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• The Primary Is on Tuesday! Don't Panic, I've Got You Covered!

  31-07-2019 23:55 via thestranger.com
  
  REMAIN CALMby Nathalie GrahamRead our endorsements and then VOTE (please).JAMES YAMASAKI
  There's less than a week to go before Election Day in Washington. There's a whole lot that you get to decide, especially here in King County—mainly, who will fill the seven City Council seats that are up for grabs.Obviously, the port commissioners and school board members are important, too, but they aren't pitted against multiple big business-funded PACs that are using their heavily-loaded financial a
  
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• Arizona asks for US Supreme Court involvement in opioid case

  31-07-2019 23:44
  PHOENIX (AP) — Arizona’s attorney general is asking the U.S. Supreme Court to force the Sackler family, which owns OxyContin-maker Purdue Pharma, to return billions of dollars they took out of the company. Wednesday’s court filing marks the first time the high court has been asked to weigh in directly on the nation’s opioid crisis. […]
  
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• Washington Has Its First Woman and First Lesbian House Speaker in Laurie Jinkins

  31-07-2019 23:30 via thestranger.com
  
  The big question: Will she bring more progressive bills to the floor?by Rich SmithWomen represent a majority of the Democratic caucus in the House, and the gays are on the rise, so Jinkins's leadership now more accurately reflects the composition of the caucus. Washington State House of RepresentativesUnless anything weird happens during her confirmation vote in January, Rep. Laurie Jinkins (D-Tacoma) will be Washington's next Speaker of the House. She'll be the first woman and the first lesbian
  
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• Utah’s medical pot distribution, growing plans face scrutiny

  31-07-2019 23:29
  SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Utah officials preparing to launch the state’s medical marijuana program next year face mounting pressure from county attorneys to scrap plans for a state-run dispensary system and lingering scrutiny from companies rejected for growers’ licenses. The state announced Wednesday it has dismissed appeals from six companies that were denied licenses […]
  
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• Utah rethinks medical pot distribution plan amid pressure

  31-07-2019 23:29
  SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Utah is considering new ways to distribute medical marijuana amid growing scrutiny from county attorneys who argue a planned state-run dispensary system would put public employees at risk of being prosecuted under federal drug laws. On Tuesday, Salt Lake County District Attorney Sim Gill and Davis County District Attorney Troy […]
  
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• Watch: Hundreds of goats escape, tear through Issaquah neighborhood

  31-07-2019 23:05
  The goats had spent about three weeks in the Issaquah Highlands eating vegetation on slopes that are difficult for machines to get to when they escaped Tuesday and munched their way through a neighborhood.
  
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• Watch: Goats escape, tear through Issaquah neighborhood

  31-07-2019 23:05
  The goats had spent about three weeks in the Issaquah Highlands eating vegetation on slopes that are difficult for machines to get to when they escaped Tuesday and munched their way through a neighborhood.
  
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• Live updates: Inslee goes first on climate change, says Biden’s plan ‘is just too late’

  31-07-2019 23:00
  This may be the Washington governor's last shot at the massive platform and audience that these debates offer. The third round of debates in September will have more stringent requirements for qualification — thresholds that Jay Inslee has not yet met.
  
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• Follow live on night 2 of Democratic presidential debates: Can Jay Inslee make an impact?

  31-07-2019 23:00
  This may be the Washington governor's last shot at the massive platform and audience that these debates offer. The third round of debates in September will have more stringent requirements for qualification — thresholds that Jay Inslee has not yet met.
  
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• Debate highlights: Inslee says ‘the future of humanity on this planet’ is at stake

  31-07-2019 23:00
  This may be the Washington governor's last shot at the massive platform and audience that these debates offer. The third round of debates in September will have more stringent requirements for qualification — thresholds that Jay Inslee has not yet met.
  
