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• Judge tosses 2 convictions in meningitis outbreak case

  07-06-2019 23:53
  BOSTON (AP) — A federal judge has overturned the jury convictions of a former owner and employee of the Massachusetts facility responsible for a nationwide meningitis outbreak. U.S. District Judge Richard Stearns on Friday tossed the conviction of Gregory Conigliaro, who was part owner of the now-defunct New England Compounding Center. The judge also acquitted […]
  
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• Larry Gossett Faces His First Serious Challenger in Girmay Zahilay

  07-06-2019 23:39 via thestranger.com
  
  Zahilay is challenging hometown civil rights hero Larry Gossett, who has run unopposed since at least 1999.by Rich Smith"My guy" Girmay Zahilay, as some of his supporters call him, likes standing on bridges for the sake of metaphorical resonance.Courtesy of Girmay Zahilay Campaign
  Seattle lawyer and education advocate Girmay Zahilay announced he was running for King County Council in February. Back then, incumbent Larry Gossett, who hasn't faced a challenger for his District 2 seat since his ele
  
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• Air Force disputes lawsuit to stop urban training in Idaho

  07-06-2019 23:24
  BOISE, Idaho (AP) — The U.S Air Force says a federal lawsuit seeking to halt coordinated urban air- and ground-training exercises over nine cities in southern Idaho should be dismissed. The Air Force in documents filed Friday in U.S. District Court says it did not abuse its discretion when giving the OK for up to […]
  
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• It's Time for the Women's World Cup, Baby!

  07-06-2019 23:15 via thestranger.com
  
  It's here!by Nathalie GrahamMegan Rapinoe hugging Alex Morgan is a physical representation of my feelings toward this tournament. Elsa / Getty Images
  Today's the day! The Women's World Cup in France is starting! The U.S. Women's National Team (USWNT) are defending World Cup champs and they're poised to successfully defend that title. And while the prospect of winning is definitely fueling my WWC fire, the women's soccer landscape as a whole feels fucking energized.Maybe that's because the USWNT
  
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• Where to Watch the FIFA Women's World Cup

  07-06-2019 23:09 via thestranger.com
  Where to Watch the 2019 FIFA Women's World Cup in Seattleby Stranger Things To Do StaffStarting with a match between France and South Korea at Paris's Parc des Princes and ending in Lyon, the 2019 FIFA Women's World Cup will run from Friday, June 7 to Sunday, July 7. The U.S. won the finals in 2015. Will they prevail again this year? Who knows! Below, we've rounded up all the places to catch every match.CAPITOL HILL
  Cafe PresseIf you wish you could watch the Women's World Cup in France but can't
  
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• Where to Watch the 2019 FIFA Women's World Cup in Seattle

  07-06-2019 23:04 via thestranger.com
  Where to Watch the 2019 FIFA Women's World Cup in Seattleby Elaina FriedmanStarting with a match between France and South Korea at Paris's Parc des Princes and ending in Lyon, the 2019 FIFA Women's World Cup will run from Friday, June 7 to Sunday, July 7. The U.S. won the finals in 2015. Will they prevail again this year? Who knows! Below, we've rounded up all the places to catch every match, which you can also find on our soccer calendar.Found something you like and don't want to forget about i
  
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• The Pigment That Makes People Black Is Helping Fungi Thrive in Chernobyl

  07-06-2019 22:42 via thestranger.com
  
  by Charles Mudede"Aerial view from Pripyat which was abandoned in 1986 after a nuclear disaster in Chernobyl power plant." tunart/gettyimages.com
  The Seattle scientist Jonathan Golob recently directed me to a fascinating 2008 paper by Ekaterina Dadachova and Arturo Casadevall. Posted on the National Center for Biotechnology Information (NCBI) website, it concerns how "fungi cope, adapt, and exploit [the intense radiation at the site of the greatest industrial accident of the 20th century, Cherno
  
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• Washington Hemp Industry More Than Doubles in Size after Statewide Legal Changes

  07-06-2019 22:34 via thestranger.com
  
  by Lester BlackHop farming is booming in Washington this year. Getty
  This summer will probably see the biggest industrial hemp crop in Washington’s modern history, as the industry rapidly expands following legal changes at both the federal and state level. The Washington State Department of Agriculture has approved 26 hemp licenses in the six weeks since the law changed—more licenses than the state approved across the entire first two years of the program, according to state data.
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• Cougar suspected in goat killings shot, trail reopening

  07-06-2019 22:20
  BRIDAL VEIL, Ore. (AP) — Authorities say a Columbia River Gorge landowner shot and killed a cougar that’s believed to have killed two goats and entered a nearby home, prompting a trail closure and search. The Oregonian/OregonLive reports authorities are confident the slain cougar is the same one that killed the goats, and a search […]
  
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• 15-year-old arrested in connection with brutal attack, rape of Renton woman

  07-06-2019 22:18
  The victim, a 31-year-old Renton woman, was found covered in blood and lying on the ground near Liberty Park in the early morning of May 29. She told police she had been raped.
  
