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Home prices remained steady in March Sat, 05 Apr 2008 05:53 GMT
Seattle single-family home prices in March were the same as the previous month, but remained 2.2 percent lower than a year ago. Condo prices, however, were up nearly 5 percent.

On a UW lunch break, this crew sits down to a little neuroscience Sat, 05 Apr 2008 05:12 GMT
In a gutted UW laboratory, biomedical researchers and hard-working practitioners of building arts meet for a luncheon lecture on science.

Nursing home worker arrested in Federal Way murder Sat, 05 Apr 2008 06:09 GMT
The police have arrested a man who worked at the nursing home that Jane Carol Britt visited just before she was slain last month.

Cancer didn't stop this doc Sat, 05 Apr 2008 04:37 GMT
In June, Greg Lipski will graduate from medical school, a goal he promised himself after being diagnosed with cancer during his second year.

Teen soars into success with his TP Project Sat, 05 Apr 2008 05:15 GMT
A Seattle-area teen wants to become an Eagle Scout and sign up with the Marines. He might be the first scout in the region to use toilet paper -- the time-honored tool of high school pranks -- to earn his wings.

HOT lanes driven by pay? Sat, 05 Apr 2008 06:11 GMT
Mary Peters, U.S. secretary of transportation, was in the Seattle-area Friday.

Man who called in airport bomb threat gets probation Fri, 04 Apr 2008 20:25 GMT
The Nashville man who called in bomb threats in July to delay his flight at Sea-Tac Airport was sentenced Friday to three years of probation, as well as community service and a fine.

Database puts the squeeze on addicts who rob pharmacies Sat, 05 Apr 2008 05:04 GMT
Early last month, Puget Sound police officers and pharmacists were introduced to RxPatrol, a nationwide database of robberies, break-ins and forged prescriptions at pharmacies.

Young travelers 'kick it' in rustic outback of Vashon Sat, 05 Apr 2008 05:04 GMT
A year after Hostelling International's Seattle location closed, officials hope to have a new building for budget travelers in the city's urban corridor by spring 2009. Since last year, some have stayed at the Vashon Island hostel.

Water taxi across Elliott Bay is ready to sail again Sat, 05 Apr 2008 05:16 GMT
The Elliott Bay Water Taxi from West Seattle to the downtown waterfront resumes seasonal service April 27 with a noon kickoff event, and will run through Oct. 31.

Port cited for more digging than allowed Sat, 05 Apr 2008 05:14 GMT
The Port of Seattle violated federal law by dredging up more mud and sand than allowed near Magnolia and in a waterway beside Harbor Island, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers said Friday as it slapped the port with a citation.

Seattle, N.Y. police shoot it out Sat, 05 Apr 2008 05:13 GMT
The Mariners and the Yankees aren't the only Seattle-New York rivalry. Now there's competition between police departments.

Sober man arrested for DUI sues Sat, 05 Apr 2008 05:13 GMT
CORVALLIS, Ore. -- A Corvallis man wrongly arrested for driving under the influence of intoxicants has filed a lawsuit against the city and a former police officer, seeking an unspecified amount of money for false arrest and civil rights violations.

Dalai Lama is suddenly the hot ticket Sat, 05 Apr 2008 05:14 GMT
Tickets to the Dalai Lama's visit to Seattle next week are being sold and bought on Craigslist, particularly to a benefit music concert. Has his visit become a commodity?

Tacoma foundry fined $19,200 in fatal explosion Sat, 05 Apr 2008 00:56 GMT
State regulators levied a $19,200 fine Friday against the owner of the Tacoma foundry where a man burned to death last October in a massive natural gas explosion.

Tukwila officer involved in collision Fri, 04 Apr 2008 17:22 GMT
No one was hurt, but a Tukwila patrol car was badly damaged after an early-morning wreck Friday.

Prison bus breaks down; no one goes free Fri, 04 Apr 2008 17:22 GMT
A Department of Correction bus carrying high risk inmates to Walla Walla broke down in North Bend Thursday. King County sheriff's deputies and State Patrol troopers were called to make sure none escaped.

Sea-Tac returns lost iPod to retired Oregon hairdresser Fri, 04 Apr 2008 18:21 GMT
CORVALLIS, Ore. -- A retired Oregon hairdresser who lost her iPod at a Seattle airport is getting it back, thanks to a fellow iPod user.

Articles of Faith: Religion hasn't caught up with today's young adults Sat, 05 Apr 2008 02:01 GMT
What do we know about Generation X and its relationship with religion, spirituality and religious institutions?

King County deaths Sat, 05 Apr 2008 00:45 GMT

Cops, kids take it to the hoop tonight Fri, 04 Apr 2008 23:00 GMT
A team of Seattle police officers will find out Friday night as they take on all-stars from a Seattle Parks and Recreation late night youth basketball league.

King's audacious words, ideas still relevant Fri, 04 Apr 2008 23:21 GMT
Martin Luther King Jr.'s courageous words and ideas were as important and relevant today as they were four decades ago.

Snark Attack Fri, 04 Apr 2008 23:22 GMT

Get your (survival) kit together Fri, 04 Apr 2008 23:23 GMT
Let's not forget about disaster preparedness. Remember the pesky Cascadia Subduction Zone and Seattle Fault? If Seattle were to experience a subduction zone quake right now, how do you think we would hold up?

The view from room 306 Fri, 04 Apr 2008 16:53 GMT
The key tension in Martin Luther King Jr.'s life was over how to push relentlessly for change but within an existing moral structure. But by the late-'60s many felt the social structure needed to be torn down. The assassin's bullet set off a conflagration.