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• 29 Festivals to Check Out in the Seattle Area This Weekend

  31-07-2019 23:00 via thestranger.com
  
  by Stranger Things To Do StaffThe Seafair Weekend Festival in Genesee Park is famous for Blue Angels' air shows, hydroplane racing, and more family fun.Jason Tanaka
  With another summer weekend comes another torrent of festivals for all your sunny vacation longings. The next few days are jam-packed with options, from the Seattle Art Fair to the Seafair Weekend Festival, and from CID Block Party to opening weekend of the Washington Midsummer Renaissance Faire. Find them all below, and check out ou
  
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• Police release name of man fatally shot Sunday in Portland

  31-07-2019 22:59
  PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — Police have identified a man who was shot and killed Sunday in northeast Portland. The Portland Police Bureau says the man slain was 25-year-old Tylone Tolliver. Police say Tolliver was found on the ground with a gunshot wound around 6:40 p.m. Sunday. He was pronounced dead at the scene. The Oregon […]
  
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• Amazon Executives Are Betting Big on Egan Orion

  31-07-2019 22:30 via thestranger.com
  
  The executives of the world's second largest company really care who represents Capitol Hill this year.by Lester BlackJeff Bezos has yet to dig in, but plenty of his executives are donating to Seattle City Council races. Lester Black
  You might think that the executives behind the world’s second-largest company would be too preoccupied by their billion-dollar budgets and trips to Shanghai and London to care about the Seattle City Council elections, but that’s not the case for Amazon.
  
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• Weekend Arts: Your Guide to First Thursday, Seattle Art Fair 2019 Satellite Events, and More

  31-07-2019 22:00 via thestranger.com
  
  by Stranger Things To Do StaffMorgan Thorson's Still Life incorporates repetition and erasure. On the Boards
  This weekend—or rather, Thursday through Sunday—is one of the biggest and busiest periods for the Seattle art scene, thanks to the excitement of the massive fifth annual Seattle Art Fair at the CenturyLink Field Event Center. But that's not all: It's also the First Thursday Pioneer Square Art Walk, which will be full of scrappy and stately artistic riches, and many independent
  
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• Groups sue for information on Arctic refuge lease sale

  31-07-2019 21:47
  ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) — Alaska Native and environmental groups are suing the U.S. Interior Department, saying it has withheld information regarding its preparation for a petroleum lease sale in the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge. The lawsuit filed Tuesday in Anchorage claims the Bureau of Land Management and U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service did not provide […]
  
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• The Best Democrat on Environmental Justice Is the One Most Likely to Judge Your Aura

  31-07-2019 21:45 via thestranger.com
  
  Democratic debate touches on climate change and environmental justice.by Katie HerzogCan you believe this is only half of them?JUSTIN SULLIVAN/Getty Images
  Among the most interesting moment of Tuesday night's otherwise snoozy debate was this sentence, uttered by moderator Dana Bash: "We've been asking voters to weigh in on what they'd most like to hear Democrats debate. Among the topics they told us they're most interested in: the climate crisis..."Now that is interesting. Climate change was bas
  
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• Patient dies at Portland mental health facility

  31-07-2019 21:38
  PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — Another patient has died at Portland’s main emergency mental health center. The Oregonian/OregonLive reports at least two other patients have died since the Unity Center for Behavior Health opened in 2017. It opened as the region’s solution to consolidating treatment for people experiencing a mental health crisis. Multnomah County officials confirmed […]
  
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• 28 Festivals to Check Out in the Seattle Area This Weekend

  31-07-2019 21:36 via thestranger.com
  A weekend guide to summer festivals in every genre.by Elaina FriedmanWith another summer weekend comes another torrent of festivals for all your sunny vacation longings. The next few days are jam-packed with options, from the Seattle Art Fair to the Seafair Weekend Festival, and from CID Block Party to opening weekend of the Washington Midsummer Renaissance Faire. Find them all below, and check out our complete festivals and outside calendars to plan ahead for weekends to come. Found something y
  
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• He Seemed Like a Such a Great Guy Until the Morning He Stealthed On Her

  31-07-2019 21:30 via thestranger.com
  
  Savage Love Letter of the Dayby Dan SavageLong-time reader and massive fan, first-time writer. I highly respect your opinion and don't recall ever seeing any past articles on the topic of stealthing and wanted to get your take. More specifically I'm wondering if there is any logical argument in the universe that makes it a forgivable offense to a reasonable person. Perhaps it wasn't relevant to me at the time, so forgive me if this is covered territory.I'm a 42-year-old single straight female wh
  
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• Idaho’s economy is strong but areas need work, governor says

  31-07-2019 21:29
  BOISE, Idaho (AP) — Idaho Gov. Brad Little says the state’s economy is strong but additional work is needed to shore up transportation infrastructure, education and health care. Little also told some 400 business community members attending his speech at the Boise Metro Chamber event on Wednesday that Idaho’s prison incarceration rate is far too […]
  
