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Coffee Pike Place and the beach
Travel Blog | Travel Journals, Diaries and Photos: Tom Seattle is home to some of the most popular coffee chains in the US so it seemed only right to start the day with some local fare and boy were we glad we did. Seattles Best Coffee certainly didn't disappoint. So fueled up we set off to sort…
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Israel at 60
© The Seattle Times ——— A spot illo for this opinion piece about the 60th anniversary of Israel. ——— Ilustración para este artículo de opinión sobre el sesenta aniversario de Israel.
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Public wasn't notified of toxic waste spill
One of the biggest toxic spills in years in Seattle went largely unnoticed until now because none of the agencies involved bothered to inform the public.
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Enjoy heat wave while it lasts; cooldown begins Sunday
Seattle went a little crazy Friday. The sun was out. The temperatures rose. And an endless winter was forgotten.
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Penguins inspire unique pledge to environment
A Seattle man has taken the concept of carbon offsets to its ultimate conclusion. He's donated $3,700 to settle the debt for the carbon dioxide emissions from his life to date. Why? Because of penguins.
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Seattle police OK pact giving them top pay in state
Seattle police officers voted overwhelmingly to ratify a labor contract offer that would make them the highest-paid officers in the state, the Seattle Police Officers' Guild announced Friday.
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Retirees are joining Peace Corps, bringing valued skills with them
The Peace Corps is embracing a wave of interest from would-be volunteers in their 50s, 60s and 70s, particularly in and around Seattle. But can the baby boomers cut it?
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Zen toolbox offers path to peace for prisoners
How can you make prisoners better people once they leave life behind bars? Try a Zen-like approach of nonviolent communication and meditation. Both can soothe the criminal mind.
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Energy assistance program out of money
A Seattle program that provides emergency electric bill grants to low-income families is out of money, and officials have temporarily closed it to applicants.
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State suspends license of motel on Aurora Avenue
The Green Lake Motel on Aurora Avenue has been ordered to vacate after the state suspended its license citing health and safety concerns.
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Assailant on plane must apologize, get treatment
A California woman who grabbed a Horizon Air attendant around the neck during an August flight and talked about death must undergo mental health treatment and write letters of apology, federal prosecutors said Friday.
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Cause of prison death determined
An autopsy has shown that the incarcerated director of a Thai museum in Bangkok died at a federal prison in SeaTac of natural causes.
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Leighton Hilbert, 1921-2008: City Seal a quiet reminder of its creator
Leighton Hilbert, the man who carved the Chief Seattle City Seal, which hangs on a wall of the mayor's conference room, has died. He was 87.
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Car found in Lake Washington
Seattle police and firefighters determine no one is inside the car, spotted underneath I-90 early Friday.
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Hawaiian Air flight returns to Sea-Tac after noise, vibration
A Hawaiian Airlines flight heading to Maui was forced to return to Sea-Tac Airport Friday after noises were heard inside the cabin and its airframe vibrated, officials said.
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North Cascades Highway closed this weekend
The North Cascades Highway has closed for the weekend because of avalanche danger.
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Fire destroys tavern in Fife
FIFE -- A fire that broke out about 5 a.m. Friday has destroyed the Firwood Tavern in Fife.
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Articles of Faith: Recovery Café helps fill the inner emptiness
The Recovery Cafe in Seattle is a community of healing and hope. Getting sober is one thing -- important but often only a beginning. Recovery means dealing with the inner wounds and issues that led to addiction in the first place.
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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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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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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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Nader leads way for political also-rans
The 2008 race: Ralph Nader and Seekers of the lost limelight
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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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No Parking Anytime: 'Thorny' helps community show off its human side
Thorny, a plastic robot, has remained on Thorndyke Avenue near Magnolia for seven months. Probably more significant than the robot's survival are the shops that have opened in the past few months.
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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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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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High schoolers team up with Seattle Rep to put on musical
This spring, students at one Seattle high school are working with the Seattle Repertory Theatre to put on a musical.
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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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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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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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