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• “If We’re Going to Say His Name, Then We Have to Continue the Fight” 

  20-01-2026 22:09 via thestranger.com
  Voices from Seattle's 43rd Annual MLK Day March.by Marcus Harrison GreenPhotos by John Caplinger for The Stranger
  On a gentle January morning, against the backdrop of civil rights being dismantled in plain sight across the country, thousands gathered at Garfield High School, refusing silence in a nation increasingly estranged from its own conscience. The city’s 43rd Annual Martin Luther King Jr. Celebration followed its familiar rhythm: workshops in the auditorium, a rally inside the Garfi
  
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• The Parent Trap

  20-01-2026 19:00 via thestranger.com
  Should I Open Pandora’s Box with My Elderly Parents?by Dan SavageI’m a gay man in my fifties, comfortable in my skin, but I suffered severe bullying throughout school, which was often abetted by teachers. A recent class reunion prompted me to write a tell-all letter to the current school director regarding that trauma. His gracious response was incredibly healing. My family has accepted me since I came out in my 20s, but they don’t know the full extent of my ordeal. While I sha
  
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• Slog AM: Trump Still Insists Greenland is His, The Crocodile Up For Sale, WA Again Considers Lowering BAC Limit

  20-01-2026 17:59 via thestranger.com
  The Stranger's morning news roundup.by Vivian McCallFor Sale, Venue, Unprofitable? After its owners closed its smaller rooms Madame Lou’s and Here-After and laid off half its workforce, the Crocodile is up for sale. The financial picture must be bad, because the sale is being handled through a receivership process, an alternative to bankruptcy. According to the National Independent Venue Association, only 40 percent of the state’s independent venues and festivals are profitable. It d
  
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