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• Fewer chinook, more hatchery coho allowed in recreational salmon fishery plans off Washington coast

  22-04-2019 23:57
  The ocean recreational salmon fishery off Washington will open June 22 and run through Sept. 30 unless chinook or coho quotas are reached earlier, according to a plan approved by the Pacific Fishery Management Council. The council called for a harvest of 26,250 chinook in the Pacific section that encompasses Oregon, north of Cape Falcon […]
  
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• Trump Makes a Whole Lot of Sense If We See Him as a Landlord in the White House

  22-04-2019 23:45 via thestranger.com
  
  by Charles MudedeA bad landlord's paradise... stockelements/gettyimages.com
  The Mueller Report has already hit Trump's ratings and generated posts about how it "makes a damning case about Trump's dishonesty." But the fact that Trump abused his power comes as no surprise to his numerous critics on the right and left. The man in the report seems exactly like the man who has spent a considerable part of his presidency tweeting. But I want to propose an idea about President Trump that offers some cl
  
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• Seattle mayor withdraws pick to lead homelessness response, citing council inaction

  22-04-2019 23:37
  They mayor accused council members of dragging their feet to fill one of the city's most high-profile administrative positions, singling out Councilmember Kshama Sawant, who declined to advance the nomination through her committee.
  
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• Potential Climate Change Perks: Free Transit

  22-04-2019 23:15 via thestranger.com
  
  by Nathalie GrahamIf this picture was taken in a future snowstorm these people wouldn't have paid a dime! KENISHIROTIE/GETTY
  King County Councilmember Jeanne Kohl-Welles wants to make getting around Seattle during major snow events easier, safer, and more affordable. She introduced a measure today that would make fares free whenever King County Metro switches to their Emergency Snow Network (ESN), the amended bus routes that were created in 2008 but first utilized in 2019. Soooooo... climate cha
  
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• The 89 Best Things To Do in Seattle This Week: April 22-28, 2019

  22-04-2019 23:00 via thestranger.com
  
  by Stranger Things To Do StaffDon't miss your chance to see the Nordic Museum's The Vikings Begin exhibit before it closes Sunday. Jasmyne Keimig
  Our music critics have already chosen the 40 best music shows this week, but now it's our arts critics' turn to recommend the best events in their areas of expertise. Here are their picks in every genre—from Independent Bookstore Day to the Dance Theatre of Harlem 50th Anniversary Celebration, and from the Fierce Ladies Beer Fest to the closing o
  
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• 2 Oregon men plead guilty to conspiracy to distribute pot

  22-04-2019 22:47
  PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — Two men who grew marijuana in Oregon and shipped it to Texas, Virginia and Florida have entered guilty pleas in federal court to marijuana distribution and money laundering conspiracy charges. The U.S. Attorney’s Office in Portland says Cole Griffiths of Hood River and Raleigh Lau of Portland pleaded guilty Monday. Prosecutors […]
  
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• Less Than 4,000 People Voted in This Year’s King Conservation District Election, but Here’s Who Won

  22-04-2019 22:45 via thestranger.com
  
  Only about .29% of registered voters cast a ballot in this year's King Conservation District election.by Lester BlackThese cows didn't vote. Did you? Lester Black
  There are over 1.2 million registered voters in King County but only 3,448 people, or about 0.29 percent of voters, cast a ballot in this year’s King Conservation District Election. The low turnout may have been caused by the district’s malfunctioning election website. Or perhaps a typo on the ballot is to be blamed. Or may
  
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• 64 Earth Day 2019 Events in Seattle

  22-04-2019 22:30 via thestranger.com
  
  by Stranger Things To Do StaffCatch an IMAX screening of Ian McAllister's new Ryan Reynolds-narrated documentary Great Bear Rainforest, Land of the Spirit Bear at the Pacific Science Center on April 24. YouTube
  The Earth needs more than a single day of TLC, but Earth Day (Mon April 22) is still a good opportunity to show some extra love for the environment. Below, we've rounded up work parties (like the 11th Annual Pioneer Square Spring Clean on April 27), places to drink beer (like Latona Pub's
  
