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Last month, the scientific journal Nature Biotechnology came out with a highly

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Last month, the scientific journal Nature Biotechnology came out with a highly

Last month, the scientific journal Nature Biotechnology came out with a highly unusual editorial explaining why it had…

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At a press conference this morning held by Mayor-elect Ed Murray, we

At a press conference this morning held by Mayor-elect Ed Murray, we didn’t get any further details of…

“The people have spoken,” Seattle City Councilmember-elect Kshama Sawant said today, addressing

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“The people have spoken,” Seattle City Councilmember-elect Kshama Sawant said today, addressing

“The people have spoken,” Seattle City Councilmember-elect Kshama Sawant said today, addressing a packed City Hall press conference.…

On August 21, a Renton woman named Nestora Salgado was taken to

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On August 21, a Renton woman named Nestora Salgado was taken to

On August 21, a Renton woman named Nestora Salgado was taken to prison in Mexico. Twenty Army trucks…

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When local venture capitalist Nick Hanauer laid out his “capitalist’s case” for

When local venture capitalist Nick Hanauer laid out his “capitalist’s case” for a $15 minimum wage just six…

A side-by-side comparison showing how Arctic apples, left, brown more slowly than regular apples.

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One winter, 14 years ago, a British Columbia farmer named Neal Carter

One winter, 14 years ago, a British Columbia farmer named Neal Carter took his family on vacation to…

A beautiful new community center and pool opened a few months ago

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A beautiful new community center and pool opened a few months ago

A beautiful new community center and pool opened a few months ago in Rainier Beach, and on a…

Teaching at First Place, which hopes to become a charter school.

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Even as the state passed a key milestone for green-lighting charter schools

Even as the state passed a key milestone for green-lighting charter schools on Friday, a judge heard arguments…

Former banker Sharon Nelson, named head of the state Senate’s Democratic caucus

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Former banker Sharon Nelson, named head of the state Senate’s Democratic caucus

Former banker Sharon Nelson, named head of the state Senate’s Democratic caucus yesterday, is starting off her reign…

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Since the state opened its application process for marijuana business licenses on

Since the state opened its application process for marijuana business licenses on Monday, the forms have been streaming…

Marc Rotenberg, executive director of the Electronic Privacy Information Center, calls it

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Marc Rotenberg, executive director of the Electronic Privacy Information Center, calls it

Marc Rotenberg, executive director of the Electronic Privacy Information Center, calls it “the dark matter of the Internet…

A scene from the 2012 Seattle Medical Cannabis CupPhoto by: Andrew Imanaka

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Whatever else it is, marijuana is now a business, as evident from

Whatever else it is, marijuana is now a business, as evident from our cover story this week. The…

Alex Cooley's Solstice, located in SoDo, was the first company to secure a city permit for a marijuana operation. It now grows cannabis for medical patients, but Cooley is aggressively seeking to enter the recreational market.

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For people who want to start a legal marijuana business, if it’s

For people who want to start a legal marijuana business, if it’s not now or never, it’s something…

Chris Walla

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Obamacare has possibly its first celebrity enrollee and evangelist: Death Cab for

Obamacare has possibly its first celebrity enrollee and evangelist: Death Cab for Cutie’s Chris Walla. The 38-year-old indie…

Shy Sadis and Derek Anderson take a break from their real-estate hunt.

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For people who want to start a legal marijuana business, if it’s

For people who want to start a legal marijuana business, if it’s not now or never, it’s something…

Neal Carter

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Washington’s fight over GMO labeling is over—for now— but the broader battle

Washington’s fight over GMO labeling is over—for now— but the broader battle over genetic engineering itself continues as…

The UW's Beatriz Carlini

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Here’s a sign of the times: The state Attorney General’s office recently

Here’s a sign of the times: The state Attorney General’s office recently gave a $110,000 grant related to…

Chuck Benbrook

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Just in time for the vote on GMO labeling Initiative 522, a

Just in time for the vote on GMO labeling Initiative 522, a European group is bucking the notion…

Here’s a question that follows the radical reworking of medical marijuana regulations

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Here’s a question that follows the radical reworking of medical marijuana regulations

Here’s a question that follows the radical reworking of medical marijuana regulations proposed yesterday by a state working…

Teaching at First Place, which hopes to become a charter school.

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Early Monday morning, Spokane resident Brenda McDonald caught a flight, slightly delayed

Early Monday morning, Spokane resident Brenda McDonald caught a flight, slightly delayed by the October fog, for an…