Is a 'true' love worth it? Fri, 04 Apr 2008 16:53 GMT
Our cultural mantra: Don't worry first about those people counting on you, to whom you made a lifelong commitment. It's all about what you think will make you "happy" in the moment.

China/Tibet: A not-so-fine romance Fri, 04 Apr 2008 16:54 GMT
The best answer to the China/Tibet problem is: Postpone the decision until the last minute so as to extort every last ounce of good behavior possible out of the Chinese government -- on Darfur as well as Tibet.

More Letters to the Editor Fri, 04 Apr 2008 20:26 GMT

Weekend plans and reader comments Fri, 04 Apr 2008 16:44 GMT
Welcome to the Seattle P-I's Virtual Editorial Blog.

Monastic Moments: I Can't Respond
This is so cute....

Pirates seize French ship off Somalia
PARIS -- Pirates seized control of a French luxury yacht carrying 30 crew members Friday off the coast of Somalia, the French government and the ship's owner said.

McCain practices politics of honor
The presidential candidates' positions on the subprime mess reveal the crux of the difference between the two parties -- belief in the competence, responsibility and accountability of individuals.

Pressure grows on Yahoo to accept Microsoft's acquisition bid
Microsoft Corp. is showing signs of running out of patience with Yahoo Inc., more than two months after making its acquisition bid for the Internet portal.

Obama meets match in mayor running on 'hope'
Albert R. Hunt, guest columnist: The parallels between Barack Obama and Michael Nutter are striking: bright, Ivy League educated, politically successful, relatively young African-Americans with a pragmatically progressive policy bent.

Microsoft told to pay $368 million
Microsoft Corp. was told Friday to pay $368 million after a jury found that it infringed two patents owned by Alcatel-Lucent SA for touch-screen form entry and use of a stylus on computers.

Man accused of threatening WA state trooper
TACOMA, Wash. -- Pierce County deputy prosecutors have charged a man suspected of harassing a state trooper with one count of felony harassment and one count of intimidating a public servant.

M's bullpen falters
BALTIMORE -- Chris Reitsma, this one was for you.

Clintons turn their debt into dough
Sen. Hillary Clinton and former President Clinton released tax data Friday showing they earned $109 million over the last eight years -- an ascent into the uppermost tier of American taxpayers that was unimaginable in 2001, when they left the White House with little money and facing millions in legal bills.

Google You
Have you tried searching for your own business' website lately?

Of Mutual Interest: Don't let 401(k) loss knock you off course
For some uneasy investors, the questioning could start at the mailbox: Now what?

Hernandez leads Orioles past Seattle
BALTIMORE -- Ramon Hernandez broke out of a hitless funk by going 3-for-4 with a home run, and the Baltimore Orioles also got homers from Kevin Millar and Melvin Mora in a 7-4 victory over the Seattle Mariners on Friday night.

Clintons made nearly $109M since 2000 Sat, 05 Apr 2008 04:44 GMT
WASHINGTON -- Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton and former President Clinton made nearly $109 million since they left the White House, capitalizing on the world's interest in the former first couple and lucrative business ventures.

State extends Blackwater's deal a year Sat, 05 Apr 2008 02:52 GMT
WASHINGTON -- Amid investigations into fatal shootings of civilians and allegations of tax violations, Blackwater USA's multimillion-dollar contract to protect diplomats in Baghdad has been renewed, the State Department said Friday.

Sex and financial risk linked in brain Sat, 05 Apr 2008 02:49 GMT
WASHINGTON -- A new brain-scan study may help explain what's going on in the minds of financial titans when they take risky monetary gambles - sex. When young men were shown erotic pictures, they were more likely to make a larger financial gamble than if they were shown a picture of something scary, such a snake, or something neutral, such as a stapler, university researchers reported.

UK challenges Snoop Dogg decision Sat, 05 Apr 2008 02:48 GMT
LONDON -- Britain is appealing a court's decision to allow Snoop Dogg into the country, the Border Agency said Friday. He was barred from Britain after he was arrested on charges of violent disorder at London's Heathrow Airport in 2006. But the hip-hop heavyweight successfully appealed the ban and received entry clearance from an asylum and immigration tribunal in January.

Police say man in wheelchair robbed bank Fri, 04 Apr 2008 23:15 GMT
PALO ALTO, Calif. -- Palo Alto police are looking for a bank robber who favors a decidedly slow-speed getaway vehicle - an electric wheelchair. Police said a man in his 60s with gray hair and a beard held up the Wachovia Bank branch at the Stanford Shopping Center late this afternoon with a black handgun.

Bruins beat Sens; both make playoffs Sat, 05 Apr 2008 05:59 GMT
OTTAWA -- Tim Thomas came within 8:14 of recording his third straight shutout against Ottawa and Zdeno Chara scored against his former team, leading the Boston Bruins to a 2-1 win over the Senators as both teams clinched playoff berths Friday night.

Historic Quebec City building burns down Sat, 05 Apr 2008 05:10 GMT
QUEBEC CITY -- One of Quebec's most historic buildings has caught fire and collapsed. No injuries have been reported.

Answers due on WWII mystery Fri, 04 Apr 2008 17:40 GMT
CANBERRA, Australia -- A remote-controlled submarine scouring the shipwrecked remains of an Australian warship has revealed new clues to a World War II battle that cost more than 700 lives. But the mystery persists: What caused Australia's worst maritime tragedy?

US soldiers move into Sadr City Fri, 04 Apr 2008 20:08 GMT
BAGHDAD -- U.S. forces are pushing Shiite militias farther from the Green Zone in an attempt to put the area out of range for rockets and mortars that have recently pounded the diplomatic and government enclave.

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