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• Stranger Suggests: Candidate Survivor, Ann Powers with Claire Dederer, Vanishing Seattle Book Launch, Seattle Art Fair, and Asterism's Book Sale

  24-07-2024 22:05 via thestranger.com
  
  One really great thing to do every day of the week.by Megan SelingWEDNESDAY 7/24  
  Candidate Survivor
  (CIVIC DUTY) The 2024 election season is well underway. We know the captains of chaos at the top of the ticket suck up all the media attention, but our city and state is witnessing the biggest political shake-up in recent memory, including one pivotal Seattle City Council election and state races that will have a major impact in the Legislature. This year, the Washington Bus Education
  
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• The Stranger Endorses Melissa Chaudhry

  24-07-2024 21:00 via thestranger.com
  
  Vote Melissa Chaudhry for United States Representative Congressional District No. 9by Stranger Election Control BoardOver the last several years, we’ve seen a bunch of candidates come for 14-term Congressman and House Armed Services Committee Ranking Member Adam Smith, but, in terms of policy knowledge, rhetorical prowess, and sheer drive, none hold a candle to Melissa Chaudhry, a grant writer and civil rights advocate. 
  
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• Carry Narcan

  24-07-2024 20:58 via thestranger.com
  
  Carry Narcan.by AnonymousI was biking home from work. You were laying on the sidewalk unconscious, your two friends hovering over you—concerned, panicked. I pulled over to see if they needed help and offered my Narcan. Your friends had just given you a second Narcan dose. 
  You looked pale and gray. I checked your pulse and was relieved to feel that it was still strong, but your breathing was raspy and shallow. Someone else had called 911, and we were all eagerly waiting for help to co
  
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• Slog AM: Harris Delivers First Campaign Speech, Earth Breaks Record Temp Two Days in a Row, Homegrown Closes 10 Shops

  24-07-2024 17:41 via thestranger.com
  
  The Stranger's morning news roundup.by Vivian McCallHomegrown to close 10 of its 12 restaurants: The Seattle-based sandwich chain will close the majority of its stores and lay off 158 workers this September due to rising labor costs and food prices creating an unsustainable model, according to the company. In March, the employee union had reached an agreement for better working conditions after a 119-day strike.
  Black Belt Eagle Scout asks fans for help: Katherine Paul, the Swinomish indie singe
  
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• The City Council Has Time to Put Social Housing Payroll Tax on the November Ballot

  24-07-2024 01:29 via thestranger.com
  
  Finally, Woo returned our request for a comment.by Hannah KriegKing County Elections (KCE) expects to wrap up the signature certification this week for Initiative 137, a ballot measure that will tax businesses with anyone making at least $1 million on their payroll. The revenue will permanently fund the social housing Public Development Authority (PDA), which voters approved in a February 2023 ballot measure. House Our Neighbors (HON), the organization heading the campaign, already claimed a vic
  
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• The Space Needle Outlives Us All

  24-07-2024 00:30 via thestranger.com
  
  The orcas seem happy in Tim Wistrom's surreal, humanless paintings.by Charles MudedeThe Pacific Northwest that became my home in 1992 appears, from the distance of 32 years, to be in a rapidly receding snow globe. It was a colder place. Blizzards during winter were not unusual. Indeed, they were expected. And everything looked a lot greener and wetter. The Pacific Northwest I presently live in has winters that are mild and summers that seem interminable. This month, for example, we experienced 1
  
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• The Stranger Endorses Sal Mungia

  24-07-2024 00:00 via thestranger.com
  
  Vote Mungia for State Supreme Court Justice Position No. 2by Stranger Election Control BoardSal Mungia wants to join the state Supreme Court to expand access to the legal system for all people and to ensure the courts treat people fairly regardless of their race, and we endorse him in the hopes that he’ll achieve those goals with the quickness. Given his enthusiasm for lawyering and for civil rights, we think he’s got a good shot. 
  
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