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Yesterday, it was PETA objecting to the American Veterinary Medical Association’s planned

Yesterday, it was PETA objecting to the American Veterinary Medical Association’s planned Seattle fish toss. Today, UW Aquatic…

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Colbert gets his head shavedFort Lewis soldier Lt. Gen. Charles Jacoby will

Colbert gets his head shavedFort Lewis soldier Lt. Gen. Charles Jacoby will be on the Stephen Colbert show…

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Nick MontanaYesterday provided a much needed infusion of young talent to Seattle

Nick MontanaYesterday provided a much needed infusion of young talent to Seattle sports. First, the Mariners began stocking…

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Never mind that real game show contestants don’t watch commercials during commercial

Never mind that real game show contestants don’t watch commercials during commercial breaks, virtual game show contestants on…

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NASA satellite image of El Nino in 2006. It looks kinda like

NASA satellite image of El Nino in 2006. It looks kinda like a hypercolor Death StarFriend of lowland-dwellers…

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Comes now PETA, asking that the American Veterinary Medical Association not hold

Comes now PETA, asking that the American Veterinary Medical Association not hold a Pike Place Market-style fish toss…

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My friend Terry Kegel’s movie, I Speak Soccer: A Documentary About the

My friend Terry Kegel’s movie, I Speak Soccer: A Documentary About the International Language of Pickup (I recommend…

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Ron Sims’ HUD-shotThe Department of Housing and Urban Development–i.e. that federal giant

Ron Sims’ HUD-shotThe Department of Housing and Urban Development–i.e. that federal giant now being Deputy-Secretaried by a man…

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Even this University employee eventually got firedWith the state unemployment rate expected

Even this University employee eventually got firedWith the state unemployment rate expected to climb to nearly 10% by…

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You may recall Steve the ORCA Whale, the apparently amphibious regional transit

You may recall Steve the ORCA Whale, the apparently amphibious regional transit mascot introduced by Sound Transit. Well,…

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Like the Alki Foundation, the 37th District Democrats (i.e. East of I-5

Like the Alki Foundation, the 37th District Democrats (i.e. East of I-5 Dems from the Central District to…

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Washington Supreme Court Justice Richard Sanders recently got in trouble for not

Washington Supreme Court Justice Richard Sanders recently got in trouble for not recusing himself from a case whose…

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You may recall a little thing called Nickelsville, an attempt to create

You may recall a little thing called Nickelsville, an attempt to create a city of homeless folks, a…

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UW Art Professor Shirley Scheier’s project of photographing power lines raised the

UW Art Professor Shirley Scheier’s project of photographing power lines raised the eyebrows of Snohomish police, so they…

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The Times takes a look today at whether the Sodo light rail

The Times takes a look today at whether the Sodo light rail station will get much use. Quite…

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What drives someone to fight in mixed martial arts? With the fighters

What drives someone to fight in mixed martial arts? With the fighters on TV, there’s at least the…

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A few months ago, Sound Transit’s Photo of the Week featured the

A few months ago, Sound Transit’s Photo of the Week featured the chandelier preparations for the Mt. Baker…

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There’s this website, Texts from Last Night, where people can send ridiculous

There’s this website, Texts from Last Night, where people can send ridiculous texts they’ve written or received and…

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While everybody flocks to SIFF, there’s another film festival going on in

While everybody flocks to SIFF, there’s another film festival going on in town. STIFF (Seattle’s True Independent Film…

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Emelianenko (left) and BarnettLocal MMA fans are surely familiar with Josh Barnett,

Emelianenko (left) and BarnettLocal MMA fans are surely familiar with Josh Barnett, the 250-pound Ballard High alum who…