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• Conservation groups ask judge to halt Trump drilling plan

  22-04-2019 22:29
  BOISE, Idaho (AP) — Four conservation groups have asked a judge to block a Trump administration plan allowing drilling, mining and other activities in seven Western states they say will harm sage grouse. Western Watersheds Project and other groups asked for the injunction in U.S. District Court in Idaho late last week for Idaho, Wyoming, […]
  
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• Why Isn't Former Seattle Comic Andy Haynes as Big as John Mulaney, and Other Mysteries

  22-04-2019 22:15 via thestranger.com
  
  Read an in-depth interview with Andy Haynes—one of the funniest comics ever to move out of Seattle—ahead of his four-night stand at Comedy Underground.by Dave Segal"Mountains are like white people's cops, because they're the only things that kill us indiscriminately. It's not scary to be white, so we challenge nature to kill us."Carlos Cavaluzzi
  Back in the '00s, Andy Haynes was one of the funniest people in Seattle, the proverbial big fish in a medium-sized pond full of discarded Am
  
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• Theo Parrish Spun the Equivalent of a 600-Page Novel at Kremwerk on Friday

  22-04-2019 21:45 via thestranger.com
  
  by Greg ScruggsAll in a good night's work. Greg Scruggs
  No one turned into a pumpkin when the clock struck midnight on Friday at Kremwerk. Rather, the ball was just getting started. Theo Parrish, a Detroit-based DJ legend who sits at the most enviable intersection of groovy Chicago house and steely Motown techno, took the booth and began a true odyssey: a six-hour set.
  Kremwerk is no stranger to late nights, but Parrish’s commitment to play music for one quarter of an entire day was except
  
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• Legal filings contend principal sexually harassed students

  22-04-2019 21:36
  FRUITLAND, Idaho (AP) — Two females have filed legal documents against a western Idaho school district contending a high school principal sexually harassed them at the school while they were students and district officials failed to act. One is a former student and the other, who was under 18, says the harassment took place last […]
  
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• Washington Republican Rep. Matt Shea Allegedly Proposed Spying on Spokane Residents

  22-04-2019 21:17 via thestranger.com
  
  The Matt Shea story keeps getting weirder.by Katie HerzogCan Matt Shea just move to Idaho already?WASHINGTON STATE REPUBLICANS
  If you need more evidence that Rep. Matt Shea is nuttier than a squirrel turd, here you go: The somehow duly elected Spokane Valley representative allegedly discussed spying on local residents and his political enemies—which, naturally, include "Antifa" and "communists"—in chat logs published by the Guardian over the weekend.Rep. Shea made national news last
  
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• Washington Democrats call for GOP state Rep. Matt Shea to be expelled after latest allegations

  22-04-2019 20:54
  Republican state Rep. Matt Shea allegedly participated in a private text chat discussing responses, including violence, to demonstrations by anti-fascist activists. Shea did not call for violence, but did offer to help conduct background checks.
  
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• What Buttigieg Gets Right About Bernie Supporters and Trump Supporters

  22-04-2019 20:33 via thestranger.com
  
  by Eli SandersMayor Pete, whisperer to the "blow up the system" constituency. Scott Eisen / Getty Images
  The New York Post has a headline today that suggests there's something shocking about Democratic presidential candidate Pete Buttigieg noting similarities between Bernie Sanders voters and Trump voters. Drudge then takes it a half step further, telling his massive audience that Buttigieg "compares Bernie fans to MAGA supporters."
  Conservative outlets may find this storyline interesting becaus
  
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• Just Announced: The Lineup for This Summer's THING Festival

  22-04-2019 20:28 via thestranger.com
  
  by Stranger Things To Do Staff
  As Dave Segal wrote about last week, there's a new music and arts festival coming to Fort Worden State Park this summer from Sasquatch! founder Adam Zacks: THING.As of this morning, the lineup has officially been announced—check it out after the jump!
  
