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Relief: Manhole cover
So... I'm walking down the street wondering what my next subject will be. I'm stopped at the Northeast corner of Marion and 3rd Avenue in Seattle and I look down. How many times have I passed one of these manhole covers and missed this? I love the pattern. It's whimsical. Everything should be…
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Sculpture: Henry Moore
This sculpture is by Henry Moore and it's called Three Piece Sculpture: Vertebrae. Made in 1968 and owned by the Seattle Art Museum, this piece is sits in the 4th Avenue Plaza across from the Seattle Public Library. And I have to laugh! Not because I think the piece is silly... but because this…
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Family Web Site Update
Hey everyone, I know we have been on and off with this web site when it comes to uptime. Just to let everyone know I have finished moving all of the web sites we have to a new server and we are here to stay! Please bookmark this web site and visit often. We will post more photos and news as soon…
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Friday is Bike to Work Day (So, go on, … ride)
I hope you are all ready for Seattle’s Bike to Work Day. Though I like my nice bike room (above), I’m hoping so many people ride that I’ll have to find my rack space elsewhere tomorrow morning. It’s a good day to take the bike commute plunge. The weather is supposed to be awesome.…
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Gay marriage ruling rallies state activists
Discouraged by recent legal defeats for same-sex marriage in Washington, activists here were suddenly buoyed at news Thursday that a massive and powerful neighbor -- the state of California -- has legalized gay marriage.
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From NBA glory to homeless shelter
Thirty years ago, Joe Pace helped the Washington Bullets win an NBA championship in Seattle. He stayed in fancy hotels. Today, he's a homeless person, relegated to a short mat and cold floor downtown.
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UW tuition could climb $400 next fall
Students at the University of Washington will again pay more for tuition next fall -- an increase of hundreds of dollars that continues an ever-rising trend that has seen UW tuition nearly double in a decade.
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McDermott endorses Obama
Rep. Jim McDermott on Thursday became the fourth U.S. House member from Washington to endorse Barack Obama for president.
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Nader leads way for political also-rans
The 2008 race: Ralph Nader and Seekers of the lost limelight
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Governor's disputed pesticide panelist resigns
Gov. Chris Gregoire's controversial appointment of a scientist affiliated with Dow Chemical to a state panel that tracks pesticide exposures ended Thursday with the researcher resigning before his first meeting.
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Everyone is in on the act
This spring, students at one Seattle high school are working with the Seattle Repertory Theatre to put on a musical.
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Fish in Lake Washington rapidly evolved -- in reverse
New research from the Hutch and UW documenting quick evolution in spiny fish in Lake Washington gives hope for some animals confronting climate change -- but not others.
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Judge deals blow to online poker players
A King County judge Thursday upheld a state law that bans Internet gambling in a widely watched case filed by a Renton poker player.
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Initiative to make races nonpartisan goes to ballot
A push to remove political party labels from most King County elective offices has won enough support to bring it before voters for approval.
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Mother adds $10,000 to reward in search for clues in '06 slaying
The reward leading to an arrest in the slaying of Nicole Pietz in Burien in 2006 has been increased to $36,000.
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Seattle agent, others go to Iraq to study 2006 Blackwater shooting
Nearly a year and a half after a contractor for Blackwater USA shot an Iraqi guard in Baghdad's Green Zone, a Justice Department team traveled to Iraq this month to investigate the killing.
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Inspectors keep the gasoline pumps honest
OLYMPIA -- Six inspectors have been added to the agency that checks Washington's 49,000 gas pumps to make sure people are getting all the gas for which they pay close to $4 a gallon.
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Police seek help finding domestic violence suspect
Police are asking for the public's help in finding the suspect in a Sunday morning stabbing that sent two people to the hospital with life threatening injuries.
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One more weekend on the slopes
Seattle-area skiers can squeeze in two more days of hitting the slopes this weekend, as Alpental at The Summit at Snoqualmie extends its season because of favorable snow conditions.
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Renton man charged with vehicular homicide
A 24-year-old Renton man was charged with vehicular homicide Thursday for allegedly drinking too much in December and losing control of his car, causing a crash that left his friend dead.
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Man arrested for soliciting teen in police sex sting
Seattle police nabbed a man Wednesday after he apparently tried to meet a 13-year-old girl described as a prostitute in an online sex advertisement.
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Skeletal remains unearthed at Renton construction site
Renton police planned to search for human remains Thursday after a human jawbone was found earlier this week at a construction site in the Renton Highlands.
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Women shot in South Seattle drive-by
Two women were wounded early Thursday in a drive-by shooting in South Seattle, police reported.
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SWAT officers in Seward Park for search warrant
Bellevue police served a search warrant on a Seward Park home early Thursday with aid from Seattle police SWAT officers.
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A Seattle kids' treasure in need of rescue
There's a popular Seattle children's bookstore with a magical room that is a city treasure. Inside, famous authors sign and draw on the walls. The store is closing in June. Can these rich walls be saved?
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1 Democratic race here may cost $500,000
Are Democrats spending so much money on safe legislative seats in Seattle that they risk giving the GOP an advantage in other races?
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District disputes quake report
Two Seattle school buildings included in a survey that identified hundreds considered vulnerable to collapse during an earthquake have undergone major seismic upgrades, and a third is being closed in June.
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Nader crowd small but supportive
The crowd that gathered Wednesday night was hundreds of people smaller than the turnout for some freshman classes. That didn't matter to Ralph Nader, the independent presidential candidate who was there to speak before about 400 people.
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Escrow firms accused of false billings
Escrow companies billed tens of millions of dollars in recent years for services they didn't provide or that cost much less than they charged, and they pocketed interest that really belonged to home buyers, four lawsuits alleged Wednesday.
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Seattle's parks get safety patrols
The city's seven rangers will be focusing on making downtown-area parks feel safer. They started Wednesday.
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Arrested art historian dies in detention center
A well-known art historian from Thailand who was indicted in a federal investigation into looted antiquities died Wednesday at the Federal Detention Center in SeaTac, apparently after a heart attack.
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Schools reaching out with art
It's Arts Education Week, and several public schools in Seattle are celebrating with special events.
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Heat may have killed 6 caged sea lions
The deaths of federally protected sea lions found in traps at Bonneville Dam on the Columbia River may have been caused by overheating, federal officials said Wednesday.
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SU teacher arrested on sex charges
A professor with Seattle University was arrested in Colorado last week on a string of charges related to solicitation of a minor.
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Suspects sought in West Seattle shooting
Seattle police continue to investigate a shooting in West Seattle that left a woman and her 10-year-old son hospitalized.
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Mayor sets the bar higher for schools
With more money, more rigorous academic programs and some "tough love," Seattle Public Schools could become one of the best school systems in the country, Mayor Greg Nickels said Wednesday.
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Gunman taunted the officer he shot
SPOKANE -- The man who gunned down a Moscow, Idaho, police officer last year taunted the fallen lawman, yelling "officer down," after shooting him, according to a newly released Idaho State Police report on the incident that left four people dead and two wounded.
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Haq's attorneys rest with insanity defense
Attorneys for Naveed Haq rested their case Wednesday after presenting evidence that the mentally ill man was criminally insane when he shot six women, killing one of them, at the Jewish Federation of Greater Seattle.
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Man stabbed critically in West Seattle domestic dispute
A man in his 20s was critically injured in a stabbing Wednesday just after 6 p.m. in the 6000 block of 21st Avenue Southwest. An 18-year-old woman was arrested on suspicion of assault.
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