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- Would voters have approved charter schools in 2012 if they'd known they might be competing for taxpayer money with under-funded public schools?
State Supreme Court Hears Challenge to Charter Schools: "If citizens knew how charter schools would be competing for dollars with traditional public schools,"
argued the attorney for the anti-charter coalition, "they might not have voted for the charter law in 2012."
Donors Pour $2.4 Million into Eastside State Senate Race: Which is a disgusting amount of money. The Kirkland area has been plastered with a thick layer of TV and print campaign advertisements for the campaigns of Democrat Matt Isenhower and Republican Andy Hill.
Speaking of Voting... Don't forget to send your ballot in! It should have arrived in the mail by now. The Secretary of State's office says 10.6 percent of ballots have already been turned in. Don't know who to vote for? Consult the SECB.
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Mayor Ed Murray's Gender Pay Equity Budget Proposal: For a guy who campaigned hard on closing the pay gap between men and women, this is weak sauce.
Teen Threatened to "Shoot Up" Kitsap School: While Marysville continues to recover from last week's shooting, police arrested a high schooler near Poulsbo after another student overheard him talking about a "kill list."
Protesters Disrupt Downtown Celebration of NAFTA: That acronym stands for the North American Free Trade Agreement, which turned 20 years old this year. “All of you have an investment in wanting to believe that NAFTA has been successful," said one of the demonstrators. "My question for you is how the fuck do you sleep at night?”
You Owe It to Your Family to Listen to This: Dr. Atul Gawande speaks with KUOW about mortality and how we—doctors and families—deal with death.
This video of a woman walking through New York City for a day, and being catcalled more than 100 times, has racked up five million views in a day. The anti-street harassment group behind the video is called Hollaback. Check them out:
