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Lawmakers Running Out of Time to Solve the Hirst Riddle

If legislators can’t figure it out before Thursday night, the capital budget is unlikely to pass.

Tommy Le’s family at the forum. Photo by Daniel Person

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Family, Community Exhort Leaders to Find Justice for Tommy Le

“There is no pain like losing a son. There is no pain like losing a piece of my…

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Run! Hide!

A provincial menace strikes an unsuspecting hamlet.

Tommy Le. Photo via CareerLink/Justice for Tommy Le

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For Vietnamese Community, Tommy Le’s Death Could Create a ‘New Paradigm’ of Activism

For decades, protest ‘just wasn’t done.’ But that may be changing.

Seattle’s Music Scene Comes Together to Block White Nationalist Bands

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Seattle’s Music Scene Comes Together to Block White Nationalist Bands

Amid concerns of a growing fascist presence in local clubs, bookers, bartenders, and musicians are swapping strategies to…

A Yakima vineyard in the Cascade rain shadow. Photo by Tracy Hunter/Flickr

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The Washington Wine Shadow

The popularity of our state’s wines has been an obstacle for other wines to enter the region, but…

Art by James the Stanton

Eat Drink Toke

Your Parents Are Probably Smoking Weed

New surveys reveal that moms and dads across the country are toking it up more than you think.

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Murray Doubles Down On His Original Defense. Here’s Why That’s an Offense.

Not all sex-abuse accusations lead to criminal charges. That doesn’t mean they didn’t happen.

Malika Oyetimein’s ‘Hoodoo Love’ Places the Story in the Audience’s Laps

Arts & Culture

Malika Oyetimein’s ‘Hoodoo Love’ Places the Story in the Audience’s Laps

The director’s take on a story of black resilience strategically engages with white audiences.

SneakGuapo’s Got an Eye Trained on the Future in ‘Guapseason’

Music

SneakGuapo’s Got an Eye Trained on the Future in ‘Guapseason’

The rapper and ThraxxHouse forerunner’s latest is meant to be played loudly.

DoNormaal’s Sophomore LP Is a Sprawling 19-Track Epic Written in Her Own Image

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DoNormaal’s Sophomore LP Is a Sprawling 19-Track Epic Written in Her Own Image

Second record, Third Daughter.

War—What Is It Good For? In ‘Dunkirk,’ It’s Great for Overlapping Narratives

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War—What Is It Good For? In ‘Dunkirk,’ It’s Great for Overlapping Narratives

Christopher Nolan’s new flick is built of meticulously interlocking storylines.

Poetic Meditations in an Emergency

Arts & Culture

Poetic Meditations in an Emergency

Untold Passage considers the expressive, unquantifiable aspects of immigration.

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How One Seattle Woman’s Assault Led to Proposed Legislation Nationwide

In 2014, Leah Griffin was raped. Now she’s helping survivors in Washington and beyond.

Police pose in uniforms affixed with body cameras. Seattle Weekly archives

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Murray Orders Cops to Wear Body Cameras, But ACLU Warns They Could Be a Trojan Horse

Privacy advocates say stricter rules are needed around when police can turn their camers off.

Council Split On Mayor’s Fate Following New Abuse Revelations

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Council Split On Mayor’s Fate Following New Abuse Revelations

Murray says: “I am not going to resign.”

A hearing July 13, 2017 hearing on Fair Chance Housing legislation drew many supporters and more than a few critics. Photo by Alex Bergstrom/Columbia Legal Services

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Should Landlords Be Allowed to Discriminate Against Former Prisoners?

A Seattle bill would prohibit blanket-exclusions of former prisoners, and may prohibit criminal background checks by landlords on…

Seattle Weekly archives

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Times: Child Welfare Caseworker Determined Murray Abused Foster Child In ’80s

The new documents risk plunging the Murray administration back into crisis mode.

Sonia Joseph reads a statement Thursday outside of the Kent Police Station asking for more answers from police surrounding the shooting death of her son, Giovonn Joseph-McDade, on June 24 by a Kent Police officer. Steve Hunter/Kent Reporter

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Family Demands Answers About Kent Police Shooting Death of Giovonn Joseph-McDade

“It has been weeks after police fatally shot Giovonn and they are still not providing answers.”

Jessyn! Watch out! Photo by Nathalie Graham

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Jessyn Farrell, Tim Eyman Spar Over Light Rail, Car Tabs

Farrell is using Eyman’s new ballot measure to trumpet her mass transit bona fides; Eyman’s using Eyman for…