Seattle Jewish Community Also Struggles With Pittsburgh Tragedy

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Seattle Jewish Community Also Struggles With Pittsburgh Tragedy

Author’s visit to Seattle offers prescient insight in wake of Pittsburgh synagogue massacre

Washington Lawmakers Could See Hefty Pay Raises

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Washington Lawmakers Could See Hefty Pay Raises

Proposal comes from Washington Citizens’ Commission on Salaries for Elected Officials.

Even With Postage Paid, Voters Couldn’t Send Ballots on Time

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Even With Postage Paid, Voters Couldn’t Send Ballots on Time

While those ballots don’t get counted, taxpayers still must pay the U.S. Postal Service for delivering them.

Republicans Get ‘Whupped’ in Primary Election

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Republicans Get ‘Whupped’ in Primary Election

The Grand Old Party endured a good old-fashioned butt-whupping on primary night.

Activists rally at the I-1639 ballot drop even on July 6. Photo courtesy Washington Alliance for Gun Responsibility

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Does Washington Need a ‘Surgeon General’s Warning’ for Guns?

Initiative 1639 would require something similar on paperwork for firearms purchases.

Trump administration tariffs on Canadian newsprint have created additional hardships for newspapers—large and small—and won’t be good in the long run for U.S. paper mills. Photo via Thinkstock.com

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Newsprint Tariff Is a Threat to Jobs and Information

The Trump administation’s policy jeopardizes newspapers and mill workers.

Social Justice vs. the NFL

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Social Justice vs. the NFL

The league’s continued crack down on protests during the national anthem has left some questioning their fandom.

Photo by Matt Phelps

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President, Governor or Retirement—Only Inslee Knows His Plan

What we do know is that he’s off to Iowa in June to deliver the keynote address at…

Aaron Dixon. Photo by Susan Fried

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The Black Panthers’ Revolution Never Ends

As the Seattle Black Panther Party marks its 50th anniversary, its disruptive force lives on.

No New Youth Jail protestors block traffic on 5th Avenue on March 12. Photo by DJ Martinez

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A New Youth Jail Would Be a Public Health Problem

King County claims a new youth jail would improve public health. Experts in the field strongly disagree.

The King’s Court. Photo by Chase N./Flickr

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An Open Letter to the King’s Court

The Mariners boast the best cheering section in baseball, but there’s one major issue…

Attendees wait outside the King County Council Chambers last July. The council ruled that CPCs had to post signs stating that they are not health care facilities. Photo by Sara Bernard

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The Crisis of Crisis Pregnancy Centers

CPCs give pregnant women false information, and their advocates are defending this as free speech.

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Tariffs on Newsprint a Threat to Newspapers

Tariffs on Canadian paper have surged costs with little benefit for U.S. mills.

Those That the Gun Debate Perpetually Forgets

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Those That the Gun Debate Perpetually Forgets

There’s a common myth that the black community speaks of gun violence only when law enforcement is its…

Erica Sklar (center) and fellow protestors demonstrating in solidarity with No New Youth Jail Campaign on March 12. and Photo by DJ Martinez

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Protesting While White in Seattle

How police protection of white bodies relates to the criminalization of black and brown youth.

Black Lives Matter’s #MeToo Moment

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Black Lives Matter’s #MeToo Moment

A new local BLM chapter wants to restore the movement to its roots.

Politicians Cannot Keep Ignoring Vehicle Homelessness

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Politicians Cannot Keep Ignoring Vehicle Homelessness

Searching for solutions to help an overlooked unsheltered population in Seattle.

Marcus Harrison Green

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Confessions of an Imperfect Ally

Struggling with not being an oppressed oppressor in today’s America.

The crane-littered Seattle skyline can attest that everything changes. Photo via Thinkstock

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New Era, New Editor: Not Dead

A greeting and mission statement from your new Seattle Weekly editor.

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Mulling the Marchers, Saying Farewell to Burgess, and Slicing Up a Pizza Review

Our readers share their thoughts.