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• Here Comes Hell Is a Damn Fun Mess of an "Old House" Horror Parody

  07-06-2019 22:15 via thestranger.com
  
  by Joule ZelmanOh, dear.
  What do you get when a black-and-white parody of 1930s “old dark house” movies slams headlong into a cheapo gorefest demonic possession plotline? A damn mess, but a decent time for those who love homages.In Here Comes Hell, a gathering of the idle rich, plus one sensitive secretary, play some ill-advised supernatural games in a decrepit mansion, awakening an evil (and spectacularly cheesy) presence. It’s hard to tell exactly how much of the film’s
  
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• A New Vinyl-Themed Bar and More Seattle Food News You Can Use: June 7, 2019 Edition

  07-06-2019 22:11 via thestranger.com
  News and events for foodies: June 7 editionby Julianne BellThis week, a new vinyl-themed bar touches down on Capitol Hill, Puerto Rican fare comes to Interbay, and Kirkland gets a new restaurant with a hearth oven. Plus, Cloudburst Brewing announces its plans for a new taproom, and Hello Robin plots an outpost in University Village. You'll find all that and more below. For more ways to make this weekend delicious, check out our list of National Doughnut Day events in Seattle, our list of Seattle
  
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• RIP, New Orleans Swamp-Rock/Voodoo-Funk Legend Dr. John

  07-06-2019 21:59 via thestranger.com
  
  A tribute to the polyglot, eccentrically soulful New Orleans musical legend Dr. John, who died yesterday at age 77.by Dave Segal Dr. John performing during Mardi Gras in 2016. Photo by Rick Diamond/Getty Images for City Winery Nashville
  One of the most important and flamboyant musical ambassadors from the cultural crucible of New Orleans, Dr. John, the Night Tripper (Malcolm John Rebennack, Jr.) died of a heart attack on June 6 at the age of 77. A pianist, guitarist, and vocalist of gritty soulf
  
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• The Protein That Makes People Black Is Helping Fungi Thrive in Chernobyl

  07-06-2019 21:36 via thestranger.com
  by Charles Mudede"Aerial view from Pripyat which was abandoned in 1986 after a nuclear disaster in Chernobyl power plant." tunart/gettyimages.com
  The Seattle scientist Jonathan Golob recently directed me to a fascinating 2008 paper by Ekaterina Dadachova and Arturo Casadevall. Posted on the National Center for Biotechnology Information (NCBI) website, it concerns how "fungi cope, adapt, and exploit [the intense radiation at the site of the greatest industrial accident of the 20th century, Cherno
  
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• Missouri health officials seek answers on abortion clinic

  07-06-2019 21:30
  JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) — Health officials on Friday said they’re still seeking answers from Missouri’s only abortion clinic about why some patients were unaware that they remained pregnant after what the agency described as “failed surgical abortions.” The state Department of Health and Senior Services said a March health inspection of the St. Louis […]
  
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• Missouri abortion clinic’s lab reaccredited after review

  07-06-2019 21:30
  JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) — Missouri health officials say they’re still seeking answers from the state’s only abortion clinic about why patients were unaware that they remained pregnant after what the officials described as “failed surgical abortions.” The state health department said Friday that officials investigated why the St. Louis Planned Parenthood clinic and its […]
  
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• Tacocat's Record Release Show Is Perfect for High Gemini Season

  07-06-2019 21:09 via thestranger.com
  
  by Jasmyne KeimigTacocat is playing on Saturday at Showbox. Helen Moga/Courtesy of Sub Pop Records
  You know what, it's Gemini season and I'm feeling it—the chaos, the wanting it both ways, the general buzziness that wafts through the air. It's apt that Seattle band Tacocat is playing a record release show at the Showbox during peak Gemini season. Everyone will be laughing and sobbing. Breaking up with their girlfriend while simultaneously working it out. Screaming with rage but also joy. I
  
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• Anti-Porn Crusader Starts Starts Cannabis Church

