Weaponized Drones Should Be Renamed: Let’s just call them dehumanizers. That’s what they do the pilots and victims, after all.
$1.5 Million To Address Downtown Homelessness: Mayor Mike McGinn wants to expand the City Center Initiative, which includes treatment and case management for struggling folks. The City Council has doubts.
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One Year Since Sandy: Many residents are still coping with the fallout – mental, physical, and financial – from the storm.
Coal Money Pours Into Whatcom County Council Election: Supporters of a proposed coal terminal at Cherry Point are funneling unprecedented funds into the races.
Oil Trains in Washington: Never mind coal trains. More trains transporting oil could be passing through the state soon, the Associated Press reports.
Asshole Bosses, Not Workloads, Cause Depression: A Danish study of 4,500 public employees confirms what seems intuitive.
Number of Refugees at a 19-Year High: That’s according to the United Nations. Here’s an infographic of arduous immigrant pathways into Europe.
Großer Bruder: Germany’s still pissed off over NSA spying (we reportedly tapped the German chancellor’s phone for the past decade). Meanwhile, thousands from left and right held a ‘Stop Watching Us’ rally outside the White House. And federal prosecutors are using evidence obtained from warrantless wiretapping for the first time.
Corgi Parade: Just click the link.
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