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Legislature seeks Rx to discourage pharmacy robberies
As the staff and customers at Seattle's Maple Leaf Pharmacy experienced in 2009, addicts have increasingly turned to robbing drug stores to get painkillers.
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Hidden dangers at Pacific Coast oil refineries
The most deadly recent disaster claimed the lives of seven workers at an Anacortes refinery in 2010. Refineries' proximity to people also pose dangers beyond plants.
Culture
Why stories of compassion matter to Seattle
“Hunger Games”? How about “Compassion Games”? A new effort will build on the community's resources and a 2008 visit by the Dalai Lama to make a difference.
Culture
Duwamish River: Should the cleanup make fish safe to eat regularly?
Officials are looking for public advice this week on how clean the water should be in the Seattle Superfund site, and at what price.
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Polluters pay, and then keep fouling the air anyway
Regulators crack down on hundreds of pollution-pumping Northwest firms, but even when companies cooperate it can take years to bring emissions under control. Here, from a consortium of local and national investigative reporters, is a first-ever look at who pollutes and how much they pay for the priv