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• Game of Thrones Discussion Group: Episode 2 - "A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms"

  22-04-2019 20:05 via thestranger.com
  
  by Leilani PolkWar councils always look this serious, even when you're the gingery comic relief. HELEN SLOAN/HBO
  We've entered the home stretch of Game of Thrones's final season, with last night's episode the calm before the upcoming storm. Since no one else on the internet is discussing this obscure HBO show, a few Stranger and Mercury folks have taken it upon themselves to break down each episode, week by week, until there are no more weeks left.
  The discussion group commences below. Yes, ther
  
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• School district settles sex assault case involving student

  22-04-2019 20:04
  BOISE, Idaho (AP) — An Idaho school district and a girl who sued after she was sexually assaulted by an older student and forced to move to another community reached a settlement, hours after a jury began deliberating. The family of the girl sued the Shoshone School District alleging that school principal Kelly Chapman and […]
  
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• Idaho school district settles sex discrimination case

  22-04-2019 20:04
  BOISE, Idaho (AP) — An Idaho school district and a girl who sued after she was sexually assaulted by an older student reached a settlement hours after sending a jury to deliberate in the federal case. The trial lasted a week and jurors began deliberating on Friday after hearing emotional closing arguments from both sides. […]
  
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• Johnson & Johnson settles Washington pelvic mesh lawsuit

  22-04-2019 19:58
  The trial over the lawsuit had been due to start Monday in King County Superior Court. Johnson & Johnson did not admit wrongdoing.
  
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• Johnson & Johnson pays $9.9M to settle Washington state pelvic mesh lawsuit

  22-04-2019 19:58
  The trial over the lawsuit had been due to start Monday in King County Superior Court. Johnson & Johnson did not admit wrongdoing. About 14,000 Washington women had the devices implanted, according to state Attorney General's Office.
  
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• Microsoft workers join China’s debate over grueling workweek

  22-04-2019 19:51
  SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Tech workers in China protesting a corporate culture of grueling work schedules are getting some support from their U.S. peers. A fast-growing campaign started by Chinese software developers on the code-sharing platform GitHub has contributed to a public debate over work-life balance in China’s tech industry. It’s known as 996.ICU, referring […]
  
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• Astoria police track aggressive homeless behavior

  22-04-2019 19:43
  ASTORIA, Ore. (AP) — The Astoria Police Department is beginning to track what it calls “aggressive activity” by people who are homeless. Police Chief Geoff Spalding said for the most part, homeless people approached by police because of things like trespassing or alcohol violations interact peacefully and reasonably. But The Daily Astorian reports that officers […]
  
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• The Stranger Crashes a Secret Easter Beer Hunt

  22-04-2019 19:30 via thestranger.com
  
  There were turkey legs.by Chase BurnsWe spelunked through bushes for free beer. Chase Burns
  Where: Georgetown
  When: Saturday, April 13
  A few weeks ago, a nice man emailed The Stranger a last-minute party invite."We have a warehouse down in Georgetown known as Unicorn Meat Parade," the invite began, "where we hold a yearly event for our friends, an Easter Beer Hunt. We decorate 200-300 beers and hide them across a tetanus-filled lot in Georgetown, and get dressed up, and day party. Each year we g
  
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• Montana rules unclear in ‘chemical restraint’ of children

  22-04-2019 19:16
  BUTTE, Mont. (AP) — When Annette Smith found out a 9-year-old Oregon girl she represents was being injected with Benadryl and other antihistamines to chemically restrain her for misbehavior and was also frequently being placed in locked seclusion while being treated at Acadia Montana in Butte, she was “horrified and scared for my client’s safety,” […]
  
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• 3 bills would ease rules around wetland development

  22-04-2019 19:11
  SALEM, Ore. (AP) — Developers would be able to build in wetlands more cheaply and quickly if three bills in the Oregon Legislature are approved. The legislation would reduce the amount of wetland mitigation required in some cases, streamline the permitting process and create a pilot program to create a local mitigation bank, the Statesman […]
  
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• Washington state man sentenced for deadly 2017 shooting

  22-04-2019 18:55
  Pedro Montero pleaded guilty earlier this month to first-degree manslaughter and unlawful possession of a firearm.
  
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• It’s Earth Day. Why Is the University of Washington Backsliding on Public Transit?