  07-06-2019 20:30 via thestranger.com
  
  Craig Gross is a man on a mission.by Katie HerzogCraig Gross, man of God/weed CG
  Craig Gross is a man on a mission.Gross, a 43-year-old pastor in California, first became known in the early 2000s when he founded XXXChurch, an anti-porn Christian group that—unlike other anti-porn Christian groups—converts members through love and acceptance rather than fear-mongering and shame. He was the cool anti-porn crusader—young, hip, attractive, and online—and he launched XXXChurch
  
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• Anti-Porn Crusader Starts Cannabis Church

  07-06-2019 20:30 via thestranger.com
  
  Craig Gross is a man on a mission.by Katie HerzogCraig Gross, man of God/weed CG
  Craig Gross is a man on a mission.Gross, a 43-year-old pastor in California, first became known in the early 2000s when he founded XXXChurch, an anti-porn Christian group that—unlike other anti-porn Christian groups—converts members through love and acceptance rather than fear-mongering and shame. He was the cool anti-porn crusader—young, hip, attractive, and online—and he launched XXXChurch
  
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• I'm Reading a New Piece of Writing Tonight About Slog Commenters

  07-06-2019 20:01 via thestranger.com
  
  by Christopher FrizzelleI am one of several acts in a fundraiser at The Factory for the performer Cherdonna, seen here digging her own grave. Kelly O
  The inexplicable performance phenomenon Cherdonna, the drag queen who's not a drag queen, is throwing a fundraiser at The Factory tonight called Cherdonna's Hard Ca$h Cabaret. I am one of the acts on the bill.The other acts are Cherdonna's dance troupe DONNA, who recently concluded a marathon string of shows at Frye Art Museum, where they performed
  
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• Two more Washington state charter schools to close, citing dwindling enrollment

  07-06-2019 20:00
  Two charter schools — one in Kent and another in Tacoma — will shut down at the end of this academic year, bringing the total number of closures to four since the publicly funded but privately run schools first opened in Washington state five years ago. The board of directors for Green Dot Public Schools voted Thursday […]
  
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• This Saturday Is Your Best Chance of the Year to Drink Beer from Floodland Brewing

  07-06-2019 19:45 via thestranger.com
  
  We picked your Saturday beer for you.by Lester BlackAdam Paysse pouring some of his Floodland beer at his brewery in Fremont. Lester Black
  There’s a bit of a contradiction when it comes to Floodland Brewing. Nearly every single person in the Pacific Northwest beer scene knows about this brewery in Fremont, but hardly anyone actually knows their beer. It’s hard to find Floodland on tap or for sale in bottles. Unless you’re one of the few hundred people in their bottle club, you
  
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• Last-Minute Plans: 94 Free, Cheap & Easy Things To Do in Seattle This Weekend: June 7-9, 2019

  07-06-2019 19:41 via thestranger.com
  No advance planning required for these cheap events.by Elaina FriedmanPanicking because you don’t know what to do this weekend and you're short on cash? Don't worry—below, find all of your options for last-minute entertainment that won't cost more than $10, ranging from the First Annual White Center Pride to the Volunteer Park Pride Festival, and from the Georgetown Carnival to the Columbia Cty Beat Walk. For even more options, check out our complete Things To Do calendar and our lis
  
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• Mid-sized farms are on the decline in Idaho and nationwide

  07-06-2019 19:40
  IDAHO FALLS, Idaho (AP) — Gary Marshall has a small alfalfa farm in Osgood. It’s surrounded by much larger farms. He bought the land 28 years ago — at the time it was 40 acres. Two years ago he bought 50 more acres. “I had a couple of neighbors say to me, ‘Have you got […]
  
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• Prosecutors charge son after dropping same case against dad

  07-06-2019 19:16
  NAMPA, Idaho (AP) — Several weeks after prosecutors dropped burglary charges against an Idaho man, they’ve refiled the same case against his son. The Idaho Press reports Ada County prosecutors have charged 25-year-old Mario Rodriguez of Boise with several felonies because they say he stole thousands of dollars’ worth of equipment from an auto parts […]
  
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• Andrew Ahn's Driveways Is a Poignant Tale of Intergenerational Friendship

  07-06-2019 19:15 via thestranger.com
  
  by Gillian AndersonMother and son are the new arrivals in Driveways.
  In Driveways, a mother and son travel to her dead sister’s suburban house to clean it out. Turns out said sister was a hoarder, and there is a lot of work to be done. While Kathy (Hong Chau) cleans out the house, 8-year-old Cody (Lucas Jaye) explores the neighborhood and makes friends with its denizens. Widower Del (Brian Dennehy) lives next door, and Cody starts hanging out with him while his mom is dealing with years of
  
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• San Francisco plans to force mentally ill addicts into a system critics call ripe for abuses

  07-06-2019 19:06
  Facing a vexing hybrid problem of homelessness, substance abuse and mental illness, San Francisco officials passed a controversial bill Tuesday that expands the city’s ability to force mentally ill drug users into treatment. Although the pilot program may affect as few as five people a year, it has pitted elected officials against critics who say […]
  
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• Police arrest parents after boy brings meth to Kennewick school

  07-06-2019 19:04
  The child's parents were arrested on drug possession charges and booked into the Benton County jail.
  
