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Dan Fernandez's Blog : The Seattle Air Conditioning Lie
It's 85 in my bedroom right now and three people sleep here, so it will be hotter before long.
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Driving to Jackson Hole
If you ever wanted to just enjoy the US countryside before gas is $10/gallon and we are all in electric cars, nows a good time. So, how to get from Seattle to Jackson Hole easily. It used to be hard, Mobil Travel Guides and so forth, but Google and Trip Advisor things are just so easy: View…
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Single of the Week: Boat - Topps
BOAT return with a slab of vinyl and it’s just about the perfect thing to start your summer. It’s got songs, baseball cards and bubblegum, and I bet if you buy it from them at one of their shows they’ll autograph it too. When D. Crane sings I’ve got a wife, I’ve got a job, a record…
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We are not a start-up. No pets allowed.
I like animals. Especially cute, furry ones with big round eyes and sweet dispositions. I've never hurt an animal. It's one of the reasons why I'm a vegetarian. However, I don't want to be around animals at certain times of the day. Let's say, between 8:30 a.m.-5:30 p.m. on weekdays. To be more…
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Now for a taste of something different: The Emissary of Peace
Of all the titles I want to hold, the Emissary of Peace is among the top 10. It sounds super cool but unfortunately it doesn't really apply to me. Clearly, from my past posts, I am an angry, angry girl. This weekend, I'll get to watch the guy who the real Emissary of Peace reports to. You may…
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Who you callin' a....?
Today my company sent around a media alert about a study they did on millennials in the workforce. I won't go into what exactly a millennial is (because, um, I just hyperlinked it on the first mention) but... really? A media alert? About a study you guys did on my generation in the workforce? Is…
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New listing in Countryside!
http://www.cooperjacobs.com/28107286 $575,000 for this previous foreclosure which has obviously been nursed back to health. The owners have worked hard for two years to make this beautiful house shine! 4 bedrooms and over 2600 square feet - are you interested in Brier real estate? …
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Sonics seek to prove city guilty of 'unclean hands'
The notion of "unclean hands" in a lawsuit led Sonics attorneys to charge former team president Wally Walker with leading an effort by the city to use its legal case as a hammer to bleed Clay Bennett's ownership group.
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Soft money fuels the race for governor
OLYMPIA -- More than policy, positions on social issues or personality, the gubernatorial rematch between Democrat Chris Gregoire and her Republican challenger, Dino Rossi, has thus far been a debate about which special interests are calling the shots.
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Viaduct sinks a little bit more
Part of the Alaskan Way Viaduct settled one-eighth of an inch at Pioneer Square during recently completed repair work designed to stop the settling, though the state's bridge engineer says it appears to have ended.
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Fire officials stress safety at Museum of Flight event
Drawn by the sunshine and big red trucks, about 1,500 parents and children crowded into a passageway outside the Museum of Flight on Friday morning to learn about fire safety as the summer fireworks season begins.
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City issues permit to raze Ballard Denny's landmark
Seattle officials issued a permit Friday morning to demolish the Ballard landmark that formerly housed a Manning's Cafeteria and then a Denny's restaurant.
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Boating fatalities in Northwest are up 13% from last year
The number of Northwest boating fatalities for the first half of 2008 rose to 27, marking a 13 percent increase compared to the same period last year, officials reported Friday. Of that number, 22 people were not wearing lifejackets.
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Police arrest suspect in Sodo sexual assault
Seattle police arrested a 42-year-old man early Friday who investigators believe may be involved in a series of sexual assaults in the city's Sodo neighborhood.
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Montesano mayor vetoes parks gun ban
Montesano Mayor Ron Schillinger says he vetoed a gun ban in city parks after receiving numerous protest messages.
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Man who kept stolen Navy explosives sentenced
A Mount Vernon man Friday was sentenced to five months behind bars and five months of electronic home monitoring for possessing a brick of military-grade explosives stolen from a U.S. Navy base.
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Teens face assault charges for attacking cop
Three teens accused of beating up a Seattle police officer this week now face criminal charges.
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Woman jailed for attack on sex offender
First, Tammy Gibson is accused of beating her neighbor -- a 7-foot, 3-inch sex offender -- with an aluminum baseball bat in their Puyallup trailer park.
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Oregon to revisit faith healing
PORTLAND -- A legislative leader says Oregon lawmakers will take another look at state laws after a 16-year-old boy died of a treatable urinary tract disorder while family and church members prayed over him.
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Issaquah judge accused of rudeness, intimidation
A King County judge in Issaquah again faces allegations that she is rude, impatient and intimidating toward people in her courtroom.
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$1 million bail for suspect in three Renton rapes
Bail was set at $1 million Friday for a registered sex offender who is suspected of raping three women in Renton.
