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Apropos of Sunset
Some e. e. cummings (the spacing is his)--wrong season, but whatever: who are you,little i(five or six years old)peering from some highwindow;at the goldof november sunset(and feeling:that if dayhas to become nightthis is a beautiful way)
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Three dead in separate weekend shootings
Two men died from fatal shootings over the weekend in King and Pierce counties, making a total of three gun-related homicides in the area since Friday evening.
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Juvenile sex offenders marked for life
Washington has some of the toughest laws in the nation when it comes to juvenile sex offenders. But some lawyers and therapists believe they hold law-abiding adults hostage to childhood transgressions.
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2 killed, 1 injured in Lakewood soccer game shooting
Two people were killed by gunfire and one was injured in a shootout that apparently broke out after a soccer game Saturday night, police said.
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The Money Squeeze: Colleges look at curbing student commute
For millions of commuter students around the country, gassing up the car is turning into a costly part of getting an education.
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Turning a cold shoulder to polar bear truth
The Polar Bear: An environmental canary in the coal mine?
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Getting There: Reader urges bike lane on 520 Bridge
Question: Paul Klemond drives to work and said he'd like to take a bike but has to cross the Evergreen Point Bridge, "a real obstacle." He thinks the state should add a bike lane to one side of the span.
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Getting There: Reader urges bike lane on 520 Bridge
Question: Paul Klemond drives to work and said he'd like to take a bike but has to cross the Evergreen Point Bridge, "a real obstacle." He thinks the state should add a bike lane to one side of the span.
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Woman weathers tough times to earn degree
At 47, a single mother of three daughters and one son lived through domestic violence, a failed marriage, years of financial assistance and reliance on public assistance to earn her associate degree.
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Wildlife grows bolder in urban habitat
Stories of coyote attacks, crows divebombing pedestrians and bears walking into homes seem all too frequent. For many, it seems that wild animals have ditched their traditionally submissive roles and have gone on the offensive.
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Honoring a 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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Walk benefits food bank hit by rice shortage
The 18th annual Walk for Rice fundraiser on Saturday benefited the Asian Counseling & Referral Service and raised about $100,000 for the group's food bank in the International District.
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Secure in their homes, they're sprucing up
Wonderland Estates Mobile Home Park; the bunny lady; lemonade for charity; "Making A Difference for Women" award
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Naked bicyclists? It must be summer in Fremont
The annual Fremont Solstice Parade was held Saturday, trotting out the usual suspects -- naked bicyclists and paper mache floats.
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Racing to raise awareness, and find a cure
The annual Komen Puget Sound Race for the Cure drew thousands of supporters Saturday to Qwest Field, raising more than $1.65 million for breast cancer research.
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Food bank strained by rising cost of rice
The 18th annual "Walk for Rice" fundraiser on Saturday benefited the Asian Counseling & Referral Service and raised about $100,000 for the group's food bank in the International District.
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Myanmar refugees display art, and a talent for survival
Several refugees from Myanmar displayed their artwork at a special showing at the Seattle Center Friday. The area is experiencing a surge in refugees from the country formerly known as Burma.
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Teen rescued from Lake Meridian dies
The Kent boy who was under water for about 30 minutes in Lake Meridian Friday night has died, the King County Medical Examiner's Office confirmed Saturday.
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Elderly man drives into Puget Sound, killing his passenger
An 86-year-old woman drowned Friday after a car she was riding in was accidentally driven into the Puget Sound at Des Moines Marina.
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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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Articles of Faith: Wisdom from this year's graduation speakers
Wisdom from those so wise that they delivered graduation speeches.
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