http://www.examiner.com/x-6698-Seattle-City-Buzz-Examiner?cid=exrss-Seattle-City-Buzz-Examiner en-us Mon, 23 Nov 2009 14:10:48 -0700 Wed, 21 Oct 2009 02:08:48 -0700 BlogCFC http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss http://www.examiner.com/x-6698-Seattle-City-Buzz-Examiner~y2009m10d21-Balloon-boy-brothers-rap-antigay-slur?cid=exrss-Seattle-City-Buzz-Examiner Balloon boy and his brothers, all of the Henne family, are making news again. The three youngsters have recorded a rap video, in which they spew about the "pussification" of men and frequently use the word "faggot." At about th... news Wed, 21 Oct 2009 02:08:48 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-6698-Seattle-City-Buzz-Examiner~y2009m10d21-Balloon-boy-brothers-rap-antigay-slur?cid=exrss-Seattle-City-Buzz-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-6698-Seattle-City-Buzz-Examiner~y2009m9d22-ACORNs-past-troubles-in-Washington-state?cid=exrss-Seattle-City-Buzz-Examiner U.S. Rep. Darrell Issa speaks on ACORNACORN's national turmoil has roots in Washington state.In July 2007, workers from ACORN, the Association of Community Organizations for Reform Now, were accused of concocting the biggest voter-registration-fraud ... news Tue, 22 Sep 2009 02:56:27 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-6698-Seattle-City-Buzz-Examiner~y2009m9d22-ACORNs-past-troubles-in-Washington-state?cid=exrss-Seattle-City-Buzz-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-6698-Seattle-City-Buzz-Examiner~y2009m9d4-Internet-addiction-clinic-opens-in-Seattle-area?cid=exrss-Seattle-City-Buzz-Examiner Client in the Fall City, Wa., reSTART Internet Addiction Recovery Program (AP Photo/Stephen Brashear)           It's surprising it has taken this long for an Internet addiction recovery program t... news Fri, 04 Sep 2009 20:06:52 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-6698-Seattle-City-Buzz-Examiner~y2009m9d4-Internet-addiction-clinic-opens-in-Seattle-area?cid=exrss-Seattle-City-Buzz-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-6698-Seattle-City-Buzz-Examiner~y2009m9d2-Bumbershoot-this-weekend-in-Seattle?cid=exrss-Seattle-City-Buzz-Examiner A reminder that Bumbershoot, the Northwest's premier music and arts festival, is this weekend, so check here for the lineup of acts and to purchase tickets.Some reduced price tickets can be bought, it appears, by registering with the Bumber... events Thu, 03 Sep 2009 00:26:17 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-6698-Seattle-City-Buzz-Examiner~y2009m9d2-Bumbershoot-this-weekend-in-Seattle?cid=exrss-Seattle-City-Buzz-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-6698-Seattle-City-Buzz-Examiner~y2009m8d18-Plastic-bag-fee-voted-down?cid=exrss-Seattle-City-Buzz-Examiner Seattle's proposed plastic bag fee was heading toward defeat Tuesday, a sign that many large businesses' and industries' advertising blitz against the fee paid off.The proposed 20-cent fee, which was intended to reduce pollution by encouraging reusab... news Tue, 18 Aug 2009 23:39:34 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-6698-Seattle-City-Buzz-Examiner~y2009m8d18-Plastic-bag-fee-voted-down?cid=exrss-Seattle-City-Buzz-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-6698-Seattle-City-Buzz-Examiner~y2009m8d15-Little-League-World-Series-2009-teams-to-play-near-Seattle-next-week?cid=exrss-Seattle-City-Buzz-Examiner New York Daily NewsSoftball's Little League World Series will kick off Sunday in Kirkland, Wash.Ten teams from around the world will be here vying for the world title.Opening Ceremonies will be held at noon at Everest Park. Following that will be the... news events Sat, 15 Aug 2009 20:54:46 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-6698-Seattle-City-Buzz-Examiner~y2009m8d15-Little-League-World-Series-2009-teams-to-play-near-Seattle-next-week?cid=exrss-Seattle-City-Buzz-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-6698-Seattle-City-Buzz-Examiner~y2009m8d14-SEIU-presidents-thoughts-on-future-of-unions-health-care?cid=exrss-Seattle-City-Buzz-Examiner SEIU President Andy Stern, courtesy of SEIUSEIU President Andy Stern spoke this week with KUOW Puget Sound Public Radio 94.9 FM on the evolution that unions are going through in a new