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THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 26, 2009
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Seattle stories: 74 news summaries

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 Seattle's Top Cop 
 Picked for Drug Czar 

Kerlikowske viewed as reformer, with personal experience of drugs' "devastating effects"

Mar 11, 09 6:50 AM CDT
(Newser) - President Obama will officially nominate Seattle Police Chief Gil Kerlikowske to be drug czar today, reports the Seattle Times. Though the job is being demoted from its Bush administration Cabinet status, Kerlikowske will have “a direct line to the president and vice president,” says an official. Drug law... More »

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War on Drugs • Seattle • police chiefs • Office of National Drug Control Policy • Obama administration • Gil Kerlikowske • Bill Maher Grid

 Seattle Paper Poised 
 to Switch to Online-Only 

Paper to quit printing if no buyer is found by March 10

Mar 6, 09 3:50 AM CST
(Newser) - Hearst publishing is pressing forward with plans to make the Seattle Post-Intelligencer an online-only newspaper, staffers say. The company—which has said the paper will quit publishing if no buyer is found by March 10—has made "provisional offers" to a few reporters selected to take part in the... More »

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newspaper • Seattle • online newspapers • newspaper industry • Seattle Post-Intelligencer • Hearst

(Newser) - The Seattle teen whose jailhouse beating at the hands of a sheriff’s deputy has sparked internet outrage screamed “I’m not resisting” during the attack, the Post-Intelligencer reports. “It was horrible,” said Malika Calhoun, charged with stealing a friend’s mother’s car. “My head... More »

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Washington • Seattle • police brutality • teenager • sheriff • car theft • Malika Calhoun • Paul Schene

Bloody Shoe Print
'Links Knox to Murder'

Knox complains she wasn't allowed drinks, bathroom break until she signed statement

Mar 1, 09 7:45 AM CST
(Newser) - A bloody shoe print discovered beneath the body of Meredith Kircher links roommate Amanda Knox to her murder, Italian prosecutors charged in court yesterday. Defense attorneys denied the print belonged to the Seattle woman, who complained about treatment by Italian police after her British roomie was found murdered. "I... More »

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crime • Italy • murder • Seattle • Perugia • Meredith Kercher • Amanda Knox

(Newser) - When urban planners dream, they dream that Americans will give up on the suburbs in favor of a dense, environmentally friendly, less auto-dependent lifestyle. And it’s never going to happen, David Brooks writes in the New York Times. “Amsterdam is a wonderful city, but Americans never... More »

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Chicago • New York • Denver • Los Angeles • San Diego • Phoenix • Amsterdam • urban sprawl • Seattle • US cities • cities • Portland • urban planning • suburban sprawl • David Brooks

GLOSSIES

 10 Best Cities 
 for Small Business 


Feb 8, 09 10:59 AM CST
(Newser) - Despite tough economic times, an analysis of the country’s 100 largest metropolitan areas offers hope for those looking to launch a small business. Portfolio and BizJournals list the cities that are most conducive:
  1. Raleigh, NC: The only market to rank among the top 10 in many key categories—
... More »

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business • Austin • employment • growth • Salt Lake City • population • Seattle • Raleigh • small business • Charlotte • Boise • financial crisis

(Newser) - Tampa residents are the nation’s most caffeinated—and in the deepest denial about their addiction, reports Reuters. Though tops in ingesting caffeine-based pain relievers, "respondents in Tampa rank number one in saying they're least likely to be addicted to caffeine," said a rep for the company that... More »

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Starbucks • coffee • caffeine • addiction • Seattle • Tampa • chocolate • Coca-Cola • polls

You're Going to Hell, and There's Nothing You Can Do About It

Hip 'cussing pastor' revives fire, brimstone

Jan 11, 09 1:52 PM CST
(Newser) - Jesus needs salvation from the liberal, pansy ethos of mainstream evangelicals, and Mark Driscoll is determined to save him, Molly Worthen writes in the New York Times Magazine. The foul-mouthed Seattle pastor, who preaches in distressed jeans and unflinchingly discusses oral sex in the Bible, is a culture warrior... More »

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Seattle • evangelicals • megachurches • Jesus Christ

Seattle Newspaper Deathwatch Begins

Post-Intelligencer put up for sale, could stop printing if there's no buyer

Jan 9, 09 4:10 PM CST
(Newser) - The Seattle Post-Intelligencer will be closed or converted to a digital publication if a buyer doesn't emerge within 60 days, the Seattle Times reports. "Our losses have reached an unacceptable level," the executive of owner Hearst who made the announcement told the stunned newsroom today. "People cried,... More »

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media • newspaper • Seattle • news organization • newspaper industry • Seattle Post-Intelligencer • Seattle Times • Hearst

 Northwest Floods Wreak Havoc  


Jan 8, 09 8:41 PM CST
(AP) - Floods, mudslides, and avalanches in the Pacific Northwest kept tens of thousands of people from their homes today, brought freight trains to a standstill, and stranded hundreds of trucks along the major highways that link Seattle's busy ports with markets around the country. The flooding was touched off by a... More »

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flooding • Washington state • Seattle • Pacific Northwest

 Cranky Travelers 
 Diss 'Overrated' 
 Hot Spots 

Paris smelly? Athenians surly?