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• Washington State Investigating Facebook and Google Over Political Ads

  07-06-2019 18:56 via thestranger.com
  
  Despite bans on local political ads in Washington, the tech giants have collectively sold hundreds of them.by Eli SandersOnce again, the issue is the tech giants' failure to follow state disclosure laws. Chip Somodevilla / Getty Images
  Facebook and Google are again facing questions from election regulators in Washington state, who recently opened formal investigations into both companies over their local political ad practices.
  The Washington State Public Disclosure Commission's formal investiga
  
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• Police: Idaho woman stabbed to death during robbery

  07-06-2019 18:50
  POCATELLO, Idaho (AP) — Two California teenagers killed an 87-year-old eastern Idaho woman during a robbery inside her Pocatello home, according to recently unsealed court documents and statements by prosecutors. The Idaho State Journal reports Friday that 18-year-old Dustin Garrett Alfaro and a 17-year-old boy, both from Marysville, are each facing a first-degree murder charge. […]
  
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• Police: E. Idaho woman stabbed to death during robbery

  07-06-2019 18:50
  POCATELLO, Idaho (AP) — Recently unsealed court documents and statements by prosecutors say two California teenagers killed an 87-year-old eastern Idaho woman during a robbery inside her Pocatello home. The Idaho State Journal reports in a story on Friday that 18-year-old Dustin Garrett Alfaro and a 17-year-old boy, both from Marysville, are each facing a […]
  
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• In Lulu Wang's The Farewell—Which Closes SIFF on Sunday—Not Knowing Is the Best Medicine

  07-06-2019 18:30 via thestranger.com
  
  by Gillian AndersonThe Farewell (featuring Awkwafina in her first starring role) is a true story based on a lie.
  If you had a fatal disease, would you want to know? This question lies at the heart of a 2016 This American Life segment called "What You Don't Know" by Lulu Wang. Her 80-year-old grandmother, known as Nai Nai, had been diagnosed with Stage 4 lung cancer and given three months to live. The doctor wanted to put Nai Nai in the hospital and start aggressive treatment. Instead, her family
  
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• Municipal trapping restrictions expand in Anchorage

  07-06-2019 18:23
  ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) — New trapping restrictions approved by the Anchorage Assembly are now in effect. The Anchorage Daily News reports the assembly last month restricted areas where traps can be placed out of concern that traps targeting fox and coyotes are instead catching pet dogs. Trapping will be banned within a quarter-mile of trailheads, […]
  
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• SW Idaho man gets 5 years for setting 4 police cars on fire

  07-06-2019 18:22
  BOISE, Idaho (AP) — A southwestern Idaho man who set four police cars on fire has been sentenced to five years in prison. Sixty-nine-year-old Darrel Rich of Emmett received the sentence Thursday in U.S. District Court in Boise. He pleaded guilty in February to damage by fire to vehicles owned by an institution receiving federal […]
  
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• Jury finds Idaho man guilty of killing housemate

  07-06-2019 18:06
  RIGBY, Idaho (AP) — An Idaho man has been convicted in the deadly shooting of his housemate. The Post Register reports a jury found 54-year-old Mark Wilson guilty Wednesday of first-degree murder in the death of Patricia Brown. The Jefferson County jury delivered the verdict following four hours of deliberation. Ada County pathologist Garth Warren […]
  
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• Long-distance trip: NASA opening space station to visitors

  07-06-2019 17:51
  NEW YORK (AP) — NASA announced Friday that it will open the International Space Station to private astronauts, with the first visit as early as next year. The round-trip ticket will cost an estimated $58 million. And accommodations aboard the orbiting outpost will run about $35,000 per night, for trips of up to 30 days […]
  
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• Yellowstone records over 434,000 visits in May

  07-06-2019 17:48
  YELLOWSTONE NATIONAL PARK, Wyo. (AP) — Yellowstone National Park has recorded its third busiest visitation during the month of May as the park began opening up for the busy summer tourist season. The National Park Service says the park recorded 434,385 visits last month. The total is 2.8% less than May 2018, which was the […]
  
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• Slog AM: Boeing Lawyers Up, WHO Finds One Million New STI Cases Daily, Biden Flips Stance on Abortion Funding

