
  
  by Timothy KenneyWe love our degrees! Milkos/ Getty Images
  Seattle is the most educated city in America: That’s right folks, people in Seattle have more college degrees than any other big city. But don’t feel too superior yet, it’s mostly because of the massive influx of tech workers who have flocked here. Overall, 63 percent of Seattle’s population over the age of 25 has a college degree. Let’s all thank Gene Balk for finding the answers to questions we didn’
  
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• Winter storm delays school starts in western Oregon

  25-02-2019 16:42
  Another round of winter weather is hitting parts of the Northwest, producing slick roads and causing flights to be cancelled at Portland's airport.
  
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• Winter storm delays school starts in parts of Northwest

  25-02-2019 16:42
  PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — Schools in the Portland area delayed start times as another round of winter weather hit parts of the Northwest. Local school districts, including Portland, Reynolds, Hillsboro and Tigard-Tualatin announced two-hour delays on Monday due to the weather. Beaverton and Salem-Keizer are closed for the day. KOIN reports the Portland/Vancouver metro area […]
  
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• Suspects in Colorado slaying, other crimes held in Oregon

  25-02-2019 16:28
  ROSEBURG, Ore. (AP) — Two men suspected in a crime spree across three states, including a deadly Colorado carjacking, have been arrested in Oregon. Oregon State Police said Sunday that 31-year-old Jose Lopez-Jovel and 30-year-old Matthew Anthony Fanelli are being held on multiple charges in separate county jails. Authorities say Lopez-Jovel was taken into custody […]
  
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• Our Complete Seattle Mardi Gras 2019 Calendar

  25-02-2019 16:17 via thestranger.com
  Local Celebrations and Events Start March 1!by Stranger Things To Do Staff
  
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• The 39 Best Music Shows in Seattle This Week: Feb 25-March 3, 2019

  25-02-2019 16:12 via thestranger.com
  The Stranger's music critics' picks for the week.by Stranger Things To Do StaffThis week, our music critics have picked everything from Beirut to major African musical stars Habib Koité and Bassekou Kouyate to Swedish electro-pop icon/goddess Robyn. Follow the links below for ticket links and music clips for all of their picks, and find even more shows on our complete music calendar.
  Stay in the know! Get all this and more on the free Stranger Things To Do mobile app (available for iOS an
  
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• Why aren’t we talking about homelessness in suburban schools?

  25-02-2019 15:00
  (Editor’s note: This is the ninth of about a dozen student essays we’ll be publishing for this round of Education Lab’s Student Voices program, which is partnering this year with Project Homeless. Know a student with a story to tell about homelessness or education? Email Project Homeless’s engagement editor, Scott Greenstone, at [email protected].) The Seattle Times’ Project Homeless is funded […]
  
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• What’s been your experience driving through the new Highway 99 tunnel?

  25-02-2019 15:00
  Have you driven through the tunnel? Has your commute time changed? Have you used a new route to avoid the tunnel?
  
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