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The Record: Tuesday, October 17, 2017

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You just heard about Amazon's search for a headquarters outside Seattle. Some local lawmakers say Amazon has felt unwelcome, not included — and those lawmakers want to hit the refresh button. Does that mean apologizing to Amazon, not taxing Amazon?

Also, a Washington state observatory played a role in a startling astronomic discovery. Why should a non-scientist care?

"We are all only tenants on this earth now, Rushing on, passing on, gone." Those lines are from a poem written in West Seattle. You'll hear about a poetic map of Seattle this hour.

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