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Where the Sidewalk Ends
I have a bit of a volunteer habit. I got involved in a new thing tonight, sharing some web site expertise with a neighborhood fair trade organization. It was a nice turnaround from a day that started and left me grumpy. I even got a 3 mile run finished and motomotoyama came to visit later, to…
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Finally Home
Britty and I have finally made it back to Seattle after our chaotic trip to California and back. We are both pretty exhausted, I will try to update tomorrow. I am just glad to be back in a state that is not covered in wood smoke and I can pump my own fucking gas! (On a quick side note, we…
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Wheelchair Roller Coaster OR Desperately Seeking My Identity with Ralph Lauren
Tuesday I set out aboard my power chair, a Jazzy 1133, to head to downtown Seattle and get a new ID card. My driver’s license had expired in 2005. My caregiver and I took off at 10AM for a 3 hour tour, a 3 hour tour…no, wait, that was a tiny ship headed for Gilligan’s island, this was…
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Red Trio, Fireworks
Click the thumbnail to view the complete photo or buy a copy for your wall. Fireworks shot from West Seattle looking back towards the Space Needle, July 4, 2006. Other prints are available for purchase at the On Focus Photo Store. Share This
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About " Peripheral Vision
<sep/>the visual arts and cultural critiques from a Pacific Northwest perspective. It is authored by Seattle museum professional Erin Langner on a somewhat biweekly basis."
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Marvelous story of Yuniesky Betancourt and Maykel Galindo
Yuniesky Betancourt, Mariners shortstop. Maykel Galindo, star soccer player in U.S. Major League Soccer. They were friends as kids, and both fled from Cuba and came to America to become stars in their respective sports. When Maykel came to Seattle after seeking asylum in the US, he had no…
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Ever-rising expense of driving about to take a toll on all of us
Getting there is no longer fun, and is about to get a lot more expensive.
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Under The Needle: Fans pack soccer pubs
The city hasn't seen a soccer boom like this since 1976, when Pele and the New York Cosmos played the Sounders in front of 58,000 people in the Kingdome.
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Legislation introduced to restore Puget Sound
The goal of thrusting Puget Sound's restoration into the national spotlight is nearing reality with the introduction of new legislation by two of Washington's congressional leaders.
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Hams will get serious this weekend
If "The Big One" hits, Washington residents may turn to ham radio operators to keep their communication systems alive. Hams will prepare for this scenario though Field Day, an emergency simulation this weekend.
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Port commissioner's lawyer argues details of recall petition
Port of Seattle Commissioner Pat Davis' defense against a recall petition in front of the Washington state Supreme Court may hinge on a technicality.
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Supreme Court issues ruling in case involving Snohomish PUD
WASHINGTON -- The Supreme Court on Thursday made it difficult for utility companies to successfully challenge costly, long-term energy supply contracts negotiated during the West Coast energy crunch seven years ago.
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Suspect in Carnation slayings seeks death
In a bizarre twist, the woman accused of killing six members of her family on Christmas Eve called a Seattle television station Wednesday from jail, confessed to the shootings and demanded the death penalty.
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Gang violence in Seattle on the rise, report says
A new report says kids are worried about an increase in gang violence, and it recommends more money for gang prevention programs.
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Seattle man convicted of murder in death of 14-year-old in 2003
A Seattle man was found guilty of murder Thursday for gunning down a 14-year-old boy who was riding his bike to a community center for at-risk kids almost five years ago.
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Cubs from endangered wolf pack get doctor visit
TENINO -- The latest additions to Wolf Haven International's small population of endangered Mexican gray wolves are in good health.
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Benefits planned for Seattle jazz artist
Fans and friends of Ernestine Anderson, the jazz vocalist who is in danger of losing her Seattle home to foreclosure, are planning fundraisers.
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Victim, suspect in hit-run clashed earlier
King County deputies arrested a man in a fatal hit and run in Des Moines late Wednesday. The suspect and the victim were involved in a fight shortly before the hit and run.
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Court weighs jurisdiction in wind-farm appeal
OLYMPIA -- The state Supreme Court is considering whether it has jurisdiction in Kittitas County's appeal of a wind farm 12 miles northwest of Ellensburg.
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Crew making good progress in removing New Carissa wreck
COOS BAY, Ore. -- Given the history of the New Carissa, the effort to remove the last of its wreckage is off to a surprisingly smooth start. Too smooth, perhaps.
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Three hurt in Lake City crash
Seattle firefighters had to cut into a vehicle in order to remove a woman trapped inside following a two-vehicle collision in Lake City late Wednesday.
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Man charged in death of girlfriend's newborn
GRESHAM, Ore. -- Gresham police say they have arrested the boyfriend of a woman whose month-old child died of severe head injuries and charged him with murder.
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Expect heavy traffic at the border this summer
Travelers going to Canada should expect delays this summer at the Peace Arch border crossing.
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Man says he shot sofa intruder in self-defense
SUTHERLIN, Ore. -- A man who shot an intruder on a couch inside his Southern Oregon home told police he and his wife he acted in self-defense, according to a court document.
