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Among the charges and countercharges in the mud-slinging City Attorney’s debate last

Among the charges and countercharges in the mud-slinging City Attorney’s debate last Thursday was the curious one about…

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A row of police officers was standing outside the Tom Carr/Pete Holmes

A row of police officers was standing outside the Tom Carr/Pete Holmes debate today at the West Seattle…

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Eugene and Yukiko Gatlin, former patients of Group Health who went bankrupt

Eugene and Yukiko Gatlin, former patients of Group Health who went bankrupt paying its insurance premiums, have found…

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My 90-year-old aunt used to have a ritual in the New York

My 90-year-old aunt used to have a ritual in the New York City apartment complex where she lives.…

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Greener, But Not Green Enough

A troubled taxi company's back on the upswing.

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Peter MumfordGreen Cab Taxi, which seemed on the point of collapse in

Peter MumfordGreen Cab Taxi, which seemed on the point of collapse in April, is still hanging on. In…

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Alice WheelerLutton in better financial timesIs Twice Sold Tales owner Jamie Lutton

Alice WheelerLutton in better financial timesIs Twice Sold Tales owner Jamie Lutton going bankrupt? “Bullshit!” she yells down…

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One Library in Need of a Bath

Thousands of patrons and visiting birds are taking their toll on the downtown library. But thanks to the…

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Artists Jesse Brown and Todd Lown apparently decided that those boring rectangular

Artists Jesse Brown and Todd Lown apparently decided that those boring rectangular boxes that are all over downtown…

Gatlin with the bill.

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Group Health’s Pricey Panacea

Anyone who thinks the local co-op is the cure for our insurance-reform woes should examine the bankruptcy case…

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Budget cuts to the Seattle Public Library haven’t just resulted in the

Budget cuts to the Seattle Public Library haven’t just resulted in the week-long furlough that begins today, they…

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You know that panicky feeling when you’re trapped somewhere and a bomb

You know that panicky feeling when you’re trapped somewhere and a bomb is about to go off? No?…

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It sure looks that way from the preliminary results, which show the

It sure looks that way from the preliminary results, which show the veteran Seattle school boardmember running neck…

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Yes, the crazies who have been demonizing Obama’s health care plan are

Yes, the crazies who have been demonizing Obama’s health care plan are here too. Even as the President…

Betty Fletcher, 86, is a liberal icon and the most powerful woman in Seattle you've never heard of. Sadly for conservatives, she just won't stop working.

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Judge Betty’s Revenge

Conservatives thought they’d sidelined the 9th Circuit’s lion of liberalism. They were wrong.

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Monroe on Prison Chopping Block

Corrections says it has to cut the shrinking system somewhere.

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A team of consultants tasked with recommending prison closures will visit the

A team of consultants tasked with recommending prison closures will visit the Monroe Correctional Complex on Tuesday. “I…

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Now, here’s something you don’t often see: a billboard for a school

Now, here’s something you don’t often see: a billboard for a school board candidate. This one occupies a…

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Institutional Racism in Seattle Schools?

10 employees—including one “very attractive” principal—are trying to make the case.

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Prison System Shrinkage

Inmates are increasingly kept at home rather than behind bars.