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How to Bring the Country Back Together … With Selfies

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How to Bring the Country Back Together … With Selfies

Reunite U.S. aims to get opposition leaders to sit, chat, and snap.

8 Little Fixes in the City Budget That Can Make a Big Difference

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8 Little Fixes in the City Budget That Can Make a Big Difference

A few small-spend solutions that might just work.

View of Tesoro Refinery in Anacortes, WA. Photo by Sara Bernard.

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Did a Divided Left Really Kill Our Nation’s First Carbon Tax?

The results of I-732 point to steep opposition, even from within.

Election 2016 Live Blog

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Election 2016 Live Blog

Follow along with our reporters, editors and photographers as they track local, state and national election results.

Lisa Herbold discusses her proposal in council earlier this year. Screenshot from Seattle Channel.

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A Council Majority Supports Spending Some North Precinct Money on Affordable Housing

With help from Sawant, Herbold has a plan to bond $29 million for low income housing.

Feeling Gross This Election? Churches Offering Healing Vigils

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Feeling Gross This Election? Churches Offering Healing Vigils

The election vigils are a first for many churches.

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Uber, Google, Want to Help You Vote

Uber riders will get notices reminding them to vote and offering them rides to the nearest ballot drop…

Harm Reduction Advocates Are Now Giving Out Snort Kits

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Harm Reduction Advocates Are Now Giving Out Snort Kits

“You start talking about snorting kits and people chuckle and laugh, like, ‘Oh, you can’t find a fucking…

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Kochs Block Carbon Tax

Koch Industries and other polluters are lobbying hard against I-732.

Cafe Racer Says It’s On Its Last Legs, Needs Financial Support

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Cafe Racer Says It’s On Its Last Legs, Needs Financial Support

The cafe blames heavy street construction on declining revenue.

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Muslim Community Members, Syrian Refugees to Give Out Supplies to Homeless

“These folks know what it means to suffer and they really want to give back.”

The owners of Re-Bar this year told us they wanted the bar designated a landmark. Many patrons agree.

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Legacy Business Effort Jumps First Hurdle in City Budget Wrangling

A measure to put $100,000 toward a study of the issue was included in Tim Burgess’ package of…

Ash to Glass: Ballard Studio Turns Cremated Remains Into Art

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Ash to Glass: Ballard Studio Turns Cremated Remains Into Art

The artists at Glass Eye Studio find nothing morbid about their glass memorials.

Russell Investments, right, was the intended recipient of Seattle’s tax largesse. Photo via Wikipedia

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Sawant Wants to Pull $2 Million in Tax Breaks from Investors

Budget chair Tim Burgess says there’s broad support for the higher investor tax rate in council.

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Parents and Teachers: South Seattle Principal’s Suspension Is Not About Race

Many dispute the idea that race was a factor when a black administrator was put on leave.

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What an Obama DOJ Gave Us, and What a Trump DOJ Could Take Away

The prospect of an Attorney General Jeff Sessions poses particular risks to Seattle.

Illustration by Joshua Boulet

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A Year of Emergency

Last November the mayor promised extraordinary measures to fight homelessness. After 12 months of plans and battles, have…

Emerson Elementary School in Seattle.

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Parents Protest Suspension of South Seattle Principal, Considered an Advocate of Racial Equity

Dr. Andrea Drake was put on a leave of absence last week with classes in full swing.

Once a Liberal Darling, Bev Harris Still Thinks the Elections Are Rigged

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Once a Liberal Darling, Bev Harris Still Thinks the Elections Are Rigged

The King County resident says Trump’s criticisms are “inevitable” given the lack of transparency in ballot counting.

We’ve Just Declared ‘Open Season’ On Public Lands

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We’ve Just Declared ‘Open Season’ On Public Lands

With the Bundys’ acquittal, it’s time for nature lovers to fight for what’s theirs.