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• Governor: Idaho economy strong, incarceration rate too high

  31-07-2019 21:29
  BOISE, Idaho (AP) — Idaho’s economy is strong, but more work is needed to shore up the state’s transportation infrastructure and education and health care systems, Idaho Gov. Brad Little said Wednesday. “I believe people and businesses are choosing to relocate or expand in Idaho because of how we respect the hard-earned money and the […]
  
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• Washington House Democrats select new leader to succeed Speaker Frank Chopp

  31-07-2019 21:27
  SEATAC — Washington House Democrats opened a fresh chapter in state politics Wednesday, selecting Rep. Laurie Jinkins of Tacoma to succeed Frank Chopp as speaker of the House. When she’s formally voted in at the start of the new legislative session in January, Jinkins will be the first woman to hold that position in Olympia. […]
  
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• Washington House Democrats select Laurie Jinkins of Tacoma to succeed Speaker Frank Chopp

  31-07-2019 21:27
  SEATAC — Washington House Democrats opened a fresh chapter in state politics Wednesday, selecting Rep. Laurie Jinkins of Tacoma to succeed Frank Chopp as speaker of the House. When she’s formally voted in at the start of the new legislative session in January, Jinkins will be the first woman to hold that position in Olympia. […]
  
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• Group launching in Alaska seeking recall of governor

  31-07-2019 21:18
  JUNEAU, Alaska (AP) — A group that includes a coal company chairman and a framer of Alaska’s constitution is launching an effort to recall Republican Gov. Mike Dunleavy. Grounds for recall in Alaska, according to the state elections office, are lack of fitness, incompetence, neglect of duties or corruption. The recall group cites Dunleavy’s failure […]
  
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• Group launching effort to seek recall of Alaska’s governor

  31-07-2019 21:18
  JUNEAU, Alaska (AP) — A group that includes a coal company chairman and a framer of Alaska’s constitution is launching an effort aimed at recalling Republican Gov. Mike Dunleavy. The move comes eight months into Dunleavy’s term and weeks after his budget vetoes of more than $400 million — affecting the university system, environmental, health […]
  
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• Cleanup of Eugene homeless camps yields pounds of trash

  31-07-2019 21:14
  EUGENE, Ore. (AP) — A large-scale cleanup has netted thousands of pounds of trash and waste from 10 homeless encampments spread throughout a small island on the Willamette River in Eugene. The Register Guard reported Wednesday that the city and low-level criminal offenders supervised by the Lane County Sheriff’s Office began the cleaning project Tuesday […]
  
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• Your Weekend Arts Guide

  31-07-2019 21:11 via thestranger.com
  The Stranger's arts critics' guide to this weekend's shows and events, from Morgan Thorson's Still Life to festival:festivalby Stranger Things To Do StaffThis weekend—or rather, Thursday through Sunday—is one of the biggest and busiest periods for the Seattle art scene, thanks to the excitement of the massive fifth annual Seattle Art Fair at the CenturyLink Field Event Center. But that's not all: It's also the First Thursday Pioneer Square Art Walk, which will be full of scrappy and
  
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• A "Dark Psychic Force," Unleashed

  31-07-2019 21:06 via thestranger.com
  Episode 208 of the Blabbermouth podcastby The StrangerSubscribe to the podcast FOR FREE by clicking right here!Eli Sanders, Katie Herzog, and Rich Smith ponder the “dark psychic force” that was unleashed during this week’s first Democratic presidential candidate debate.We have Marianne Williamson to thank for the phrase, but what do we make of Williamson's Trump-of-the-Left stylings? And how’d Warren and Bernie do? And how many more of these cage match debates can we take
  
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• RIP, Satisfact and FCS North Bassist Joshua Warren

  31-07-2019 20:50 via thestranger.com
  
  Joshua Warren of the great PNW bands Satisfact and FCS North succumbed to cancer last week. His ex-bandmate Andy Sells offers a stirring eulogy.by Dave SegalAce of bass Joshua Warren, who was always thinking ahead.Nichole Yamakawa
  Last week, Seattle musician Joshua Warren passed away after a struggle with colon cancer. He distinguished himself in the local music scene as bassist for noisy indie-rock greats Satisfact (who recorded for Up and K Records in the '90s), and with the shape-shifting pos
  
