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Reverse Course! DEA Holds Off On Banning Kratom
Everyone from U.S. Representatives to the dude at the smoke shop protested the proposed ban.
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Has the State GOP Given Up On Bill Bryant?
The party hasn’t spent any money on their standard-bearer since the primary.
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Randy Dorn Calls Out Large School Districts For Fighting McCleary
The State Superintendent of Schools says wealthy schools are enabling inequality.
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Denouncing Trump Is a Start, But Not a Finish
Republicans must confront the extremism that now dominates the party.
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Once Again, Big Political Money Is Backing an Effort to Get Money Out of Politics
Ironic? Yes. Necessary? Probably.
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How ST3 Could Prove to Be a Boon for Seattle’s Art Scene
The 1% For Art program has turned our light rail stations into museums.
Arts & Culture
Seattle’s Virtual Road to Transcendence
The most interesting VR developers in town aren’t making video games—they want to make us more human.
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While Sweeping the Jungle, Seattle Police Shot and Killed a Man
UPDATED: After earlier protests, police say they shot a man who was attacking another with a knife.
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In the Jungle on Eviction Eve, Campers Prepare for the Unknown
Here’s what campers told us as they packed what they could carry.
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Ceremony, Protest Mark Indigenous Peoples’ Day
“I walk Indian, I sing Indian, I drum Indian, I tell stories Indian. And now we have a…
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Seattle Children’s Hospital Opens Gender Clinic for Trans Kids
The clinic is one of just five in the nation.
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A New Gun Control Measure Is Going Before Voters, and the Gun Lobby Seems to Be Holding Fire
While some mental health advocates raise alarms over I-1491, state records show the NRA hasn’t spent a cent…
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Tim Burgess Draws a Line in the Sand on Homeless Encampments
He opposes a bill to only allow Seattle to remove campers if there’s somewhere else for them to…
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Seattle Mayor Impressed by Visit to Safe Drug Site in Vancouver, B.C.
Murray: ‘The first thing that stood out was the number of lives they’ve saved.’
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Some Sea-Tac Employers Still Not Paying Minimum Wage
So two more firms filed five new class action lawsuits.
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Washington’s Big Dam Climate Nightmare
Scientists have identified man-made reservoirs as a huge source of heat-trapping methane. Will it be the last straw…
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Climate Change Is a Priority, Not a Distraction
Republicans seem to be trying out a new way to avoid addressing global warming. Let’s make sure it…
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Impending Eviction Has Made the Jungle a Ghost Town—and the Field a Boomtown
Homeless campers find respite in the calm before the Jungle sweep.
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Sierra Club Members Dispute Sierra Club Position on Carbon Tax Measure
Internal conflicts demonstrate just how controversial Carbon Washington has become.
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How Can Seattle Get More Diversity Into the Green Movement?
A new resolution seeks to address barriers people of color face to entering environmental careers.