Opinion Seattle Has Figured Out How to End the War on DrugsThe New York TimesSEATTLE — On gritty streets where heroin, fentanyl and meth stride like Death Eaters, where for decades both drugs and the war on drugs have wrecked lives, the city of Seattle is pioneering a bold approach
Opinion We Have Ruined ChildhoodThe New York TimesAccording to the psychologist Peter Gray, children today are more depressed than they were during the Great Depression and more anxious than they were at the height of the Cold War. A 2019 study published
Royal Dutch Shell Trump’s Large Union Crowd at Shell Was Given the Option of Not Showing Up — and Not Getting Paiddaringfireball.net The choice for thousands of union workers at Royal Dutch Shell’s petrochemical plant in Beaver County was clear Tuesday: Either stand in a giant hall …
Snoqualmie, WABusiness Comings: Volition Brewing brings new life to downtown North Bend; Chinook Lumber up and running in brand new buildinglivingsnoqualmie.com - by Danna McCall Leave a Comment It took Volition Brewing about a year – and a lot of hard work – to transform the interior of the old Glazier building in the heart of downtown North …
Melania Trump Surrogate Angels of Deaththecut.com - Rhonda Garelick Imagine this: A shooter has entered a public place, where you are walking with your family. You have but a minute to realize you can save your …
FlipboardIcon version of the Flipboard logoEl Paso, TX Trump’s Horrific Photo With El Paso Victimdaringfireball.net Imagine this: A shooter has entered a public place, where you are walking with your family. You have but a minute to realize you can save your …
Dallas Police Department Between gun massacres, a routine, deadly seven days of U.S. shootingsReuters - Jonathan Allen(Reuters) - A boy accidentally killed by his father during a fishing trip in Montana. A woman dead and her husband behind bars after a single gunshot in a Dallas hotel room. A teenager cut down on his
Snoqualmie, WA Drivers confused by Snoqualmie's new HAWK signal: you can proceed on flashing red if safe to do so - Living Snoqualmielivingsnoqualmie.com - by Danna McCall 1 Comment Snoqualmie’s first HAWK crosswalk signal at the intersection of Snoqualmie Parkway and Fisher Ave went active a few months ago, but it appears …
Memes Google Employee Alleges Discrimination Against Pregnant Women in Viral MemoVICE - Lorenzo Franceschi-Bicchierai,Jason KoeblerA memo written by a Google employee that accuses the company of discriminating and retaliating against her for being pregnant has been seen by more than 10,000 employees at the internet giant, Motherboard
News (U.S.) Holidays are good for workers and companies alikeThe Economist THE SWIMMING trunks have been dug out of the chest of drawers. The beach shoes (still caked with last year’s sand) have been retrieved from the shed. …
Proud Boys Fans marching to Sounders match hear curses from people who pledge allegiance to Proud Boys organizationseattletimes.com - Jayda Evans The marchers headed toward CenturyLink Field wore T-shirts with Iron Front symbols or raised scarves that read “Anti-Fascist.”
Vancouver Canucks Brock Boeser’s father battling cancer againtheprovince.com - Patrick Johnston Life has rarely been easy for Brock Boeser. Read More
Luna & Phoenix Rodriguez ‘Oh, Forgive Us!’: Heartbreak and Mourning for Twins Who Died in Hot CarThe New York Times - By ANDREA SALCEDOThe line moved swiftly. The closer mourners got to the two open coffins — each covered with a white transparent veil — the louder the sobs became. Some made it to the end of the line only to change their
Sammamish, WA Technology helps colorblind people in Sammamish see colors for first timekiro7.com - By: John Knicely SAMMAMISH, Wash. - KIRO 7 was there Friday as three people in Sammamish saw colors for the first time. They put on the Enchroma glasses, which use a …
Policing Amazon Requires Police to Shill Surveillance Cameras in Secret Agreement - VICEVICE - Caroline HaskinsAmazon's home security company Ring has enlisted local police departments around the country to advertise its surveillance cameras in exchange for free Ring products and a “portal” that allows police request
FlipboardIcon version of the Flipboard logo The Case of Al Frankendaringfireball.net Jane Mayer, in a remarkably deeply researched piece for The New Yorker: A remarkable number of Franken’s Senate colleagues have regrets about their …
Play button Food labeling is broken. Kind Bar is on a not-so-nutty quest to fix itFast Company - Ben PaynterKind Bar is pushing the FDA to strengthen its food-labeling requirements. Some of its competitors aren’t thrilled. The snack bar company Kind began airing a national TV commercial in June that seemed,
Ed Dwight Was Set to Be the First Black Astronaut. Here’s Why That Never Happened.The New York Times - By EMILY LUDOLPHThe bone-rattling trip to the upper reaches of Earth’s atmosphere used to require a steady hand, a powerful jet and the precision of an airman ready to dodge enemy fire. The dangers were immense. You black
New on-ramp to westbound I-90 from Snoqualmie Parkway could open by end of 2019 - Living Snoqualmielivingsnoqualmie.com - by Danna McCall 2 Comments At the July 8th Snoqualmie City Council meeting, the council approved an agreement with the Washington State Department of Transportation that …
Amazon factory workers plan Prime Day strike in MinnesotaThe Verge - Jacob KastrenakesAmazon workers at a Shakopee, Minnesota warehouse plan to strike for six hours during Prime Day to demand safer working conditions and secure jobs. According to Bloomberg, workers across two shifts will
Transformation Complete: Lorenzo’s Pizza and More finds its groove in Snoqualmielivingsnoqualmie.com - by Danna McCall Leave a Comment For longtime Snoqualmie Ridge residents, Uncle Si’s was one of the first restaurants in the master planned community. In its decade or so of …
Kamala Harris Has Been Gearing Up for a Biden ShowdownThe New York Times - By ASTEAD W. HERNDONMIAMI — The early stages of Kamala Harris’s presidential campaign have been defined by peaks and plateaus, moments of strength that have inspired supporters and others that have confounded even her closest
Alexa, how many dogs come to work at Amazon Seattle? 7,000Los Angeles Times - Richard ReadCasually dressed techies, blue badges flapping, dart past construction workers during morning rush hour at the global headquarters of Amazon, the juggernaut accelerating the growth of our on-demand culture.
Snoqualmie Valley’s newest winery opens: Orenda Winery hosts grand opening June 22livingsnoqualmie.com - by Danna McCall Leave a Comment Snoqualmie Valley’s newest winery has opened in Carnation on a historic farm estate at 32305 NE 8th Street. Orenda Winery will celebrate with some …
George Jedenoff: A 101-year-old TidBITS Readertidbits.com While helping a TidBITS member with a login problem recently, Lauri Reinhardt learned something fascinating. The reader, an amiable gentleman named …
Long-form Journalism The New Wildernessidlewords.com The need to regulate online privacy is a truth so universally acknowledged that even Facebook and Google have joined the chorus of voices crying for …
Apple Expected to Lease 'Massive' Office in Seattle With Space for Up to 4,200 EmployeesMacRumors - Joe RossignolApple plans to lease a large office complex in Seattle's booming South Lake Union neighborhood, near Amazon, according to multiple commercial real estate sources cited by the Puget Sound Business Journal.
Gabe Grunewald, former Gophers runner and national distance champion, dies after decade-long battle with cancerstartribune.com - Rachel Blount The national champion distance runner inspired thousands with her bravery and resolve. On the day she learned she had cancer, Gabriele Grunewald made …
