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Followup on flooding in Western Washington. News and photos.

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First up, some news stories from local media. All the stories include photos. Auburn Neighborhoods Evacuated. US Highway 2 Closed from Skykomish to Leavenworth. This is very bad news, for tourism in Leavenworth, and for the businesses in Skykomish itself. https://twitter.com/wspd6pio/status/2000681307639063016?s=46&t=AkJV8dX_RyhUKPG8uj0KNQ Flood damage closes Highway 12 in Naches, repairs underway. Naches is in Central Washington …

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I must be getting old. I keep forgetting to do a post on the Bellevue Arts & Crafts Fair.

On By rushbabe49In art, business, Covid Madness, Culture, Fun and Games, History, photography, technology2 Comments

So here it is. Normally the last weekend in July, the Fair takes up a large portion of the Bellevue Square parking garage, and sometimes parking lots on surrounding streets. In its heyday, it ran 11 hours a day, with hundreds of booths. It was sponsored by the Bellevue Art Museum, and included an art …

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Learning at the Seat of the Master

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Ms. Samantha Power, Barack Obama's new ambassador to the UN is demonstrating her attention to detail, learning from her boss.  At this week's emergency meeting of the Security Council about the situation in Syria, the ambassador was absent.  It seems she was in Ireland, on vacation.  Gee, she takes instruction well, doesn't she?  When the …

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