Feds’ failure to study gun violence is challenged after Florida shootings
The government largely abandoned the study of gun violence as a public-health issue in the mid-1990s. Now, lawmakers and gun-control experts have demanded that the agency take up the issue again
View ArticlePilot killed in Clark County crash was fixture in Oregon aviation
PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — The Oregon Department of Aviation says an Oregon pilot who died in a plane crash in Washington was a passionate advocate for pilots and airports and played a significant role in...
View ArticleDo antidepressants work? Settling the question is harder than you might think
The take-home message from several scientific efforts to answer that question: The effectiveness of antidepressants has been overstated, and the benefit might be limited to far fewer patients than were...
View ArticleEFF recognizes Ed Murray as one of the worst in transparency
Before resigning from the mayor's office in 2017, following five accusations of sexual assault against him, Ed Murray was just another politician who make public information requests difficult to...
View ArticleSnow joke: Weatherman named Meteorologist runs for office
LANCASTER, Pa. (AP) — A former television weatherman who legally changed his name to Meteorologist Drew Anderson says there’s a 100 percent chance of politics: He’s pursuing a run for Congress in...
View ArticleHershey Felder as Irving Berlin Theater Review: A Little Schmaltz, a Little...
Hershey Felder as Irving Berlin might be hagiography, but it feels good.by Sean NelsonHershey Felder as Irving Berlin runs through Sun March 18 at Seattle Repertory Theatre. Eighty Eight Entertainment...
View ArticleHolmes surrenders Theranos, pays $500K after “massive fraud”
NEW YORK (AP) — Elizabeth Holmes, a Stanford University dropout once billed as the “next Steve Jobs” has forfeited control of Theranos, the blood testing startup she founded, and will pay $500,000 to...
View ArticleWoman raped by Fish & Wildlife boss: ‘I used to be so happy’
When Thurston County Superior Court Judge James Dixon sentenced former Department of Fish and Wildlife official Greg Schirato to the maximum sentence for breaking into a co-worker's home and raping her...
View ArticleHere’s a look at some of the scenes from Seattle-area student walkouts...
Our reporters and photographers captured the moment as students across the Seattle area walked out of school to protest gun violence on the one-month anniversary of the school shooting in Parkland, Fla.
View ArticleMissed Opportunity: We Should Be Building a Lot More Housing On Top of the...
by David ColeUrgency and ambition—the missing links. DAVID COLE Two years ago this month I was visiting Seattle for a week of job interviews and apartment tours. My visit happened to coincide with the...
View ArticleCo-pilot sues Alaska Airlines over alleged drugging, rape by flight captain...
The lawsuit claims Alaska Airlines is liable for its captain’s alleged drugging and raping of the co-pilot during a June layover in Minneapolis, and for its subsequent failure to hold him accountable.
View ArticleLack of evidence put Hawking’s Nobel hopes in black hole
WASHINGTON (AP) — Stephen Hawking won accolades from his peers for having one of the most brilliant minds in science, but he never got a Nobel Prize because no one has yet proven his ideas. The Nobel...
View ArticleSeattle's Only Prog-Rock Fest, Seaprog, Set for June, Features...
by Dave SegalBay Area freak-folk daemons Faun Fables. The fifth annual Seaprog, the city's only festival dedicated to progressive rock, will take place June 1-3 at Columbia City Theater and the Royal...
View ArticleThe Man Blocking Trump's America from His Life Emailed Me
The Man Who Knew Too Little somehow found my writing about him.by Charles Mudede AdrianHancu/gettyimages.com The subject of the much-discussed New York Times article, "The Man Who Knew Too Little,"...
View ArticlePR executive Jay Rockey dies; promoted Seattle World’s Fair, mentored many...
Jay Rockey, message-crafter for the 1962 Seattle World’s Fair, leaves a legacy of professionalism and mentorship that influenced generations of PR practitioners.
View ArticleAnti-Abortion Centers Posing as Clinics Don't Want You to Abort Your IUD
by Megan BurbankCongratulations, ma'am. It's a beautiful baby Paragard.FLOCU / GETTY Yesterday, in eyeroll emojis: ThinkProgress reported on a 19-year-old woman who visited anti-abortion centers that...
View ArticleTim Eyman found in contempt over failure to hand over financial documents
A Thurston County judge issued the contempt order and imposed a fine of $250 a day until Tim Eyman turns over documents sought by Attorney General Bob Ferguson.
View ArticleOur Critics' Performance Picks For Winter
The Best Events For March 19–June 10by Stranger Things To Do StaffTheater12th Avenue ArtsThe Nether (April 27–May 14): What if there were a virtual world where men could live out their most fucked up,...
View ArticleBlabbermouth Podcast: Students in the Streets, Lamb Ahead in Pennsylvania,...
by The StrangerEpisode 140 hears from a National Student Walkout organizer, talks about the meaning of Conor Lamb's victory, reacts to Flint Town, and disses "emotional support animals." Nathalie...
View ArticleEastern Washington coroner apologizes for racist Facebook post
The Franklin County coroner said the "white history month" meme was a tongue-in-cheek Facebook post on how "it seems that the only minorities are the white male."
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