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Marijuana Rules
6:48 am
Fri May 17, 2013

Marijuana Draft Rules Already Face Opposition

Originally published on Fri May 17, 2013 7:10 am

Washington’s proposed marijuana rules aren’t even 24-hours old. But already critics are finding things not to like. The 46-pages of draft regulations were released Thursday and cover everything from where marijuana can be grown to the criminal backgrounds of license applicants. But it’s the section on marijuana concentrates that’s getting some negative buzz.

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New Fines For Motorists
3:05 pm
Thu May 16, 2013

Bike To Work Day Is Friday, Drive Carefully

Credit Flickr Photo/don_brubeck
Seattle Cyclists Brave The Rain on Bike To Work Day 2010

National Bike to Work Day is May 17. That means lots more cyclists on the roads. Washington drivers should be even more careful, not only for safety reasons, but also because of a recent change to Washington state law.

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NBA Rejects Bid For Kings
9:48 am
Thu May 16, 2013

Sonics Fans Upset, But Still Hopeful

Credit KUOW Photo/Deborah Wang
Kiley Sullivan with the band Kore Ionz performing in Sonics gear. His hat shows the word “robbed” on top of a basketball net.

The Sacramento Kings will stay in Sacramento. NBA owners met in Dallas Wednesday and overwhelmingly rejected an effort by investor Chris Hansen to move the team to Seattle.

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Native American Education
9:01 am
Thu May 16, 2013

District Plan To Move Indian Heritage School Angers Native Community

Credit KUOW photo/Ann Dornfeld
A standing-room only crowd at the May 15 Seattle School Board meeting protested the proposed move of the Indian Heritage program to Northgate Mall.

The latest Seattle School District plan to move the American Indian Heritage program to Northgate Mall has angered many in the Native American community.

They rallied at Wednesday night's school board meeting to protest the move, calling it just the district's latest step toward dismantling Indian Heritage.

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