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• 3 teens killed in suspected drunken driving crash in Salem

  03-06-2019 23:56
  SALEM, Ore. (AP) — Police say three teenagers were killed in Salem when their car was hit by an intoxicated motorist who sped through a red light. The Salem Police Department says officers and fire crews responded to the collision at about 11:30 a.m. Sunday. Police say initial investigation shows a man driving a Jeep […]
  
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• Suddenly Squirting Woman Worries About Disclosing To Future Partners

  03-06-2019 23:50
  Savage Love Letter of the Dayby Dan Savage
  I'm sure you're over the endless questions squirting invokes, but I'm hoping you'll consider one more...
  How and when should a woman share with a potential lover that he may need a scuba mask and rubber sheets? Broaching this topic is different than sharing your kinks—you can slow roll those, but I feel this deserves a preemptive warning. This "ability" is a recent discovery made at the hands (fingers to be exact) of a long-term "same time next ye
  
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• Tonia Mishiali’s Social Drama Pause Brings Surreal Gallows Humor to Domestic Misery

  03-06-2019 23:08
  
  by Andrew WrightStella Fyrogeni as a long-suffering Mediterranean housewife, fantasizing about domestic violence
  After a fateful encounter at the doctor’s office, a long-suffering Mediterranean housewife finds herself bombarded by visions of a life without her boorish husband. Said daydreams rarely end peacefully. Pause, Tonia Mishiali’s absorbingly odd directorial debut, keeps the viewer hopping throughout, combining grim routine and violent flights of fancy to fascinatingly wobbly
  
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• Oregon bill cracks down on racially motivated 911 calls

  03-06-2019 23:06
  SALEM, Ore. (AP) — Oregon moved to crack down on racially motivated 911 calls on Monday, responding to a series of publicized incidents across the country where predominantly white civilians called the police on black people going about everyday activities like napping or barbecuing. Victims of those police calls would be able to sue the […]
  
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• Researchers pose as heroin users to find treatment gaps

  03-06-2019 23:03
  Posing as heroin users seeking help, researchers contacted hundreds of treatment clinics in U.S. states with the highest overdose death rates. The “secret shoppers” were denied appointments much of the time, especially if they said they were insured through Medicaid. The study revealed other roadblocks: high fees and a government website riddled with wrong phone […]
  
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• Federal judge sides with dairy in human trafficking lawsuit

  03-06-2019 23:00
  BOISE, Idaho (AP) — A federal judge has dismissed a lawsuit brought by six Mexican veterinarians who say they were recruited to be animal scientists at an Idaho dairy but were instead forced to work as laborers. U.S. District Judge David Nye said that while Funk Dairy Inc. managers used intimidating language in talking to […]
  
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• Will Seattle City Council Candidates for District 3 Raise Taxes to Pay for Housing and Homelessness?

  03-06-2019 22:45
  
  Seattle's head tax failed. But there are other options.by Rich SmithAt recent candidate forums, Seattle School Board member Zachary DeWolf has said he wants to talk about other ways to raise money for housing and homelessness services. Lester BlackWe know King County needs to spend $400 million a year to address the region's housing and homelessness crises. And we know, based on the Point-In-Time count released Friday, that increasing funding for programs that meet the specific needs of differen
  
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• The 24 Best Movies to See at SIFF This Week: June 3–9, 2019

  03-06-2019 22:19 via thestranger.com
  
  The films our critics recommend for the last week of the Seattle International Film Festival.by Joule ZelmanTheSeattle International Film Festival finishes this week, so seize the day and see some movies! We've already compiled a list of all of the picks for the full festival that you absolutely shouldn't miss, but below, we've rounded up 25 movies that our critics think are worth watching during the last week. Highlights include the cult Japanese New-Wave rock comedy The Legend of the Stardust
  
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• The 64 Best Things To Do in Seattle This Week: June 3-9, 2019

  03-06-2019 22:18 via thestranger.com
  The Stranger's arts critics recommend the best local events.by Elaina FriedmanOur music critics have already chosen the 43 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 the Seattle International Dance Festival to the SIFF Closing Gala, and from a weekend of comedy with Hannah Gadsby to Cafe Campagne’s 15th Annual Drink Pink. See them all below, and find even more event
  
