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Sign of the times
[View larger] I pass by this little strip mall on my way to the newspaper every day. It's on Denny Way and Fairview Ave. There is a Subway fast food restaurant, a Payday Loans office and a hard-to-miss yellow sign for the Washington State Lottery, which gets updated every time the jackpot goes…
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Sunrise over Downtown Seattle, June 2008
Click the thumbnail to view the complete photo or buy a copy for your wall. Sunrise over Downtown Seattle skyline. Taken a little after 5am on Saturday, June 28, 2008. Other prints are available for purchase at the On Focus Photo Store. Share This
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High Dive
Diving into the marshmallow cloud seems natural for this woman with perfect form suspended above the entrance to the live music venue High Dive in the Fremont neighborhood. An interesting neon sign in it's own right, but there is more. Inside will be found scheduled groups with creative names such…
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The Anatomy of Story 22 Steps to Becoming a Master Storyteller
The Anatomy of Story 22 Steps to Becoming a Master Storyteller John Truby is one of the most respected and sought-after story consultants in the film industry, and his students have gone on to pen some of Hollywood’s most successful films, including Sleepless in Seattle, Scream, and…
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Builders lobby aims its cash at Gregoire
In an increasingly testy gubernatorial race, the state's building association lobby has emerged as enemy No. 1 for Democrats.
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Traffic circle dispute turns tragic
A 60-year-old Rainier Beach man seriously injured in a dispute over a neighborhood traffic circle died Thursday night at Harborview Medical Center.
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Traffic circle dispute turns tragic
A 60-year-old Rainier Beach man seriously injured in a dispute over a neighborhood traffic circle died Thursday night at Harborview Medical Center.
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County's dilemma: Cut trees or lose federal funds
Chop down riverside trees that provide shade for young salmon or lose millions in federal support to fix aging levees -- that's what the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers is telling King County.
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Cycling couple ready for Seattle-to-Portland
Far away in Europe, renowned cyclists are battling for fame and glory in the Tour de France. A little closer to home, Ed and Linda Sproull are training to battle something much more personal -- their own physical limitations.
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'Spam King' to be sentenced
Robert Alan Soloway, only the second person to be convicted of criminal spamming under the 2004 "Can-Spam" law, pleaded guilty in March to single counts of mail and e-mail fraud, and to tax evasion. He will be sentenced Monday.
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Slaying victim's life marked by schizophrenia
Seattle police still are investigating the case of a 62-year-old man who was living in a group home recovering from mental illness when he was found dead at a construction site.
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Old Chubby & Tubby building will be torn down for apartments
SEED plans to build a subsidized apartment building in place of the former Chubby & Tubby on Rainier Avenue South.
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Arrest in ID theft ring ends victim's nightmare
Five women have been arrested on charges that they stole the identities of people with names similar to their own and used those names to co-sign student loan applications.
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Sims to challenge land use ruling by appeals court
King County Executive Ron Sims said Thursday he will ask the Washington Supreme Court to review a Court of Appeals decision overturning part of the county's critical areas ordinance.
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Traffic won't be much fun on festive weekend
Festival street closures and the 520 Bridge closure will cause weekend traffic headaches.
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Parks not a natural habitat for guns
Are loaded, concealed guns compatible with the national park experience?
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Search team finds missing boy's body
A Tukwila boy missing overnight was found Thursday morning along the banks of the Duwamish River.
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Former CFO sentenced for stealing from Bellevue Arts Museum
The former chief financial officer of the Bellevue Arts Museum was sentenced to nearly two years in prison Thursday for embezzling almost $300,000.
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Doctor accused of ignoring patients
The state has suspended a Seattle doctor's license for failing to treat or properly treat four patients in a rural hospital emergency room where he was working in July 2007.
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Light rail change pondered
Sound Transit officials Thursday began pondering a 15-year, $13.5-billion plan to extend light-rail service to Lynnwood and Federal Way, a compromise ballot measure proposal broached as they near a deadline for a fall vote.