  07-06-2019 17:39 via thestranger.com
  
  by Timothy Kenney[CUT TO: JOE BIDEN'S INTERNAL MONOLOGUE] "Shit, shit, shit, do I believe in abortion or do the people just want me to believe in abortion????" SCOTT OLSON / GETTY IMAGES
  Boeing just hired the most well-connected lawyers money can buy: With all the legal liability they're in, Boeing is going to need an army of corporate lawyers. One of the lawyers is fresh off representing Vice President Mike Pence in the Mueller investigation. Another was a key figure in the Russia probe and Bre
  
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• Warm Springs water crisis continues

  07-06-2019 17:26
  WARM SPRINGS, Ore. (AP) — Schools, businesses and homeowners in Warm Springs, Oregon, are into their second week of a water crisis that is forcing residents to boil water before consumption, the most recent in a string of water problems plaguing the Warm Springs Indian Reservation. The Bulletin reports a boil water notice initiated on […]
  
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• Traffic argument ends in shooting outside Mill Creek supermarket

  07-06-2019 17:15
  The shooting stemmed from an argument over driving between two men, police said.
  
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• Oregon joins Washington, moves toward permanent daylight saving time

  07-06-2019 16:11
  Oregon is following Washington’s lead by moving toward permanent daylight saving time after its House voted 37-20 to dump the twice-a-year time change, providing other West Coast states follow suit and Congress signs off. Oregon has now joined Washington and California, as well as dozens of other states, that are asking for federal approval for […]
  
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• Nursing assistant found guilty of patient abuse appeals

  07-06-2019 16:11
  DOVER, N.H. (AP) — A judge has found a nursing assistant guilty of simple assault and patient abuse in covering the mouth of a 92-year-old patient at a nursing center and recording it. Nineteen-year-old Samantha Siegel, of Portsmouth, was sentenced Thursday to 15 months in jail on the misdemeanors, most of that time suspended. She’s […]
  
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• Free fun! No admission charge this weekend at Washington State Parks

  07-06-2019 16:03
  On Saturday, Washington State Parks is waiving the need for a Discover Pass at all state parks in support of National Get Outdoors Day.
  
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• Podcast: Washington state Sen. Joe Nguyen says incrementalism is ‘killing the Democratic Party’

  07-06-2019 16:00
  On Episode 109 of The Overcast, state Sen. Joe Nguyen gives a rundown of his eye-opening experiences as a rookie lawmaker, and one of the first two Vietnamese Americans to serve in the Legislature.
  
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• Podcast: State Sen. Joe Nguyen says incrementalism is ‘killing the Democratic Party’

  07-06-2019 16:00
  On Episode 109 of The Overcast, state Sen. Joe Nguyen gives a rundown of his eye-opening experiences as a rookie lawmaker, and one of the first two Vietnamese Americans to serve in the Legislature.
  
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• First-term state senator tells all: Joe Nguyen on ‘stupid’ ideas, biggest threat to Dems — and how he stays awake

  07-06-2019 16:00
  On Episode 109 of The Overcast, state Sen. Joe Nguyen gives a rundown of his eye-opening experiences as a rookie lawmaker, and one of the first two Vietnamese Americans to serve in the Legislature.
  
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• ‘Who’s to blame?’: The best comments this week on seattletimes.com

  07-06-2019 15:00
  Who bikes, why people bike, where to park bikes ... we're sensing a theme in the topics that got you talking the most this week. But readers also had a lot to say about public golf courses, faulty airplane parts, hometown memories and more. Here's what caught our eyes.
  
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• The viaduct is coming down fast, catch a glimpse of history while you can

  07-06-2019 15:00
  Don't miss this chance to witness history, as the demolition cranes take down the viaduct, the breeze flows freely and the noise of freeway traffic is forever gone.
  
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• ‘Let’s win a ballgame’: Fueled by her father’s spirit, Heidi Worley prepares for first Rock ‘N’ Roll Marathon

  07-06-2019 15:00
  Billy Dahn he won’t be there in person for his daughter Heidi's first marathon, having died September 25 from brain cancer (gioblastoma). But Dahn, who lived in Tacoma, will definitely be at Sunday’s Rock 'N' Roll Marathon in spirit.
  
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• Portland City Council bans bird poison from city property

  07-06-2019 14:40
  PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — The Portland City Council has approved an ordinance banning use of Avitrol or any other bird poison on city property, citing the danger to other wildlife, pets and people. KATU-TV reports the city believes someone poisoned birds found in Northeast Portland last year. The council on Wednesday passed the ordinance introduced […]
  
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