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• Spotted: A Femme

  31-07-2019 20:15 via thestranger.com
  
  Sticker Patrol: Femmes, Commies, Send Noodzby Jasmyne Keimig"I See You Femme"
  Who....me?? Jasmyne Keimig
  Caught this one staring at me while walking down 10th to Scarecrow Video. I see you femme. I looked over my shoulder, then at my walking partner, then pointing at myself, all like who—me? Yes you, it said back. I walked past it, perturbed by this sentient sticker. I get it—feeling seen and acknowledge is important. But sometimes I feel like I'd rather be less seen—like when
  
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• Washington man among dead in Canada float-plane crash

  31-07-2019 20:03
  The Cessna 208 Caravan crashed Friday while en route from Richmond, British Columbia, to a fishing lodge on Calvert Island.
  
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• Delta pilot arrested at airport on suspicion of intoxication

  31-07-2019 20:01
  ATLANTA — A Delta Air Lines pilot was arrested at Minneapolis-St. Paul International Airport on suspicion of being intoxicated. Gabriel Lyle Schroeder, 37, was queued up for security screening for crew members and left the line when he saw additional screening, according to an airport police report. Schroeder was set to fly Delta Flight 1728 […]
  
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• Police seize dozens of cats, find dead kittens at house

  31-07-2019 19:44
  MONROE, Wash. (AP) — Authorities have removed dozens of cats and found 13 dead kittens at a home in Washington state. The Daily Herald reports police searched the Monroe home Tuesday after neighbors alerted authorities to a strong smell and numerous bugs at the residence. Police as well as a veterinarian and animal rescue teams […]
  
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• Firefighters making progress on southwestern Oregon wildfire

  31-07-2019 19:41
  GRANTS PASS, Ore. (AP) — Favorable weather conditions allowed firefighters to make substantial progress in containing a blaze in southwestern Oregon. The Oregon Department of Forestry says Wednesday that a fire adjacent to the Interstate 5 highway is now 25% contained. Fire managers are working to contain as much of the fire as possible before […]
  
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• Possible scholarships to ‘Dreamers’ draw lawmakers’ focus

  31-07-2019 18:47
  BOISE, Idaho (AP) — Boise State University potentially offering state scholarship money to students brought to the United States illegally as children could be the subject of legislation next year. Emails obtained by the Idaho Statesman show the subject being discussed between an anti-regulatory, low-tax group and Republican lawmakers. The Idaho Freedom Foundation in a […]
  
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• Connecticut launches investigation into vaping health claims

  31-07-2019 18:44
  HARTFORD, Conn. (AP) — Connecticut is joining other states in investigating vaping manufacturer Juul Labs. State Attorney General William Tong says the state wants to determine if Juul is illegally marketing its products as smoking-cessation devices and whether it has properly limited its marketing to adults. Tong says the state’s investigation is part of a […]
  
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• Yellowstone sets lottery for unguided snowmobile permits

  31-07-2019 18:27
  YELLOWSTONE NATIONAL PARK, Wyo. (AP) — Starting on Thursday, people can apply for permits to snowmobile in Yellowstone National Park without a commercial guide during the next winter season. Under a special lottery program, the park allows one group of up to five snowmobiles to enter Yellowstone from each of its four winter entrances per […]
  
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• Los Angeles restores limits on homeless living in vehicles

  31-07-2019 18:26
  LOS ANGELES (AP) — Los Angeles has restored regulations barring people from sleeping at night in vehicles on residential streets or living anytime in vehicles within a block of parks, schools, preschools or daycare facilities. A recent count found more than 9,500 people live in vehicles throughout the city, and safe parking sites currently have […]
  
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• With Pelosi on One Side and "the Squad" on the Other, Jayapal Keeps Her Focus on the Long Game

  31-07-2019 18:15 via thestranger.com
  
  by Eli Sanders JOHN BOALSeattle congresswoman Pramila Jayapal has many things she'd rather be doing than responding to President Donald Trump. But when he tweeted that four "progressive" Democratic congresswomen should "go back" to their places of origin, Jayapal, who was born in India, wasn't going to travel a quiet, cautious route.
  "There are just times when it's personal," said Jayapal, who immigrated to the United States at age 16 to attend Georgetown University.
  Although Trump's tweet took
  
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