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• Here's Where the Seattle City Council Candidates Stand on Upzoning

  03-06-2019 22:17 via thestranger.com
  
  We wanted to know what the current crop of Seattle City Council candidates thinks about the proposed zoning changes, so we asked. Here’s what they had to say…by Katie Herzog peeterv/GettyAfter much discussion, this month the Seattle City Council may finally vote on new zoning laws that some argue will change the face of the city.This legislation, which was sponsored by outgoing District 6 representative Councilmember Mike O’Brien, will increase the number of accessory dwelling
  
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• Texas man sentenced to 9 years for role in Oregon pill mill

  03-06-2019 21:59
  PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — A Texas man who helped run an illegal pill mill in Portland, Oregon, recruiting customers from Narcotics Anonymous meetings and others from a homeless shelter, has been sentenced to nine years in federal prison. The Oregonian/OregonLive reports 56-year-old Osasuyi Idumwonyi pleaded guilty to conspiracy to distribute or dispense Oxycodone and was […]
  
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• UW marching band thanks Grant County towns for help after charter bus overturned

  03-06-2019 21:51
  The Huskies said thank you Sunday at the Quincy High School gym with a concert, a barbecue, a $1,000 gift for George Elementary School and a plaque honoring that school's role in helping band students find shelter after their bus overturned on I-90 last Thanksgiving.
  
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• Settlement clears way for Snohomish River restoration work

  03-06-2019 21:51
  The restoration work is expected to help salmon and other wildlife.
  
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• Maine could allow terminally ill to get life-ending meds

  03-06-2019 21:50
  AUGUSTA, Maine (AP) — Maine would allow doctors to prescribe terminally ill people a fatal dose of medication under a bill that faces final legislative action in the state Senate. The Democratic-led Maine House voted 73-72 to enact the bill Monday as lawmakers recounted the last days of their own loved ones. Democratic Rep. Michele […]
  
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• Seattle Art Fair 2019 Announces Exhibitor List and Programming Which Includes Bread Face. Hot.

  03-06-2019 21:20
  
  by Jasmyne KeimigBread Face is just one of the participants in this year's Seattle Art Fair. Courtesy of the Artist/Seattle Art Fair | @breadfaceblog
  The Seattle Art Fair (SAF), now in its fifth year, just announced its 2019 exhibitor list and on-site programming. Taking place from August 1-4 and organized around the theme of "curiosity and wonder," the fair will host daily talks, special projects, performances, and nearly 100 exhibitors from around the globe.“We were inspired by the Wunde
  
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• Coast Guard launches search after empty boat spotted

  03-06-2019 21:05
  ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) — The Coast Guard is searching waters east of Whittier after a small boat with no one on board was spotted in the area. A 10-foot (3-meter) blue and gray Zodiak was reported adrift at 7:30 a.m. Monday in Passage Canal. The boat carried fishing gear, line, oars and cat food, which […]
  
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• Coast Guard ends search after owner identifies drifting boat

  03-06-2019 21:05
  ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) — The Coast Guard says an empty boat that launched a search east of Whittier had drifted away from its owner and was not the result of anyone overboard. The owner came forward Monday to identify the boat. A 10-foot (3-meter) blue and gray Zodiak was reported adrift at 7:30 a.m. Monday […]
  
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• The 43 Best Music Shows in Seattle This Week: June 3-9, 2019

  03-06-2019 21:00
  
  by Stranger Things To Do StaffParty and ruminate on the current political climate with punk-pop faves Tacocat this Saturday. Courtesy of the artists
  This week, our music critics have picked everything from the Volunteer Park Pride Festival to Diane Coffee to to Cowboy Junkies. 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.Found something you like and don't want to forget about it later? Click "Save Event" o
  
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• Cloudburst Brewing Is Opening a New Taproom in Ballard

  03-06-2019 20:41
  
  Cloudburst is opening a new taproom.by Lester BlackSteve Luke is opening a new taproom for his hoppy beers. Lester Black
  It looks like it’s going to get a lot easier to drink Cloudburst Brewing’s fantastic hoppy pale ales and lagers, at least for the people living in Ballard. The acclaimed brewery announced Monday that they’re opening a new beer garden and taproom on Shilshoe Avenue NW in downtown Ballard, with a projected opening by the end of 2019.
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• Montana firefighting crews to help with blazes in Canada