economy and his union's support for health-care reform. (Listen to... news Fri, 14 Aug 2009 02:53:37 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-6698-Seattle-City-Buzz-Examiner~y2009m8d14-SEIU-presidents-thoughts-on-future-of-unions-health-care?cid=exrss-Seattle-City-Buzz-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-6698-Seattle-City-Buzz-Examiner~y2009m8d11-Supreme-Court-Justice-Sandra-Day-OConnor-to-speak-on-education-in-Seattle?cid=exrss-Seattle-City-Buzz-Examiner Former Supreme Court Justice Sandra Day O’Connor will present "Education: A Big Idea in Today’s America" at the following location and time:WHEN: Monday, September 14, 2009, 7p.m. - 9p.m.WHERE: Town Hall SeattleGreat Hall, ... news Tue, 11 Aug 2009 18:58:15 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-6698-Seattle-City-Buzz-Examiner~y2009m8d11-Supreme-Court-Justice-Sandra-Day-OConnor-to-speak-on-education-in-Seattle?cid=exrss-Seattle-City-Buzz-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-6698-Seattle-City-Buzz-Examiner~y2009m8d10-Seattle-Times-posting-profit-PI-maintaining-online-base?cid=exrss-Seattle-City-Buzz-Examiner Stuart Isett/New York Times The New York Times and Drudgereport are among several national online news and blog sites to report that The Seattle Times is doing remarkably well as the only newspaper in town.Since the printing demise of The Post-I... news Tue, 11 Aug 2009 00:03:29 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-6698-Seattle-City-Buzz-Examiner~y2009m8d10-Seattle-Times-posting-profit-PI-maintaining-online-base?cid=exrss-Seattle-City-Buzz-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-6698-Seattle-City-Buzz-Examiner~y2009m7d26-The-Goonies-sequel-may-not-be-a-dream?cid=exrss-Seattle-City-Buzz-Examiner Talk of a "Goonies" sequel has surfaced again, with  Cory Feldman saying recently in The Los Angeles Times, "It's not entirely out of the picture." To read the Times' interview with Feldman on this and other topics, includ... news Sun, 26 Jul 2009 18:58:56 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-6698-Seattle-City-Buzz-Examiner~y2009m7d26-The-Goonies-sequel-may-not-be-a-dream?cid=exrss-Seattle-City-Buzz-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-6698-Seattle-City-Buzz-Examiner~y2009m7d26-Rules-relaxed-to-encourage-curbside-gardens?cid=exrss-Seattle-City-Buzz-Examiner The city of Seattle is extending an olive branch--almost literally--to those who need an incentive to create a curbside vegetable garden.The primary aim is to foster more local food growth and consumption.It used to be that planting anything but gras... news Sun, 26 Jul 2009 18:30:30 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-6698-Seattle-City-Buzz-Examiner~y2009m7d26-Rules-relaxed-to-encourage-curbside-gardens?cid=exrss-Seattle-City-Buzz-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-6698-Seattle-City-Buzz-Examiner~y2009m7d16-NAACP-King-County-chapter?cid=exrss-Seattle-City-Buzz-Examiner With the NAACP in the headlines today for its 100th convention, King County residents might want to take a gander at Seattle's NAACP Web site. Now in its 95th year, the Seattle-King County NAACP is only slightly younger than the national branch. A... news Thu, 16 Jul 2009 21:01:21 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-6698-Seattle-City-Buzz-Examiner~y2009m7d16-NAACP-King-County-chapter?cid=exrss-Seattle-City-Buzz-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-6698-Seattle-City-Buzz-Examiner~y2009m7d15-Cheapest-gas-prices-in-Seattle-and-surrounding-area?cid=exrss-Seattle-City-Buzz-Examiner www.citynews.caGas prices continue a slow descent in the Seattle area. The lowest prices for unleaded gas on Wednesday were in southern Seattle: $2.53 a gallon at the ARCO on Delride Way and $2.55 at the Costco near Industrial Way.There are... news Wed, 15 Jul 2009 23:10:50 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-6698-Seattle-City-Buzz-Examiner~y2009m7d15-Cheapest-gas-prices-in-Seattle-and-surrounding-area?cid=exrss-Seattle-City-Buzz-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-6698-Seattle-City-Buzz-Examiner~y2009m7d14-Skate-around-airline-baggage-fees?cid=exrss-Seattle-City-Buzz-Examiner  Airline baggage fees are generating serious money — they