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• What Would a World Without the Post Office Look Like?

  03-08-2020 23:50 via thestranger.com
  
  Today's post-apocalyptic doom-thinking comes courtesy of the 1997 film The Postman.by Matt BaumeOur only hope. The Postman DVD cover
  Republicans are gutting the Post Office for parts right now, and there may come a time when the USPS is just … poof, gone, replaced by a system of private carriers that’s as pleasant, affordable, and trustworthy as our private healthcare system.I won’t particularly miss the grocery store flyers, or the newsletter that I get every few months from,
  
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• The 38 Best Things to Do in Seattle This Week: August 3-6, 2020

  03-08-2020 23:33 via thestranger.com
  
  by Stranger EverOut StaffGet reacquainted with the classic Disney Channel show The Proud Family in its brand-new iteration (which is slated for Disney+ soon) on Thursday as part of the NAACP's virtual Arts, Culture & Entertainment Festival. Disney+
  A new week in Phase 2 means a mixed bag of events happening virtually, in-person (modified to accommodate physical distancing, of course), and, sometimes, a combination of both. We're here to guide you through our top picks in every genre—fr
  
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• New Grant Fund Moves Money From Big Conglomerates to Local Small Businesses

  03-08-2020 20:55 via thestranger.com
  
  Here's another possible lifeline that could keep your favorite neighborhood shop from closing.by Matt BaumeHere's another possible lifeline that could keep your favorite neighborhood shop from closing. It's supported by... Comcast? CINDY ORD/GETTY IMAGES
  Once upon a time, many months/a lifetime ago, Seattle had one of the highest concentrations of locally-owned small businesses in the country — over 100,000 of them here in town. That worked out to two and a half small businesses for every
  
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• The Stranger Endorses Kirsten Harris-Talley

  03-08-2020 19:50 via thestranger.com
  
  by Stranger Election Control BoardLegislative District No. 37
  Representative Position No. 2Kirsten Harris-Talley is the real deal. She’s the whole package. You may remember good ol’ KHT from when she filled in at the Seattle City Council during the budget process after Mayor Ed Murray resigned in disgrace. She was a progressive force in that process, directing more than $400,000 toward human services. She also bravely re-introduced the head tax, which would have helped pay for housin
  
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• The Stranger Endorses Marko Liias

  03-08-2020 18:10 via thestranger.com
  
  by Stranger Election Control BoardLieutenant GovernorSen. Marko Liias bills himself as the progressive in the race. And he is. But mostly because the other options are a handful of washed up Republicans and retiring U.S. House Rep. Denny Heck.
  During his time in the Senate, Liias floated a bad car tab fix, voted along with the rest of his colleagues to create a giant premium tax loophole for big business, and sponsored a bill to enrich predatory payday lenders. But we forgive him these trespasse
  
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• Slog AM: Best Pens Letter to City Council, Durkan Vetoed COVID Relief Plan, California Burns

  03-08-2020 17:35 via thestranger.com
  
  by Jasmyne KeimigSeattle Police Chief Carmen Best wrote a letter to Seattle City Council after demonstrators showed up at her Snohomish County home this weekend.David Ryder/GettyLOL—Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson buys the XFL: The professional football league loved by sleezebags enjoyed their first season since 2001 for five weeks before shutting down and filing for bankruptcy this year due to the pandemic. The league was originally founded by WWE chairman Vince McMahon and it looks like it'll
  
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• A Message to the City from Ebo Barton

  03-08-2020 17:00 via thestranger.com
  
  The award-winning poet shares their work.by The StrangerEbo is a poet, artist, and educator. Courtesy of Ebo Barton
  Good morning. It's Monday, August 3, and today's message comes from an artist who believes in the power of language as a tool for revolution.Ebo Barton is a Black and Filipino, transgender and non-binary poet and educator. Their work touches on political issues from a personal point of view and often is birthed from the struggles of living in the identities that they are. Their mos
  
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