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Marijuana Legalization
9:08 am
Fri December 7, 2012

Medical Marijuana Distributors Divided On New Law

Sean Green marijuana collective
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Sean Green's medical marijuana collective features a window into the light-filled grow room.
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Sean Green is the owner of Pacific Northwest Medical, a medical marijuana collective in the city of Shoreline. Today he’s wearing a suit and tie, a vestige of his former career in real estate. Green says he supported Initiative 502, but he’s celebrating legalization by turning off his phones. That’s because he’s gotten so many calls from recreational users who are under the delusion that it’s now legal for Green to sell them marijuana.

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Homeland Security
9:03 am
Fri December 7, 2012

Northwest Scientists Seek New Ways To Trace Chemical Weapons

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Originally published on Thu December 6, 2012 7:24 pm

RICHLAND, Wash. -- President Barack Obama has been publicly warning Syria’s leaders not to use chemical weapons against their own people. The news is unexpectedly relevant in southeast Washington. Researchers at at the Pacific Northwest National Laboratory are developing new scientific techniques to trace chemical agents back to their sources.

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Same-Sex Marriage
9:00 am
Fri December 7, 2012

Quiet Scenes As Same-Sex Couples Obtain Marriage Licenses

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Originally published on Thu December 6, 2012 5:30 pm

OLYMPIA, Wash. and KENNEWICK, Wash. – In Washington’s capital city, the county auditor was also prepared for a rush of marriage-license applicants. Instead, it felt like business as usual. Just one couple got showed up.

Deborah Dulaney and Diane McGee dressed warmly and brought an umbrella. They figured they’d be waiting out in the rain to get a wedding license on day one.

“Then we just walk right in," Diane says. "It was nice, but I’m kind of disappointed. I wanted to party.”

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Politics
8:43 am
Fri December 7, 2012

Wash. Auditor-Elect Kelley Keeps A Low Profile

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Originally published on Fri December 7, 2012 5:14 pm

OLYMPIA, Wash. –Washington’s newly elected governor, attorney general and secretary of state are busy hiring staff, announcing transition teams and setting up shop in the Capitol. But newly elected Washington state Auditor Troy Kelley hasn’t been seen much.

Kelley is a Democratic State Representative who was elected to replace outgoing auditor Brian Sonntag who’s held the office for 20 years. Sonntag says he met Kelley for coffee after the election.

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History
5:02 am
Fri December 7, 2012

How We Mourned John Lennon Before The Internet

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John Lennon rehearsing "Give Peace A Chance," 1969.
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By Feliks Banel

John Lennon was murdered 30 years ago. We'll look back at how Seattleites mourned the death of the former Beatle in a time before the Internet, social media and cell phones.

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