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  • Mount St. Helens continues to draw worldwide visitors

    Thirty-three years after the eruption that still defines the mountain and the terrain surrounding it, Mount St. Helens is much more than a regional ...

  • Harley Hoppe colorful assessor tax foe dies

    Harley Hoppe, the colorful former King County assessor, was an early promoter of taxpayer rebellion in Washington. A lightning rod for controversy, he was known almost as much for his love of horse racing and flamboyant clothes as for his tax-cutting efforts. Mr. Hoppe, who had been diagnosed with Alzheimer’s disease, died in his sleep Monday (May 13) in his Mercer Island home. He was ...

  • Cloud cover dampens anniversary of Mount St. Helens eruption

    Mount St. Helens wasn’t in the mood for visitors Saturday. The volcano remained shrouded in clouds throughout the day, disappointing several hundred visitors who made the trip up the Spirit Lake Memorial Highway on the 33rd anniversary of the mountain’s cataclysmic eruption on May 18, ...

  • Angels hold on for 12-9 win over White Sox

    Alberto Callaspo hit a three-run homer in Los Angeles' five-run seventh inning, and the Angels beat the White Sox 12-9 on Saturday to end Chicago's four-game winning ...

  • Mariners may have reason for optimism after a slow start

    Remember a long, long time ago when the Mariners appeared to be in shambles, fans were girding for an uprising, and jobs seemed to be on the line — on the field, and in the dugout and front office? Yeah, that was way back on April 24 — a full three weeks ago. It's amazing how time flies — and bad memories evaporate — when a team starts winning. Back then, the ...


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Movie Review

The Hours [DVD]

The Hours [DVD]

Starring a trio of well-respected actresses and based on a Pulitzer Prize-winning novel, The Hours is pure Oscar-bait; it wears its hearty ambitions on its sleeve, but never convinces that its about anything much beyond its own morbidity. There are two suicides, one suicide attempt, several emotional breakdowns, a couple of sexually confused kisses, plenty of familial tensionsbasically, al ... ...

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  • China’s wealthy paying cash for Eastside luxury homes

    Eastside real-estate brokers say they’ve noticed a wave of affluent mainland-Chinese buyers for luxury homes in Medina, Clyde Hill and other millionaire rows in West Bellevue. Data and public records show they’re right. It’s part of a cash-buyer phenomenon sweeping the home ...

  • Day Island residents debate rezoning of marina

    A proposed land-use change has Day Island residents turning out to city meetings en masse. The source of their anger is the City of University Place’s proposed rezone of the only commercial business on the island, the privately owned Day Island Yacht Harbor ...

  • Felon jailed after man wounded in North Seattle shooting early Sat.

    SEATTLE -- A felon who police say was in possession of a firearm was arrested following a early Saturday morning shooting in North Seattle that wounded a man.The suspect, a 20-year-old man, was booked in the King County Jail for being a convicted felon in possession of a firearm, which is a violation of the Uniform Firearms Act, Seattle Police said.About 1:15 a.m. officers responded to a call of ...

  • Winning Machine leads field of older horses at Emerald Downs

    Winning Machine will try to defend his title in Sunday's $50,000 Governor's Handicap at Auburn's Emerald Downs, heading a strong field in the first stakes race of the season for older males. A field of eight horses 3 years old and up is scheduled to compete in the 6 ½-furlong race. Trainer Frank Lucarelli has won 724 races and 29 stakes in 18 seasons at Emerald Downs, but ...

  • Joyce Rays rally past Orioles in 9th for 10-6 win

    Matt Joyce hit a go-ahead two-run double in a six-run ninth-inning rally, lifting the Tampa Bay Rays to a 10-6 victory over the Orioles on Saturday, ending Baltimore's franchise-record streak of 109 straight wins when leading after seven ...

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