  03-06-2019 20:40
  HELENA, Mont. (AP) — Several elite firefighting crews from Montana plan to leave for the Canadian province of Alberta on Wednesday to help battle more than two dozen large wildfires. Kathy Bushnell, spokeswoman for the Helena-Lewis and Clark National Forest, says hotshot teams from the Helena, Lolo, Bitterroot and Flathead national forests will leave from […]
  
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• Ghost Fleet Sheds Light on the Little Known Slavery That Exists in the Southeast Asian Seas

  03-06-2019 20:05 via thestranger.com
  
  by Joule ZelmanThai human-rights activist Patima Tungpuchayakul
  Faced with a labor shortage and driven to distant waters by overfishing, Thai fishing fleets have been kidnapping and enslaving young men, some of whom never return home. Those who survive accidents, beatings, and torture in “company prisons” are sometimes stranded in Indonesia for years. Enter Patima Tungpuchayakul, who heads a labor rights organization in Bangkok. Her small team, including former slave Tun Lin, sets ou
  
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• The 42 Best Music Shows in Seattle This Week: June 3-9, 2019

  03-06-2019 19:54 via thestranger.com
  The Stranger's music critics' picks for the week.by Elaina FriedmanThis week, our music critics have picked everything from Flipper to Diane Coffee to to Cowboy Junkies. 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. Found something you like and don't want to forget about it later? Click "Save Event" on any of the linked events below to add it to your own private list.
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• Authorities euthanize grizzly bear in northern Idaho

  03-06-2019 19:42
  BOISE, Idaho (AP) — Idaho officials say they euthanized a 240-pound male grizzly bear in northern Idaho after it killed seven sheep. The Idaho Department of Fish and Game in a news release Monday says the bear was killed Saturday near the town of Copeland in Boundary County. The state agency says the U.S. Department […]
  
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• Savage Love: Seattle & Denver

  03-06-2019 19:40 via thestranger.com
  
  by Dan Savage Joe NewtonSavage Love Live swooped into Seattle's Egyptian Theater and Denver's Oriental Theater over the last two weekends. I couldn't get to everyone's questions at these sold-out shows—there were so many great questions and I'm just one lousy advice columnist—so I'm going to power through as many as I can in this week's column.Weddings are terrible. I attended "Dueling Dallas Lesbian Weddings," and both couples are pressuring me to tell them whose wedding was better
  
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• Dunleavy calls $1,600 dividend proposal a nonstarter

  03-06-2019 19:27
  JUNEAU, Alaska (AP) — Gov. Mike Dunleavy issued a veto threat Monday over a state Senate bill that proposes a $1,600 Alaska Permanent Fund dividend, calling it a nonstarter. The bill was offered in hopes of breaking a special session logjam that has stalled progress on a state operating budget, with the start of the […]
  
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• Bill calls for $1,600 Alaska Permanent Fund dividend

  03-06-2019 19:27
  JUNEAU, Alaska (AP) — A new Alaska Senate bill aimed at breaking a special session logjam proposes a $1,600 Alaska Permanent Fund dividend this year and sets the stage for a high-stakes, public debate on the issue. Senate President Cathy Giessel said Monday the proposed amount is “doable,” and it’s consistent with last year’s payout. […]
  
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• Alaska Senate expected to introduce dividend bill

  03-06-2019 19:27
  JUNEAU, Alaska (AP) — The Alaska Senate is expected to introduce legislation aimed at breaking a logjam that has bogged down the special session. A bill dealing with Alaska Permanent Fund dividends is expected to be introduced Monday and scheduled for an initial hearing. Senate President Cathy Giessel said last week she couldn’t say what […]
  
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• Just Announced: The Lineup for Bumbershoot 2019

  03-06-2019 19:18 via thestranger.com
  
  by Stranger Things To Do StaffBumbershoot just announced their 2019 lineup, with big headliners like Carly Rae Jepsen and the Lumineers.
  After weeks of delaying, Bumbershoot finally released the lineup for their 2019 Labor Day music and arts festival this morning.Superstars headlining this year include the Lumineers, Tyler, the Creator, Louis the Child, H.E.R., and Carly Rae Jepsen.
  See the full lineup here. Tickets go on sale June 5. If you want us to remind you when they go on sale, make sure
  