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Fires along I-5 blamed on sparks from wheel rim
Seattle firefighters were called on to extinguish a large brush fire Thursday evening off of Interstate 5 that authorities believed was sparked by a drunken driver.
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Democrats still divided over replacement for Sommers
The race to replace long-time State Rep. Helen Sommers will be long, close and at times personal, if a Thursday meeting of Seattle's 36th District Democrats was any indication of what lies ahead.
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Stricter safety rules ordered for pesticides
YAKIMA -- Federal regulators will require new measures to protect agricultural workers from five pesticides, including two widely used in the Northwest potato industry, but are allowing continued use of a third that is widely banned under international treaty.
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Sheriff: Boulevard Park shooting was over a woman
A man who fled after allegedly murdering another man near Boulevard Park this week has been arrested in Vancouver, B.C., the King County Sheriff's Office reported Thursday.
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Spokane wildfire burns 4 homes
SPOKANE -- Winds gusting to 50 mph pushed a 1,200-acre wildfire that destroyed at least four homes in a heavily wooded part of the suburban Spokane Valley Thursday evening, and residents of a wide area were told to leave their homes.
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Keeping the viaduct off the road to oblivion
Gov. Chris Gregoire wants to tear down the Alaskan Way Viaduct by 2012, but a former state historic preservation officer says not so fast. He's trying to have the structure declared an historic landmark and preserved.
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School chief gets big 10% raise
The Seattle Public Schools chief's salary package, already one of the sweetest among public officials in the state, just got sweeter Wednesday night.
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Too young for competition?
Youth sports are a bigger deal at a younger age these days, and there's a steep price for all this competition. Fewer kids are playing pickup games and developing lifelong fitness habits, author Tom Farrey says.
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Death is costly for all but driver
A construction worker ran a red light last June, triggering a horrific traffic accident that killed a woman. The driver got off with a $500 fine. Something is wrong with that picture. Laws with bite are needed for reckless drivers who kill.
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Bar owners seek ways to sneak a smoke
OLYMPIA -- Walk up the stairs above Frankie's bar in Olympia, and it's like stepping back to 2005.
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$2 million warrant issued for Boulevard Park murder suspect
A $2 million warrant was issued Wednesday for Cesar Trochez-Jimenez, a 27-year-old man suspected in a fatal shooting near Boulevard Park.
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Joint jail effort best serves cities, study says
A new study suggests it would be cheaper for Seattle to join other cities in building and operating a single jail, rather than building its own. City officials have said a new jail is needed to address a growing population.
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Gregoire releases tax returns, Rossi won't
OLYMPIA -- Gov. Chris Gregoire released her recent tax returns Wednesday in response to requests from news reporters and criticized her opponent, Republican Dino Rossi, for refusing to follow suit.
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Bellevue makes ranks of 200 largest U.S. cities
Bellevue was the 30th-fastest-growing U.S. city of more than 100,000 people between July 1, 2006, and July 1, 2007, according to new Census estimates.
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Home loss threat rises
Foreclosures rose more in the Seattle area than nationwide in June, although the area's foreclosure rate remained far lower, according to a new report.
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Seattle settles in foster kids' suit
The cities of Tacoma and Seattle and the state will pay a combined $10.5 million to eight foster children to settle a lawsuit claiming that police failed to properly respond to reports that a Pierce County foster father had sexually abused the youths.
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Sheriff deputies, domestic violence units may be cut
King County Sheriff Sue Rahr has proposed cutting more than 30 positions, including 20 deputies, in order to meet tighter budget restrictions. Some teams, such as the Domestic Violence Unit, will be eliminated.
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Forestry groups queried on U.S. funds
A controversial Bush administration deal that funneled hundreds of millions of dollars to groups friendly with the timber industry drew inquiries this week from two U.S. senators.
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Father pleads not guilty over baby's fire pit death
A Federal Way father who first wanted to plead guilty ended up pleading not guilty to a manslaughter charge Wednesday for the death of his 7-month-old son in a backyard fire pit.
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King County fined for sewage spill
King County is being fined $30,000 for a sewage spill that temporarily turned a restored stretch of Ravenna Creek into a stinking, polluted mess.
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