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Sketching on the fly while in the sky

Seattle Sketcher | Gabriel Campanario sketches the world from a new perspective after taking paragliding instructor Marc Chirico up on his offer to fly tandem from Poo Poo Point in Issaquah.

UPDATE - 07:27 PM
China’s wealthy pay cash for Eastside luxury homes

China's superrich are investing in Seattle-area real estate in growing numbers, buying multimillion-dollar homes and land for commercial use.

UPDATE - 05:57 PM Up to 60 injured after car drives into Va. parade
Sex-with-animals advocate told to stay off Internet
Man dies, woman hurt after boat capsized in Tulalip Bay
UPDATE - 06:57 PM Last-minute fortune seekers buy Powerball tickets
UPDATE - 07:25 PM Seattle’s NBA hopes high as league warms to expansion

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The latest news from around the Northwest

09:49 AM Man dies after boat capsized in Tulalip Bay
09:15 AM Saturday memo: $600 million Powerball ... Armed Forces Day ... More Mercer mess
10:16 PM Fire hose used to bring felon down from tree in Snohomish County
09:44 PM Brief power outage hits 3,600 homes in Eastlake

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My college guidance in high school was trial and error. I took the SAT test without preparing for it and applied to colleges I had never visited.

Lynne K. Varner, column: "Helping high-school students navigate the next step"

It's time to level the playing field and arm all animals. Now, that's true hunting.

Comment by "Ugly Dougly" on "Man survives bear attack after wife cracks it on head"

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Freehold's Engaged Theatre Program

Teaching artists Daemond Arrindell and Carter Rodriquez helped eight inmates at Monroe Correctional Facility produce this original play through writing and theatre workshops at the prison for Engaged Theatre, a program by Freehold Theatre of Seattle.