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• Boot camp aims to bring more women to wildland firefighting

  03-06-2019 19:09
  BOISE, Idaho (AP) — A special boot camp in eastern Oregon aims to bring more women into wildland firefighting careers. Boise State Public Radio reports Cassandra Fleckenstein with the Vale District for the Bureau of Land Management sought out the grant funding to start the wildland fire boot camp, which is now in its second […]
  
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• Police use armored vehicle to smash into home, end standoff

  03-06-2019 18:45
  The man locked himself inside the Snohomish house Sunday after deputies responded to a report of a man shooting at his ex-girlfriend.
  
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• A Pride Miracle at the Intersection of Pine and 11th

  03-06-2019 18:37
  
  by Nathalie GrahamThank God—or, at least, the city. Nathalie Graham
  For months, the rainbow crosswalks on Pine and 11th have been marred by construction. Both of them have been cut and gutted, drilled and chipped away at. Last week, they both were split open again and, as Pride Month inched into being, Capitol Hill wondered, "What about the crosswalks?"
  have you heard if @seattledot plans on fixing the rainbow crosswalks?
  — Seattle LGBTQ Commission (@SeattleLGBTQ) May 29, 2019 Well,
  
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• 4 charged in March assaults, shooting death in Anchorage

  03-06-2019 18:02
  ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) — Four people were arrested over the weekend in the shooting death of a 19-year-old Anchorage man in March. The Anchorage Daily News reports the four are charged in the death of Tion Price. Price died March 31 at an apartment in east Anchorage. A second man was shot and suffered life-threatening […]
  
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• Tell Us Your Dirty Secrets! Take Our Sex Survey! Just Do It!

  03-06-2019 17:50
  
  by The Stranger
  We’re working on a funny, kinky, wild, true issue of The Stranger devoted to the stuff none of us talk about in polite company. And we need your help! We’ve made a very dirty questionnairewe’d love for you to fill out. Be honest! But don't worry: It's completely anonymous.
  The deadline to get your answers in is next Wednesday—June 12, at 5 p.m. After we crunch the numbers, we’ll turn your answers—and the answers of your friends, neighbors, cowo
  
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• Slog AM: Mystery of Fallen Tukwila Power Poles Persists, Trump Endorses Boris Johnson for British PM, Philippine President Says He Used to Be "A Bit Gay"

  03-06-2019 17:39
  
  by Timothy KenneyIt was obviously ghosts that did it.YOUNGGI KIM/GETTY IMAGES
  12 people killed in Virginia Beach shooting: An update to the shooting on Friday brings very little new information about the shooter or why he indiscriminately opened fire at his workplace. He was an engineer for the the city. Four people remain seriously injured. Mourners held vigils throughout the weekend for the victims and their families.
  These are the 12 victims of the Virginia Beach mass shooting. Here are their
  
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• 1 boy killed, second wounded in shooting off Anchorage trail

  03-06-2019 17:25
  ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) — Anchorage police say a boy was shot and killed and a second boy was gravely wounded off a trail in the middle of the city. Police describe the shooting victims as juvenile males. Their names and ages have not been released and the condition of the injured boy was not immediately […]
  
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• Wasilla woman dies in early morning rollover crash

  03-06-2019 17:15
  WASILLA, Alaska (AP) — A Wasilla woman died when her car rolled into a ditch northeast of the city. Alaska State Troopers say 25-year-old Linda Reinert died early Sunday morning. Troopers just after 5 a.m. took a call of a rollover crash on Bogard Road. Investigators say Reinert was traveling east and lost control on […]
  
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• New Jersey seeks applicants for new medical marijuana firms

  03-06-2019 17:08
  TRENTON, N.J. (AP) — New Jersey is seeking applicants to operate as many as 108 new medical marijuana businesses. The state Health Department announced Monday that the applications for the new licenses will be available July 1 and must be submitted by Aug. 15. It marks the first time the state will issue separate licenses […]
  
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• Mutation that protects against HIV raises death rate

  03-06-2019 17:00
  A study compared people who carry the HIV-protecting mutation in both copies of a specific gene and found they had a death rate about 20 percent higher than that of the others in the genetic database.
  
