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    Articles by Nina Shapiro
    Koshin Mohamed: Fresh face of U.S.-Somali diplomacy, or pretender to the throne?
    Dubious Diplomacy
    By Nina Shapiro • February 27, 2007 12:00 am

    Slade Gorton says that 28-year-old Seattle grocer Koshin Mohamed is an official Somali representative to the U.S. But the State Department says otherwise.

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    In a year when seemingly everybody has bashed the Seattle School Board
    In a year when seemingly everybody has bashed...
    By Nina Shapiro • February 26, 2007 12:00 am

    In a year when seemingly everybody has bashed the Seattle School Board as dysfunctional, potential candidates are starting to think…

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    Parishioners leaving services at Overlake last Sunday: "Nobody got back to me."
    Cash and Carry
    By Nina Shapiro • February 21, 2007 12:00 am

    Sources say a giant Eastside evangelical church borrowed tsunami/Katrina relief funds to cover its own expenses.

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    Sanctuary parishioners who knew Rowland from his Church at the Center days say the pastor has changed considerably.
    Voice of God
    By Nina Shapiro • February 14, 2007 12:00 am

    The rise, fall, and ‘groovy church’ resurrection of the Seahawks’ P.A. announcer, Pastor Randy Rowland.

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    Tommy From the Railroad considers the new breed  of young thrill-seekers to be "wanna-be hobos."
    The Dangerous Lives of Train-Hoppin’ Hobos
    By Nina Shapiro • February 12, 2007 12:00 am

    For some people, seeing the country from a boxcar is the ultimate freedom. But as an October fatality indicates, it can come with a price. By Nina Shapiro

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    A former corporate CEO, Rich Stearns took a 75 percent  pay cut to become head of World Visions American division.
    The AIDS Evangelists
    By Nina Shapiro • February 12, 2007 12:00 am

    World Vision is campaigning to raise AIDS compassion among Christians. The key: focus on widows and orphans.

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    In the paint at T.T. Minor Elementary, one  of seven school Manhas proposed to close.
    Board Stiffs
    By Nina Shapiro • February 12, 2007 12:00 am

    Is the ‘crisis’ faced by the Seattle School District enough to abandon board elections?

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    In Cally Leighton's realm of instruction, French kissing—code name: "alfalfa"—can lead down a slippery slope.
    Petting Zoo
    By Nina Shapiro • February 12, 2007 12:00 am

    Washington state’s nonexistent sex-education standards have made lips the new zipper. By Nina Shapiro

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    Extreme backpacker Andrew Skurka (left) stands with Ron Strickland on Rialto Beach.
    Packing It In
    By Nina Shapiro • February 12, 2007 12:00 am

    A great Northwest pastime—backpacking—is getting a little too gray.

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    The Aradia clinic on First Hill: good news and bad news.
    Pressure Drop
    By Nina Shapiro • February 12, 2007 12:00 am

    Abortion rates have fallen even more in Washington than nationwide. A possible reason: more guilt.

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    Snoqualmie Chief Jerry Enick.
    Big Game Hunters
    By Nina Shapiro • February 12, 2007 12:00 am

    Breaking into Washington’s Native American gaming gold rush can be a wild west circus. Just ask the Snoqualmie Tribe.

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    Trish Millines Dziko of the Technology Access Foundation: no interest in  jawing about the Man.
    Schooling the District
    By Nina Shapiro • February 12, 2007 12:00 am

    Can a Microsoft millionaire cut through Seattle Schools’ poisonous racial politics?

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    Junior class vice president  Thea Leidel.
    Southern Exposure
    By Nina Shapiro • February 12, 2007 12:00 am

    While some white parents have sued the district for forcing their kids to attend (horrors!) South End schools, others say it’s all good.

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    J. Allard ponders how to make Microsoft cool again.
    Coming Zune
    By Nina Shapiro • February 12, 2007 12:00 am

    Once again, Microsoft is chasing Apple in the hipster hardware game. Will it make sweet music this time?

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    As the Seattle Schools Superintendent search gets underway, it continues to irk
    As the Seattle Schools Superintendent search gets underway,...
    By Nina Shapiro • January 31, 2007 12:00 am

    As the Seattle Schools Superintendent search gets underway, it continues to irk that we are going to be paying big…

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    The Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation have been getting a rare bout
    The Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation have been...
    By Nina Shapiro • January 15, 2007 12:00 am

    The Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation have been getting a rare bout of bad publicity. First, the Los Angeles Times…

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    I’ve been thinking a lot about Peggy Orenstein’s excellent New York Times
    I’ve been thinking a lot about Peggy Orenstein’s...
    By Nina Shapiro • December 28, 2006 12:00 am

    I’ve been thinking a lot about Peggy Orenstein’s excellent New York Times Magazine piece last Sunday on the princess craze…

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    The "minority community isn't just crying wolf" regarding police racism, says Detective Carlos Bratcher.
    Black and blue
    By Nina Shapiro • October 9, 2006 12:00 am

    African-American law enforcement officials feel caught between two worlds.

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    Fetal stealth
    Fetal stealth
    By Nina Shapiro • October 9, 2006 12:00 am

    Is ‘partial-birth’ I-694 a covert attack on all abortions?

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    Father Patrick O'Donnell in the 1970s.
    ‘ A Real Charmer ‘
    By Nina Shapiro • October 9, 2006 12:00 am

    How a priest accused of pedophilia became a Bellevue psychotherapist.

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