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Tournament honors man who went to bat for kids
Does your kid play ball on a nice field? You have Mickey Merriam to thank.
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Oregon sheriff hit with ethics finding
SALEM, Ore. -- Oregon's state ethics commission says Multnomah County Sheriff Bernie Giusto violated state law when he took a county sport utility vehicle on a trip to Seattle with his girlfriend in 2006.
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9 children taken after parents charged with neglect
SALEM, Ore. -- Authorities say a couple from Marion County has been arrested on criminal neglect charges and their nine children taken into protective custody.
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Crash victim identified
The man who died after his pickup truck crashed into a light pole in South Seattle on June 14 has been identified as Duc Tran, the King County Medical Examiner's Office said Friday.
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Oregon officials: Two fed bears are now dead bears
KINGS VALLEY, Ore. -- Oregon officials say they've killed two more bears who got used to humans and their food.
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Articles of Faith: Wisdom from this year's graduation speakers
Wisdom from those so wise that they delivered graduation speeches.
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City rests its case vs. Sonics
The fourth day of the Sonics' trial in federal court featured dramatic testimony of loyal fan Sherman Alexie sandwiched around the droning presentations of a pair of economic experts.
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6 accused of plot to defraud lenders
Six people, including a since-disbarred lawyer, a former bank loan officer, and a mortgage broker, have been indicted by a Seattle federal grand jury in connection with an $8.5 million wire fraud scheme in 2004 and 2005.
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Son raises a K-8 army in honor of mom's cancer fight
Aidan Maifeld is comfortable talking about breast cancer. Since his mother's diagnosis two years ago, the 12-year-old has witnessed the disease from the frontlines.
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State's distaste for candy-themed lottery came late
The state lottery commission thought it was a yummy idea to use Hershey candies to market an instant $2 scratch ticket game. Turns out the idea left a sour taste in Gov. Chris Gregoire's mouth -- mine, too.
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Washington barely a battleground state in presidential race
Washington in the 2008 presidential race: Are we a "battleground"?
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A harmonious union for 70 years
At a time when some marriages seem to last only a matter of months, two former longtime Seattle residents, Harold and Sylvia Jones, will celebrate their 70th wedding anniversary this Wednesday.
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Italy ends investigation in Amanda Knox case
ROME -- Prosecutors wrapped up their investigation Thursday into the slaying of a British student, paving the way for possible indictments of her American roommate and two other suspects.
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Second trial in Jewish Federation shooting set for September
The second trial of a man who shot six people at the Jewish Federation is now set for Sept. 22 and could last through early December.
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Teacher gets 6 years for 2001 UW firebombing
The 32-year-old violin teacher convicted of taking part in the firebombing of the University of Washington' Center for Urban Horticulture 7 years ago was sentenced to 6 years in federal prison Wednesday.
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Girl reports rape at middle school
Police are investigating reports from a 14-year-old girl who said she was raped at a Seattle middle school, but no arrests have made.
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Strip club investigators used wiretaps
In an unusual move, federal prosecutors acknowledged Thursday that wiretaps had been used in the prostitution investigation into the Colacurcio family-owned strip clubs.
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Puget Sound area ponders a future with a 'new green economy'
Skyrocketing gas prices. Ever-rising demand for energy. Global warming. A conference Saturday will explore the opportunity for the green economy in dealing with those problems.
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Sex offender arrested in connection with three Renton rapes
Renton police on Wednesday nabbed a man they believe raped three women he did not know in the past seven months, officials said Thursday.
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Buried treasure uncovered at Seattle zoo's entrance
Neighbors watched the seemingly magical recovery of an iconic zoo-animal mural that had been feared lost to a layer of bureaucratic gray paint.
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State expects revenue plunge
OLYMPIA -- Washington's treasury will take a $167 million revenue hit over the next three years because of the weakening economy, the state Economic and Revenue Forecast Council was told Thursday.
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Fishermen rescued off Port Angeles
The Coast Guard rescued four fishermen from a 50-ft fishing vessel taking on water after a brief grounding in Fresh Water Bay west of Port Angeles Wednesday night, while oil and diesel fuel leaked into surrounding waters.
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New patrol boat to protect subs in Sound
On Friday, after the Sea Devil is formally commissioned at Naval Base Kitsap at Keyport, Lt.j.g. Alanna G. Kaltsas will become its first commanding officer and, with her crew of 15, begin a new and significant mission with the Navy.
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Lawyers win awards for prompting reforms
A veteran Seattle appeals attorney and a Bellevue lawyer who helped prompt reform at the state toxicology have received awards from the Washington Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers.
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This time the 'foot' washed up on B.C. shore is an animal's
VANCOUVER, B.C. -- The British Columbia Coroner's Service says a prankster is responsible for a sixth foot that apparently washed ashore on the south coast of the province.
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