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Lawyer: High Court ruling won't affect Seattle push to ban guns in parks
The U.S. Supreme Court ruling in the Washington, D.C., gun case doesn't jeopardize Seattle's recently announced plans to ban guns in public parks, community centers and all other city properties, said Regina LaBelle, counsel to the mayor.
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Raid at aerospace plant finds 32 undocumented workers
U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents raided an Arlington aircraft manufacturing plant Thursday and arrested 32 undocumented workers.
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Three $1 million winners in Washington lottery raffle
OLYMPIA -- Washington's Lottery says three $1 million winning tickets were sold for its second Million Dollar Raffle.
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Man impersonating doctor sexually abuses woman in her 90s
OREGON CITY, Ore. -- Authorities say a man telephoned a woman in her 90s, persuaded her that he was a doctor assigned to home health care and then sexually abused her while pretending to examine her.
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Two wounded in Kent shootings
Two people were shot in Kent on Thursday afternoon and seriously wounded.
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$1 million bail set for dad arrested in baby's death
A judge Wednesday set bail at $1 million for a man suspected in the death of his 7-month-old son, who was found in a fire pit at the family's Federal Way house.
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Native American, black kids more likely to end up in foster care
Black and especially Native-American children are more likely to end up in foster care.
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Another dead black kid -- still no justice
A young kid gets stabbed to death. Police find a weapon -- and a suspect. Then, the whole case falls apart. Will there ever be justice?
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Democrats to amend controversial Rossi ad
OLYMPIA -- The state Democratic Party says it will change a video ad that pictures Republican gubernatorial candidate Dino Rossi accompanied by the theme song from "The Sopranos," after a Seattle group said the ad was offensive to Italian-Americans.
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Exxon damages slashed
The U.S. Supreme Court on Wednesday gutted punitive damages awarded to victims of the Exxon Valdez spill, devastating West Coast fishermen.
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Surgery checklist is all about the patient
The University of Washington is the first U.S. site involved in a global pilot program to test a surgical checklist aimed at improving patient safety in the operating room.
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Unique townhouses an exception to the rules
Many seem to agree that townhouses built to meet city code are largely formulaic and mediocre. The city's latest proposal includes allowing homes closer to the street (with stoops and steps even closer) and raising some roof height limits.
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Interbay's dream is still just that
An Interbay neighborhood group that has waited three years to create the kind of green, walkable, affordable, people-oriented urban village the city has pushed for elsewhere was told Wednesday that the dream must wait -- again.
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Tomato salmonella cases rise -- four more in this state
The number of confirmed cases of Salmonella Saintpaul rose to 707, the Centers for Disease Control reported Wednesday, including four new patients identified in Washington state.
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Stimulus checks spent at gas station, study suggests
A consumer group that backs more spending on mass transit thinks it knows how a lot of households spent the economic-stimulus checks being mailed out by the federal government: putting higher-priced gasoline in their cars.
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Ex-cop who groped woman could cost Portland $25,000
PORTLAND -- The city of Portland would pay $25,000 under a proposed settlement of a lawsuit brought by a woman who said a police officer reached down her pants and ordered her to lift her shirt and bra at a homeless camp two years ago.
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Candidate who withdrew allowed to stay on ballot
Scott White stays on the ballot in the 46th Legislative District, but a court hearing airs concerns about King County election office operations, practices, and possible favoritism.
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Bellevue company to provide foreclosure info free
ForeclosurePoint is now providing free details on more than 1.2 million foreclosure properties nationwide, the Bellevue company announced Wednesday.
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Advocacy group sues state over guidelines for pain medications
A pain treatment advocacy group filed suit Wednesday in federal court challenging restrictions Washington state officials have put on prescription pain medication.
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Drunk intruder killed after passing out on stranger's sofa
SUTHERLIN, Ore. -- A man shot and killed after entering a stranger's home and passing out on a couch had been drinking heavily that night, but was not a violent person, according to a friend who had been with him that evening.
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Yakama fisheries restore salmon to Yakima basin
TUCQUALA LAKE -- As staff members of the Yakama Nation Fisheries Program emptied nets full of young coho salmon into Tucquala Lake, they undid consequences of more than a century of dams barring migratory fish from the Yakima River Basin's headwaters.
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Court gives feds 'road map' for future logging
GRANTS PASS, Ore. -- A federal appeals court has upheld the U.S. Forest Service's authority to decide whether a tree is likely to die soon after a forest fire. But it ordered the agency to take a closer look at whether they should log at all after fires in small roadless areas -- parts of forests…
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Doctor accused in patient deaths in Australia to accept extradition
PORTLAND -- An Oregon doctor charged with manslaughter in the deaths of three patients at an Australian hospital plans to agree to extradition to stand trial.
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Vancouver Aquarium's baby beluga treated for infection
VANCOUVER, B.C. -- A 2-week-old baby beluga whale born at the Vancouver Aquarium in British Columbia is reportedly doing well after being treated for an infection near her tail.
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