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Seattle: Couple Goes For Better Or Worse, Again
Four years ago, Chris Vincent and Ken Molsberry flew to San Francisco on a whim, waited all night in a drenching downpour, and bawled when a city commissioner said the words they had waited years to hear: “I now pronounce you spouses for life.” It was a powerful validation of their longtime…
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Morning!
Ahhh, the three day weekend is over. Back to the grind. Hope you had a good weekend. We saw Wall-E (incredble, of course) and sat by a teenage girl who sobbed uncontrollably through the final 15 minutes. Salivated over the numerous boats at the Seattle Wooden Boat Festival. Seattle…
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Big Finale Fireworks over Elliott Bay, July 4, 2008
Click the thumbnail to view the complete photo or buy a copy for your wall. 4th of July fireworks explode and shimmer over Elliott Bay, Seattle, WA. July 2008. Other prints are available for purchase at the On Focus Photo Store. Share This
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More Unfriendly Skies
While traveling from Detroit to Seattle on Southwest Airlines, a mother with four children, one who has autism and another who has cerebral palsy, and her five-month pregnant sister were stranded in Phoenix after being told they were “too disruptive” to continue on a connecting flight to…
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seattle - out and about (day two)
the great white barry and i went out to snoqualmie falls to check out the waterfall and explore some hiking trails. after the 0.5 mile hike down to the waterfall base, and jumping the observation deck to get down on to the water, we were hit with a nice little thunderstorm. because of the…
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2008 Seattle Summer Outdoor Movies
You know it’s really Summer when the outdoor movies start up. Most are free, though check individual venue pages linked below for the specifics on showtimes and any pricing information. Whether it’s family night or a date night, bring a blanket, some low-backed chairs, and a picnic to any…
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Rooftop Photos
This evening when it was just getting dark I wandered up to the rooftop and enjoyed the incredible evening we were having here in Seattle. It was chilly, so I donned my Seahawks hoody, and spent probably half an hour up there just taking in breathtaking views of the bay. I particularly found…
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Getting There: Walk with care when crossing at viaduct ramps
Alaskan Way Viaduct ramps and pedestrians; the bus lanes on Elliott -- again; northbound lanes on Westlake blocked
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Trying to give robots a human touch
Computer scientist aims to build a better robot by copying the wisdom of the human body.
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City tries to track streetcar desire
City and transportation officials are trying to gauge public interest in a streetcar network linking several neighborhoods to downtown. So far, responses have ranged from enthusiastic support to outright opposition.
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Artwork gives developments a touch of humanity
As Seattle population density grows higher and the city pours more concrete, the Pomegranate Center has quietly been building great artistic spaces that make communities more beautiful and humane.
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Errant fireworks in window burn pregnant mom's home
A pregnant mother in Parkland was left temporarily homeless, and scores of pets in the Puget Sound area were traumatized or lost over the weekend, but authorities say that compared with past years, it was a relatively safe and sane Fourth of July holiday.
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State and local governments side with builders on runoff pollution
The state and local governments are standing in the way of requiring building techniques that a growing chorus of scientists says could rein in the largest source of most of Puget Sound's worst pollutants.
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A life dedicated to the art of poetry
Sam Green is the state's first poet laureate. But that's only part of his story.
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Alaska in '08 likely to earn over $10 billion from oil, gas
ANCHORAGE, Alaska -- The state of Alaska most likely earned more than $10 billion this fiscal year from oil and gas operations, according to a new look at the role of the industry in the state economy.
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Initiatives may worsen state budget woes
OLYMPIA -- Two citizens initiatives likely to qualify for the November ballot would compound an already gloomy budget situation if approved by voters, possibly pushing the state's shortfall past $3 billion.
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Marine wounded in World War II gets his Purple Heart
LONGVIEW -- After a 63-year wait, Lyle Chambers has received a Purple Heart for his heroism as a 19-year-old Marine private during the World War II South Pacific island battle of Peleliu.