  22-04-2019 18:30 via thestranger.com
  
  The UW is providing a subsidized transit passes for some of its employees, but it's leaving out thousands of others.by Adam GreenbaumThe UW is providing subsidized transit passes for some of its employees, but it's leaving out thousands of others.LEVI HASTINGS
  The University of Washington is embarking on a massive expansion of its Seattle campus. The plan will add 13,000 people to the University District over the next ten years. What will happen if the UW—already Seattle’s second-lar
  
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• Mother, daughter missing on hike Mount Hood

  22-04-2019 18:10
  GRESHAM, Ore. (AP) — A 27-year-old woman and her mother, who is visiting from Tennessee, are missing after leaving for a hike in the Lost Lake Wilderness on Mount Hood. The Gresham Police Department says Lauren Zanko’s fiance called police after they didn’t return Sunday. He told police he last heard from them just before […]
  
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• Missing mother, daughter found in car on Mount Hood

  22-04-2019 18:10
  GRESHAM, Ore. (AP) — A 27-year-old woman and her mother, who is visiting from Tennessee, have been found safe after they didn’t return Sunday from a planned hike in the Lost Lake Wilderness on Mount Hood. The Gresham Police Department says Lauren Zanko and her mother spent the night their car after it got stuck […]
  
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• Elusive red sprites, like glowing jellyfish in the night sky, photographed in Oklahoma

  22-04-2019 18:04
  Have you ever seen a giant red jellyfish light up the night sky for a split second? If you have, you’re not imagining things. You’ve just witnessed a lightning-like electrical discharge high in the atmosphere known as a sprite. Paul Smith captured the elusive phenomenon Wednesday night as storms raged over northwest Oklahoma and the […]
  
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• Letter to the Editor: "You'll Regret Ever Having Picked on the Jellicle Cats"

  22-04-2019 17:55 via thestranger.com
  
  Let's review. Shitloads of cats. They're dancin'. And they're singing.by The StrangerWut.
  Well, it happened. I opened The Stranger today, a normally pleasant and uneventful experience. But upon flipping to page seven I was met with horror and dismay. ICYMI. First paragraph. Do you see it? I do. Cats is the worst musical of the last 50 years? Excuse me? What kind of fuckery is this? No plot you say? Did you not know that Rum Tum Tugger is a Curious Cat? Have you been to the Jellicle Ball? Well, l
  
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• Fairbanks woman dies in weekend rollover crash

  22-04-2019 17:40
  FAIRBANKS, Alaska (AP) — A 60-year-old Fairbanks woman died in a weekend traffic crash. Alaska State Troopers say Cynthia Durham died. Troopers on Friday night took a call of a vehicle driving erratically. A witness said the vehicle drove into an embankment and rolled. Most Read StoriesWatch: Brandi Carlile and Dave Grohl busk at Seattle's […]
  
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• Fairbanks woman dies in weekend rollover car crash

  22-04-2019 17:40
  FAIRBANKS, Alaska (AP) — A 60-year-old Fairbanks woman died in a weekend traffic crash. Alaska State Troopers say Cynthia Durham died. Troopers on Friday night took a call of a car driving erratically. A witness said the car drove off an embankment and rolled near Mile 7.5 Steese Highway. Most Read StoriesWatch: Brandi Carlile and […]
  
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• Slog AM: Human Shit Spill Causes Easter Traffic Jam, Elizabeth Warren Rolls Out Free College Plan

  22-04-2019 17:25 via thestranger.com
  
  by Timothy KenneyLiz is WOOING us. DREW ANGERER / GETTY IMAGES
  Washington Senator might have to trade in a suit for scrubs: State Sen Maureen Walsh is the target of a petition with about half a million signatures to make the senator shadow a nurse in a rural hospital for a shift. Walsh made some comments about how nurses in rural hospitals “probably play cards for a considerable part of the day” that have earned the ire of every nurse in the state. Uhh senator, it’s 2019. If th
  
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• SpaceX suffers serious setback with crew-capsule accident

  22-04-2019 17:00
  CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. — SpaceX has suffered a serious setback in its effort to launch NASA astronauts into orbit this year, with the fiery loss of its first crew capsule. Over the weekend, the Dragon crew capsule that flew to the International Space Station last month was engulfed in smoke and flames on an engine […]
  
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• Housing, taxes could sway vote to fill Seattle City Council seat vacated by Rob Johnson

  22-04-2019 16:57
  Housing and homelessness are areas of focus as the Seattle City Council vets candidates to fill the seat vacated by District 4 Councilmember Rob Johnson.
  
