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In Seattle, let the people 'chill'
Politicians have resorted to some some pretty childish arguments in defense of policies in recent days.
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Sausage Links, bag fees and phone ban edition
Plastic bag fees are so rive gauche. First, Seattle instated a 20-cent fee on disposable plastic bags [http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/localnews/2008078617_grocerybags29m.html]. Then Portland decided to consider a similar idea [http://www.oregonlive.com/news/oregonian/index.ssf?/base/news/1216
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Space tourism is nigh, but a new space age is not
Four years after Paul Allen won the X Prize with SpaceShipOne, Virgin Galactic has unveiled WhiteKnightTwo, bringing space tourism closer to reality. But in terms of achievement and fundamental technologies, we're merely watching a glitzy remake of the 1960s with private funding.
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Choose your own adventure — in mating
Theater Schmeater's Adventures in Mating takes audience participation to the extreme, as they decide how it all turns out.
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Our balls on ice
Has the last Seattleite with local pride turned out the lights? A recent trip to Safeco Field makes me wonder.