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Ahoy matey, Seafair is here
The burly crew that makes up the Seafair Pirates landed on Alki Beach Saturday afternoon to usher in the start of the city's largest summer festival. Thousands of onlookers gathered on the popular West Seattle beach.
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Staying afloat a feat in itself in annual milk carton derby
Seafair's 37th Annual Milk Carton Derby was held Saturday, with thousands of spectators watching the odd maritime race on Greenlake.
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Fourth of July passes with no serious injuries or fires
While Seattle emergency officials expected to be busy on the Fourth of July, no fireworks-related death or fire had been reported by Saturday evening. But doctors at Harborview Medical Center had treated 29 people for firework injuries.
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Domestic violence slaying claims Katrina survivor
A woman found stabbed to death in a Central District apartment had relocated to Seattle after surviving Hurricane Katrina. Seattle police have arrested the woman's partner in connection with her death.
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Ex-boyfriend wouldn't move out, now he's dead
Authorities in Snohomish County have arrested a man and a woman suspected in the death of Sultan man. The victim once dated the woman and still lived in her home.
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Couple go for better or worse, again
Four years ago, Chris Vincent and Ken Molsberry flew to San Francisco to get married, only to have California's high court void the marriage. But on Monday, the West Seattle couple are going for Round Two.
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Rise in graffiti has Greenwood seeing red
Despite repeated efforts by the city to rid Greenwood Park of graffiti, it keeps getting hit. Greenwood neighbors are fed up, but they're not alone -- graffiti has risen 44 percent throughout the city's parks in the past year and officials aren't sure why.
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Exxon Valdez ruling worries environmental watchdogs
Will the U.S. Supreme Court decision to slash the punitive damages award in the Exxon Valdez case embolden oil companies to take shortcuts that put the environment at risk? That's what environmentalists fear.
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Culinary students treated to a gourmet education
More than 5,000 students have graduated from Seattle Central Community College's Culinary Academy in more than 50 years -- a number that could be misleading considering an impending shortage of culinary workers expected in the U.S. by 2010.
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No Parking Anytime: Cottages house writers' aspirations
Within the beauty of the P-patch and the old cottages there, beauty is being produced as writers move in and out, using the space as a creative enclave.
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Firefighters buckle down on their busiest night
Most kicked back Friday, enjoying the long weekend. But not everyone. "It's a busy day for the entire Fire Department," spokeswoman Helen Fitzpatrick said.
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30,000 Atlantic salmon escape from a B.C. fish farm
The escape of 30,000 Atlantic salmon, one of the largest from a B.C. fish farm in recent years, is under investigation by the provincial Environment Ministry, a spokeswoman has confirmed.
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Man beaten after trying to stop abuse of puppy
A 39-year-old man who tried to stop another man from beating a puppy was attacked with a chain and pelted with rocks, a Lewis County sheriff's spokesman says.
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Woman is stabbed to death; man is jailed
A woman was stabbed to death Friday in an apartment in the Central District, and a man was jailed in the killing, police said.
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State sued over parolee's crimes
Washington state is being sued over a rape and murder committed by Michael John Braae, 48, a former country singer known as "Cowboy Mike," while he was on parole.
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Drowning victim's body may be visible to rivergoers
Police say white-water rafters going through the tricky Blossom Bar rapids on southern Oregon's Rogue River may see the body of a California woman who drowned there last week but cannot be recovered.
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Construction firm mistakenly moves City Hall site 13 feet
The new City Hall in Edgewood, Pierce County, is not being built where it was planned, and officials want to know why.
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Woman reports abuse by priest
The Catholic Diocese of Yakima says a woman has reported that she was sexually abused in the late 1980s by a Jesuit priest.
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Man wears patriotism on his sleeve and face
Sam Bloomfield has tattooed his love for his country on his face.
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Articles of Faith: Line between good, evil is not easily drawn
With the presidential candidates debating the meaning of patriotism, here's a question: Is it possible to love our country without insisting it is faultless? Let's hope so.
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