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• Legislature considers bills to limit public records access

  22-04-2019 16:56
  SALEM, Ore. (AP) — The Oregon Legislature is considering 46 bills that would limit access to public records, including documents related to state investigations, trade secrets, personal medical information, election security, crime victims’ identities and more. The Statesman Journal reports the reasons for limiting public disclosure of these documents are enumerated in so-called open-government impact […]
  
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• On this Earth Day, let these photos remind you what a beautiful place we live in

  22-04-2019 15:59
  You may not be able to celebrate the holiday by visiting all the gorgeous landscapes the Pacific Northwest has to offer, but you can appreciate them through the lenses of Seattle Times photojournalists.
  
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• On Earth Day, let these photos remind you what a beautiful place we live in

  22-04-2019 15:59
  You may not be able to celebrate the holiday by visiting all the gorgeous landscapes the Pacific Northwest has to offer, but you can appreciate them through the lenses of Seattle Times photojournalists.
  
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• New York outbreaks drive US measles count up to 626

  22-04-2019 15:50
  NEW YORK (AP) — Outbreaks in New York state continue to drive up the number of U.S. measles cases, which are approaching levels not seen in 25 years. Health officials say 71 more cases were reported last week, with 68 of them from New York. That brings this year’s total to 626. That is already […]
  
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• Tearing down the Alaskan Way Viaduct is taking longer than once thought

  22-04-2019 15:00
  The Washington State Department of Transportation last week told waterfront business and tourism leaders that contractors won't be done smashing the core of the viaduct between Pike Street to Yesler Way until June 22.
  
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• Tacoma woman settles lawsuit against former mail carrier with long history of inappropriate behavior

  22-04-2019 15:00
  At least 12 women complained over the years about the sexually charged behavior and comments of mail carrier Robert Taitano, who lost his job after walking into a woman's home uninvited while she was in the shower. He was later declared a Level II sex offender.
  
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• Tacoma woman settles lawsuit against former mail carrier fired for trespassing in her home

  22-04-2019 15:00
  At least 12 women complained over the years about the sexually charged behavior and comments of mail carrier Robert Taitano, who lost his job after walking into a woman's home uninvited while she was in the shower. He was later declared a Level II sex offender.
  
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• Even after sinking of Seattle-based Destination, Coast Guard slow-walks training for fishing boat skippers

  22-04-2019 15:00
  The Coast Guard investigation into the 2017 sinking of the Destination put a fresh spotlight on the need for training, noting that unsafe loading put the boat at risk for capsizing.
  
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• Empathy’s not dead, it just looks different. Feel me?

  22-04-2019 15:00
  Despite what experts say, younger people see the value of empathy. We see that in their response to social conflict.
  
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• Ariel Bangs: Doughnut magnate, food educator and healthy-eating evangelist to the Seattle area’s communities of color

  22-04-2019 15:00
  Ariel Bangs has spent the last decade trying to influence the minds and mouths of communities in and around King County afflicted by health problems and the notion that plant-based food is on par with grated cardboard.
  
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• Ariel Bangs: Doughnut magnate and food educator to Seattle area’s communities of color

  22-04-2019 15:00
  Ariel Bangs has spent the last decade trying to influence the minds and mouths of communities in and around King County afflicted by health problems and the notion that plant-based food is on par with grated cardboard.
  
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• White Center homeowner fatally shoots suspected burglar

  22-04-2019 14:48
  A White Center man who lives alone fatally shot a suspected intruder in his home while on the phone with 911 dispatchers.
  
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• Washington lawmakers want to guarantee you can get college credit for IB classes

  22-04-2019 14:00
  For the third time in as many years, state Legislators have passed a bill that makes it "crystal clear" that students who take the most rigorous, college-level courses in high school will earn college credit for them.
  
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