Jan 4, 09 5:29 AM CST
(Newser) - Italy? Ugly. Grand Canyon? A pain. No travel hot spot is safe after cranky readers filled Los Angeles Times inboxes with their picks for "overrated travel destinations."
  • Bali: "Mosquitoes ate us up," wrote two travelers, and "there was poverty everywhere."
  • Austin: "
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travel • Austin • Seattle • Santa Fe • Athens • Bali

(Newser) - New York may be America's cultural capital, but Seattle and Minneapolis top the list as the nation's most literate cities, reports LiveScience.  The rankings are based on newspaper, magazine, and online news readership, library usage, book purchases, and educational levels. The two cities also topped the list last year.... More »

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newspaper • Minneapolis • San Francisco • Atlanta • Boston • Washington DC • Denver • St. Louis • literacy • libraries • Seattle • Cincinnati • book • online newspapers • Portland, Oregon • readership • St Paul • Central Connecticut State University • Jack Miller

Snowball in Seattle Costs
Jets' Ellis $10K

League fines him for tossing snow at fans;
'all in fun,' he says

Dec 23, 08 9:33 PM CST
(Newser) - New York Jets defensive end Shaun Ellis is now the thrower of one of the world's most expensive snowballs. The NFL fined Ellis $10,000 for tossing a big wad of snow at Seattle fans during Sunday's game, the New York Post reports. No one was injured. The fans had... More »

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NFL • Seattle • New York Jets • Seattle Seahawks • snowball fight • Shaun Ellis

Foxy Knoxy Stars in Jailhouse Flick

Student recites Shakespeare while awaiting murder trial

Dec 12, 08 1:42 PM CST
(Newser) - The American student charged with the murder of her roommate in Italy is starring in a jailhouse movie. Amanda Knox, 21, begged the director of The Last City for a role in his city-funded flick about prisoner rehabilitation, the Mirror reports. The 47-minute movie, which includes scenes from Shakespearean plays,... More »

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Italy • Seattle • Meredith Kercher • Amanda Knox • Raffaele Sollecito • Rudy Hermann Guede

Column Deriding Gay Marriage Riles Campus

U. of Wash. students fume over column's bestiality illustration

Dec 6, 08 12:26 PM CST
(Newser) - An opinion column denouncing gay marriage—and illustrated with an image of a man adjacent to a sheep—has many University of Washington students beside themselves and demanding sensitivity training for their student newspaper, reports The Seattle Times. The editor of The Daily has refused to apologize, citing... More »

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gay rights • gay marriage • University of Washington • protected speech • Seattle • colleges and universities • conservatives • student newspapers

(Newser) - A Seattle artist who created a Christmas tree ornament advocating the impeachment of President Bush will not see it hanging on the White House after all, the Washington Post reports. The first lady ordered that it be yanked down. “Oh, dear,” said Deborah Lawrence. “This doesn’t... More »

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Laura Bush • Bush impeachment • Washington state • Seattle • Jim McDermott • Christmas • George W. Bush • ornament • Christmas tree

 Nonprofits 
 May Be Future 
 of Muckraking 

Websites compete with city papers

Nov 18, 08 12:50 PM CST
(Newser) - Internet journalism has long been dominated by partisan commentary, gossip, and well-intentioned amateurs, but that’s all changing, the New York Times reports. Sites like VoiceofSanDiego or the St. Louis Beacon are doing serious, investigative journalism many a newspaper would envy at a fraction of the cost. Voice’s... More »

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media • newspaper • online media • journalism • St. Louis • San Diego • Seattle • Hartford • Minneapolis-St. Paul

 Knox Will Stand Trial for Murder 

American student faces charges in Italian court in death of roommate last year

Oct 28, 08 4:51 PM CDT
(Newser) - American exchange student Amanda Knox and her Italian boyfriend will stand trial on charges of murdering her British roommate, the Seattle Post-Intelligencer reports. The trial in the death of Meredith Kercher will begin Dec. 4 in Perugia, Italy. Prosecutors say Kercher was killed during a violent sex game gone awry... More »

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crime • Italy • Seattle • Meredith Kercher • Amanda Knox • Raffaele Sollecito

Episcopal Priest Faces Ban for Practicing Islam

Seattle cleric considers faiths compatible

Oct 10, 08 5:57 PM CDT
(Newser) - An Episcopal priest who also practices Islam will likely be defrocked, the Seattle Times reports. "I'm still following Jesus in being a Muslim," said Ann Holmes Redding, who has been a priest for almost 25 years. "I have not abandoned that." But the local... More »

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Islam • Christianity • Episcopal Church • faith • Seattle • Ann Holmes Redding • defrock

 Seattle Starts 'Car-Free' Sundays

City closes streets in three neighborhoods

Jul 31, 08 2:07 AM CDT
(Newser) - Seattle is about to stage a series of "Car-Free Sundays" to encourage people to drive less, save money and combat global warming, reports the Seattle Post Intelligencer. The city will close streets in three neighborhoods in August and September, and the mayor aims to expand the program next summer... More »

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climate change • global warming • Seattle • air pollution • car-free Sundays • Greg Nickels

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