accounted for $1.5 billion in 2008, according to the Transportation Department — so it’s necessary to consider these tactics, as reported by MSNBC, to skate around ... news Wed, 15 Jul 2009 00:38:01 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-6698-Seattle-City-Buzz-Examiner~y2009m7d14-Skate-around-airline-baggage-fees?cid=exrss-Seattle-City-Buzz-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-6698-Seattle-City-Buzz-Examiner~y2009m7d13-Icelandair-to-start-Seattle-service-July-23?cid=exrss-Seattle-City-Buzz-Examiner Hot spring in Geysir, Iceland/AP photoAdvance bookings have been strong for Seattle-to-Iceland flights, so Icelandair will add a fifth daily flight next year to its new four-day-a-week service between Seattle and Reykjavik, Iceland.Iceland ... news Tue, 14 Jul 2009 00:45:52 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-6698-Seattle-City-Buzz-Examiner~y2009m7d13-Icelandair-to-start-Seattle-service-July-23?cid=exrss-Seattle-City-Buzz-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-6698-Seattle-City-Buzz-Examiner~y2009m7d1-Americas-fattest-states-Washington-low-on-the-list?cid=exrss-Seattle-City-Buzz-Examiner Contestant on NBC's "The Biggest Loser"Washington is not one of the fattest states in the country. A new survey released Wednesday ranks Washington 28th with the number of obese adults and 33rd with obese and overweight children.The Trust f... news Wed, 01 Jul 2009 19:22:30 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-6698-Seattle-City-Buzz-Examiner~y2009m7d1-Americas-fattest-states-Washington-low-on-the-list?cid=exrss-Seattle-City-Buzz-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-6698-Seattle-City-Buzz-Examiner~y2009m6d25-Governor-Chris-Gregoire-attends-Obama-healthcare-reform-meeting?cid=exrss-Seattle-City-Buzz-Examiner Washington Gov. Chris Gregoire Washington Gov. Chris Gregoire is one of many governors who are supporting a reform to health care, but are adamant that it not create additional costs for states. Greogire was among a bipartisan group of gove... news Thu, 25 Jun 2009 17:10:18 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-6698-Seattle-City-Buzz-Examiner~y2009m6d25-Governor-Chris-Gregoire-attends-Obama-healthcare-reform-meeting?cid=exrss-Seattle-City-Buzz-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-6698-Seattle-City-Buzz-Examiner~y2009m6d25-Governor-Chris-Gregoire-attends-Obama-healthcare-reform-meeting?cid=exrss-Seattle-City-Buzz-Examiner Washington Gov. Chris Gregoire Washington Gov. Chris Gregoire is one of many governors who are supporting a reform to health care, but are adamant that it not create additional costs for states. Greogire was among a bipartisan group of gove... Thu, 25 Jun 2009 17:08:01 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-6698-Seattle-City-Buzz-Examiner~y2009m6d25-Governor-Chris-Gregoire-attends-Obama-healthcare-reform-meeting?cid=exrss-Seattle-City-Buzz-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-6698-Seattle-City-Buzz-Examiner~y2009m6d25-Governor-Chris-Gregoire-attends-Obama-healthcare-reform-meeting?cid=exrss-Seattle-City-Buzz-Examiner Washington Gov. Chris Gregoire Washington Gov. Chris Gregoire is one of many governors who are supporting a reform to health care, but are adamant that it not create additional costs for states. Greogire was among a bipartisan group of gove... Thu, 25 Jun 2009 17:08:01 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-6698-Seattle-City-Buzz-Examiner~y2009m6d25-Governor-Chris-Gregoire-attends-Obama-healthcare-reform-meeting?cid=exrss-Seattle-City-Buzz-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-6698-Seattle-City-Buzz-Examiner~y2009m6d17-Organic-tea-at-its-finest-plus-other-rewards-at-Remedy-Teas?cid=exrss-Seattle-City-Buzz-Examiner Organic tea fieldAn organic tea café is a welcome sight in Seattle, which has been and always will be more famed for its coffee shops. With over 100 organic teas, prepared in a variety of blends, Remedy Teas should be explored. The menu i... lounge and beverage establishments Wed, 17 Jun 2009 02:25:38 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-6698-Seattle-City-Buzz-Examiner~y2009m6d17-Organic-tea-at-its-finest-plus-other-rewards-at-Remedy-Teas?cid=exrss-Seattle-City-Buzz-Examiner