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• Everett police may test out body cameras

  03-06-2019 16:56
  The department allocated $100,000 in the 2019 budget to buy 50 cameras. But the plan for now is to start small and evaluate.
  
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• Idaho officials auction 7 state-owned lots in SW Idaho

  03-06-2019 16:53
  BOISE, Idaho (AP) — Idaho officials have sold seven commercial building lots owned by the state in the southwestern Idaho city of Meridian. The Idaho Department of Lands says the auction on Friday brought in $1.56 million, $95,000 more than the appraised values of the properties. The Idaho State Police bought three of the lots […]
  
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• OSU approves new $1.3 billion budget

  03-06-2019 16:46
  SALEM, Ore. (AP) — Oregon State University’s Board of Trustees has approved a budget of more than $1.3 billion for the next fiscal year, beginning in July. Oregon Public Broadcasting reports the board, which approved the budget Friday, is asking university leaders to prioritize funding toward recruiting and retaining students and faculty and promoting diversity […]
  
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• Oregon transportation needs to continue to grow

  03-06-2019 16:43
  SALEM, Ore. (AP) — The 2017 Oregon Legislature pumped $5.3 billion into the state’s highway system over the next decade — the largest transportation package in decades. Today, 15 projects are under construction, funded by the legislation that created Keep Oregon Moving. About 80 other projects are in different stages of planning, such as design […]
  
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• Heavy rainfall causes floods in central Serbia

  03-06-2019 15:56
  BELGRADE, Serbia (AP) — Torrential rains in the past 24 hours have caused floods in central Serbia that have covered roads and washed into homes, disrupting traffic and damaging bridges. Authorities have beefed up flood defenses along Serbia’s main rivers and introduced emergency measures in several parts of the Balkan nation, including the central town […]
  
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• Pay no attention to Kitsap County prankster: Street name not changing to Cannabis Way

  03-06-2019 15:52
  Kitsap County officials issued an unusual notice last week warning residents to "hang up" on anyone claiming to be a public works employee planning work in their yard or saying their street name is changing to Cannabis Way.
  
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• No, your street name isn’t changing to Cannabis Way: Prank calls have Kitsap County abuzz

  03-06-2019 15:52
  Kitsap County officials issued an unusual notice last week warning residents to "hang up" on anyone claiming to be a public works employee planning work in their yard or saying their street name is changing to Cannabis Way.
  
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• US aims to help more cancer patients try experimental drugs

  03-06-2019 15:02
  CHICAGO (AP) — Sally Atwater’s doctor spent two months on calls, messages and paperwork to get her an experimental drug he thinks can fight the lung cancer that has spread to her brain and spine. Nancy Goodman begged eight companies to let her young son try experimental medicines for a brain tumor that ultimately killed […]
  
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• Hospital reports patient death amid Legionnaires’ outbreak

  03-06-2019 15:02
  GROVE CITY, Ohio (AP) — A patient has died amid an outbreak of Legionnaires’ disease in a recently opened hospital, authorities said. The patient who died Sunday was among the seven who had been diagnosed with the disease after being hospitalized at Mount Carmel Grove City, Mount Carmel Health System said. It’s too early, however, […]
  
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• Salmon are swimming past downtown along Seattle’s new ‘highway’ for fish

  03-06-2019 15:00
  Waterfront visitors could be in for a special treat — if they look down. New features along the city's downtown seawall are helping young salmon migrate, researchers say.
  
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• Journalist Ronan Farrow to speak in Seattle about #MeToo’s impact

  03-06-2019 15:00
  The Pulitzer Prize winner will speak Wednesday at McCaw Hall as part of the Unique Lives & Experiences Series. 
  
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• As controversial Washington methanol plant moves along, opposing group criticizes one lawmaker’s role

  03-06-2019 15:00
  When Richard DeBolt discussed the $2 billion project with the state Department of Ecology or the office of Gov. Jay Inslee, it hasn't been as a representative of his district. It's been as a $120,000-a-year representative of the Chinese-backed operation seeking to open the plant.
  
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