Sara Lerner
Stories
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Daughter Of Jailed Renton Woman: Mom Is Political Prisoner In Mexico
Community activist Nestora Salgado lives in Renton, normally. She grew up in Olinala, Mexico, and over the last few years she’s been returning...
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Same-Sex Marriage Anniversary An Economic Boost For Washington
Before gay marriage was legalized in Washington state, wedding planner Jenny Harding organized about two same-sex weddings a year. Last year? Sixteen....
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Wilcox Farms Fined For Serious Violations Long Before Silo Collapse
Wilcox Farms, where a man was buried under tons of corn on Monday when a silo gave way, was cited for six violations last summer that could have put...
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As $15 Minimum Wage Passes In SeaTac, Labor Looks To Seattle
Three weeks after Election Day, supporters of a measure to increase the minimum hourly wage to $15 in SeaTac celebrated their victory. With the last...
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Anonymous Donor Drops Off $11K In African Artifacts At Goodwill
A Salvador Dali etching. A $10,000 dollar painting from American realist John Englehart. And earlier this month, antique artifacts from tribal...
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Not So Fast, Cyclists. State Is Counting You For Annual Bike Count
Every year in January, volunteers fan out across King County to count the number of people who are homeless. In February, the great backyard bird count
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Seattle Businesswoman Helps Syrian Refugees
There are now more than two million Syrian refugees and some local nonprofits are working to help them. Rita Zawaideh is a Seattle businesswoman who
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Anacortes: One Town Debates Its Future
From Anacortes, Wash., you get the classic, gorgeous views of the San Juan Islands. But tourists mostly breeze by this city, thinking of it as just the
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Deceased Navy Yard Suspect Arrested In Seattle In 2004
The man law enforcement have identified as the deceased gunman who opened fire at the Navy Yard in Washington, D.C. Monday was arrested in Seattle in May
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Plug Pulled On Plans For Controversial Anacortes Bottling Plant
Plans to build an enormous beverage bottling plant in Skagit County, Wash., have been halted. The company behind a proposed facility has backed out of the