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  World class technology (embarrassment) in Seattle Schools
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- Local Seattle man who helped launch Microsoft left $65M for gay rights
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  Weiland has left $65 million to the Pride Foundation in Seattle and 10 nonprofit organizations, believed to be the largest estate gift ever given to the gay and lesbian community in the U.S.
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- UW study: Rules add $200,000 to Seattle house price
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  Interesting article on sprawl vs. preserving community and nature. Housing may be cheaper in Houston or Atlanta...must I would never want to live in those cities.
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- Local Barack Obama draws thousands, but hundreds can't get in KeyArena | Seattle Times Newspaper
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  Doors were locked after KeyArena reached its capacity of about 20,000, officials said. Those who made it inside were not allowed to leave because police wanted to keep those outside from pushing through the doors and forcing themselves in. People outside were banging on glass doors and windows of the arena, as police were trying to maintain peace.
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- The disturbing story behind the last great UW team
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  An unprecedented look behind the scenes — based largely on documents unavailable at the time — reveals a disturbing level of criminal conduct and hooliganism by the players on that team. Former coach Rick Neuheisel and athletic director Barbara Hedges accepted most of it, demanding little discipline or accountability from their athletes. And other community institutions, including prosecutors, police, judges and the media, went along.
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- Capitol Hill slaying has sent many women to self-defense class
  Posted by Jeff from Seattle Post-Intelligencer
  Tilsen said her office has received an avalanche of calls from people wanting safety tips and enrollment information since Harps' unsolved killing. Six people took the monthlong course last fall. That same class is over capacity with 27 students this winter, and another class was added to meet demand.
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- Local Port eager to reduce emissions at Sea-Tac
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  "Airports are big polluters," said John Creighton, president of the Port commission. "But we want to be part of the solution not the problem, and the first step is getting solid data, to reduce aviation-related emissions."
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Jon comments on:
Local Sharpened spikes at Green Lake

Ick. There are some nasty people out there, I guess.

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10:46 am 7/17/08
okami comments on:
Seattle Mayor and Council Think $1,115 a Month for Rent is Affordable Housing

sure. . .that’s about three times what i’m paying on my house. . .which takes up half my retirement. . .
affordable? not to people worse off than me.

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1:22 am 7/02/08
Jeff comments on:
Seattle Mayor and Council Think $1,115 a Month for Rent is Affordable Housing

Nickels may be a community leading green mayor but he’s also a developer’s mayor and paul allen’s mayor and a do-little mayor on transit.

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11:35 pm 7/01/08
lizsternberg comments on:
Seattle Mayor and Council Think $1,115 a Month for Rent is Affordable Housing

I was motivated to write to May Nickels in response to this. Here’s what I wrote to him:
"I do not believe $1115 in rent a month is "Affordable housing."

The fact that there are many well to do business people in Seattle should not put a shadow over the Childcare professionals, construction workers, educators, and Administrative Assistants who make less than 40K a year. If they had to pay $1115 a month it would most certainly be well over 30% of their income.

Are you trying to turn Seattle into an elitist community, or what?"

If you feel the same way, you should email important officials too.

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11:22 pm 7/01/08
Aisleace comments on:
Seattle Mayor and Council Think $1,115 a Month for Rent is Affordable Housing

I always heard that rent or housing shoud be 25% of your salary. That $1115 a month works out to a salary of $53520 a year. They must be rich in Seattle if low income singles (because it’s a studio apartment) are making over $53000 a year. Based on a 40 hour week that works out to $25.48/hour.

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9:36 pm 7/01/08
mymanjones comments on:
Seattle Mayor and Council Think $1,115 a Month for Rent is Affordable Housing

I live on Social Security only. My income is less than $900 a month. HUD gives we senior citizens a place to live at 30% of income after medical expenses. Try it sometime. Going to the bathroom on a regular basis is our form of joy.

Don Jones

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8:57 pm 7/01/08
newscloud2 comments on:
Seattle Mayor and Council Think $1,115 a Month for Rent is Affordable Housing

I think I heard someone call the crane the official bird of Seattle.
See http://www.crosscut.com/real-estate/12205/Skyline%2C 2008/

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5:11 pm 7/01/08