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Colton Harris-Moore May Get the Hollywood Treatment, But Not Necessarily Hollywood Dollars

It's already been established that there's potentially a lot of scratch to be made from a Hollywood treatment of the Colton Harris-Moore saga. Which is the likely reason behind Fox's purchase of ...

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The Lyrics to Washington Mutual's "Baby Got Back" Remix

Washington Mutual's remix of Sir Mix-a-Lot's "Baby Got Back" was bad enough when we only knew of its existence. But now that we've seen the actual lyrics of the skit first performed at a 2006 "Pre...

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Legislature Finally Adjourns, Here's What They Didn't Do

Late last night, the state legislature approved new taxes and budget cuts needed to balance a $2.8 billion shortfall in the general fund. Among other things, we will now pay an extra 50 cents pe...

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Washington Mutual Remixed "Baby Got Back" at Lavish Retreat

Today's Senate hearings on the Washington Mutual collapse are the gift that keeps on giving.

First we heard from former CEO and victimized rich white guy Kerry Killinger, who claimed Wall Stree...

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Kerry Killinger, Millionaire and Former WaMu CEO, Claims Victim Status at Senate Hearing

Pity poor Kerry Killinger. The onetime Washington Mutual CEO made $25 million in 2008, the year he was ousted and the thrift imploded, but he still wasn't part of the Wall Street club.

That, at ...

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The Colton Harris-Moore Movie Is One Step Closer to Being Real

Ever since he hot-wired his first plane way back in October, we've been making the very unoriginal argument that Barefoot Burglar Colton Harris-Moore would be the perfect subject for a big Hollyw...

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Not So Fast With That Pulitzer!

It was with some hometown pride that we noted the Pulitzer just awarded to the musical Next to Normal, which was workshopped at Issaquah's Village Theatre back in 2005. The show is currently runn...

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Video: "The Daily Show" on Open Carry in Starbucks and Beyond

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The "struggle" faced by open carriers is simila...

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Biz Journal: A Pulitzer in Effort, at Least

Just after the Pulitzer Prizes were announced yesterday, the Seattle Times sent out a News Alert: "'Next to Normal,' a musical born at Issaquah's Village Theatre, wins the Drama Pulitzer," it sai...

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Microsoft Kin Launch Features Blatant Pandering to Target Audience

Microsoft is already known for trying to de-geekify its executives. So it should come as no surprise that yesterday, during the launch announcement for the new Kin -- a phone aimed at social-med...

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