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The Stranger Endorses Dave Upthegrove

31-07-2024 21:00 via thestranger.com

Vote Upthegrove for Commissioner of Public Landsby Stranger Election Control BoardTree nerds already know, but your choice for public lands commissioner is probably the most consequential vote you will cast on this primary ballot. Thanks to some recent court cases going the planet’s way, Washington’s Department of Natural Resources (DNR) can now manage its lands for the good of the public and not just for the good of the timber industry, and it can work with organizations to sell car

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Stranger Suggests: Chuck Tingle, Let the Kids Dance! Live, Conor Byrne Co-op Grand Reopening, Scarecrow Video Parking Lot Sale, and Vote! VOOOOOTE!

31-07-2024 20:55 via thestranger.com

One really great thing to do every day of the week.by Audrey VannWEDNESDAY 7/31
Chuck Tingle presents 'Bury Your Gays'
(BOOKS) If you've ever feasted your eyeballs on surreal eroticist and very online person Chuck Tingle's works, count yourself lucky: Among Tingle's books are Pounded in the Butt by My Own Butt and Space Raptor Butt Invasion, both of which drive home his commitment to satirizing the LGBTQ+ erotica genre in the weirdest and best possible way. Tingle's writing has

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It’s Time to Listen to the Elders

31-07-2024 19:00 via thestranger.com

We all need to listen to the elders.by Patrick Finedays DePoeWhen I was a kid growing up in Neah Bay on the Makah Indian Reservation, my elders taught me many things about our lands and waters.
They taught me that cedarwood is best for canoes because it swells in saltwater. They taught me how to fish sustainably. They taught me that crabapple trees help prevent the spread of wildfires because their roots grow straight down into the ground, while other trees can spread fire through their ro

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Meet The Stranger’s New Editor, Hannah Murphy Winter

31-07-2024 18:00 via thestranger.com

She voted for Bernie both times.by Rich SmithHello dear friends, enemies, and frenemies! This week brought some very welcome and very exciting news: we’ve been acquired.
A new company called Noisy Creek has swooped in and bought us up, along with EverOut, our siblings down at the Portland Mercury, and Bold Type Tickets.
As we’ve written, former Democratic Washington State House Representative and Grist CEO Brady Piñero Walkinshaw runs the new venture alongside form

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Slog AM: Boeing Names New CEO, Hamas Leader Killed, Project 2025 Director Steps Down

31-07-2024 17:33 via thestranger.com

The Stranger's morning news roundup.by Vivian McCallBoeing’s rose and thorn: Boeing named aerospace veteran Robert “Kelly” Ortberg as its new President and CEO, and reported a $1.4 billion loss in revenue during the second quarter, according to the Seattle Times. On August 8, Ortberg will replace current CEO David Calhoun, who said in March he planned to retire at the end of the year. Boeing is unwell. The company agreed to plead guilty to federal fraud this month in a case ste

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